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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Pedro Ficagna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Arona looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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182 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue 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 - 5 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Pedro Ficagna!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ficagna tries to clinch there but Arona circles away.
Arona looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Arona tests Ficagna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ficagna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ficagna misses with a punch on the inside.
Ficagna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arona lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ficagna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Ficagna.
Ficagna lands an elbow just above Arona 's eye.
Ficagna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arona managing to block the knees to the body from Ficagna.
Ficagna stalling against the cage.
Arona blocks an elbow strike.
Ficagna misses with some punches.
Ficagna is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arona is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arona tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ficagna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arona.
Ficagna lands an elbow inside.
Ficagna lands an elbow just above Arona 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ficagna.
Ficagna is pushing Arona up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ficagna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ficagna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arona backwards.
Ficagna leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ficagna misses with a knee to the head.
Ficagna is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arona is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ficagna lands an elbow inside that Arona shrugs off.
Ficagna is stalling here.
Ficagna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ficagna lands a good knee to the midsection. Arona won't want to take too many of those.
Still in the clinch, Ficagna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ficagna misses with a knee strike.
Arona blocks a body shot from Ficagna.
Ficagna is looking to control Arona's arms but Arona gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ficagna has his back to the cage.
Ficagna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arona is trying to pull guard but Ficagna turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ficagna has a couple of punches blocked by Arona.
Arona dodges an elbow strike from Ficagna.
Ficagna misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arona.
Ficagna throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ficagna.
Ficagna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ficagna is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ficagna works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ficagna missing with knees to the body.
Ficagna pushes off an throws an elbow but Arona leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ficagna lands an elbow inside that Arona shrugs off.
Ficagna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona is trying to pull guard but Ficagna turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Arona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arona.
Ficagna tries to work over Arona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arona tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ficagna smiles and moves away.
Ficagna moves into the clinch.
Ficagna lands a shot to the body.
Ficagna lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arona letting Ficagna take a breather here.
Ficagna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Pedro Ficagna dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ficagna throws a body punch but Arona moves out of range.
Ficagna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arona moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ficagna, as that shot connected.
Arona has a takedown stuffed.
Ficagna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arona on the side of the head.
Arona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arona with a poor takedown
and Ficagna counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arona's knee momentarily.
Ficagna lands with a hook. Arona tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ficagna gets a clinch.
Ficagna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ficagna lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ficagna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arona.
Ficagna lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ricardo Arona has been cut.
Ficagna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ficagna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ficagna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ficagna just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arona's brow.
Ficagna lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ficagna lands a knee to the body.
Ficagna lands a hook that snaps the head of Arona backwards.
Ficagna lands an elbow just above Arona 's eye.
Ficagna is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ficagna scores with a knee to the head.
Ficagna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ficagna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ficagna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ficagna just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arona's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Ficagna fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ficagna lands a nice uppercut.
Arona prevents a body shot from Ficagna.
Ficagna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ficagna putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arona in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ficagna misses with some punches.
Ficagna scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ficagna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ficagna throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ficagna tries a knee to the head but Arona blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ficagna.
Ficagna tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arona avoids it.
Arona looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ficagna tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arona avoids it.
Arona is trying to force a seperation but Ficagna has the dominant position.
Ficagna misses with an elbow strike.
Ficagna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ficagna missing with knees to the body.
Ficagna scores a nice knee to the body.
Ficagna looking to throw knees to the head but Arona is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ficagna is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Arona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ficagna swings wildly with an uppercut but Arona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ficagna is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arona is defending well for now.
Ficagna misses with a body punch.
Arona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ficagna misses with a head kick.
Ficagna takes a swing at Arona's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ficagna swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arona counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arona is looking to take a break and control but Ficagna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Pedro Ficagna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Arona's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ficagna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arona was well out of range. Poor timing from Ficagna.
Arona will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That kick from Ficagna tenderised Arona's leg. Arona is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ficagna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arona manages to avoid it.
Ficagna looks to score with a jab to the body but Arona is just out of range.
Ficagna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ficagna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ficagna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ficagna lands a slapping body shot.
Ficagna scores with a nice head shot.
Ficagna is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arona rather than just go for the knockout.
Ficagna connects with a single shot there.
Julio Pedro Ficagna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ficagna punishes Arona's body with a nice straight punch.
Ficagna misses with a low kick as Arona jumps back.
Ficagna rushes Arona and presses him up against the cage.
Ficagna pushes off an throws an elbow but Arona leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ficagna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arona's elbow.
Ficagna unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ficagna creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ficagna connects with a knee to the head.
Ficagna lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arona is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ficagna pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Julio Pedro Ficagna seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ficagna lands a nice shot to the body.
Ficagna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arona blocks a body shot from Ficagna.
Ficagna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arona or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arona prevents a body shot from Ficagna.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ficagna.
Ficagna lands a nice uppercut.
Ficagna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arona lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arona changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ficagna fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Arona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ficagna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ficagna misses with a hook. Arona ducked under it nicely.
Ficagna connects with the punch.
Ficagna tries to clinch there but Arona circles away.
Ficagna slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arona avoids the body shot from Ficagna.
Ricardo Arona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ficagna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arona was well out of range. Poor timing from Ficagna.
A slow jab from Ficagna misses its intended target.
Ficagna scores with the left hand. Arona knows he should have avoided that one.
Arona moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona tries for a takedown but Ficagna circles away easily
and Ficagna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ficagna thuds a left hand into Arona's body.
Ficagna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arona with a poor takedown
and Ficagna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ficagna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ficagna misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arona fails with the takedown.
A big right from Arona misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Pedro Ficagna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ficagna winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Pedro Ficagna!
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