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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro has chosen Calm Like a Bomb as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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250 lbs
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260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman scores with a push kick.
Freeman misses with a few strikes there.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro.
Freeman defending well as Ribeiro loads up on a big left hand.
Freeman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like John Freeman has been cut.
Freeman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ribeiro gets back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Freeman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribeiro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Freeman has managed to get both his arms back between Ribeiro's legs - danger averted.
Ribeiro looking for a guillotine here but Freeman defends easily.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Freeman passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro is not content to let Freeman control the position.
Ribeiro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Freeman's best efforts.
Freeman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Freeman is controlling the pace.
Ribeiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Freeman pulls his head out easily.
Ribeiro is not content to let Freeman control the position.
Freeman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ribeiro's head.
Ribeiro wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Freeman wants to free his trapped foot but Ribeiro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ribeiro wants to get back to full guard.
Ribeiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Freeman pulls his head out easily.
Ribeiro actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ribeiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ribeiro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ribeiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Freeman pulls his head out easily.
Ribeiro is staying active underneath Freeman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ribeiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Freeman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Freeman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ribeiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Freeman pulls his head out easily.
Freeman is trying to control. Ribeiro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Freeman working over Ribeiro with some ground and pound. Ribeiro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ribeiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ribeiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Freeman defends it easily.
Ribeiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Freeman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman postures up in Ribeiro's guard and throws a big left but Ribeiro blocks it.
Freeman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ribeiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ribeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Freeman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Ribeiro.
A jab from Ribeiro misses.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Freeman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Freeman looking to finish Ribeiro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ribeiro!
Freeman cracks Ribeiro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Freeman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Freeman looking to control but Ribeiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ribeiro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Freeman tries to stand and escape but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Ribeiro is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman controlling the action here.
Ribeiro actively working from the bottom here.
Freeman trying to control the action but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Freeman is keen to just control but Ribeiro is a slippery customer.
Ribeiro wants to improve his position but Freeman is controlling well.
Freeman is trying to control the action in half guard but Ribeiro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Freeman just wasn't active enough.
Freeman takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro missing with a left hand there. Freeman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribeiro looks to land a left hand but Freeman moved out of range nicely.
Freeman scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro loads up on a big right hand but Freeman slips the punch.
Ribeiro misses with a hook. Freeman ducked under it nicely.
Freeman slips a straight right by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws out a loose jab but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
John Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ribeiro misses with a hook.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut. Freeman saw that one coming.
Freeman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Freeman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribeiro misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman shoots in and bounces Ribeiro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Freeman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Freeman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Freeman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Freeman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Freeman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribeiro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Freeman has managed to get both his arms back between Ribeiro's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Freeman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Freeman is aware though and is defending well.
Ribeiro throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Freeman escapes and throws Ribeiro's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro manages to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back.
Freeman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribeiro is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Freeman is tapping! Great win for Ribeiro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Ribeiro!
A relieved looking John Ribeiro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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