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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Green!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro blocks a head kick by Green.
Green takes a kick to the side of the head.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Ribeiro avoids it.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
Ribeiro wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Ribeiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ribeiro has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
Ribeiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ribeiro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ribeiro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ribeiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ribeiro clinches.
Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
Ivan Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Green, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Green or perhaps it was just good defense by Ribeiro which made him look bad.
Ribeiro throws a series of strikes that have Green backpedaling.
Ribeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ribeiro as he avoids it easily.
Thiago Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Green.
Green tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ribeiro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Ivan Green has been cut.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ribeiro did well to prevent Green getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to control but Green is keeping busy.
Ribeiro is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to stand and escape but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Green trying to mount his opponent but Ribeiro defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ribeiro thuds his shin into the meat of Green's side.
Green looks gassed!
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches.
Green jumps guard and drags Ribeiro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ribeiro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Green is proving hard to escape from.
Green looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Green is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ribeiro passes Green's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ribeiro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Green on the ground.
Green tries to roll over but Ribeiro keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Ribeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Green's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ribeiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ribeiro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ribeiro trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ribeiro into the cage.
Green tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ribeiro smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green moves out of range as Ribeiro throws a body kick.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green misses with a takedown attempt
and Ribeiro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ribeiro taking a breather.
Maybe Ribeiro would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A bit of stalling here from Ribeiro.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thiago Ribeiro.
Green avoids the head kick by Ribeiro.
Green drives through and clinches with Ribeiro against the cage.
Green tries a knee to the head but Ribeiro blocks it.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Green looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Green slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to pass the guard but Ribeiro is keeping the position.
Green is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Green gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Green throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribeiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Ribeiro is trying to stall.
Green fails to pull guard.
Thiago Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Green.
Ribeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Green tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ribeiro smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Green, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Green tries to keep at a distance but Ribeiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Green fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Ribeiro fails to pull guard.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Green is controlling him.
Green tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ribeiro smiles and moves away.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up
and Green counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Green wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Green working away.
Green trying to control the position but Ribeiro is working away.
Ribeiro is trying to control Green's posture but Green avoids it.
Green wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Green's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Green shoots in but Ribeiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ribeiro clinches.
Green tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ribeiro smiles and moves away.
Green wants to clinch but Ribeiro slips to the side
and Ribeiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green wants to clinch but Ribeiro slips to the side
and Ribeiro counters with an inside leg kick.
Green fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ribeiro avoids it really well and circles away.
Thiago Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Green.
Ribeiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ribeiro jumps guard and drags Green to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Ribeiro controlling the position.
Ribeiro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ribeiro has an active guard here but Green has managed to pass into half guard.
Ribeiro tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Green is trying to control. Ribeiro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Ribeiro is positioning himself well to prevent Green advancing to mount.
Green controlling the pace.
Ribeiro is in trouble now - Green has advanced to mount!
Ribeiro working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to control but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Ribeiro tries to lock up and control but Green gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ribeiro is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Green putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Green working for a submission but Ribeiro is keeping him at bay.
Green looking to finish Ribeiro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ribeiro!
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.
Ribeiro is squirming around, avoiding Green's attempts to control the action.
Green looking for a guillotine from mount but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Ribeiro wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thiago Ribeiro.
I think Ribeiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago 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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FIGHT
RATING
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