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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pentti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heikki Kuula - Tää Maa. . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
19 - 15 - 1 |
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good knees
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gustavo Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arvo Pentti!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Pentti.
Pentti throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ribeiro dives in and scores a takedown into Pentti's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pentti wants to sweep but no luck.
Ribeiro wants to pass the guard but Pentti is keeping the position.
Pentti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pentti wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ribeiro manages to pass to side control.
Ribeiro wants to free his trapped foot but Pentti is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pentti wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping busy.
Pentti is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ribeiro is staying active.
Pentti tries to roll over but Ribeiro keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pentti defending well though.
Ribeiro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pentti trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ribeiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pentti wants to get back to his feet.
Pentti tries to buck Ribeiro off but Ribeiro takes his back!
Ribeiro is looking for the choke from the back position but Pentti is controlling his hands well.
Ribeiro is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pentti knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pentti for a finish.
Ribeiro trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Pentti doesn't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti is trying to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pentti knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pentti for a finish.
Ribeiro is persistently looking for the submission but Pentti is defending it well.
Pentti looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Ribeiro lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Pentti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti can't escape the position.
Ribeiro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ribeiro tries to keep control of the position but Pentti is staying busy.
Pentti holding both Ribeiro 's hands and preventing any damage.
Pentti is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pentti preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro keeps control of the position easily here as Pentti tries to buck him off.
Pentti showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti trying to get back to his feet but Ribeiro is in full control for now.
Ribeiro has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pentti has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ribeiro throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti trying to get back to his feet but Ribeiro is in full control for now.
A lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pentti is trying to get back to his feet but Ribeiro has full control of the position and if anything, Pentti has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Ribeiro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pentti throws a nice head kick!
Donk. Pentti catches Ribeiro right on the button with a cross.
Ribeiro shoots for a takedown but Pentti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pentti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ribeiro takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pentti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pentti instigates a clinch.
Ribeiro jumps guard but Pentti turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pentti is trying to break free.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but Pentti won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pentti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pentti misses with a knee strike.
Pentti misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti breaks the clinch.
Ribeiro gets tackled into the cage by Pentti. Pentti maintains the clinch.
Pentti is trying to break free.
Pentti pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Pentti.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pentti throws an elbow but misses.
Ribeiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pentti is looking to control Ribeiro's arms but Ribeiro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pentti has his back to the cage.
Pentti is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ribeiro has denied him.
Pentti throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro decides to pull guard.
Pentti wants to stand but Ribeiro is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ribeiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pentti defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribeiro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pentti has managed to get both his arms back between Ribeiro's legs - danger averted.
Pentti stands up and waves to Ribeiro to follow him.
Ribeiro needs to keep his hands up - Pentti had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti swings for the body but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Pentti lands with a shot to the body.
Pentti tries a head kick but it misses.
Pentti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pentti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro gets control of Pentti's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ribeiro will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ribeiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pentti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribeiro has a closed guard, preventing Pentti from standing up.
Pentti postures up.
Pentti trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pentti is aware though and is defending well.
Ribeiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pentti stands up and waves to Ribeiro to follow him.
Pentti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ribeiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribeiro. Pentti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Pentti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ribeiro scores with a takedown into Pentti's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Pentti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pentti wants to stand up but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Ribeiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pentti is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Pentti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pentti is trying to keep Ribeiro in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Pentti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ribeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pentti as he avoids it easily.
Pentti forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pentti gets underhooks to prevent Ribeiro's takedown attempt.
Pentti is trying to maintain a safe position but Ribeiro gets an underhook and turns Pentti into the cage.
Ribeiro blocks an elbow strike.
Pentti breaks from the clinch.
Ribeiro gets a takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro prevents Pentti from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pentti is trying to stand up.
Pentti is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pentti is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pentti wants to control but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Pentti wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pentti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pentti is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro controlling the position easily from mount.
Pentti is squirming around, avoiding Ribeiro's attempts to control the action.
Ribeiro controlling the position easily from mount.
Pentti is bucking up trying to escape but Ribeiro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pentti in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Pentti really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ribeiro has hold of Pentti's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pentti manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pentti is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ribeiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pentti really wants to buck Ribeiro off and get back to his feet.
Pentti is bucking up trying to escape but Ribeiro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti has given up his back.
Ribeiro wants to control but Pentti is keeping busy.
Gustavo Ribeiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro looking to break Pentti's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pentti remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ribeiro will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Pentti is in bad spot here.
Ribeiro trying to control momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro working for a choke but Pentti is defending well.
Pentti is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Ribeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ribeiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Ribeiro!
Gustavo Ribeiro took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 5th Round Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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