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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manlio Marconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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174 cm
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168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorenzo Ribeiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manlio Marconi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ribeiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marconi misses with a wild body shot.
Marconi misses with a wild body shot.
Ribeiro ducks under a wild hook from Marconi.
Nice uppercut there from Marconi.
Marconi tests Ribeiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marconi throws a hook to the side of Ribeiro's head but Ribeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ribeiro blocks a jab.
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Marconi misses the shot to the body.
Marconi lands a really nice looking cross but Ribeiro seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ribeiro takes one to the side of the head.
Marconi scores with a hook.
Manlio Marconi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ribeiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marconi swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Marconi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ribeiro doesn't seem phased though.
Marconi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ribeiro.
Marconi scores with the left hand. Ribeiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Marconi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribeiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marconi swings for the body but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Marconi just misses with a punch to the body.
Marconi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ribeiro counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marconi struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribeiro controls his hands.
Marconi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marconi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marconi just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marconi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marconi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but Marconi holds him up against the cage and eventually Ribeiro drops back down to his feet.
Ribeiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ribeiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marconi to keep the fight standing.
Ribeiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marconi's efforts to push away.
Marconi working hard to break the clinch.
Ribeiro pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ribeiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Marconi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Marconi wants to stand and escape but instead Ribeiro has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro trying to control but Marconi is working from the bottom.
Marconi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ribeiro's guard.
Ribeiro has a closed guard, preventing Marconi from standing up.
Marconi 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manlio Marconi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ribeiro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ribeiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Marconi has wrist control.
Marconi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ribeiro throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marconi looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ribeiro throwing shots but Marconi is blocking nicely.
Ribeiro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marconi's head.
Ribeiro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marconi's head.
Ribeiro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ribeiro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ribeiro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marconi is just riding it out for now. Ribeiro eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is thwarting Marconi's attempts to control the position.
Marconi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ribeiro.
Marconi wants to improve his position but Ribeiro is controlling well.
Marconi is concentrating on defense, preventing Ribeiro from advancing position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Manlio Marconi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Marconi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ribeiro throws a big shot that misses.
Marconi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribeiro is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marconi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ribeiro on the side of the head.
Ribeiro staying out of range there.
Ribeiro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ribeiro is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Marconi stops Ribeiro from passing to mount.
Ribeiro lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Ribeiro dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ribeiro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marconi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ribeiro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marconi trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Marconi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sloppy strikes from Marconi. Those never looked like landing.
Marconi connects with the punch.
Ribeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marconi.
Ribeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marconi throws out the jab.
Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marconi.
Marconi throws a series of punches but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches up with Marconi, looking for a takedown. Ribeiro pushes Marconi against the cage but Marconi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ribeiro shoots for a takedown but Marconi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ribeiro wants to clinch.
Marconi with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro blocks a low kick nicely.
Marconi misses with a shot to the body
and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marconi won't be happy with that.
Ribeiro trying to control the position but Marconi is working away.
Ribeiro is trying to get an arm triangle but Marconi is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marconi is trying to work for a sweep but Ribeiro has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ribeiro cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ribeiro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ribeiro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Ribeiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throwing strikes here but Marconi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marconi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro wants to control the pace but Marconi is squirming around nicely.
Ribeiro avoids the attempt from Marconi to control.
Ribeiro raining down hammerfists from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marconi is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Ribeiro clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marconi misses the shot to the body.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marconi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marconi missing with a left hand there. Ribeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ribeiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marconi misses with a looping right.
Ribeiro misses with a body shot.
Ribeiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marconi manages to avoid it.
Marconi misses with a looping right.
Marconi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marconi misses the shot to the body.
Marconi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi tries to bum rush Ribeiro with a series of wild strikes but Ribeiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manlio Marconi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marconi on his heels. He'll look to pass Marconi's guard now, I'm sure.
Ribeiro connects with a couple of short punches.
Marconi wants to control but Ribeiro passes easily into half guard.
Ribeiro lands with a punch from half guard.
Ribeiro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Marconi!
Marconi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ribeiro tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribeiro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ribeiro dominating with strikes here.
Marconi wants to control but Ribeiro is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ribeiro controlling from mount.
Ribeiro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lorenzo Ribeiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ribeiro landing strikes from the mount.
Ribeiro with the ground and pound from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marconi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ribeiro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marconi looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Ribeiro had his way with Manlio Marconi in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Marconi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marconi misses with a wild body shot.
Ribeiro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marconi is trying to control Ribeiro's posture but Ribeiro avoids it.
Ribeiro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marconi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Marconi is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ribeiro grinds an elbow into Marconi's temple.
Manlio Marconi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro controls the position from side control.
Ribeiro trying to control the action but Marconi is working from the bottom.
Marconi stops Ribeiro from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro scores with punches from side control.
Marconi can't do much from the bottom here.
Ribeiro staying calm.
Ribeiro in side control, throwing shots but Marconi defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro working the head and body with strikes.
Ribeiro is trying to get an arm triangle but Marconi is defending well.
Marconi taking a bit of punishment here - Ribeiro scoring with strikes.
Ribeiro scores with punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Ribeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Ribeiro!
Lorenzo Ribeiro retains his lightweight title!
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