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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demian Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Ribeiro (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 Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Nogueira!
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, Guilherme Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
Ribeiro clinches up with Nogueira and pushes him back against the cage.
Ribeiro lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nogueira tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ribeiro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ribeiro wants to free his trapped foot but Nogueira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nogueira is trying to control but Ribeiro passes into side control!
Nogueira is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ribeiro is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ribeiro gets full guard.
Ribeiro looking to control.
Ribeiro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nogueira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ribeiro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ribeiro has escaped and now he's on top!
Ribeiro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Ribeiro won't allow Nogueira to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro gets to his feet. Nogueira looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nogueira closes the distance but Ribeiro moves to the side
and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nogueira won't be happy with that.
Nogueira sneaks back into half guard.
Ribeiro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nogueira is looking for a sweep. Ribeiro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ribeiro blocks the strikes from Nogueira.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ribeiro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nogueira trying to hold on to Ribeiro's head to control him but Ribeiro postures up.
Ribeiro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Ribeiro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nogueira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ribeiro counters with a single leg into guard. Nogueira didn't expect that.
Nogueira being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Guilherme Ribeiro.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ribeiro moves into the clinch.
Nogueira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ribeiro walks away with a smile on his face. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Demian Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro scores with a hook to the body. Nogueira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nogueira misses with a takedown
and Ribeiro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nogueira's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro connects with a couple of short punches.
Ribeiro content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ribeiro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nogueira looking for a guillotine here but Ribeiro defends easily.
Nogueira looking to control.
Nogueira wants to sweep here but Ribeiro controlling him for the moment.
Ribeiro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ribeiro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nogueira!
Ribeiro lands a big elbow.
Ribeiro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ribeiro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ribeiro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nogueira hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro lands a big shot there that rocks Nogueira but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nogueira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ribeiro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nogueira can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Ribeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nogueira wants to clinch
so Ribeiro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ribeiro controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Guilherme Ribeiro.
Ribeiro has closed the distance and engaged Nogueira in a clinch.
Nogueira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ribeiro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nogueira is trying to defend but Ribeiro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nogueira is trying to escape back to his feet but Ribeiro uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro controlling from side mount.
Ribeiro stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nogueira shoots and misses
and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nogueira won't be happy with that.
Nogueira trying to remain calm as Ribeiro controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ribeiro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ribeiro landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ribeiro sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nogueira is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ribeiro controls the position.
Nogueira is trying to buck Ribeiro off.
Ribeiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ribeiro works to advance to full mount. Nogueira defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro content just to control the position here.
Nogueira regains half guard.
Ribeiro stops Nogueira from getting back to his feet.
Ribeiro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Guilherme Ribeiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ribeiro decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ribeiro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nogueira throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro controlling from the top position.
Demian Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guilherme Ribeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nogueira working for a triangle but Ribeiro defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Ribeiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ribeiro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Ribeiro!
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FIGHT
RATING
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