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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mibbe Ribbler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braddock Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribbler's entrance music is Bad Religion - Los Angeles Is Burning. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mibbe Ribbler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braddock Spong!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbler clinches.
Ribbler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Spong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Spong looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribbler is just out of range.
Spong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ribbler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ribbler to score with a decent uppercut.
Spong slips a straight right by Ribbler.
Ribbler staying out of range there.
Spong takes a swing at Ribbler's ribcage but misses.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribbler moves away.
Mibbe Ribbler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spong throws a hook but Ribbler blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribbler. Spong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribbler doesn't manage to clinch there - Spong circles away.
Spong missing with a left hand there. Ribbler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spong throws a leg kick but Ribbler moved away.
Ribbler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ribbler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ribbler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Spong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spong moves out of range as Ribbler strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spong moves away.
Donk. Ribbler catches Spong right on the button with a cross.
Spong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spong tries to clinch up.
Ribbler clinches up against the ropes.
Ribbler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ribbler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Spong working for a triangle but Ribbler defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribbler is looking to stand up but Spong won't let him.
Spong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ribbler is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Spong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ribbler but Ribbler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Ribbler misses.
Ribbler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spong under the eye.
Ribbler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Ribbler misses.
Spong walks into a straight right hand from Ribbler.
Ribbler shoots in for a takedown but Spong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mibbe Ribbler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ribbler leaves Spong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ribbler's corner calls for a 1-2. Ribbler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ribbler clobbers Spong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spong avoids the body shot from Ribbler.
Spong moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler doesn't manage to clinch there - Spong circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribbler scores with a sloppy right hand. Spong should have avoided that one.
Spong wants to land a leg kick but Ribbler is out of range.
Ribbler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ribbler wants it to stay on the feet.
Ribbler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ribbler avoids the body shot from Spong.
Spong slips under a jab from Ribbler.
No luck for Spong with that takedown attempt.
Ribbler misses with a hook. Spong ducked under it nicely.
Spong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ribbler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spong somewhat.
Ribbler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spong.
Spong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribbler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribbler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spong.
Ribbler tests Spong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ribbler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spong looks winded!
Ribbler misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Ribbler.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribbler moves away.
Good exchange - Ribbler coming out on top.
Ribbler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ribbler.
Ribbler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ribbler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Ribbler.
Spong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ribbler works Spong's body with a nice hook.
Spong is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ribbler is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Spong.
Spong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mibbe Ribbler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ribbler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the liver by Ribbler. Beautiful body shot.
Spong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ribbler bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Spong! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Spong is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribbler wants to stand but Spong is controlling his posture from full guard.
Spong is still in real trouble! Can Ribbler finish him?
Ribbler gets to his feet - Spong follows without any prompting.
Spong seems to have recovered his senses.
Ribbler drops his shoulder and cracks Spong with a huge uppercut! Spong goes down! Can Ribbler finish him?
Ribbler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Spong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ribbler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ribbler has closed the distance and engaged Spong in a clinch.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but Ribbler avoids it by throwing Spong back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ribbler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ribbler throws an overhand right that lands on Spong's shoulder, as Spong tries to avoid the shot.
Ribbler lands with an uppercut that bounces Spong off the ropes and back into range.
Spong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ribbler's guard.
Spong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ribbler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ribbler can't keep his opponent in guard - Spong advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ribbler is defending against the submission attempts here by Spong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong moves nicely into side control.
Spong throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ribbler!
Spong throws some wild stikes that Ribbler manages to avoid easily.
Ribbler tries to hold on but Spong pushes him away.
Ribbler avoids a series of strikes thrown by Spong.
Ribbler is looking to improve his position but Spong isn't that keen on the idea.
Ribbler blocking the ground and pound.
Ribbler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spong can do to turn this around?
Spong with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong prevents Ribbler from getting the reversal.
Ribbler wants to control but Spong is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribbler wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Spong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mibbe Ribbler dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ribbler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spong.
A left lands for Ribbler.
Ribbler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spong in his tracks.
Ribbler throws the left hand but Spong avoids the punch easily.
Spong fails with a takedown attempt.
Spong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ribbler rather than just go for the knockout.
Spong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ribbler lands a jab to the nose.
Ribbler connects with a looping right hand.
Mibbe Ribbler is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribbler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spong fails with the takedown.
Mibbe Ribbler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braddock Spong.
Spong shoots in but Ribbler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ribbler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Ribbler.
Spong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ribbler is fending him off so far but Spong persists. Nope, Ribbler circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong fails with a takedown attempt.
Spong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spong keeps the fight on the outside.
Ribbler lands a really nice looking cross but Spong seems unphased.
Ribbler lands with an overhand left.
Ribbler throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Spong tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ribbler is in Spong's guard.
Ribbler gets to his feet - Spong follows without any prompting.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spong moves away from the strike by Ribbler.
Spong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ribbler.
Ribbler slaps away a takedown attempt from Spong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Spong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ribbler catches Spong napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Spong to the canvas!
Spong is working an open guard so Ribbler takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ribbler, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ribbler with that takedown attempt.
Ribbler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ribbler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ribbler stuffs the takedown attempt from Spong. Spong gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Ribbler as Spong shoots in.
Ribbler lands a head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Ribbler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ribbler.
Ribbler moves in looking to clinch but Spong pushes him off.
Spong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribbler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Ribbler. That snapped Spong's head back.
Ribbler connects with a jab.
Ribbler throws a big shot that misses.
Ribbler drops Spong with a big left hand and mounts him. Spong is in big trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong is squirming around, avoiding Ribbler's attempts to control the action.
Ribbler get's back to his feet.
Ribbler thows a body shot but no joy.
Spong misses with a body kick.
Ribbler throws out a powerful jab.
Spong avoids the body shot from Ribbler.
Spong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ribbler.
Spong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ribbler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spong at a distance.
Ribbler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spong at a distance.
Ribbler lands with a nice body punch.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
Ribbler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spong in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribbler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Ribbler misses.
Ribbler scores with a sloppy right hand. Spong should have avoided that one.
Ribbler throws a jab when Spong was well out of range.
Ribbler misses with a looping left.
Spong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spong misses with an uppercut.
Spong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ribbler throws a hook but Spong blocks it.
Ribbler looks to score with a jab to the body but Spong is just out of range.
A slow jab from Ribbler misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribbler is looking to clinch but Spong is avoiding it.
Ribbler throws out a loose jab but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribbler misses the target.
Spong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mibbe Ribbler clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribbler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribbler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ribbler throws a looping overhand right but Spong ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribbler misses the target.
Ribbler lands with an overhand left.
Spong looks for a takedown but Ribbler sprawls well.
Spong ducks under a wild hook from Ribbler.
Spong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ribbler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ribbler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spong.
Spong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ribbler misses with a wild body shot.
Spong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ribbler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mibbe Ribbler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braddock Spong.
Ribbler throws out a loose jab but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spong is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Horrible takedown by Ribbler or perhaps it was just good defense by Spong which made him look bad.
Ribbler scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong throws a front kick aimed at Ribbler's knee but Ribbler avoids it well.
Ribbler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ribbler jabs Spong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ribbler avoids it really well and circles away.
Spong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ribbler throws a lazy right hand but Spong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ribbler throws a big shot that misses.
Ribbler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ribbler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ribbler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spong.
Spong slips a jab from Ribbler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler shoots in looking for a takedown but Spong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ribbler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ribbler tries to avoid it but Spong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ribbler to the ground. Ribbler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spong tries to work over Ribbler's front leg with a kick but Ribbler checks it.
Spong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spong shoots in for a takedown but Ribbler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ribbler was well out of range. Poor timing from Spong.
Ribbler misses with a looping left.
Spong darts in and clinches Ribbler up against the ropes.
Ribbler gets underhooks to prevent Spong's takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong trying to control the position but instead, Ribbler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spong into the ropes.
Ribbler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ribbler lands a really nice looking cross but Spong seems unphased.
Ribbler throws a jab but it's blocked by Spong.
Ribbler misses the shot to the body.
Spong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ribbler.
Spong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ribbler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spong has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spong. Ribbler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribbler clinches up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ribbler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ribbler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ribbler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spong looks to land a left hand but Ribbler moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribbler blocks a jab.
Spong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spong avoids the body shot from Ribbler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribbler throws a lazy right hand but Spong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
Spong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ribbler is fending him off so far but Spong persists. Nope, Ribbler circles away and we're back to standing.
Spong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mibbe Ribbler had his way with Braddock Spong in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ribbler cracks a nice hook into Spong's ribs.
Spong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribbler.
Ribbler stuffs the takedown attempt from Spong. Spong gets slowly back to his feet.
Spong dives in and grabs Ribbler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ribbler pushes down on Spong's head and hops out.
Ribbler misses with a two punch combination.
Spong moves out of range of the strikes.
Spong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Spong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ribbler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spong is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribbler cracks Spong with an uppercut from hell and Spong crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Ribbler's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Ribbler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Spong is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Spong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ribbler tries to lock up and control but Spong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ribbler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ribbler wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Spong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Spong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ribbler defends it well.
Spong is thwarting Ribbler's attempts to control the position.
Spong tries to pass to full mount but Ribbler defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong wants to advance to full mount but Ribbler doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ribbler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mibbe Ribbler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ribbler is really struggling to control Spong but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Spong tries to free his leg and advance position but Ribbler is retaining full guard.
Mibbe Ribbler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Mibbe Ribbler wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ribbler swats away the attempt to clinch by Spong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ribbler.
Ribbler lands a right hook to the body.
Ribbler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spong throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Ribbler misses its intended target.
Ribbler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ribbler scores with a three punch combo!
Ribbler shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ribbler was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ribbler decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribbler dives in and grabs Spong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spong pushes down on Ribbler's head and hops out.
Spong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribbler.
Braddock Spong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ribbler.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mibbe Ribbler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ribbler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Mibbe Ribbler!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Mibbe Ribbler!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Mibbe Ribbler!
Mibbe Ribbler wins by unanimous decision!
Mibbe Ribbler retains his welterweight title!
Mibbe Ribbler seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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