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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Blasko!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ribeiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ribeiro prevents Blasko from getting back to his feet.
Blasko trying to control the position.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Blasko keeps moving.
Ribeiro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blasko keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Ribeiro lands a couple of elbows.
Blasko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribeiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ribeiro trying to control but Blasko is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro is in close to Blasko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ribeiro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blasko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribeiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blasko keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Ribeiro throws and elbow that misses. Blasko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ribeiro's guard. Nice move by Blasko!
Ribeiro working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro has momentary wrist control but Blasko slips an elbow through the middle.
Ribeiro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ribeiro is looking to advance position but Blasko won't allow it.
Blasko gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro controlling from the top position.
Ribeiro trying to control but Blasko is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasko trying to control the position.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Blasko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gustavo Ribeiro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blasko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blasko but Blasko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ribeiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ribeiro wants it to stay on the feet.
Blasko wants to clinch.
Ribeiro with a poor takedown
and Blasko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Blasko circles away easily
and Blasko counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasko tries to break the clinch but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Ribeiro is trying to drag Blasko to the mat but Blasko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but Blasko won't allow it.
Ribeiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribeiro fails to pull guard.
Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Blasko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ribeiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blasko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ribeiro won't be happy with that.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro is trying to control Blasko's posture but Blasko avoids it.
Blasko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ribeiro throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Blasko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ribeiro misses with a combination
and Blasko counters with a takedown into side control.
Ribeiro is trying to control Blasko's posture but Blasko avoids it.
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 going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blasko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blasko controls the position from side control.
Ribeiro tries to bench press Blasko off him but Blasko keeps the position.
Ribeiro is working hard here to advance position.
An elbow from Blasko crashes against the mat.
Ribeiro is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A control attempt from Ribeiro but he's now mounted!
Ribeiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro is wriggling around trying to escape.
John Blasko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blasko wants to control the pace but Ribeiro is squirming around nicely.
Blasko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ribeiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ribeiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Ribeiro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ribeiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blasko unloading with bombs!
Ribeiro tries to hold on but Blasko postures up.
A nice elbow there by Blasko.
Blasko with the ground and pound from mount.
Blasko working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blasko avoids the attempt from Ribeiro to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasko with shots to the head and body - Ribeiro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ribeiro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Blasko wants to take a breather but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Ribeiro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blasko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribeiro keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ribeiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blasko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blasko wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Ribeiro trying to keep a closed guard but Blasko is proving a slippery customer.
Ribeiro has an active guard here but Blasko has managed to pass into half guard.
Blasko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ribeiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Blasko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ribeiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blasko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blasko wants to stand but Ribeiro is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blasko scoring with some ground and pound.
Ribeiro has his foot on Blasko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blasko works his way back into a safe position though.
Blasko throws a big right hand that misses.
Blasko postures up in Ribeiro's guard and throws a big left but Ribeiro blocks it.
Blasko is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ribeiro has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Blasko is looking to defend but Ribeiro has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Blasko! Ribeiro pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Blasko taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gustavo Ribeiro!
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