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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Paez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelo Ribeiro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcelo Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Paez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro dives in and grabs Paez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paez pushes down on Ribeiro's head and hops out.
Ribeiro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Paez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ribeiro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paez 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.
Paez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ribeiro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paez defending well though.
Ribeiro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Paez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Paez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 works over Paez with some ground and pound from guard.
Ribeiro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ribeiro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Paez is trying to control the position but Ribeiro postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paez has momentary wrist control but Ribeiro slips an elbow through the middle.
Paez has momentary wrist control but Ribeiro slips an elbow through the middle.
Ribeiro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ribeiro preventing the sweep.
Ribeiro throwing strikes from guard but Paez blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ribeiro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paez wants to sweep here but Ribeiro controlling him for the moment.
Ribeiro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ribeiro postures up in Paez's guard and throws a big left but Paez blocks it.
Ribeiro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ribeiro stopping the sweep attempt from Paez.
Ribeiro throwing strikes from guard but Paez blocks nicely.
Paez has momentary wrist control but Ribeiro slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Paez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ribeiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Paez is retaining full guard.
Ribeiro throws a big right hand that misses.
Paez trying to control the position here.
Paez wants to sweep here but Ribeiro controlling him for the moment.
Ribeiro stands up over Paez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ribeiro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paez is adopting a defensive guard.
Paez looking to control.
Ribeiro passes Paez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paez's head.
Paez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Paez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ribeiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Paez has wrist control.
Ribeiro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Paez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribeiro.
Paez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ribeiro!
Paez avoids the attempt from Ribeiro to control.
Ribeiro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Paez working Ribeiro over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ribeiro sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ribeiro actively working from the bottom here.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paez lands a nice short elbow.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ribeiro tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Paez connects with a nice short shot to Ribeiro's temple.
Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back.
Ribeiro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paez's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Ribeiro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ribeiro working the head and body with strikes.
Ribeiro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ribeiro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paez defending well though.
Ribeiro is thwarting Paez's attempts to control the position.
Ribeiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Ribeiro.
Paez tries to roll over but Ribeiro keeps him under control.
Ribeiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ribeiro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ribeiro throwing shots but Paez is blocking nicely.
Paez trying to control here.
Ribeiro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ribeiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ribeiro working over Paez with some ground and pound. Paez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ribeiro looks to land a strike but Paez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ribeiro with a nice head shot there.
Paez tries to strike from the bottom.
Paez working a defensive guard here.
Ribeiro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ribeiro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ribeiro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribeiro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Paez managing to control the position.
Ribeiro stops Paez from standing up.
Ribeiro throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paez looking to control.
Ribeiro connects with a couple of short punches.
Paez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ribeiro is pushing down on Paez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Paez is fighting to maintain full guard but Ribeiro has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ribeiro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paez keeping control of the position.
Ribeiro prevents Paez from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ribeiro connects with a nice short shot to Paez's temple.
Ribeiro prevents Paez from improving his position.
Paez has hold of Ribeiro's hands but Ribeiro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ribeiro working Paez over with strikes.
Paez is looking to control Ribeiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paez avoid being mounted?
Ribeiro works his way into side control.
Ribeiro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Paez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro prevents Paez from escaping the position.
Ribeiro is working Paez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ribeiro tries to move to mount but Paez blocks the move with his legs.
Ribeiro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Paez to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro lands a nice forearm strike.
Ribeiro scoring with punches and elbows.
Paez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ribeiro connects with a decent elbow.
Ribeiro lands some shots froms side control.
Ribeiro working away.
Ribeiro scoring with punches and elbows.
Ribeiro cracks Paez with a big right hand but Paez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ribeiro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ribeiro working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ribeiro working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Paez holding on.
Paez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Ribeiro dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Ribeiro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ribeiro lands in his opponent's guard.
Paez working a defensive guard here.
Ribeiro throwing strikes but missing.
Marcelo Ribeiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ribeiro looking to pass the guard.
Paez pulls Ribeiro in close to prevent any damage.
Ribeiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ribeiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paez has his foot on Ribeiro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ribeiro works his way back into a safe position though.
Ribeiro works over Paez with some ground and pound from guard.
Paez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ribeiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Paez has wrist control.
Ribeiro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ribeiro preventing the sweep.
Ribeiro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ribeiro lands a couple of digs.
Paez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ribeiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paez looking to control.
Ribeiro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throwing strikes from guard but Paez blocks nicely.
Ribeiro lands a couple of digs.
Ribeiro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ribeiro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Paez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ribeiro is one step ahead there.
Ribeiro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ribeiro postures up.
Paez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ribeiro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ribeiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Paez has wrist control.
Ribeiro throwing strikes but missing.
Paez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro landing with the ground and pound.
Paez is trying to control the position but Ribeiro postures up.
Paez 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.
Ribeiro chips away with some ground and pound.
Ribeiro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ribeiro postures up in Paez's guard and throws a big left but Paez blocks it.
Ribeiro postures up in Paez's guard and throws a big left but Paez blocks it.
Paez looking for a sweep. Not yet Paez, not yet.
Ribeiro scoring with some ground and pound.
Paez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro postures up in Paez's guard and throws a big left but Paez blocks it.
Ribeiro throwing strikes from guard but Paez blocks nicely.
That's four 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 thows a big elbow that misses.
Ribeiro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paez looking for a sweep. Not yet Paez, not yet.
Paez has his foot on Ribeiro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ribeiro works his way back into a safe position though.
Paez 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.
Ribeiro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ribeiro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paez is trying to keep Ribeiro in close.
Jorge Paez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ribeiro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Ribeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ribeiro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Marcelo Ribeiro!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Marcelo Ribeiro!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Marcelo Ribeiro!
Marcelo Ribeiro wins by unanimous decision!
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