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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Ribeiro (ranked 4942 p4p, 2572 weight class) and Gideon Massey (ranked 488 p4p, 322 weight class). Gideon Massey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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191 cm 24 209 0 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm 25 215 3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Good chin |
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Good wrestler Counter fighter Granite 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Ribeiro! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gideon Massey! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ribeiro with a lazy takedown attempt and Massey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Ribeiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Ribeiro thows a huge punch but Massey dodges it nicely.
Massey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Massey controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Massey trying to control from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Massey can do anything to dispel that myth. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Massey wants to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro not landing any meaningful shots this time. Massey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ribeiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ribeiro thows a huge punch but Massey dodges it nicely.
Ribeiro trying to control the action but Massey is working from the bottom. Ribeiro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Ribeiro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Massey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Ribeiro content to control rather than advance. Massey is looking for a sweep. Ribeiro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Ribeiro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Ribeiro is keen to just control but Massey is a slippery customer. Ribeiro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Massey defending well though. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ribeiro connects with a nice short shot to Massey's temple.
Ribeiro is working for a kimura but Massey is defending it quite comfortably.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ribeiro is thwarting Massey's attempts to control the position. Ribeiro stops Massey from getting back to his feet.
Massey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Massey is looking to improve his position.
Ribeiro not landing any meaningful shots this time. Ribeiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Massey tries to get to full guard but Ribeiro has control of the leg. Ribeiro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Massey is concentrating on defense, preventing Ribeiro from advancing position. Massey moves into full guard.
Massey is trying to control the position but Ribeiro postures up. Ribeiro throws a big elbow that misses. Massey is trying to keep Ribeiro in close.
Ribeiro working some strikes from top position. Ribeiro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Ribeiro stands and throws Massey's legs to the side, diving into side control. Ribeiro prevents Massey from escaping the position.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ribeiro is looking to take a break and control but Massey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Ribeiro is working Massey over with some ground and pound from side control. Ribeiro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ribeiro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Massey has escaped the position, nice work there. Ribeiro working the ground and pound. Massey misses with an elbow from the bottom. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Massey tries to escape back to his feet but Ribeiro has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Massey's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Massey is tapping! Ribeiro saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Enzo Ribeiro!
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hype
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pop
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