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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregory O Connor (ranked 6205 p4p, 516 weight class) and Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 3613 p4p, 353 weight class). Ribbler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smash Mouth - All Star. Ibbe Ribbler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gregory O Connor's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory O Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibbe Ribbler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Connor sprawls well. O Connor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ribbler gets slowly back to his feet.
O Connor looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
O Connor lands with a shot to the body.
O Connor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Ibbe Ribbler has been cut.
O Connor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been informed that Ribbler has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big right from Ribbler misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbler misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and O Connor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Connor scoring well with a low kick there.
O Connor takes one to the side of the head.
O Connor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
O Connor cracks Ribbler with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor stuns Ribbler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Connor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ribbler looks to throw the jab but O Connor is out of range.
O Connor digs a good hook to Ribbler's body.
Ribbler misses with a body shot.
As Ribbler looks to move away, O Connor throws a big counter combo but Ribbler just gets out of the way.
O Connor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ribbler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Connor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Connor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ribbler.
Ribbler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
O Connor throws a good cross that connects.
O Connor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribbler misses with a wild body shot.
Ribbler misses with a hook.
O Connor feinted there with a counter leg kick.
O Connor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Connor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Connor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ribbler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
O Connor avoids the body shot from Ribbler.
O Connor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ribbler takes one to the side of the head.
O Connor lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Connor.
O Connor scores with a three punch combo!
O Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Ribbler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. Ribbler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribbler misses with an uppercut. O Connor saw that one coming.
O Connor appears to be looking for a big counter.
O Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribbler moves away.
O Connor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ribbler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Connor works the jab nicely.
No joy there for O Connor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Connor connects with a jab.
O Connor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Ribbler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O Connor misses with a double jab.
O Connor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ribbler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gregory O Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Connor as he jumps to the side.
O Connor throws the left hand but Ribbler avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Ribbler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ribbler throws a jab when O Connor was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribbler needs to keep his hands up - O Connor had a free shot at his head there.
Ribbler dives in for a single leg takedown but O Connor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gregory O Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibbe Ribbler.
O Connor scores with a nice right hand.
Ribbler lands with a shot to the body.
O Connor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ribbler in his tracks.
O Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribbler manages to avoid it.
O Connor is looking to wear down Ribbler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ribbler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory O Connor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibbe Ribbler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab by O Connor.
O Connor misses with a double jab.
Ribbler moves away from the strike by O Connor.
It seemed like Ribbler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from O Connor misses the target.
Ribbler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the body from O Connor misses
and Ribbler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ribbler connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ribbler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ribbler clobbers O Connor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Connor lands with a nice body punch.
O Connor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Ribbler.
O Connor throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Ribbler counter with a right hand.
O Connor 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.
Nice shot lands for Ribbler.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ribbler might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, O Connor has got the better of the exchanges.
O Connor scores with a shot to the body.
O Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribbler takes one to the chin there.
O Connor scores with a hook to the body. Ribbler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Connor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Connor misses with a hook. Ribbler ducked under it nicely.
O Connor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Ribbler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Connor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribbler can do to turn this around?
O Connor sizes up Ribbler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ribbler has a takedown stuffed.
O Connor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ribbler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Connor moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by O Connor as he connects with a hook.
O Connor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ribbler.
O Connor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor throws a leg kick but Ribbler checks it.
O Connor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Connor lands a jab to Ribbler's midsection.
O Connor misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. Ribbler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gregory O Connor is winning the standup battle so far.
O Connor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Connor swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Connor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribbler misses the target.
O Connor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Connor scores with a jab to the body.
O Connor scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Connor throws a series of strikes that have Ribbler backpedaling.
Gregory O Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribbler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Connor blocks a jab.
O Connor lands with a good body shot.
O Connor misses the body punch
and Ribbler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Connor misses with a lunging right hand
and Ribbler counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Ribbler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Connor throws a hook but Ribbler avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by O Connor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory O Connor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ibbe Ribbler's cut.
That's time! O Connor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
O Connor misses the jab.
O Connor throws a leg kick which misses Ribbler's front leg but catches the back leg as Ribbler tries to avoid it.
O Connor scores with a jab.
O Connor misses with a few strikes there.
O Connor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ribbler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ribbler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
Ribbler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Ribbler misses.
Ribbler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor misses with a straight left.
Ribbler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Connor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Connor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ribbler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Connor misses the shot to the body.
O Connor lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick from O Connor misses.
Ribbler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Connor misses with a hook to the body
and Ribbler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donk. O Connor catches Ribbler right on the button with a cross.
Ribbler dips to his left and cracks O Connor with an uppercut!
O Connor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ibbe Ribbler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler throws a lazy uppercut
and O Connor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
O Connor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ribbler.
Ribbler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ribbler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Connor counters with a left to the body.
O Connor scores with a jab.
O Connor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ribbler counters with a left to the body.
Ribbler takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
O Connor dips to his left and cracks Ribbler with an uppercut!
O Connor is looking to chop away at Ribbler's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Connor.
Gregory O Connor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from O Connor.
O Connor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Connor throws a leg kick which misses Ribbler's front leg but catches the back leg as Ribbler tries to avoid it.
A jab lands there for O Connor.
Ribbler has a takedown stuffed.
Gregory O Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibbe Ribbler.
O Connor misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ribbler to counter with a crisp jab.
O Connor scores with a body shot.
Ribbler has his takedown stuffed
and O Connor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor connects with a nice looking jab.
O Connor's corner calls for a 1-2. O Connor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Connor lands a two punch combo.
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!
O Connor throws a shot to the body.
O Connor lands with a good body shot.
Ribbler misses with a jab to the body
and O Connor counters with a straight right hand.
O Connor thuds a left hand into Ribbler's body.
Ribbler needs to keep his hands up - O Connor had a free shot at his head there.
Ribbler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ribbler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ribbler walks into a jab.
O Connor connects with a body shot that sends Ribbler's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory O Connor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Connor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory O Connor!
Gregory O Connor made sure to mention his sponsor, Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview.
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