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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes to the cage accompanied by Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn. Gustavo Ribeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
18 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arturo Rojas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gustavo Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch but Rojas is avoiding it.
Rojas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ribeiro is defended easily by Rojas.
Rojas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rojas looks to land a right hand but Ribeiro moved out of range.
Rojas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rojas keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Rojas pulls Ribeiro in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro passes Rojas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rojas tries to roll over but Ribeiro keeps him under control.
Rojas preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rojas pushes Ribeiro off looking to stand but Ribeiro dives back in and keeps control.
Ribeiro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rojas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ribeiro passes to full mount!
Ribeiro looking for a guillotine from mount but Rojas is having none of it.
Ribeiro pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro controlling from the full mount.
Rojas is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rojas?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro avoids the attempt from Rojas to control.
Rojas is desperately trying to improve his position but Ribeiro has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rojas is looking to escape.
Rojas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rojas taking shots to the head.
Rojas tries to lock up and control but Ribeiro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rojas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rojas wants to control but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Ribeiro prevents Rojas from getting the reversal.
Rojas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ribeiro on the ground.
Ribeiro wants to take Rojas's back but he can't do it this time.
Ribeiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rojas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ribeiro controlling from the full mount.
Rojas has given up his back here. Will Ribeiro look for the submission or keep pounding away?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rojas wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Ribeiro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Rojas. That snapped Ribeiro's head back.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ribeiro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ribeiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ribeiro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rojas defends it nicely.
Arturo Rojas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Ribeiro.
Rojas slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribeiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ribeiro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rojas's waist but Rojas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ribeiro off to one side.
Rojas misses with a hook. Ribeiro ducked under it nicely.
Rojas scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rojas swivels and escapes.
Gustavo Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas gets a takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro manages to get to full guard.
Ribeiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rojas defends it easily.
Ribeiro managing to control the position.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Rojas from controlling successfully.
Ribeiro has his foot on Rojas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rojas works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas 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.
Ribeiro controlling the position well.
Ribeiro wants to control but Rojas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rojas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rojas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ribeiro defending well though.
Rojas is keen to just control but Ribeiro is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ribeiro gets full guard.
Gustavo Ribeiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ribeiro controls Rojas momentarily but Rojas frees himself.
Ribeiro is looking for a triangle but Rojas pushes his legs off easily.
Rojas is sitting in close to Ribeiro's body. Ribeiro has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rojas is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rojas is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ribeiro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gustavo Ribeiro!
Gustavo Ribeiro is the new middleweight champion!
Gustavo Ribeiro took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellbent for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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