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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joanderson Ribeiro (ranked 1625 p4p, 2191 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 209 p4p, 255 weight class). Ribeiro comes into the arena with Tropkillaz-Gorilla blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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 - 10 - 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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro tries to clinch up.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up but Case circles away and keeps his distance.
Case tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Ribeiro misses.
Case is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Case throws a body shot but no joy.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
Ribeiro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
Ribeiro tests Case's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ribeiro has managed to clinch.
Ribeiro just leaning against Case, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Case fails to land.
Ribeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Ribeiro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ribeiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Case can't break the clinch.
Ribeiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Case blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Ribeiro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Case escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ribeiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Ribeiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch but Case is avoiding it.
Case blocks a low kick nicely.
Ribeiro swinging wildly here.
Case circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribeiro moves into the clinch.
Ribeiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Case has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribeiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ribeiro regains guard.
Case controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Case wants to pass the guard but Ribeiro is keeping the position.
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.
Case trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Case working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Case stopping the sweep attempt from Ribeiro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Case tries to free his leg and advance position but Ribeiro is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Case is having none of it.
Case with the counter takedown but Ribeiro avoids it easily.
Case avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Case defending well as Ribeiro loads up on a big left hand.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Case swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ribeiro wants to clinch.
Case drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ribeiro defends it well.
Ribeiro misses with a few strikes there.
Case slips a jab and a cross from Ribeiro.
Case throws a big shot that misses.
Case tries for a takedown but Ribeiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ribeiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Case counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ribeiro won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is trying to control Case's posture but Case avoids it.
Case tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ribeiro struggling a bit here.
Case controls the position from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joanderson Ribeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Case's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ribeiro instigates a clinch.
Ribeiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Case has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribeiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Case has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Case breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Case throws a leg kick that misses.
Ribeiro is looking for a counter combo.
Case looks for a takedown but Ribeiro sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but Case pushes him off.
Case closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ribeiro to the mat! Ribeiro manages to get full guard.
Ribeiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Case throws a big right hand that misses.
Case looking to pass the guard.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Case from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ribeiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribeiro, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribeiro lands with a cross.
Case keeps the fight on the outside.
Case drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ribeiro defends it well.
Joanderson Ribeiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
Case circles away from the clinch attempt
and Case counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ribeiro makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Case manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Case changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A low kick from Ribeiro is predictable there
and Case decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ribeiro's guard.
Ribeiro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Case controls from within his opponent's guard.
Case trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Case preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Case trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribeiro trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joanderson Ribeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Case throws a jab but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case throws a head kick that misses.
Case circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribeiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Justin Case will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Justin Case's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Case with the counter takedown but Ribeiro avoids it easily.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Case swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ribeiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Case circles away quickly and effectively.
Case feints the counter takedown.
Ribeiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Case circles away.
Case has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Case swats away the attempt to clinch by Ribeiro.
Case tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ribeiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Case counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case is trying to control the action in half guard but Ribeiro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ribeiro is looking to get back to full guard here but Case has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro prevents Case from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Ribeiro's face as Case controls the position.
Case wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribeiro keeps working.
Case throwing strikes but Ribeiro manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Case tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ribeiro trying to control the action but Case is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case is trying to improve his position.
Ribeiro scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Case's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Justin Case has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ribeiro wants to control but Case is keeping him busy.
Ribeiro working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Case struggling a bit here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ribeiro connects with a leg kick.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up.
Ribeiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Case counters with a single leg into guard. Ribeiro didn't expect that.
Ribeiro wants to get back to his feet but Case passes into half guard.
Ribeiro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Case's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Case's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case covering up well under a series of strikes from Ribeiro.
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 Joanderson Ribeiro.
I think Ribeiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joanderson Ribeiro!
Joanderson Ribeiro decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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