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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adao Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jark Reepal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adao Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jark Reepal!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reepal wants to clinch.
Reepal clinches with his opponent.
Reepal can't break the clinch.
Reepal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ribeiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Ribeiro shoots for a takedown but Reepal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reepal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reepal has managed to clinch.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ribeiro wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adao Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reepal can't break the clinch.
Reepal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro dodges the punch combination from Reepal.
Reepal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reepal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Reepal tries to stand but Ribeiro is controlling from the bottom.
Ribeiro trying to control the position.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Reepal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ribeiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reepal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ribeiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reepal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ribeiro trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reepal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ribeiro's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reepal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reepal wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Ribeiro has a closed guard, preventing Reepal from standing up.
Ribeiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reepal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reepal wants to stand but Ribeiro is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reepal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ribeiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reepal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Reepal from controlling successfully.
Reepal gets to his feet - Ribeiro follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reepal has closed the distance and engaged Ribeiro in a clinch.
Reepal is trying to break the clinch but Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Ribeiro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Reepal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reepal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ribeiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reepal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Reepal manages to get underhooks.
Reepal breaks the clinch.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown
and Reepal counters with a nice uppercut.
Reepal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ribeiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jark Reepal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ribeiro misses with a takedown
and Ribeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reepal lands with a straight right. Ribeiro didn't see that one coming.
Reepal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reepal feints and then cracks Ribeiro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ribeiro down.
Reepal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reepal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reepal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice straight punches there by Reepal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reepal.
Ribeiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reepal moves into the clinch.
Reepal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reepal looks to land a combination. Ribeiro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reepal scores with a jab to the body.
Reepal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reepal throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body punch from Reepal.
Reepal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reepal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribeiro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro is trying to control the action in half guard but Reepal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reepal tries to roll over but Ribeiro keeps him under control.
Reepal is not content to let Ribeiro control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reepal is not content to let Ribeiro control the position.
Ribeiro is trying to work for a kimura but Reepal is defending well.
Ribeiro controlling the pace.
Ribeiro trying to control from half guard but Reepal is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reepal's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Reepal duly obliges.
Reepal throws a push kick but Ribeiro slaps the foot to one side.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Reepal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ribeiro shoots in but Reepal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adao Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reepal wants to clinch up but Ribeiro keeps it at a distance.
Reepal throws a one two combo.
Ribeiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reepal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reepal. Ribeiro shrugs it off though.
Reepal clobbers Ribeiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reepal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ribeiro. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ribeiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reepal swivels and escapes.
Reepal has closed the distance and engaged Ribeiro in a clinch.
Reepal gets control of Ribeiro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reepal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ribeiro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reepal's head.
Ribeiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ribeiro scoring with some ground and pound.
Reepal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ribeiro sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ribeiro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ribeiro throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jark Reepal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ribeiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Reepal.
Reepal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ribeiro has a takedown stuffed.
Reepal moves into the clinch.
Reepal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ribeiro smiles and moves away.
Reepal darts in and clinches Ribeiro up against the cage.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but Reepal holds him up against the cage and eventually Ribeiro drops back down to his feet.
Reepal manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reepal tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reepal lands a head kick. Ribeiro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ribeiro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reepal forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches.
Reepal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro takes one on the button.
Ribeiro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ribeiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ribeiro shoots in and drives through. Reepal sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adao Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Reepal.
Reepal drives through and clinches with Ribeiro against the cage.
Reepal is trying to break the clinch but Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Reepal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adao Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reepal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reepal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ribeiro scores with a takedown into Reepal's guard.
Reepal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reepal throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Reepal working a defensive guard here.
Ribeiro is stalling in the full guard.
Reepal is looking to stand up but Ribeiro isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ribeiro trying to control but Reepal is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reepal has closed the distance and engaged Ribeiro in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stalling in the clinch from Reepal.
Reepal stops a takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
Reepal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reepal throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Reepal misses.
Ribeiro scores a takedown into full mount!
Ribeiro won't let Reepal get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Reepal is desperately trying to improve his position but Ribeiro has a good base and remains in mount.
Reepal has left one of his arms exposed and Ribeiro doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Reepal screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adao Ribeiro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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