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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Riberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pounder comes to the ring accompanied by People in Planes-Last Man Standing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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39
222 lbs
32 - 22 - 1 |
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23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Jim Pounder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexandre Riberio!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounder closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Riberio to the mat! Riberio manages to get full guard.
Pounder tries to free his leg and advance position but Riberio is retaining full guard.
Riberio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pounder trying to control the position from guard on top but Riberio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pounder is really struggling to control Riberio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Riberio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pounder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pounder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pounder passes Riberio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pounder controlling the action here.
Riberio is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pounder is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pounder tries to pass to full mount but Riberio defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riberio actively working from the bottom here.
Pounder is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Riberio defends it well.
Pounder tries to pass to full mount but Riberio defends it.
Riberio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Riberio keeps trying to improve his position.
Pounder is trying to control. Riberio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riberio wants to control but Pounder is keeping busy.
Pounder is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Riberio has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pounder is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Riberio is just riding it out for now. Pounder eventually gives up the hold.
Riberio is looking to improve his position.
Pounder is looking for a kimura here.
Riberio is not content to let Pounder control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounder looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pounder seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riberio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pounder is looking for a kimura but Riberio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pounder to get the leverage.
Riberio is defending against the submission attempts here by Pounder.
Pounder is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounder is working for a submission of some sort.
Riberio is trying to control but can't.
Pounder trying to control from half guard but Riberio is working away.
Riberio trying to control from the bottom.
Pounder passes to side control.
Pounder wants to control but Riberio is keeping him busy.
Pounder tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pounder advances to full mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pounder looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pounder wants to control the pace but Riberio is squirming around nicely.
Pounder looking for a guillotine from mount but Riberio is having none of it.
Pounder wants to finish this one by submission but Riberio is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pounder.
Riberio is desperately trying to improve his position but Pounder has a good base and remains in mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Riberio wants to hold on but Pounder pushes him away.
Riberio manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pounder is working for a submission of some sort.
Riberio is trying to get back to full guard.
Pounder is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pounder is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Riberio is just riding it out for now. Pounder eventually gives up the hold.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pounder is working for a submission of some sort.
Pounder is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pounder is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pounder is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riberio trying to hold on to Pounder's head to control him but Pounder postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Riberio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pounder is working for a kimura but Riberio is defending it quite comfortably.
Pounder is looking to take a break and control but Riberio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pounder works his way into side control.
Pounder tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pounder has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Riberio is looking to regain half guard here but Pounder keeps moving and retains side control.
Pounder tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pounder is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riberio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pounder working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riberio is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Pounder dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pounder looking to score a takedown here. Riberio is defending well but Pounder drives through and ends up in Riberio's guard.
Pounder postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Riberio is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pounder, into his guard.
Riberio won't allow Pounder to get back to his feet.
Riberio trying to control the position from guard on top but Pounder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riberio pushes down on Pounder's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riberio is looking for a kimura here.
Riberio is trying to work for a kimura but Pounder is defending well.
Pounder kicks Riberio off and gets back to his feet.
Riberio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pounder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riberio is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riberio working a defensive guard here.
Pounder tries to free his leg and advance position but Riberio is retaining full guard.
Riberio can't keep his opponent in guard - Pounder advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pounder perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Riberio wants to control but Pounder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pounder passes to full mount!
Pounder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riberio is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounder swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Riberio is now in Pounder's guard. A big mistake from Pounder there, giving up the dominant position!
Pounder wriggles free and stands up.
Pounder fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Riberio to the ground. Pounder is now in Riberio's guard.
Pounder looking to pass the guard.
Riberio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pounder trying to control the position from guard on top but Riberio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounder passes Riberio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pounder is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pounder is working for a submission of some sort.
Riberio gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pounder wants to control from the top but Riberio keeps moving.
Pounder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riberio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pounder trying to control but Riberio is working from the bottom.
Pounder slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pounder is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riberio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pounder is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riberio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jim Pounder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riberio is trying to control Pounder's posture but Pounder avoids it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Riberio tries to buck Pounder off but Pounder is having none of it.
Riberio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pounder's best efforts.
Riberio trying to control from the bottom.
Pounder looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pounder is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Riberio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pounder.
Pounder seems to be looking for submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Riberio is defending against the submission attempts here by Pounder.
Riberio is looking for a sweep. Pounder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pounder is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Riberio is just riding it out for now. Pounder eventually gives up the hold.
Pounder wants to control but Riberio is keeping him busy.
Pounder trying to mount his opponent but Riberio defends it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pounder seems to be looking for submissions.
Pounder is looking to advance position but Riberio won't allow it.
Riberio gets back to full guard.
Riberio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pounder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pounder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Riberio is breathing heavily.
Riberio trying to control the position.
Pounder trying to control the position from guard on top but Riberio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pounder tries to free his leg and advance position but Riberio is retaining full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pounder drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pounder jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pounder passes Riberio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pounder is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Riberio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pounder.
Riberio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pounder is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Pounder dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pounder shoots in and bounces Riberio off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Pounder passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pounder is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riberio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pounder has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Riberio is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pounder yanks on the arm and Riberio is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pounder.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jim Pounder!
Jim Pounder 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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