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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Ribeiro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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193 cm
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239 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a hook
and Ribeiro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ribeiro throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ribeiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Ribeiro does no damage.
Ribeiro moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Dos Santos goes down! Can Ribeiro finish him!?
It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos has a closed guard, preventing Ribeiro from standing up.
Dos Santos trying to control the position.
Ribeiro tries to stand but Dos Santos is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ribeiro misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Ribeiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Gabriel Ribeiro has been cut.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Ribeiro tries to sprawl out of it but Dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ribeiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Ribeiro does no damage.
Ribeiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Ribeiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp one two that drops Ribeiro! Dos Santos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ribeiro to his feet! Ribeiro is in big trouble!
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gabriel Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Santos.
Dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ribeiro tries to avoid it but Dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ribeiro to the ground. Ribeiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ribeiro slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Ribeiro finds it's target.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ribeiro defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Ribeiro. No joy for Dos Santos on that attempt.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick.
Gabriel Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro misses with a two punch combination.
Ribeiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Ribeiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ribeiros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Ribeiro. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos thuds a left hand into Ribeiro's body.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Ribeiro moved away.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Ribeiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Ribeiro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ribeiro is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribeiro misses the target.
Dos Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos tries a low kick but Ribeiro avoids it.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Ribeiro.
Dos Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ribeiro throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribeiro falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos moves forwards but Ribeiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ribeiro defends it nicely.
Dos Santos drops Ribeiro with a beautiful combination! Ribeiro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dos Santos is looking for the KO!
Ribeiro is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribeiro throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Ribeiro.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh Ribeiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gabriel Ribeiro's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Ribeiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Ribeiro checks a leg kick.
Ribeiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ribeiro tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick as Ribeiro jumps back.
A shot to the body from Ribeiro misses
and Ribeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dos Santos tried to score with a low kick but Ribeiro checks it.
Gabriel Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribeiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos scores with a counter punch that sends Ribeiro to the canvas! Dos Santos smells blood - he's punishing Ribeiro with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Ribeiro has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Dos Santos!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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