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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Ribeiro (ranked 1221 p4p, 135 weight class) and Parker Lewis (ranked 1213 p4p, 134 weight class). Ribeiro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bullet the Blue Sky. Alexandre Ribeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexandre Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Parker Lewis!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ribeiro defends well and Lewis ends up having to push Ribeiro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lewis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ribeiro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lewis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lewis misses the jab.
Lewis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ribeiro digs a good hook to Lewis's body.
Lewis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lewis tries to land a front kick but Ribeiro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Ribeiro misses the target.
Lewis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ribeiro defends it nicely.
Alexandre Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Parker Lewis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis moves forwards but Ribeiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lands a head kick!
Ribeiro looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Ribeiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis shoots for a takedown but Ribeiro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ribeiro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lewis on the side of the head.
Ribeiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribeiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lewis momentarily.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Lewis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ribeiro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro moves out of range as Lewis throws a body kick.
Lewis tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Ribeiro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lewis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alexandre Ribeiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribeiro scores with a nice strike.
Lewis lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ribeiro.
Ribeiro pushes Lewis away with a front kick.
Lewis throws a wild body kick that Ribeiro sees coming a mile off.
Ribeiro swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lewis misses with a looping right.
Ribeiro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Lewis misses.
Ribeiro is looking for a counter combo.
Ribeiro scores with a nice strike.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
Ribeiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ribeiro drives through and clinches with Lewis against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Ribeiro misses with some punches.
Ribeiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ribeiro.
A short left from Ribeiro.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ribeiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Ribeiro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Ribeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Ribeiro.
Lewis thinks about the counter body kick.
Ribeiro misses with a looping right.
Lewis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ribeiro is trying to defend but Lewis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ribeiro gets back to full guard.
Ribeiro is trying to keep Lewis in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lewis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro has his foot on Lewis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lewis works his way back into a safe position though.
Ribeiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lewis defends it easily.
Lewis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ribeiro's guard.
Lewis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ribeiro gets full guard.
Lewis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lewis pushes down on Ribeiro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ribeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
Ribeiro has a hand on Lewis's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lewis takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lewis landing strikes from the mount.
Ribeiro can't escape the position.
Lewis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ribeiro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lewis is working for a guillotine from mount but Ribeiro frees his head quite easily.
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!
Lewis breaks from Ribeiro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to hold on but Lewis postures up.
Ribeiro is looking to get to half guard.
Ribeiro wants to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
Lewis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ribeiro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lewis landing shots from mount.
Parker Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis scoring with strikes but Ribeiro is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to hold on but Lewis postures up.
Ribeiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ribeiro is working hard here to advance position.
Lewis avoids the attempt from Ribeiro to control.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the head.
Ribeiro regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ribeiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been told by Ribeiro's head coaches at Gym 412-RoaR sponsored training facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ribeiro tries to sprawl but Lewis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lewis is thwarting Ribeiro's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ribeiro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lewis is working away from the top position though.
Lewis is trying to control. Ribeiro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ribeiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lewis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ribeiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
Lewis trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lewis looking to pass the guard.
Lewis pushes down on Ribeiro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ribeiro is trying to control but Lewis passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ribeiro struggling a bit here.
Ribeiro regains half guard.
Lewis working Ribeiro over with strikes.
Ribeiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lewis pulls his head out easily.
Ribeiro is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Lewis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Lewis there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is staying active underneath Lewis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ribeiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lewis throws a big elbow that misses.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ribeiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ribeiro is controlling Lewis's posture.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ribeiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lewis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lewis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ribeiro controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ribeiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lewis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lewis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lewis trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Lewis is sitting in close to Ribeiro's body. Ribeiro has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lewis is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lewis is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ribeiro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alexandre Ribeiro!
Alexandre Ribeiro decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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