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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fujiwara Takamori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fujiwara Takamori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Ribeiro !
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takamori circles away.
Ribeiro fails with the takedown
and Takamori counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Takamori controlling from the top position.
Takamori won't allow Ribeiro to sweep him here.
Takamori stays in close to Ribeiro 's body and controls the position.
Ribeiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Takamori trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Fujiwara Takamori wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Takamori sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fujiwara Takamori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Ribeiro .
Ribeiro darts in looking for a takedown but Takamori gets double underhooks and turns Ribeiro into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro is fighting off a takedown attempt but Takamori is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ribeiro to the mat. Ribeiro regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Takamori trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takamori is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Takamori throwing strikes from guard but Ribeiro blocks nicely.
Takamori trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ribeiro manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Takamori lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ribeiro !
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamori lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ribeiro hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takamori looking to control and managing it successfully.
Takamori throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Takamori looking to control and managing it successfully.
Takamori avoids the attempt from Ribeiro to control.
Takamori controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takamori looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takamori sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Takamori looking to control but Ribeiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is trying to escape the mount.
Ribeiro wants to hold on but Takamori pushes him away.
Takamori looking to control but Ribeiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamori is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ribeiro is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujiwara Takamori dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ribeiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takamori counters with a single leg into guard. Ribeiro didn't expect that.
Takamori not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Takamori is pushing down on Ribeiro 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ribeiro is fighting to maintain full guard but Takamori has managed to sneak the leg through.
Takamori is trying to work for a kimura but Ribeiro is defending well.
Ribeiro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Takamori from controlling successfully.
Takamori looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamori's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ribeiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We're going to have a standup here because Fujiwara Takamori wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice sprawl there from Takamori as Ribeiro shoots in.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Takamori circles away easily
and Takamori counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Takamori.
Fujiwara Takamori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Ribeiro .
Ribeiro thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamori postures up.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
Takamori slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rodrigo Ribeiro has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt - Takamori sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ribeiro fails with the takedown
and Takamori counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Takamori.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Takamori just stands there and leans against the cage.
Takamori manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamori bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Takamori remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Takamori tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ribeiro is looking to regain half guard here but Takamori keeps moving and retains side control.
Takamori working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fujiwara Takamori overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamori remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takamori has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ribeiro !
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamori controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujiwara Takamori dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Takamori shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Takamori wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping him busy.
Takamori perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fujiwara Takamori has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ribeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takamori pinned against the cage. Takamori gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Takamori circles away easily
and Takamori counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Takamori.
Takamori is stalling in the full guard.
Ribeiro working a defensive guard here.
Fujiwara Takamori has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Takamori feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking for a guillotine here but Takamori defends easily.
Ribeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Takamori looking to sit in guard and control but Ribeiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ribeiro won't allow Takamori to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Takamori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamori controls Ribeiro momentarily but Ribeiro frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Takamori is on top in guard.
Ribeiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takamori is one step ahead there.
Takamori throws a big elbow that misses.
Takamori wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Ribeiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamori slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ribeiro misses with a strike from the bottom.
Ribeiro tries to improve position but can't.
Takamori stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ribeiro feints and as Takamori raises his hands in defense, Ribeiro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamori doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rodrigo Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fujiwara Takamori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takamori pulls Ribeiro in to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fujiwara Takamori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takamori, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fujiwara Takamori!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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