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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Arealius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arealius comes to the cage accompanied by Ministry Rock. Luke Cage is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Arealius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luke Cage!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arealius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cage throws a jab but it's blocked by Arealius.
Cage feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arealius is keeping the position for now.
Cage preventing the sweep.
Cage trying to control but Arealius is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage stopping the sweep attempt from Arealius.
Cage stands and steps away. Arealius gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cage misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Arealius to counter with a crisp jab.
Arealius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cage throws a hook but Arealius blocks it.
Cage is looking to land body kicks.
Arealius closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage manages to get back to half guard.
Cage is not content to let Arealius control the position.
Arealius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cage wants to get back to his feet.
Arealius trying to control the action but Cage is working from the bottom.
Cage moves into full guard.
Cage pushes Arealius off and gets back to his feet.
Arealius misses with a head kick.
Arealius stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Cage as Arealius shoots in.
Arealius tries to clinch but Cage moves out of range.
Arealius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arealius lands with a cross.
Cage wants to clinch up but Arealius keeps it at a distance.
Arealius takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Arealius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anthony Arealius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Cage.
Cage looks gassed!
Cage misses with a takedown attempt - Arealius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cage has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Arealius is proving hard to escape from.
Arealius pulls Cage in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
Cage postures up.
Arealius has his hands on Cage's head, controlling the position.
Cage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arealius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arealius looking for a guillotine here but Cage defends easily.
Arealius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cage is one step ahead there.
Cage would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Arealius pushes Cage off and gets back to his feet.
A lazy left from Cage finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arealius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arealius.
Arealius slips a jab and a cross from Cage.
Cage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cage has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Cage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arealius bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circling - Cage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arealius throws a head kick but Cage moves out of range.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cage misses with a series of wild punches.
Arealius clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arealius tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cage just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cage can't break the clinch.
Arealius gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cage.
Arealius keeps control of Cage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Cage will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arealius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arealius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cage.
A cross from Arealius lands.
Arealius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arealius throws a head kick but Cage moves out of range.
Cage connects with a single shot there.
Cage has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arealius.
Cage gets a clinch.
Cage wants to break free but Arealius has control.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arealius shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arealius won't be happy with that.
Cage happy to just control the position for now.
Cage misses with the ground and pound.
Cage wants to control but Arealius is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cage throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arealius struggling a bit here.
Cage is trying to ground and pound but Arealius uses the momentary lack of control by Cage to regain half guard.
Arealius wants to control but Cage is keeping busy.
Cage winds up and cracks Arealius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cage winds up and cracks Arealius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Arealius wants to control but Cage is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cage tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Arealius.
Cage with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cage is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Arealius is just riding it out for now. Cage eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cage is looking to take a break and control but Arealius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arealius tries to get to full guard but Cage has control of the leg.
Cage tries to pass the half guard into mount. Arealius knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cage tries to stand but can't do so whilst Arealius controls his leg.
Cage is looking to take a break and control but Arealius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arealius tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Arealius trying to control here.
Arealius looking for a kimura from the bottom but Cage passes into side control!
A control attempt from Arealius but he's now mounted!
Arealius is in a horrible position here. Cage smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cage connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cage controlling his opponent.
Arealius is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Arealius tries to lock up and control but Cage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cage has control of Arealius's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Arealius regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cage controlling from the full mount.
Cage with a couple of short strikes.
Arealius is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arealius is working hard here to advance position.
Cage content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cage misses with a two punch combination.
Arealius throws a head kick that misses.
Cage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cage tries to bum rush Arealius with a series of wild strikes but Arealius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arealius looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cage!
Cage is trying to escape the mount.
Arealius controlling his opponent.
Arealius unloads with some shots from mount but Cage bucks and avoids them well.
Cage tries to lock up and control but Arealius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arealius looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cage is squirming around, avoiding Arealius's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arealius is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cage has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cage throwing hammer fists to the chest of Arealius. What's that going to do exactly?
Arealius prevents Cage from getting the reversal.
You get the feeling that Cage really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Arealius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cage manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Luke Cage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arealius controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anthony Arealius.
Cage scores with a takedown into Arealius's guard.
Arealius is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Cage rolls with it to try and escape but Arealius cranks on the arm and Cage is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Arealius!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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