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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Allan Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Munhoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Allan Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elias Munhoz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munhoz throws a head kick but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Munhoz lands a head kick that stumbles Ribeiro and the fighters go to the mat.
Ribeiro is rocked!
It looks like Allan Ribeiro has been cut.
Munhoz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ribeiro, up you get!
Oh Ribeiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Munhoz.
Munhoz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munhoz misses with a head kick.
Munhoz looks gassed!
Munhoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but Munhoz pushes him off.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Munhoz moves out of range.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Munhoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munhoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munhoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribeiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Ribeiro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munhoz tries to keep at a distance but Ribeiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Munhoz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Munhoz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the head but Munhoz blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands a knee to the head.
Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but Munhoz blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ribeiro.
Ribeiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ribeiro scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ribeiro lands an elbow that stopped Munhoz in his tracks for a moment.
Ribeiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Munhoz.
Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro tries to clinch there but Munhoz circles away.
Ribeiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Munhoz, pushing him back against the cage.
Munhoz breaks the clinch.
Elias Munhoz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Munhoz.
Munhoz tries to keep at a distance but Ribeiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ribeiro.
Munhoz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ribeiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munhoz misses with a head kick.
Ribeiro blocks a head kick by Munhoz.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munhoz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ribeiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Munhoz circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro thuds a left hand into Munhoz's body.
Munhoz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ribeiro stands up and waves to Munhoz to follow him.
A head kick misses from Munhoz.
Ribeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munhoz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munhoz scores with a head kick.
Munhoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Munhoz throws a head kick but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Munhoz.
A head kick misses from Munhoz.
Munhoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ribeiro darts in and clinches Munhoz up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Munhoz manages to break the clinch.
Ribeiro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick by Munhoz misses
and Ribeiro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Munhoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses
and Ribeiro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Munhoz blocks it with crossed arms.
Munhoz breaks from the clinch.
Munhoz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Munhoz moves out of range.
Elias Munhoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munhoz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Munhoz.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up but Munhoz circles away and keeps his distance.
Munhoz throws a lazy head kick
and Ribeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Munhoz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribeiro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ribeiro.
Munhoz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro kicks off Munhoz and gets to his feet.
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but Munhoz pushes him off.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munhoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ribeiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Munhoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Munhoz.
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Munhoz.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses
and Ribeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Munhoz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Munhoz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Munhoz throws a lazy head kick
and Ribeiro counters with a body kick.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribeiro counters with a thumping low kick.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribeiro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ribeiro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro wants to stand but Munhoz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ribeiro stops Munhoz from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro stands up from Munhoz's guard - Ribeiro perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ribeiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Ribeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allan Ribeiro's cut.
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.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Munhoz throws a lazy head kick
and Ribeiro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ribeiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ribeiro lands a left hand.
Munhoz prevents Ribeiro from breaking the clinch.
Ribeiro misses with a knee strike.
Ribeiro wants the takedown. Munhoz is fighting it off but Ribeiro persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Munhoz's guard against the cage.
Munhoz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ribeiro is controlling him.
Ribeiro stands up from Munhoz's guard - Ribeiro perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Munhoz is having none of it.
Munhoz throws a head kick but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munhoz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ribeiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Munhoz breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Munhoz.
Munhoz throws a lazy head kick
and Ribeiro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Munhoz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Munhoz misses
and Ribeiro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ribeiro lands an elbow just above Munhoz 's eye.
Ribeiro trying to land knees to the body.
Munhoz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Munhoz scores with a knee to the head.
Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses
and Ribeiro counters by clinching up.
Ribeiro looking to throw knees to the head but Munhoz is blocking nicely.
Munhoz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ribeiro blocks an elbow strike.
Munhoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Munhoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses
and Ribeiro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but Munhoz pushes him off.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Munhoz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Munhoz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Munhoz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but Munhoz pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz throws a head kick but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ribeiro tries to bum rush Munhoz with a series of wild strikes but Munhoz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Munhoz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribeiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Munhoz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ribeiro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Munhoz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Munhoz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Munhoz wants to stand but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Ribeiro decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A head kick by Munhoz misses
and Ribeiro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ribeiro.
Munhoz has had enough of the clinch but Ribeiro keeps him there for the moment.
Munhoz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Munhoz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz has had enough of the clinch but Ribeiro keeps him there for the moment.
Munhoz is trying to break free.
Ribeiro misses with a knee strike.
Munhoz breaks from the clinch.
Munhoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munhoz throws a lazy head kick
and Ribeiro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ribeiro.
Munhoz avoiding damage as Ribeiro throws knees to the body.
Munhoz wants a takedown.
Ribeiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ribeiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Munhoz blocks it with crossed arms.
Ribeiro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Munhoz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munhoz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ribeiro rushes Munhoz and presses him up against the cage.
Munhoz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro clinches.
Munhoz tries to break the clinch but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Munhoz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ribeiro smiles and moves away.
A head kick by Munhoz misses
and Ribeiro counters with a leg kick.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses
and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Munhoz wants to get back to his feet but Ribeiro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Allan Ribeiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz is working an open guard so Ribeiro takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribeiro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro looking to throw knees to the head but Munhoz is blocking nicely.
Munhoz tries to break the clinch but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Ribeiro lands a knee to the head.
Munhoz goes for a takedown attempt but Ribeiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Allan Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elias Munhoz.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Munhoz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ribeiro rushes Munhoz and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ribeiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Munhoz blocks it with crossed arms.
Munhoz breaks the clinch.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Munhoz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Ribeiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Allan Ribeiro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Munhoz throws a lazy head kick
and Ribeiro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Munhoz's guard.
Munhoz is working an open guard so Ribeiro takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Munhoz throws a lazy head kick
and Ribeiro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Munhoz breaks the clinch.
Ribeiro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro stands up and beckons Munhoz to join him on the feet.
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!
Munhoz swats away the attempt to clinch by Ribeiro.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribeiro counters with a takedown into side control.
Ribeiro decides to stand back up.
Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Munhoz.
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Munhoz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt - Munhoz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munhoz misses with a head kick.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Munhoz.
Munhoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Ribeiro or perhaps it was just good defense by Munhoz which made him look bad.
Ribeiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Munhoz.
Munhoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Munhoz misses
and Ribeiro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Munhoz prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munhoz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munhoz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munhoz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Munhoz moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ribeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munhoz can do to turn this around?
Munhoz throws a lazy head kick
and Ribeiro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Munhoz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ribeiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ribeiro blocks a head kick by Munhoz.
Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribeiro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ribeiro lands a shot to the body.
Ribeiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Munhoz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Munhoz misses
and Ribeiro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Munhoz's knee momentarily.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses
and Ribeiro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Munhoz tries to break the clinch but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Munhoz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munhoz throws a lazy head kick
and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Munhoz wants to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Allan Ribeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses
and Ribeiro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Munhoz wants to get back to his feet but Ribeiro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ribeiro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Munhoz, up you get!
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Munhoz.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Munhoz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribeiro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Munhoz's guard now.
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 stands up from Munhoz's guard - Ribeiro perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munhoz tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Munhoz moves out of range.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munhoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ribeiro blocks a head kick by Munhoz.
Munhoz throws a lazy head kick
and Ribeiro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ribeiro looking to throw knees to the head but Munhoz is blocking nicely.
Munhoz breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Munhoz misses
and Ribeiro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Munhoz manages to break the clinch.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Ribeiro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ribeiro.
Munhoz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munhoz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munhoz tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munhoz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munhoz lands with a kick to the temple. Ribeiro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Munhoz scores with a head kick.
Munhoz swats away the attempt to clinch by Ribeiro.
Elias Munhoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munhoz misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Allan Ribeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ribeiro, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allan Ribeiro!
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