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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trae Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xander Ribeiro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Xander Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trae Black!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ribeiro shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed Ribeiro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ribeiro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ribeiro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Black kicks Ribeiro off and gets to his feet.
Black shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribeiro, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Black 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.
Black thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black 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.
Ribeiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ribeiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black working some strikes from top position.
That's two 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.
Black thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ribeiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Black preventing the sweep.
Black wants to pass the guard but Ribeiro is keeping the position.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Black is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ribeiro has his takedown stuffed
and Black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ribeiro's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xander Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black defends well.
Black works over Ribeiro with some ground and pound from guard.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Ribeiro.
Black postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ribeiro is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Black, into his guard.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro controlling from the top position.
Ribeiro trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Xander Ribeiro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ribeiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Ribeiro.
Black thows a big elbow that misses.
Black wants to pass the guard but Ribeiro is keeping the position.
Black makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Black wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Ribeiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribeiro, not yet.
Ribeiro is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ribeiro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ribeiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribeiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ribeiro wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Black drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Black jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ribeiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribeiro, not yet.
Black thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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 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.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Ribeiro has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ribeiro is on top in guard.
Black wants to stand up but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Ribeiro controlling from the top position.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trae Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ribeiro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Black wants to stand up but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Ribeiro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ribeiro slips nicely into half guard.
Ribeiro is controlling the pace.
Ribeiro is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trae Black will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Black decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ribeiro.
Black 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.
Ribeiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ribeiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Ribeiro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
Ribeiro trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black wants to stand up but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Ribeiro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Xander Ribeiro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Black moves away
and Black counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ribeiro tries to stall but Black uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black tightens his grip and picks Ribeiro up, before dumping him to the ground. Ribeiro manages to land in guard.
Ribeiro looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Black is defending well. Ribeiro quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Black has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ribeiro celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xander Ribeiro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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