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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edison Arantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolan Walker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nolan Walker!
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, Edison Arantes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arantes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arantes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Walker is trying to escape the position but Arantes is controlling the position.
Walker can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Walker is trying to control Arantes's posture but Arantes avoids it.
Arantes takes a little break here. Walker wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Arantes decides to stand back up. Arantes steps back and let's Walker get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arantes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Arantes is trying to control the action in half guard but Walker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker wants to get back to full guard.
Walker is not content to let Arantes control the position.
Walker trying to control but Arantes postures up.
Walker is looking for a sweep. Arantes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walker trying to hold on to Arantes's head to control him but Arantes postures up.
Arantes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Walker wants to get back to full guard.
Walker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Walker could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Walker wants to control but Arantes is keeping busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arantes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arantes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Walker is staying active underneath Arantes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walker wants to clinch up but Arantes keeps it at a distance.
Walker goes for a double leg but Arantes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Arantes continues to drive forward.
Arantes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arantes showed some decent athleticism there.
Arantes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Arantes stalling.
Walker gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Arantes trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Arantes from controlling successfully.
Walker working a defensive guard here.
Arantes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four 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.
Walker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arantes defends it easily.
Arantes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Walker has his takedown stuffed
and Arantes counters with a left and a right that stings Walker.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Arantes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arantes drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
Arantes pulls guard.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Arantes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Arantes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arantes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arantes wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Arantes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker is trying to keep Arantes in close.
Arantes pushes down on Walker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arantes trying to control from half guard but Walker is working away.
Arantes stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arantes seems to be working for a kimura but Walker defends the submission attempt.
Walker is trying to control but can't.
Arantes trying to control the pace.
Walker is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Arantes seems content to control.
Arantes prevents Walker from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Arantes is looking for a kimura here.
Walker trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Arantes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Arantes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Arantes gets a clinch.
Arantes stops a takedown attempt from Walker.
Arantes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walker jumps guard and drags Arantes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Arantes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Arantes trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Edison Arantes has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker has a closed guard, preventing Arantes from standing up.
Arantes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Arantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
Arantes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Arantes is pushing down on Walker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Walker is fighting to maintain full guard but Arantes has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arantes is thwarting Walker's attempts to control the position.
Arantes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Arantes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Arantes wants to stand but Walker has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Walker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arantes swivels and escapes.
Arantes throws a one two combo.
It looks like Nolan Walker has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arantes lands a nice hook to Walker's body. Walker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nolan Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arantes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Arantes passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Walker!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Arantes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nolan Walker'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. This is the final round!
Arantes takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker trying to control the position but instead, Arantes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Walker into the cage.
Walker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Arantes gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Walker regains guard.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Arantes passes into side control.
Walker defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker tries to improve position but can't.
Walker is being controlled here.
Walker gets back to half guard.
Walker manages to get to full guard.
Arantes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Arantes forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arantes.
Arantes controlling the action here.
Walker is pressing down on Arantes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Walker looking to control.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Arantes from controlling successfully.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arantes is one step ahead there.
Walker looking for subs off his back but Arantes has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Arantes seems content to control.
Walker is looking to improve his position.
Walker looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Walker tries to get to full guard but Arantes has control of the leg.
Arantes is trying to control. Walker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Arantes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Arantes gets tackled into the cage by Walker. Walker maintains the clinch.
Arantes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walker gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Walker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arantes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arantes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walker manages to get himself to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edison Arantes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arantes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edison Arantes!
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RATING
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