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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Tiberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiberio has chosen August Burns Red - White Washed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Ben Russel!
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, Andre Tiberio!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russel loads up on a big right hand but Tiberio slips the punch.
A big right from Russel misses.
Russel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tiberio counters with a two punch combo.
Russel lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiberio's head.
Russel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiberio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiberio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Russel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tiberio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Russel wants to free his trapped foot but Tiberio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiberio regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Russel.
Russel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Russel postures up in Tiberio's guard and throws a big left but Tiberio blocks it.
Tiberio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Russel stopping the sweep attempt from Tiberio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Russel wants to control from the top but Tiberio keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ben Russel.
Tiberio throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tiberio.
Tiberio throws a series of punches but Russel avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Russel.
Tiberio misses with a straight left.
Tiberio throws a low kick but Russel moves out of range easily.
Russel swings widly with a right hand
and Tiberio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ben Russel has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Tiberio. No joy for Russel on that attempt.
Russel throws out a loose jab but Tiberio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Russel misses with a hook. Tiberio ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tiberio.
Russel misses with a wild body shot.
Russel misses with a body shot.
Tiberio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tiberio lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiberio loads up on a big right hand but Russel slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Tiberio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiberio manages to avoid it.
Tiberio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Russel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Russel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Russel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Russel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiberio.
Tiberio moves out of range of the strikes.
Russel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tiberio on his heels. He'll look to pass Tiberio's guard now, I'm sure.
Tiberio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Russel scoring with some ground and pound.
Russel wants to control from the top but Tiberio keeps moving.
Russel is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiberio has wrist control.
Tiberio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Russel scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiberio is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Russel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Russel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tiberio wants to sweep here but Russel controlling him for the moment.
Russel looking to pass the guard.
Russel passes Tiberio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Russel trying to mount his opponent but Tiberio defends it.
Russel controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiberio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Russel.
Russel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Russel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ben Russel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiberio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Russel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in half guard, Russel seems content to control.
Russel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russel working over Tiberio with some ground and pound. Tiberio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel working Tiberio over with strikes.
Russel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tiberio is not content to let Russel control the position.
Tiberio wants to control but Russel is keeping busy.
Russel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tiberio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Russel.
Russel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Russel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Russel lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tiberio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russel lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiberio wants to get back to full guard.
Tiberio has hold of Russel's hands but Russel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Russel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tiberio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Russel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russel passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Russel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Russel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Russel looks to throw the jab but Tiberio is out of range.
Tiberio moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Tiberio.
Russel throws the left hand but Tiberio avoids the punch easily.
Russel scores with a jab to the head.
Russel dives in and grabs Tiberio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tiberio pushes down on Russel's head and hops out.
Russel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiberio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiberio tries to clinch but Russel moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tiberio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel throws a jab when Tiberio was well out of range.
Russel misses with a looping right.
Russel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Russel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiberio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tiberio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Russel.
A big left from Tiberio misses.
Tiberio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Russel.
Tiberio moves out of range as Russel strikes.
Russel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tiberio's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Russel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Russel misses.
Russel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andre Tiberio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russel throws a hook to the side of Tiberio's head but Tiberio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiberio stalks Russel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Russel's face. Russel staggers backwards, shaken.
Russel is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russel misses with a hook.
Tiberio slips under a jab from Russel.
Tiberio catches Russel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ben Russel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiberio tries to sprawl but Russel drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Russel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tiberio's head.
Russel 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.
Tiberio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Russel.
Russel working over Tiberio with some ground and pound. Tiberio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Russel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russel wants to take a breather but Tiberio is having none of it.
Tiberio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Russel prevents Tiberio from improving his position.
Russel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Andre Tiberio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tiberio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, if Russel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiberio is looking for a sweep. Russel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Russel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russel is thwarting Tiberio's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Russel there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Russel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Russel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Russel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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