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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joanderson Ribeiro (ranked 1085 p4p, 2362 weight class) and Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 147 p4p, 286 weight class). Ribeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Tropkillaz-Gorilla. Garcia has chosen Thors Hammer - Mexico as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joanderson Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ribeiro shoots in looking for a takedown but Garcia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ribeiro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Ribeiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of Ribeiro's head.
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through Ribeiro's defenses.
It looks like Joanderson Ribeiro has been cut.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia throws a hook but Ribeiro avoids it easily.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcia circles away.
Ribeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ribeiro drops down looking for a counter takedown but Garcia sprawls and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Ribeiro shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joanderson Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a hook. Ribeiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ribeiro 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.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Ribeiro defends easily.
Garcia is controlling Ribeiro's posture.
Garcia is trying to keep Ribeiro in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ribeiro looking to pass the guard.
Ribeiro being controlled here momentarily.
Ribeiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ribeiro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a hook. Ribeiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ribeiro throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribeiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ribeiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia checks a low kick from Ribeiro.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Ribeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Ribeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
Ribeiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ribeiro taking a breather.
A short right from Ribeiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Ribeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ribeiro clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ribeiro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Garcia prevents it.
Ribeiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Ribeiro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joanderson Ribeiro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ribeiro shoots in and gets a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Ribeiro stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.
Ribeiro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ribeiro trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ribeiro controls the pace.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro connects with a couple of short punches.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ribeiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ribeiro won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ribeiro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribeiro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ribeiro won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ribeiro has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
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.
Garcia looking to stall.
Ribeiro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Garcia prevents it.
Garcia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ribeiro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia misses the jab.
Ribeiro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Ribeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ribeiro misses with a low kick.
Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Ribeiro seems unphased.
Ribeiro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcia sprawls well initially but Ribeiro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Joanderson Ribeiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ribeiro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ribeiro's back!
Ribeiro tries to roll but Garcia sticks to his back.
Garcia is not going to allow Ribeiro to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Ribeiro right now.
Garcia tries to keep control of the position but Ribeiro is staying busy.
Ribeiro tries to escape but Garcia has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ribeiro is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Garcia.
Ribeiro rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ribeiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Garcia is thwarting Ribeiro's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is looking to improve his position.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Ribeiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ribeiro sees it coming and defends easily.
Ribeiro wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ribeiro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joanderson Ribeiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joanderson 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. This is the final round!
Ribeiro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ribeiro is rocked!
Ribeiro gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Garcia points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Ribeiro wakes up just in time to hear Garcia thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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