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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Benavidez (ranked 4877 p4p, 478 weight class) and Carlos Douglas Riberio (ranked 5132 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 welterweight 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, Roberto Benavidez!
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, Carlos Douglas Riberio!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riberio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riberio wants to control from the top but Benavidez keeps moving.
Benavidez looking for a guillotine here but Riberio defends easily.
Riberio wants to control from the top but Benavidez keeps moving.
Riberio is looking to stand up but Benavidez won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riberio wants to pass the guard but Benavidez is keeping the position.
Benavidez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez is pulling down on Riberio's head to control his posture.
Riberio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riberio stays in close to Benavidez's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Riberio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benavidez pinned against the cage. Benavidez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riberio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benavidez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Benavidez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Riberio is looking to stand back up but Benavidez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Riberio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riberio looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Benavidez pushes past his half guard into mount!
Riberio looks winded!
Benavidez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Benavidez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Benavidez controlling the pace for now.
Benavidez working Riberio over with strikes here.
Riberio is desperately trying to improve his position but Benavidez has a good base and remains in mount.
Benavidez 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.
Riberio takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Riberio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Riberio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Riberio is bucking up trying to escape but Benavidez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riberio wants to control but Benavidez is having none of it.
Benavidez controlling the pace for now.
Benavidez working Riberio over with strikes here.
Benavidez controlling the pace for now.
Benavidez unloading with bombs!
Benavidez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benavidez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Benavidez lands a couple of good shots and Riberio has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Riberio is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Benavidez has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Benavidez is punishing Riberio with strikes - can he finish him?!
Benavidez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Riberio is covering up but some of the strikes from Benavidez are getting through and doing damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Riberio tries to escape the position.
Riberio looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Benavidez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benavidez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riberio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benavidez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Riberio 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.
Riberio looking to control but Benavidez passes into half guard.
Roberto Benavidez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benavidez working Riberio over with strikes.
Riberio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benavidez controlling the action here.
Riberio actively working from the bottom here.
Riberio is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Benavidez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Riberio for as long as he can get away with.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Riberio has eaten all the pies!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Riberio trying to control but Benavidez postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benavidez working over Riberio with some ground and pound. Riberio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Benavidez prevents Riberio from improving his position.
Riberio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riberio is trying to stand up here but Benavidez is controlling him well.
Benavidez content to control rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riberio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Benavidez keeping control of the position.
Riberio tries to pass to full mount but Benavidez defends it.
Benavidez is pressing down on Riberio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Benavidez managing to control the position.
Riberio looking to sit in guard and control but Benavidez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riberio being controlled here, momentarily.
Benavidez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Riberio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benavidez has managed to get both his arms back between Riberio's legs - danger averted.
Benavidez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Benavidez looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benavidez postures up and lands a big shot to Riberio's brow.
Riberio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benavidez defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Benavidez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Benavidez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riberio, pushing him back against the cage.
Benavidez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riberio can do to turn this around?
Riberio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Riberio misses with some punches.
Benavidez keeps control of Riberio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benavidez manages to pull guard.
Riberio is looking to pass into half guard but Benavidez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Benavidez is in guard.
Riberio controls Benavidez momentarily but Benavidez frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benavidez controlling from the top position.
Riberio has his foot on Benavidez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Benavidez works his way back into a safe position though.
Riberio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Benavidez works over Riberio with some ground and pound from guard.
Benavidez with a nice head shot there.
Benavidez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Riberio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benavidez defends well.
Benavidez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Benavidez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Benavidez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Riberio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benavidez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Benavidez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riberio's head.
Benavidez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riberio's head.
Benavidez connects with a couple of short punches.
Benavidez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Benavidez cracks Riberio with a solid left hand.
Riberio has his foot on Benavidez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Benavidez works his way back into a safe position though.
Riberio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benavidez defends well.
Benavidez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Roberto Benavidez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benavidez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Benavidez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Riberio working for a triangle but Benavidez defends it easily.
Riberio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benavidez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carlos Douglas Riberio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benavidez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Benavidez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benavidez 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Benavidez!
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