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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adriano Freitas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Sergio Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Freitas!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Arona tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Freitas is looking for a sweep.
Arona wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Freitas, who protects the arm well.
Arona works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Arona thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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.
Freitas gets back to half guard.
Arona is trying to work for a kimura but Freitas is defending well.
Arona has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona working the ground and pound effectively.
Arona takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arona goes for an armbar but Freitas turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Freitas.
Arona is breathing heavily.
Arona looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freitas is one step ahead there.
Arona working for a triangle but Freitas defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Freitas wants to pass the guard but Arona is keeping the position.
Freitas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Freitas postures up.
Freitas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arona is keeping the position for now.
Freitas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arona looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arona gets a takedown into half guard.
Freitas manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freitas trying to strike off his back.
Freitas has control of Arona's left arm, preventing Arona from doing any damage.
Freitas keeping moving, preventing Arona from controlling successfully.
Arona looking to pass the guard.
Arona's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Freitas keeping moving, preventing Arona from controlling successfully.
Arona in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Freitas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Arona can't do much from the bottom here.
Arona is trying to get back to half guard.
Freitas working the ground and pound.
Arona wants to control but Freitas postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Arona dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Arona has taken the fight to the clinch.
Freitas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Arona uses from the top position.
Arona wants to control from the top but Freitas keeps moving.
Arona avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Freitas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arona sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Freitas's guard.
Arona is thwarting Freitas's attempts to control the position.
Arona works his way into side control.
Arona in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Freitas is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergio Arona!
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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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