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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zibbe Ribbler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribbler comes into the arena with Madball - Heaven Hell blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
20
175 lbs
6 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zibbe Ribbler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Drake!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drake slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribbler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ribbler.
Ribbler wants to control but Drake is keeping him busy.
Ribbler tries to move into full mount but can't pass Drake's legs.
Drake is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Ribbler politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ribbler prefers to stall for the moment though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drake tries to buck Ribbler off but Ribbler is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ribbler wants to control but Drake is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drake scores with a head kick.
It looks like Zibbe Ribbler has been cut.
Ribbler shoots in and drives through. Drake sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zibbe Ribbler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ribbler shoots in looking for a takedown. Drake tries to sprawl out of it but Ribbler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ribbler.
Ribbler is breathing heavily.
Drake seems to be stalking Ribbler here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Ribbler drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Steven Drake!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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