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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Cezar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cezar has chosen Racionais Mcs - A Vida E Desafio as his entrance music. Ariel Levin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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171 cm
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142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Levin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Cezar!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cezar to the mat! Cezar manages to get full guard.
Levin won't allow Cezar to sweep him here.
Cezar has momentary wrist control but Levin slips an elbow through the middle.
Levin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Levin distracts Cezar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cezar can't keep his opponent in guard - Levin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cezar is trying to get back to full guard.
Levin drops an elbow to the side of Cezar's head.
Levin 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.
Cezar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Levin landing some decent shots from guard.
Levin stays in close to Cezar's body and controls the position.
Levin looking to pass the guard.
Cezar wants to sweep here but Levin controlling him for the moment.
Levin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cezar is trying to control the position but Levin postures up.
Levin 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.
Cezar keeping moving, preventing Levin from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cezar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Levin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cezar won't be happy with that.
Levin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Levin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cezar down.
Cezar prevents Levin from improving position.
Levin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cezar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Levin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cezar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Levin working the ground and pound.
Cezar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Levin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cezar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Levin is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cezar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Levin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cezar.
Cezar wants to work for an arm triangle but Levin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Levin is trying to get back to full guard.
Levin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cezar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Levin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cezar is one step ahead there.
Cezar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Levin is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Levin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cezar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Levin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cezar, who protects the arm well.
Levin lands a few punches from side control.
Cezar is trying to control Levin's posture but Levin avoids it.
Cezar is looking for a sweep.
Levin working away.
Levin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Cezar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Levin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Levin working the head and body with strikes.
Cezar is trying to control Levin's posture but Levin avoids it.
Cezar tries to bench press Levin off him but Levin keeps the position.
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.
Levin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cezar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cezar manages to get back to half guard.
Levin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Levin wants to control the action but instead Cezar gets a body lock and reverses into Levin's guard! Nice work!
Levin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cezar is one step ahead there.
Cezar trying to control the position from guard on top but Levin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Levin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cezar is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Levin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cezar's back instead.
Levin tries to keep control of the position but Cezar is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Levin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cezar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Levin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Levin wants to control from the top but Cezar keeps moving.
Cezar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Levin's guard.
Cezar trying to control but Levin is working from the bottom.
Levin striking off his back.
Levin lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Cezar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Levin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cezar is one step ahead there.
Cezar wants to control from the top but Levin keeps moving.
Levin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cezar is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cezar wants to control from the top but Levin keeps moving.
Ariel Levin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Levin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Levin showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cezar tries to roll over but Levin keeps him under control.
Levin passes to full mount!
Levin lands a heavy elbow.
Levin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cezar's face.
Cezar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cezar tries to get to full guard but Levin has control of the leg.
Cezar looking for submissions off his back.
Levin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cezar is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levin looking for a guillotine from mount but Cezar is having none of it.
Levin raining down shots from the mount!
Levin lands with some strikes.
Cezar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Levin with a couple of short strikes.
Cezar is looking to get to half guard.
Cezar tries to hold on but Levin pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Levin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cezar manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Cezar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Levin working the head with strikes.
Levin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Levin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin is working Cezar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Levin scores with punches from side control.
Levin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cezar, who protects the arm well.
Levin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cezar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Levin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cezar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cezar prevents Levin from improving position.
Levin tries for a kimura but Cezar is defending well.
Cezar is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cezar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Levin wants to improve his position but Cezar is controlling well.
Cezar seems to be looking for submissions.
Levin wants to get back to full guard.
Cezar working over Levin with some ground and pound. Levin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cezar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cezar tries for a kimura but Levin is defending well.
Levin gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Levin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cezar pulls his head out easily.
Cezar thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Levin to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Levin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Levin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cezar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Levin throws a looping overhand right but Cezar ducks down to avoid it.
Cezar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Levin striking from the bottom here.
Cezar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cezar trying to control but Levin is working from the bottom.
Levin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cezar wants to pass the guard but Levin is keeping the position.
Cezar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Levin wants to sweep here but Cezar controlling him for the moment.
Levin has his foot on Cezar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cezar works his way back into a safe position though.
Cezar passes Levin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Levin is pressing down on Cezar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Levin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cezar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cezar wants to control from the top but Levin keeps moving.
Levin keeping full guard, as Cezar tries to pass.
Levin keeping busy on the bottom but Cezar has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cezar is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Levin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Levin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cezar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cezar's back!
Levin looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Cezar taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ariel Levin!
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energy
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hype
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