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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derk Derkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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193 cm
25
217 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derk Derkin!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona fails with a takedown attempt.
Arona circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arona shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Arona not doing much here.
Arona lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Arona frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Arona looking to control but Derkin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derkin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Arona.
Arona controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arona throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Arona unloads with some shots from mount but Derkin bucks and avoids them well.
Arona 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Arona controlling his opponent.
Arona trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arona working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Derkin turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Arona off and cradles Derkin's limp body as Arona celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ricardo Arona!
Ricardo Arona retains his light heavyweight title!
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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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