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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Ghanizadeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Ribeiro Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro Da Silva has chosen Soulfly - Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amir Ghanizadeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao Ribeiro Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghanizadeh throws a leg kick but Ribeiro Da Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ribeiro Da Silva looks to land a body kick but Ghanizadeh moved away.
Ghanizadeh throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Ghanizadeh.
Ghanizadeh throws a lazy head kick
and Ribeiro Da Silva counters with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ghanizadeh.
Ribeiro Da Silva slips a straight right by Ghanizadeh.
We've been hearing reports that Ghanizadeh has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribeiro Da Silva misses the target.
A head kick misses from Ghanizadeh.
Ghanizadeh is looking to chop away at Ribeiro Da Silva's legs.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a body shot.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a solid leg kick but Ghanizadeh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ghanizadeh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ghanizadeh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Ghanizadeh throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Ribeiro Da Silva counter with a right hand.
Ghanizadeh is looking to slow Ribeiro Da Silva down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a leg kick.
Ghanizadeh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ghanizadeh checks a low kick from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ghanizadeh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses the jab.
Ghanizadeh tries to clinch up.
Ghanizadeh blocks a head kick by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ghanizadeh throws a push kick but Ribeiro Da Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Ribeiro Da Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ribeiro Da Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ghanizadeh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ghanizadeh throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Ribeiro Da Silva misses
and Ghanizadeh counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghanizadeh avoids the head kick by Ribeiro Da Silva.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro Da Silva checks a leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ghanizadeh.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a head kick but Ghanizadeh moves out of range.
Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Ghanizadeh.
Ribeiro Da Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ghanizadeh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Ghanizadeh.
Ghanizadeh throws a jab but it's blocked by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Ghanizadeh throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghanizadeh throws a head kick that misses.
Ghanizadeh misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ribeiro Da Silva blocks the leg kick.
Ghanizadeh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ribeiro Da Silva, right into the meat.
Ghanizadeh throws a push kick but Ribeiro Da Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Ghanizadeh connects with a solid leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a leg kick but Ghanizadeh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Ghanizadeh moves out of range of the body kick from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ribeiro Da Silva, right into the meat.
Ghanizadeh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ghanizadeh tries for a takedown but Ribeiro Da Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ghanizadeh blocks a head kick by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Crunch! Ribeiro Da Silva slams his shin into Ghanizadeh's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghanizadeh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ribeiro Da Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ghanizadeh misses with a head kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ribeiro Da Silva pushes Ghanizadeh away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ghanizadeh is breathing heavily.
Ghanizadeh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ghanizadeh's sensitive parts.
Ribeiro Da Silva stuns Ghanizadeh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ribeiro Da Silva, right into the meat.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Ribeiro Da Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghanizadeh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ghanizadeh.
Ghanizadeh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ghanizadeh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joao Ribeiro Da Silva will probably get the nod.
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.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ghanizadeh.
Ghanizadeh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a body kick.
Ghanizadeh throws a lazy head kick
and Ribeiro Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ghanizadeh.
Ribeiro Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Ghanizadeh moved out of range.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a low kick, looking for Ghanizadeh's leg but Ghanizadeh calmly moves out of range.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ghanizadeh.
Ghanizadeh drives through and clinches with Ribeiro Da Silva against the cage.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ghanizadeh is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Ghanizadeh.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a body shot from Ghanizadeh.
A head punch on the inside from Ghanizadeh fails to land.
Ribeiro Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Ribeiro Da Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Ghanizadeh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ghanizadeh tries to score with a low kick but Ribeiro Da Silva moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to the liver by Ribeiro Da Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with an uppercut
and Ghanizadeh finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ghanizadeh.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ghanizadeh throws out a leg kick but Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range and Ghanizadeh only half commits.
Ghanizadeh misses with a low kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva checks a low kick from Ghanizadeh.
Ghanizadeh avoids a kick to the body.
Ghanizadeh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Ghanizadeh lands but Ribeiro Da Silva takes it in his stride.
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!
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Ghanizadeh throws a lazy body kick
and Ribeiro Da Silva counters with a leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva checks a leg kick.
Ghanizadeh throws a body kick that misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a leg kick. Ghanizadeh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ribeiro Da Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghanizadeh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ribeiro Da Silva is out of range.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a wild body kick that Ghanizadeh sees coming a mile off.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a shot to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Ghanizadeh off balance momentarily.
Ghanizadeh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ghanizadeh shoots in and gets a takedown into Ribeiro Da Silva's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ribeiro Da Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ghanizadeh manages to get himself to full guard.
Ribeiro Da Silva won't allow Ghanizadeh to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ribeiro Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghanizadeh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro Da Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ghanizadeh wants to slow Ribeiro Da Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Ghanizadeh blocks a head kick by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ghanizadeh scores with a jab. Ribeiro Da Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ribeiro Da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghanizadeh misses with a hook.
Ribeiro Da Silva tests Ghanizadeh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ghanizadeh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some bone on bone action there as Ribeiro Da Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick from Ghanizadeh misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro Da Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ghanizadeh thuds his right hand into Ribeiro Da Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ghanizadeh tries a head kick but it misses.
Ghanizadeh throws a head kick that misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghanizadeh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ribeiro Da Silva.
A low kick from Ghanizadeh is predictable there
and Ribeiro Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Ribeiro Da Silva misses
and Ghanizadeh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ribeiro Da Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ghanizadeh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ghanizadeh motions for Ribeiro Da Silva to come forward. Ghanizadeh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ghanizadeh motions for Ribeiro Da Silva to come forward. Ghanizadeh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ghanizadeh dodges the punch combination from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a head kick. Ghanizadeh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ribeiro Da Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ghanizadeh.
Ribeiro Da Silva looks to land a left hand but Ghanizadeh moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick from Ghanizadeh misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ribeiro Da Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ghanizadeh on the side of the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with an overhand left.
Ribeiro Da Silva takes a swing at Ghanizadeh's ribcage but misses.
Ghanizadeh misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a head kick by Ghanizadeh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a head kick by Ghanizadeh.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ghanizadeh takes a step back to recover.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ribeiro Da Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ghanizadeh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Ghanizadeh moves out of range easily.
Ghanizadeh wants to land a leg kick but Ribeiro Da Silva is out of range.
Ribeiro Da Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghanizadeh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribeiro Da Silva moves away.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghanizadeh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ribeiro Da Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Ghanizadeh's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to slow Ghanizadeh down with leg kicks.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a low kick.
Ghanizadeh lands with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ghanizadeh throws a leg kick but Ribeiro Da Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ghanizadeh lands a right hook to the body.
Ghanizadeh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Ghanizadeh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a low kick as Ghanizadeh jumps back.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ribeiro Da Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva scores with a head kick. Ghanizadeh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ghanizadeh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ribeiro Da Silva. Ribeiro Da Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Ghanizadeh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ghanizadeh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ghanizadeh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribeiro Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ghanizadeh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ghanizadeh misses with a kick to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range as Ghanizadeh throws a body kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ghanizadeh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Ghanizadeh off balance momentarily.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ghanizadeh tries to clinch up.
Ghanizadeh throws a body kick that misses.
Ghanizadeh throws a head kick that misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Ghanizadeh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to land body kicks.
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!
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a head kick.
Ghanizadeh throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribeiro Da Silva counters with a good low kick that Ghanizadeh was not able to check.
Amir Ghanizadeh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghanizadeh missing with a left hand there. Ribeiro Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to land body kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ribeiro Da Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Ribeiro Da Silva!
Our winner, Joao Ribeiro Da Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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