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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Amadeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Amadeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustavo Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amadeus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown but Amadeus sprawls well.
Ribeiro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Amadeus's guard.
Ribeiro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ribeiro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amadeus keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Amadeus is controlling Ribeiro's posture.
Ribeiro preventing the sweep.
Amadeus 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 missing with punches from the bottom.
Amadeus wants to free his trapped foot but Ribeiro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ribeiro gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ribeiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Amadeus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribeiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Amadeus is aware though and is defending well.
Ribeiro has a closed guard, preventing Amadeus from standing up.
Ribeiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ribeiro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Amadeus throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Amadeus won't allow Ribeiro to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Amadeus misses with a head kick.
Amadeus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ribeiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wolfgang Amadeus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Amadeus.
Amadeus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Amadeus.
Horrible takedown by Ribeiro or perhaps it was just good defense by Amadeus which made him look bad.
Wolfgang Amadeus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Ribeiro.
Amadeus misses with a head kick.
Ribeiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Ribeiro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Amadeus did well to prevent Ribeiro getting side control.
Ribeiro is stalling here. Amadeus is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ribeiro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Amadeus has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ribeiro looks gassed!
Amadeus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribeiro keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amadeus working away.
Ribeiro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Amadeus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro is keen to just control but Amadeus is a slippery customer.
Ribeiro stands up from half guard.
Amadeus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ribeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amadeus throws a leg kick but Ribeiro checks it.
Wolfgang Amadeus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribeiro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Amadeus avoids it really well and circles away.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt - Amadeus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amadeus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amadeus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice body kick from Amadeus.
Amadeus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Amadeus.
Amadeus tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Amadeus.
Amadeus tries a head kick but it misses.
Amadeus is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Amadeus.
Amadeus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amadeus tries to land a front kick but Ribeiro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Amadeus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amadeus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Amadeus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Amadeus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Amadeus lands with a kick to the temple. Ribeiro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gustavo Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amadeus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ribeiro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Amadeus.
Amadeus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ribeiro throws a shot to the body.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Amadeus shows good takedown defense.
Ribeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amadeus.
Amadeus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amadeus thuds a left hand into Ribeiro's body.
Amadeus throws a leg kick that misses.
Amadeus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amadeus misses with a head kick.
Amadeus throws a wild body kick that Ribeiro sees coming a mile off.
Amadeus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ribeiro.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ribeiro moves out of range as Amadeus throws a body kick.
Ribeiro swings for the body but Amadeus moves out of range.
Ribeiro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amadeus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wolfgang Amadeus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Ribeiro.
A slow jab from Ribeiro misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadeus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Amadeus swats away the attempt to clinch by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amadeus pinned against the cage. Amadeus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Amadeus.
Ribeiro has managed to clinch.
Ribeiro scores with a hook to the body.
Amadeus stops a takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Amadeus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Amadeus looking to stall.
Ribeiro blocks the elbow strike.
Amadeus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ribeiro avoids it.
Ribeiro tightens his grip and picks Amadeus up, before dumping him to the ground. Amadeus manages to land in guard.
Amadeus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Amadeus keeps moving.
Ribeiro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Amadeus kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Amadeus wants to sweep but no luck.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Amadeus keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro lands a couple of digs.
Ribeiro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ribeiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Amadeus. That's going to slow Ribeiro down.
Amadeus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ribeiro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ribeiro clinches.
Ribeiro is trying to drag Amadeus to the mat but Amadeus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Amadeus trying to land knees to the body.
Ribeiro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Amadeus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ribeiro has hold of one of Amadeus's legs. Amadeus is fighting the takedown attempt but Ribeiro gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Amadeus controls Ribeiro momentarily but Ribeiro frees himself.
Amadeus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ribeiro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Amadeus keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking to sit in guard and control but Amadeus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ribeiro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Amadeus trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ribeiro checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustavo Ribeiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ribeiro blocks a head kick by Amadeus.
Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches.
Ribeiro managing to block the knees to the body from Amadeus.
Ribeiro gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro trying to control from half guard but Amadeus is working away.
Ribeiro prevents Amadeus from improving his position.
Ribeiro works his way into full mount!
Ribeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ribeiro throwing strikes here but Amadeus is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Amadeus is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadeus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ribeiro on the ground.
Ribeiro content just to control the position here.
Ribeiro lands a heavy elbow.
Ribeiro swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Amadeus is now in Ribeiro's guard. A big mistake from Ribeiro there, giving up the dominant position!
Ribeiro is trying to keep Amadeus in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amadeus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ribeiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Amadeus preventing the sweep.
Ribeiro is trying to hold Amadeus in close to prevent damage but Amadeus has managed to pass into half guard.
Amadeus decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Amadeus throws a body kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Ribeiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro blocks the body kick.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amadeus as he jumps to the side.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ribeiro is looking to take a break and control but Amadeus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ribeiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Amadeus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ribeiro.
Amadeus wants to improve his position but Ribeiro is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amadeus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ribeiro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Amadeus trying to keep a closed guard but Ribeiro is proving a slippery customer.
Amadeus keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Amadeus keeping full guard, as Ribeiro tries to pass.
Ribeiro won't allow Amadeus to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Ribeiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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