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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guil Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Conn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ribeiro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Run This Town. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guil Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Conn!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Conn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conn gets tackled into the cage by Ribeiro. Ribeiro maintains the clinch.
Conn wants a takedown.
Conn stalling in the clinch but Ribeiro improves position.
Conn working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Conn to work.
Conn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Conn keeping full guard, as Ribeiro tries to pass.
Conn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ribeiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Conn throws a combination. Ribeiro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ribeiro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conn defends it nicely.
Ribeiro wants to clinch up but Conn keeps it at a distance.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Conn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Conn counters with a one-two to the body.
Ribeiro closes the distance but Conn moves to the side
and Conn counters by moving into the clinch.
Ribeiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conn wants to break free but Ribeiro has control.
Ribeiro wants to take the fight to the mat but Conn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guil Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ribeiro defends it nicely.
Ribeiro scores with a takedown into Conn's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro gets to his feet - Conn follows without any prompting.
Conn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ribeiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Conn circles away.
Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ribeiro fails with the takedown.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conn has closed the distance and engaged Ribeiro in a clinch.
Conn tries to break free but Ribeiro pushes him back against the cage.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Conn has control.
Conn wants to break free but Ribeiro has control.
Conn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ribeiro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ribeiro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Conn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Conn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Conn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ribeiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Conn postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Conn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Conn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Conn is looking to clinch.
Conn pushes Ribeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Conn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ribeiro up against the cage.
Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribeiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Conn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conn shoots and misses
and Ribeiro counters with a two punch combo.
Guil Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ribeiro as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ribeiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conn counters with a nice body shot.
Conn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ribeiro counters with a good low kick that Conn was not able to check.
Ribeiro shoots for a takedown but Conn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribeiro clinches with his opponent.
Ribeiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ribeiro fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guil Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conn has a takedown stuffed.
Guil Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ribeiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Conn swinging wildly here.
Ribeiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ribeiro decides to pull guard.
Ribeiro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Conn manages to get himself to full guard.
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!
Conn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Conn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ribeiro is one step ahead there.
Conn controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Conn is retaining full guard.
Ribeiro being controlled here momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. William Conn wasn't active enough on the ground.
Conn forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches.
Ribeiro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Conn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Conn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ribeiro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ribeiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conn feints a jab promting Ribeiro to slip. Conn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ribeiro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ribeiro moves to clinch but Conn breaks away
and Conn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
William Conn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Conn with that takedown attempt.
Ribeiro closes the distance but Conn moves to the side
and Conn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Conn moves out of range.
Conn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribeiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Conn has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro is pressed up against the cage. Conn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ribeiro down to the mat. Ribeiro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Conn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ribeiro on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Conn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A lazy left from Conn finds it's target.
Ribeiro checks a leg kick.
Ribeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conn.
Conn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Conn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ribeiro wants to clinch up but Conn keeps it at a distance.
Conn misses with a takedown attempt
and Ribeiro counters with a body kick that stops Conn in his tracks momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ribeiro.
Conn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conn tries to keep at a distance but Ribeiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conn slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribeiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Conn throws a nice looking combination but Ribeiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ribeiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ribeiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Conn circles away.
Ribeiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Conn.
Conn misses with a double jab
and Ribeiro counters with a one-two to the body.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
Ribeiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conn moves into the clinch.
Conn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conn is looking for a takedown.
Guil Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Conn.
Ribeiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ribeiro circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conn tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Conn has managed to clinch.
Ribeiro stalling.
Conn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Conn prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conn stalling the fight.
Ribeiro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Conn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Conn or perhaps it was just good defense by Ribeiro which made him look bad.
Conn misses with a two punch combination.
Conn scores with a one two! Ribeiro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Conn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ribeiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Ribeiro is working for takedown but Conn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Conn pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Conn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribeiro.
Conn is adopting a defensive guard.
Ribeiro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Conn swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Guil Ribeiro.
I think Conn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Conn!
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energy
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hype
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