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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel de Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Ribiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel de Oliveira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julio Ribiero's chin.
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189 cm
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185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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191 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel de Oliveira! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Ribiero! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! de Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
de Oliveira looks to land a combination but Ribiero avoids it well. Ribiero dodges the punch combination from de Oliveira.
de Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ribiero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says de Oliveira as he avoids it easily. Horrible takedown by Ribiero or perhaps it was just good defense by de Oliveira which made him look bad. de Oliveira throws a body punch but Ribiero moves out of range. de Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ribiero shoots in and drives through. de Oliveira sprawls well. Miguel de Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Ribiero. de Oliveira moves into the clinch. Ribiero trying to control the position but instead, de Oliveira has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ribiero into the cage. de Oliveira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. de Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
de Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ribiero shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ribiero was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Ribiero tries to control but de Oliveira wriggling away. Ribiero has hold of de Oliveira's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and de Oliveira manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
de Oliveira tries to hold on but Ribiero postures up. de Oliveira holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ribiero tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
de Oliveira tries to reverse the position but Ribiero maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. de Oliveira tries to lock up and control but Ribiero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Ribiero looking to finish de Oliveira with some ground and pound. This is bad for de Oliveira! Ribiero looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Ribiero with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ribiero with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
de Oliveira can't escape the position.
Ribiero thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ribiero wants to control the pace but de Oliveira is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. de Oliveira is looking to get to half guard. Ribiero won't let de Oliveira get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. de Oliveira avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ribiero.
Ribiero moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, de Oliveira has worked his arm free - good work by de Oliveira!
de Oliveira is looking for a sweep. de Oliveira is trying to control Ribiero's posture but Ribiero avoids it. Ribiero tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Ribiero is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. de Oliveira is trying to escape and Ribiero transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and de Oliveira is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ribiero! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Ribiero!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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