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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Leer (ranked 1780 p4p, 2796 weight class) and Lipe Ribeiro (ranked 101 p4p, 146 weight class). Lipe Ribeiro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fred Leer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lipe Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leer with a nice calf kick.
Leer misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Leer.
Leer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leer. That's going to slow Ribeiro down.
Ribeiro has closed the distance and engaged Leer in a clinch.
Ribeiro wants a takedown.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Leer is controlling him.
Leer trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ribeiro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Lipe Ribeiro has been cut.
Leer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ribeiro gets through Leer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribeiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ribeiro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leer is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ribeiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer misses with an elbow strike.
Leer taking a breather.
Ribeiro pushes Leer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leer throws a hook to the side of Ribeiro's head but Ribeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leer tries to move into range but Ribeiro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Fred Leer has been cut.
Leer tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leer throws a head kick that misses.
Ribeiro loads up on a big right hand but Leer slips the punch.
Leer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab.
Ribeiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leer crunches a lovely knee into Ribeiro's ribcage.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Leer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ribeiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Leer.
Leer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ribeiro manages to circle out of the way.
Ribeiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leer throws an elbow that misses.
Leer misses with a punch on the inside.
Leer trying to land knees to the body.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Leer won't allow it.
Ribeiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Ribeiro misses.
Leer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro has closed the distance and engaged Leer in a clinch.
Leer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro takes an elbow to the temple.
Ribeiro dodges an elbow strike from Leer.
Leer tries to stall but Ribeiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ribeiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Leer has double underhooks.
Leer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ribeiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leer tries a head kick but it misses.
Ribeiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ribeiro throws a hook but Leer blocks it.
Ribeiro fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leer.
The fighters circling - Ribeiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leer looks for the body kick but Ribeiro saw that one coming.
Ribeiro with the counter takedown but Leer avoids it easily.
Ribeiro moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leer trying to control the position but instead, Ribeiro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leer into the cage.
Leer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ribeiro blocks an uppercut.
Leer tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
Leer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ribeiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Ribeiro gets through Leer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lipe Ribeiro will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ribeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leer.
Lipe Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ribeiro looks to land a right hand but Leer moved out of range.
A punch combination from Ribeiro misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leer lands a body shot.
Leer throws a head kick that misses
and Ribeiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leer tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Leer throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro with a jab.
Leer misses with a wild body shot.
Ribeiro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leer tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Lipe Ribeiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ribeiro has Leer up against the cage in a clinch.
Ribeiro pushes Leer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Leer.
Leer misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leer can't find room to land a body shot as Ribeiro controls the action.
Leer missing with knees to the body.
Leer misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leer throws an elbow but misses.
Leer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ribeiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ribeiro avoids the damage to the body.
Ribeiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ribeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ribeiro blocks an elbow strike from Leer.
Leer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leer scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leer misses with a straight right.
Leer misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Ribeiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ribeiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leer.
Leer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ribeiro throws a right hand that Leer ducks under and follows up with a left that Leer also avoids with ease.
Ribeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leer.
Leer is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leer is looking to land body kicks.
Leer closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leer.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ribeiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fred Leer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leer.
Leer lands a body shot.
Leer slips a straight right by Ribeiro.
Leer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ribeiro clinches up with Leer and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ribeiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leer is pressed up against the cage. Ribeiro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Leer down to the mat. Leer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ribeiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leer scores with a knee to the head.
Leer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ribeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer misses with a body punch.
Ribeiro avoiding damage as Leer throws knees to the body.
Ribeiro is trying to force a seperation but Leer has the dominant position.
Leer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ribeiro avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leer crunches a lovely knee into Ribeiro's ribcage.
Leer lands with a right to the head.
Leer tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leer lands a damaging elbow.
Ribeiro takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Leer.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leer.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leer tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leer is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Leer is controlling the position.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Leer won't allow it.
Leer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ribeiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Leer lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Leer is controlling him.
Leer lands a left hand.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Leer is controlling the position.
Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leer is looking to wear down Ribeiro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ribeiro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leer.
Leer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ribeiro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a shot from downtown. Leer moves away and avoids it.
Leer lands a leg kick that knocks Ribeiro off balance momentarily.
Leer has Ribeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Leer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Leer is controlling the position.
Leer misses with a punch on the inside.
Ribeiro breaks from the clinch.
Ribeiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leer counters with a series of strikes. Ribeiro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ribeiro's head backwards.
Ribeiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leer on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leer tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ribeiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid body kick from Leer.
Ribeiro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Leer tries to clinch up but Ribeiro circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Ribeiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ribeiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leer counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leer lands with a big left! Ribeiro is wobbled badly! Leer comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Ribeiro to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fred Leer!
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