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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Frulani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Leite Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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263 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Frulani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Leite Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leite Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frulani displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leite Ribeiro.
Leite Ribeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Frulani looks to land a combination but Leite Ribeiro avoids it well.
Leite Ribeiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frulani drops Leite Ribeiro with a right and a left! Frulani comes rushing in but Leite Ribeiro regains his composure and manages to keep Frulani in guard.
It looks like Adriano Leite Ribeiro has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leite Ribeiro wants to sweep here but Frulani controlling him for the moment.
Frulani postures up.
Leite Ribeiro throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Leite Ribeiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Leite Ribeiro keeping full guard, as Frulani tries to pass.
Frulani is working hard here to advance position.
Frulani postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Frulani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Frulani is looking to work some ground and pound but Leite Ribeiro has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leite Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Frulani from controlling successfully.
Frulani working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leite Ribeiro's head.
Frulani won't allow Leite Ribeiro to get back to his feet.
Leite Ribeiro looks gassed!
Frulani gets to his feet. Leite Ribeiro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Frulani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frulani tries to clinch but Leite Ribeiro moves out of range.
Leite Ribeiro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leite Ribeiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leite Ribeiro decides to pull guard.
Frulani throwing strikes but missing.
Leite Ribeiro controls Frulani momentarily but Frulani frees himself.
Leite Ribeiro wants to stand up but Frulani is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leite Ribeiro is looking for a triangle but Frulani pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leite Ribeiro is trying to keep Frulani in close.
Frulani stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Frulani closes the distance but Leite Ribeiro moves to the side
and Leite Ribeiro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leite Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frulani misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Frulani misses.
Frulani keeps the fight on the outside.
Leite Ribeiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leite Ribeiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leite Ribeiro jumps guard and drags Frulani to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Frulani tries to free his leg and advance position but Leite Ribeiro is retaining full guard.
Frulani wanted to stand there but Leite Ribeiro had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leite Ribeiro trying to strike off his back.
Frulani tries to free his leg and advance position but Leite Ribeiro is retaining full guard.
Leite Ribeiro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Frulani!
Frulani is working to get back to half guard.
Frulani flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Leite Ribeiro looking to finish Frulani with some ground and pound. This is bad for Frulani!
Leite Ribeiro lands a big elbow.
Frulani is looking to get to half guard.
Leite Ribeiro cracks Frulani with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Frulani is looking to improve his position but Leite Ribeiro isn't that keen on the idea.
Leite Ribeiro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leite Ribeiro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Frulani is looking to escape.
Leite Ribeiro landing punches.
Frulani is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leite Ribeiro tries to control but Frulani wriggling away.
Frulani is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Frulani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adriano Leite Ribeiro's cut.
That's time! Frulani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leite Ribeiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frulani manages to break the clinch.
Leite Ribeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frulani.
Leite Ribeiro moves into range and clinches up with Frulani.
Leite Ribeiro jumps into guard, dragging Frulani to the mat.
Leite Ribeiro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Frulani passes into side control.
Frulani decides to stand up, so the ref orders Leite Ribeiro to his feet.
Thiago Frulani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frulani tests Leite Ribeiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horrible takedown by Leite Ribeiro or perhaps it was just good defense by Frulani which made him look bad.
Frulani wants to clinch
and Leite Ribeiro counters with a nice body kick.
Frulani tries to clinch but Leite Ribeiro moves away
so Leite Ribeiro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frulani wants to stand but Leite Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Frulani on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Frulani tries to get out of the position.
Frulani looking for a sweep. Not yet Frulani, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frulani wants to stand but Leite Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Frulani looking for a sweep. Not yet Frulani, not yet.
Leite Ribeiro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leite Ribeiro won't allow Frulani to sweep him here.
Leite Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Frulani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leite Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leite Ribeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frulani stuffs the takedown.
Thiago Frulani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Leite Ribeiro.
Leite Ribeiro wants to clinch.
Leite Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Frulani as he jumps to the side.
Thiago Frulani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Leite Ribeiro shoots in for a double leg but Frulani sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leite Ribeiro.
Leite Ribeiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Frulani is just out of range.
Leite Ribeiro moves into the clinch.
Frulani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frulani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leite Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leite Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frulani is looking to clinch.
Leite Ribeiro shoots in and drives through. Frulani sprawls well.
Leite Ribeiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Frulani blocks a head kick by Leite Ribeiro.
Frulani misses with a leg kick
and Leite Ribeiro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leite Ribeiro.
Frulani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frulani working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frulani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leite Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frulani fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frulani tries to clinch there but Leite Ribeiro circles away.
Frulani throws a leg kick
and Leite Ribeiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Leite Ribeiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leite Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Frulani shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leite Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Frulani.
Leite Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Leite Ribeiro or perhaps it was just good defense by Frulani which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Frulani.
Frulani pushes Leite Ribeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Frulani takes a shot to the head.
Frulani prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leite Ribeiro tries to pull guard but Frulani won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frulani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leite Ribeiro lands with a cross.
Leite Ribeiro throws a right hand that Frulani ducks under and follows up with a left that Frulani also avoids with ease.
Frulani misses with a series of wild punches.
Leite Ribeiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frulani.
Leite Ribeiro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Frulani backs up against the cage.
Leite Ribeiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Frulani.
Frulani lands a jab-cross combination.
Leite Ribeiro shoots for a takedown but Frulani saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frulani's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Frulani duly obliges.
Leite Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt - Frulani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leite Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
Frulani closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leite Ribeiro counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Leite Ribeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adriano Leite Ribeiro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Leite Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frulani misses with a double jab
and Leite Ribeiro counters with a three punch combo that has Frulani backing up. Frulani nods at Leite Ribeiro to acknowledge the strikes.
Leite Ribeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Frulani moves out of range easily.
Leite Ribeiro tries to clinch up.
Leite Ribeiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leite Ribeiro moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Leite Ribeiro.
Frulani tries to break free but Leite Ribeiro pushes him back against the cage.
Leite Ribeiro pulls guard effortlessly.
Leite Ribeiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Leite Ribeiro, not yet.
Frulani trying to control but Leite Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frulani throws a big right hand that misses.
Frulani stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leite Ribeiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leite Ribeiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leite Ribeiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leite Ribeiro controls Frulani momentarily but Frulani frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Frulani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leite Ribeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leite Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frulani wants to clinch but Leite Ribeiro slips to the side
and Leite Ribeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Frulani is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Leite Ribeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frulani pinned against the cage. Frulani gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leite Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frulani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frulani clinches up with Leite Ribeiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Leite Ribeiro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thiago Frulani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Leite Ribeiro.
Frulani is trying to break the clinch but Leite Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Frulani's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leite Ribeiro is working for takedown but Frulani is calmly controlling the position for now.
Frulani wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leite Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Leite Ribeiro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leite Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frulani keeps control of Leite Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frulani controlling the action here for a moment.
Leite Ribeiro tries to score a body lock takedown but Frulani shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frulani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leite Ribeiro has Frulani pressed against the cage, preventing Frulani from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leite Ribeiro is working for takedown but Frulani is calmly controlling the position for now.
Frulani tries to break free but Leite Ribeiro pushes him back against the cage.
Leite Ribeiro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Frulani is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Frulani's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leite Ribeiro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Frulani pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Frulani can't break the clinch.
Frulani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frulani is looking to break free of the clinch but Leite Ribeiro has double underhooks.
Leite Ribeiro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leite Ribeiro successfully pulls guard.
Leite Ribeiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Leite Ribeiro, not yet.
Frulani is looking to work some ground and pound but Leite Ribeiro has wrist control.
Frulani will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leite Ribeiro has a closed guard, preventing Frulani from standing up.
Leite Ribeiro looking to control.
Leite Ribeiro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Frulani!
Leite Ribeiro lands with some strikes.
Frulani tries to hold on but Leite Ribeiro pushes him away.
Leite Ribeiro landing strikes from the mount and Frulani is in trouble!
Frulani is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Frulani is bucking up trying to escape but Leite Ribeiro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Frulani really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Leite Ribeiro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Frulani working to try and regain half guard.
Leite Ribeiro landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Leite Ribeiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leite Ribeiro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Leite Ribeiro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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