Alice Ardelean and Polyana Viana met in a strawweight bout on the UFC Vegas 117 preliminary card. The fight ended quickly after an early eye poke halted action, then resumed with Ardelean pressing forward aggressively. Ardelean briefly dropped Viana, then continued landing heavy punches while Viana’s offense relied mostly on kicks. Viana gained some control in a clinch and pressed Ardelean to the fence, but Ardelean broke free and kept walking her down. In round two, Ardelean took top position and worked from half guard, using ground-and-pound while Viana attempted elbows from her back. The referee stopped the fight when Viana began to tap due to Ardelean’s pressure from a bodylock.
"Viana worked a leg kick or two early, but the fight was halted inside of a minute when Ardelean landed an eye poke. The action didn't stop long, and Ardelean was swinging for the fences and really pressuring on the restart. When they clinched up two minutes in, Viana landed an elbow, but moments later she was briefly dropped. While she got right back up, Ardelean was all over her, letting her hands fly."
"The pressure and pace from Ardelean was nothing short of impresive, though eventually Viana would get in control in a clinch and press Ardelean against the fence. For a moment anyway. Ardelean broke free and moved back to center, ending Viana's rest spot prematurely. And she continued to eat lefts and rights as the round wore on, with Alice Ardelean walking her down, seemingly unable to miss. Viana's offence was mostly kicks, but she was well behind in the round."
"Round two saw Ardelean go a different direction, getting on top early and showing off her ground game. From half guard, she had plenty of time to work with the pair going down all of 30 seconds in. Viana, off her back, seemed to be locking Ardelean down more than setting anything up or escaping. Ardelean would eventually find space to land some ground n' pound; at the same time, Viana finally managed to do something, firing elbows off her back."
"That was the only bright spot for Polyana, however, who had a body triangle in place from the bottom. Eventually, the referee would warn Ardelean to work, as things stalled out a little. Then, out of nowhere, the ref moved in and waved off the fight, as Viana had begun to tap. Ardelean had taken advantage of the bodylock that Viana had in place, putting pressure on the B"
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