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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joens Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz has chosen welcome to the jungle as his entrance music. Joens Ortiz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joens Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ribeiro to the mat! Ribeiro manages to get full guard.
Ribeiro pushes Ortiz off and gets back to his feet.
Ribeiro scores with a one two! Ortiz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Joens Ortiz has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ribeiro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ribeiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz rushes Ribeiro and presses him up against the cage.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
Ortiz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ribeiro's guard.
Ortiz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ribeiro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ribeiro has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ribeiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ortiz has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ribeiro is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ortiz.
Ortiz looks gassed!
Ortiz is looking for a sweep.
Ribeiro is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ortiz's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ribeiro advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ribeiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ortiz is working to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ortiz is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ribeiro controlling the position easily from mount.
Ortiz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ribeiro controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ortiz is desperately trying to improve his position but Ribeiro has a good base and remains in mount.
Ribeiro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ortiz can't escape the position.
Ribeiro content just to control the position here.
Ortiz working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Ribeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joens Ortiz'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.
Ribeiro looks to land a body kick but Ortiz moved away.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Ortiz moves away
and Ortiz counters by clinching up.
Ortiz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ribeiro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ortiz goes for a takedown attempt but Ribeiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ribeiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ortiz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribeiro is keeping the position for now.
Ortiz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ribeiro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ribeiro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ribeiro!
Ribeiro decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ortiz to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro works over Ortiz's head and body with a nice combination.
Ribeiro takes the fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro jumps guard.
Ortiz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ribeiro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ribeiro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ribeiro!
Ortiz is trying to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro throws a push kick but Ortiz slaps the foot to one side.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adriano Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joens Ortiz.
Ribeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adriano Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribeiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ribeiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ortiz moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Ortiz is controlling the position.
Ribeiro prevents the takedown attempt.
Ribeiro manages to break the clinch.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribeiro lands a two punch combo.
Adriano Ribeiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a two punch combination.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adriano Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ribeiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortiz.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ortiz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ribeiro!
Ortiz is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ribeiro has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ribeiro!
Ribeiro wants to stand but Ortiz is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ribeiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ortiz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ribeiro stacks Ortiz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ribeiro!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro blocks the strikes from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Ribeiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joens Ortiz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up
and Ortiz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ortiz.
Ribeiro wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ribeiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortiz throws a strike but Ribeiro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ortiz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ribeiro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ribeiro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortiz had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ribeiro is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ortiz Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ribeiro's back instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ortiz's guard. Nice work there by Ribeiro.
Ortiz wants to sweep here but Ribeiro controlling him for the moment.
Ribeiro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Joens Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortiz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ribeiro stands up from Ortiz's guard - Ribeiro perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ribeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ribeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Ortiz has a takedown stuffed.
Ribeiro rushes Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adriano Ribeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ribeiro!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is looking to land body kicks.
Ribeiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Ribeiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ribeiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortiz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ribeiro!
Ortiz moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ribeiro has worked his arm free - good work by Ribeiro!
Joens Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ribeiro has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ortiz but great work by Ribeiro.
Ortiz is trying to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortiz counters with a right hand to the body.
Ribeiro throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ribeiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ribeiro defends it nicely.
Adriano Ribeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ribeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro misses with a body kick.
Ribeiro thows a body kick. Ortiz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ribeiro throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Ribeiro!
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