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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Buckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Buckle!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Buckle stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Ribeiro follows into mount!
Buckle is rocked!
It looks like Jack Buckle has been cut.
Buckle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Buckle is still in real trouble! Can Ribeiro finish him?
Ribeiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ribeiro stands up from mount. Strange move.
Buckle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Buckle seems to have recovered his senses.
Ribeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ribeiro throws a series of punches but Buckle moves out of range.
Ribeiro swinging wilding here.
Ribeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Buckle moves out of range easily.
Buckle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Buckle misses with a takedown attempt - Ribeiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Buckle.
A head kick misses from Ribeiro.
Buckle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ribeiro as he jumps to the side.
Ribeiro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckle fails with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Buckle sprawling to the canvas. Ribeiro follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Buckle hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckle is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ribeiro pulls his head out easily.
Buckle looks gassed!
Ribeiro stalling.
Buckle is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ribeiro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Buckle defends it well.
Ribeiro prevents Buckle from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Buckle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribeiro tries to stand but Buckle is controlling from the bottom.
Ribeiro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Buckle on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Buckle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ribeiro but Ribeiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ribeiro swinging wilding here.
Ribeiro throws a series of punches but Buckle avoids them all with ease.
Ribeiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buckle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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.
Buckle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ribeiro as he jumps to the side.
Buckle shoots in and drives through. Ribeiro sprawls well.
Buckle looks for a takedown but Ribeiro sprawls well.
Buckle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Ribeiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buckle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buckle tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Ribeiro thuds his shin into the meat of Buckle's side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buckle.
Buckle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buckle throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Ribeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Buckle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Buckle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buckle shoots in but Ribeiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Ribeiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buckle.
Ribeiro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Buckle drives through with a takedown into guard.
Buckle wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Ribeiro wants to stand up but Buckle is controlling him.
Buckle 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckle is looking to advance position but Ribeiro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Buckle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buckle tries to hold on but Ribeiro pushes him away.
Ribeiro is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Ribeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ribeiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Buckle shoots for a double leg takedown but Ribeiro sprawls well. He's pushed Buckle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Buckle.
Buckle shoots in looking for a takedown. Ribeiro tries to sprawl out of it but Buckle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ribeiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ribeiro tries to bum rush Buckle with a series of wild strikes but Buckle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Ribeiro. No joy for Buckle on that attempt.
Buckle blocks a head kick by Ribeiro.
Buckle lunges at Ribeiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ribeiro's hand.
Ribeiro misses with a kick to the body.
Buckle dodges the punch combination from Ribeiro.
Nice sprawl there from Ribeiro as Buckle shoots in.
Ribeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buckle misses with a takedown attempt - Ribeiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buckle.
Buckle misses with a takedown attempt - Ribeiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ribeiro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Buckle misses with a head kick.
Buckle slips a jab and a cross from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws a push kick but Buckle slaps the foot to one side.
Buckle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ribeiro misses with a head kick.
Buckle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ribeiro circles away.
Ribeiro throws a jab when Buckle was well out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Ribeiro. No joy for Buckle on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buckle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Buckle avoids a kick to the body.
Ribeiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buckle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buckle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ribeiro misses with a few strikes there.
Buckle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ribeiro throws a series of punches but Buckle avoids them all with ease.
Buckle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ribeiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Buckle tries to clinch up.
Ribeiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buckle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Buckle shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Ribeiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Buckle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ribeiro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ribeiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Buckle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ribeiro swivels and escapes.
Ribeiro misses with a few strikes there.
Ribeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buckle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ribeiro but Ribeiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Buckle tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Ribeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Buckle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thomas Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Buckle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ribeiro pushes Buckle off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a head kick but Buckle moves out of range.
Buckle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ribeiro looks to land a combination but Buckle avoids it well.
Buckle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ribeiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Buckle.
Buckle trying to control the action but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro kicks Buckle off and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buckle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buckle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro stuffs the takedown.
Buckle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ribeiro.
A head kick by Buckle misses
and Ribeiro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Buckle really felt that one!
Buckle slips a jab and a cross from Ribeiro.
Buckle shoots in for a double leg but Ribeiro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ribeiro throws a nice looking combination but Buckle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ribeiro throws a shot from downtown. Buckle moves away and avoids it.
Ribeiro throws a right and a left that Buckle avoids nicely.
Buckle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Buckle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ribeiro.
Buckle defending well as Ribeiro loads up on a big left hand.
Buckle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Buckle moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buckle looks for a takedown but Ribeiro sprawls well.
Buckle slips a jab and a cross from Ribeiro.
Buckle shoots in for a takedown but Ribeiro shows good takedown defense.
Buckle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ribeiro swivels and escapes.
Buckle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ribeiro but Ribeiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ribeiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ribeiro stuffs the takedown.
Buckle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ribeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Buckle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ribeiro misses with a two punch combination.
That's four 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 throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Buckle blocks a head kick by Ribeiro.
Buckle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ribeiro as he avoids it easily.
Ribeiro misses with a two punch combination.
Ribeiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buckle shoots for a takedown but Ribeiro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ribeiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Buckle tries for a takedown but Ribeiro circles away easily
and Ribeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Buckle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Buckle slips a jab and a cross from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws a nice looking combination but Buckle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buckle misses with a takedown attempt
and Ribeiro counters with a nice body kick.
Ribeiro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jack Buckle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ribeiro keeps Buckle at a distance using the push kick.
Thomas Ribeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ribeiro misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Ribeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ribeiro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Ribeiro!
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