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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Arona is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arona works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Arona against the cage.
Arona tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
Arona tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
Arona is trying to break free.
Arona prevents a takedown attempt there.
Arona wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Arona has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Arona is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.
Arona has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Arona tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arona.
Arona has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arona has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arona's efforts to push away.
Arona wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Arona blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeps control of Arona as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Ricardo Arona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Gracie.
Gracie wants a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Arona's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Arona can't fight it off and eventually Gracie manages to take the fight to the floor. Arona looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Arona keeps moving.
Arona wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Arona preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Arona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arona is trying to get back to his feet.
Arona knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Arona managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but Arona denies him.
Gracie trying to control the action but Arona is working from the bottom.
Arona is trying to buck Gracie off.
Arona tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona blocking the ground and pound.
Arona is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is trying to take his opponent's back.
Arona wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gracie wants to take Arona's back but he can't do it this time.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arona is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gracie trying to control but Arona is having none of it.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Arona is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Arona is blocking nicely.
Arona's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Arona is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Arona is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arona is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arona tries to buck Gracie off but he can't manage it.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Gracie has control of Arona's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Arona regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Arona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Arona pinned against the cage. Arona gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arona misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arona lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arona connects with a nice looking jab.
Arona throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arona scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Don Gracie has been cut.
Arona scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Arona keeps it at a distance.
Arona closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arona bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie rushes Arona and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie keeps control of Arona as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie has Arona pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Arona manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ricardo Arona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Gracie.
Arona wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arona's efforts to push away.
Arona has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Arona wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arona is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Arona wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Arona gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arona has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Arona is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Gracie has Arona pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Arona manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Arona is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.
Arona wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arona working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie wants the takedown. Arona is fighting it off but Gracie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Arona's guard against the cage.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Arona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arona wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Arona keeps moving.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie prevents Arona from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arona swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Arona cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arona will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arona avoids it really well and circles away.
Arona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Arona circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arona stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arona throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Arona. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Arona throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arona throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Arona.
Arona misses with a two punch combination.
Arona circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Arona sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Arona dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Arona swinging wildly here.
Arona throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arona.
Arona misses with a double jab.
Arona throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arona will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arona lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Arona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Arona circles away.
Arona swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arona keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arona swinging wildly here.
Ricardo Arona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arona scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arona misses with a wild combination.
Arona misses with a series of wild punches.
Arona scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arona misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Arona misses.
Gracie throws a body punch but Arona moves out of range.
Arona scores with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Arona.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arona sprawls well. Arona wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ricardo Arona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Gracie.
Arona throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Arona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arona tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arona!
Arona throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Arona misses with a series of wild punches.
Arona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arona is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Arona stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arona wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Arona stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Gracie clinches up with Arona and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arona wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie jumps guard and drags Arona to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Arona throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Arona would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Arona stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arona's guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arona is keeping the position for now.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Arona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arona wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gracie manages to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Arona showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Arona has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Arona!
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energy
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hype
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