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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Ribeiro (ranked 1849 p4p, 199 weight class) and Joseph Parker (ranked 2010 p4p, 226 weight class). Ribeiro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bullet the Blue Sky. Parker has chosen Roots Manuva - Again and Again as his entrance music. Joseph Parker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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221 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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231 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexandre Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Parker!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ribeiro.
Parker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Parker checks the leg kick.
Parker avoids the body shot from Ribeiro.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick from Ribeiro.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Ribeiro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ribeiro!
Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro working aggressively here.
Ribeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parker being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Ribeiro prevents Parker from breaking the clinch.
Parker blocking some punches.
Ribeiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ribeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Ribeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Ribeiro lands an uppercut.
Ribeiro working aggressively here.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Ribeiro keeps him there for the moment.
Ribeiro tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Ribeiro back against the cage.
Ribeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Ribeiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands a right hand.
Ribeiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ribeiro.
Ribeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ribeiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Ribeiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ribeiro.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Ribeiro working aggressively here.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribeiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker is rocked!
Ribeiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Ribeiro finish him?
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Ribeiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribeiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ribeiro.
Parker seems to have recovered his senses.
Ribeiro lands a big right hand that drops Parker! The killer instinct kicks in and Ribeiro finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ribeiro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandre Ribeiro!
In his post fight interview, Alexandre Ribeiro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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