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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Arabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodrigo Arabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arabi slips a jab and a cross from Draven.
Arabi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arabi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arabi passes into half guard.
Arabi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arabi is trying to control. Draven wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arabi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Draven wants to get back to his feet.
Arabi is looking for a kimura here.
Draven pushes Arabi off looking to stand but Arabi dives back in and keeps control.
Arabi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Arabi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arabi has hold of Draven's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Draven manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Arabi is landing with some decent strikes but Draven is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Arabi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Draven has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Arabi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Draven really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arabi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arabi breaks from Draven's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Draven is in a horrible position here. Arabi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arabi working for a guillotine from mount but Draven is in no mood to give up.
Arabi punching from mount but Draven doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries to improve his position but Arabi has taken his back! Arabi has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Draven tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Arabi pushes Draven away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rodrigo Arabi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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