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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Arderos (ranked 3275 p4p, 405 weight class) and Robert Whittaker (ranked 4087 p4p, 492 weight class). Whittaker has chosen Roy Jones Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Robert Whittaker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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187 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Arderos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Whittaker !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arderos looking to score a takedown here. Whittaker is defending well but Arderos drives through and ends up in Whittaker 's guard.
Arderos is in close to Whittaker 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Arderos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Arderos stops Whittaker from standing up.
Arderos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Arderos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arderos advances position into side control!
Arderos prevents Whittaker from escaping the position.
Arderos controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arderos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Whittaker is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arderos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Arderos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whittaker keeps working.
Arderos working the ground and pound.
Arderos controlling the position from side mount.
Arderos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whittaker keeps working.
Whittaker wants to get back to his feet.
Arderos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whittaker keeps working.
Arderos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Arderos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Whittaker wants to get back to his feet but Arderos drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arderos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Whittaker is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Arderos trying to control the position but Whittaker is working away.
Arderos is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Whittaker is pushing Arderos's head away, looking to escape. Arderos manages to hold on to the position though.
Whittaker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Arderos tries for a kimura but Whittaker is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker is trying to get back to his feet.
Arderos in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Whittaker is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Arderos!
A very excited looking Ricky Arderos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Robert Whittaker had this to say: 'Props to the other guy, but I'll be back. '.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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