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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apolo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ribeiro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. Enzo Ribeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apolo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro shoots in and gets a takedown into Creed's guard.
Creed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ribeiro is one step ahead there.
Creed escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ribeiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ribeiro trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
Creed has his foot on Ribeiro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ribeiro works his way back into a safe position though.
Creed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ribeiro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Creed looking for a guillotine here but Ribeiro defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Creed is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ribeiro is aware though and is defending well.
Ribeiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Creed working for a triangle but Ribeiro defends it easily.
Creed escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ribeiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ribeiro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Creed is looking for a triangle but Ribeiro pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ribeiro trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Creed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ribeiro defends well.
Creed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ribeiro defends well.
Creed is trying to keep Ribeiro in close.
Creed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ribeiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribeiro stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ribeiro.
Creed shoots in and gets a takedown into Ribeiro's guard.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Creed from controlling successfully.
Creed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Creed trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Creed throws a big elbow that misses.
Creed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ribeiro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Creed is controlling him.
Creed drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ribeiro dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ribeiro defends well.
Ribeiro looking to sit in guard and control but Creed gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Creed looking to pass the guard.
Creed is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribeiro is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apolo Creed dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ribeiro fails with the takedown.
Ribeiro swings for the body but Creed moves out of range.
Creed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Creed manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ribeiro on his heels. He'll look to pass Ribeiro's guard now, I'm sure.
Creed trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ribeiro is on top in guard.
Creed looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ribeiro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Creed keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Creed is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Creed escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ribeiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Creed keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Creed looking for a guillotine here but Ribeiro defends easily.
Creed throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ribeiro uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed regains half guard.
Ribeiro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Creed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Creed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ribeiro pulls his head out easily.
Creed actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creed trying to hold on to Ribeiro's head to control him but Ribeiro postures up.
Ribeiro trying to control the action but Creed is working from the bottom.
Creed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ribeiro pulls his head out easily.
Creed tries to get to full guard but Ribeiro has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is trying to control the action in half guard but Creed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Creed moves into full guard.
Creed working for a triangle but Ribeiro defends it easily.
Creed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ribeiro defends it easily.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Creed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ribeiro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ribeiro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Apolo Creed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ribeiro is sitting in close to Creed's body. Creed has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ribeiro is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ribeiro is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Creed.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Apolo Creed!
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energy
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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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