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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reggie Jackson!
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, Thiago Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson passes Ribeiro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ribeiro wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Ribeiro tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Ribeiro's hands, connecting with Ribeiro's forehead.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ribeiro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ribeiro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro punching from the bottom.
Ribeiro throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ribeiro punching from the bottom.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ribeiro flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jackson working Ribeiro over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro landing strikes from the bottom.
Jackson prevents Ribeiro from improving his position.
Ribeiro looks gassed!
Ribeiro is in trouble now - Jackson has advanced to mount!
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ribeiro flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jackson blocks Ribeiro's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ribeiro swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ribeiro's face.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson breaks from Ribeiro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ribeiro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson cracks Ribeiro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Ribeiro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson looking to control but Ribeiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Ribeiro is staying in there.
Ribeiro taking shots to the head.
Ribeiro is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Ribeiro throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ribeiro swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ribeiro looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ribeiro can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jackson. What's that going to do exactly?
Jackson is working for a guillotine from mount but Ribeiro frees his head quite easily.
Ribeiro is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Ribeiro flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Ribeiro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ribeiro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ribeiro looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ribeiro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ribeiro flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Ribeiro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ribeiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson working Ribeiro over with strikes here.
Ribeiro tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ribeiro looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Ribeiro on that attempt.
Ribeiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ribeiro sprawls well. Ribeiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a jab. Ribeiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ribeiro closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Ribeiro gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Ribeiro keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ribeiro drags the fight down to the ground.
Ribeiro thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Ribeiro is keeping the position.
Ribeiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ribeiro tries to strike from the bottom.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Reggie Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Ribeiro.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ribeiro sprawls well. Ribeiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Ribeiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Ribeiro tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ribeiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Ribeiro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ribeiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro stuffs the takedown.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ribeiro's hands.
Ribeiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping him busy.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ribeiro misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson blocks the strikes from Ribeiro.
Reggie Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Ribeiro's temple.
Jackson works his way into full mount!
Ribeiro throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jackson. What's that going to do exactly?
Jackson looking to finish Ribeiro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ribeiro!
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Ribeiro throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jackson. What's that going to do exactly?
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ribeiro is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Ribeiro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ribeiro flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ribeiro swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ribeiro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ribeiro flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ribeiro taking shots to the head.
Jackson trying to control but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ribeiro working to try and regain half guard.
Ribeiro swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Ribeiro throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ribeiro is trying desperately to improve position.
Ribeiro throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jackson. What's that going to do exactly?
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ribeiro is looking to escape.
Ribeiro swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ribeiro throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ribeiro is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
Ribeiro swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Jackson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson lands with a hook. Ribeiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice takedown defense from Ribeiro. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Ribeiro has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Ribeiro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ribeiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ribeiro fails to land the takedown.
Thiago Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson tests Ribeiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ribeiro shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reggie Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Ribeiro.
Ribeiro wants to clinch.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ribeiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ribeiro closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ribeiro's waist but Ribeiro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Ribeiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Ribeiro fails with the takedown.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ribeiro circles away.
Ribeiro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ribeiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Ribeiro is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ribeiro has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ribeiro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ribeiro has double underhooks.
Ribeiro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ribeiro can't get the takedown.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ribeiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ribeiro sprawls well. Ribeiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ribeiro wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ribeiro as he jumps to the side.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Ribeiro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ribeiro wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Ribeiro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ribeiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Ribeiro wants to clinch.
Jackson dives in and grabs Ribeiro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ribeiro pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jab by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ribeiro tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ribeiro to the ground. Ribeiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribeiro moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Ribeiro's body. Ribeiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ribeiro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jackson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ribeiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ribeiro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ribeiro's guard.
Ribeiro punching from the bottom - just letting Jackson know he's still in a fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ribeiro throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ribeiro is striking from the bottom but Jackson uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Ribeiro punching from the bottom.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson prevents Ribeiro from improving his position.
Ribeiro landing small, sideways elbows.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
Reggie Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro is looking to improve his position.
Thiago Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Reggie Jackson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Jackson!
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hype
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RATING
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