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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vic Sotto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlito Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vic Sotto!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arona closes the distance and clinches up with Sotto, looking for a takedown. Arona pushes Sotto against the cage but Sotto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Sotto there.
Arona fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sotto sprawls well initially but Arona persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sotto is trying to stand up here but Arona is controlling him well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Arona controlling the action here.
Sotto is trying to stand back up but Arona is controlling him
Arona is keen to just control but Sotto is a slippery customer.
Arona landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sotto wants to get back to his feet.
Arona seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sotto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Arona is taking a breather. Sotto says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Arona could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sotto tries to kick Arona off but Arona keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Arona is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sotto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sotto is refusing to be controlled, as Arona sits in half guard.
Sotto is trying to stand up here but Arona is controlling him well.
Sotto tries to kick Arona off in order to stand up. Arona Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Arona is putting a hurting on Sotto here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arona wants to control but Sotto is keeping him busy.
Arona controls the position.
Sotto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Arona trying to control the action but Sotto is working from the bottom.
Sotto wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sotto looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arona lands some shots froms side control.
Arona trying to control the position but Sotto is working away.
Arona scoring with punches from side control.
Arona trying to control the position but Sotto is working away.
Sotto bucks up and tries to throw Arona off but instead Arona has got his back!
Arona slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Arona has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Sotto is in real trouble here. Arona gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Sotto is tapping out! Arona wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlito Arona!
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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
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