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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Riveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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186 cm
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188 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Ricardo Riveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Pfeifer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riveira clinches.
Pfeifer lands a nice knee to the body.
Riveira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Riveira is working for takedown but Pfeifer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pfeifer manages to break the clinch.
Pfeifer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Riveira wants to clinch up but Pfeifer keeps it at a distance.
Riveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pfeifer misses with a takedown attempt - Riveira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ricardo Riveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Pfeifer.
Riveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pfeifer.
Riveira has his takedown stuffed
and Pfeifer counters with a nice leg kick.
Riveira feints and as Pfeifer raises his hands in defense, Riveira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riveira is breathing heavily.
Pfeifer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Pfeifer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riveira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pfeifer wants to stand but Riveira is controlling the position.
Riveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Pfeifer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pfeifer trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Riveira tries for a takedown but Pfeifer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riveira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pfeifer rushes Riveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riveira looking for a takedown.
Riveira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pfeifer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Pfeifer.
A bit of stalling here from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Pfeifer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pfeifer lands a damaging elbow.
Pfeifer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Riveira uses from the top position.
Pfeifer pushes Riveira off and scrambles back to his feet.
Pfeifer shoots in and drives through. Riveira sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riveira with a poor takedown
and Pfeifer counters with a good low kick that Riveira was not able to check.
Riveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pfeifer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riveira changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pfeifer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Riveira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Riveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pfeifer, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Pfeifer dominated that round.
That's time! Riveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Riveira darts in trying to clinch
and Pfeifer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pfeifer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pfeifer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Riveira jumps guard but Pfeifer stands there with Riveira around his waist. Riveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riveira wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pfeifer successfully pulls guard.
Riveira prevents Pfeifer from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Pfeifer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pfeifer wants to stand and escape but Riveira is having none of it.
Pfeifer keeping moving, preventing Riveira from controlling successfully.
Pfeifer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Riveira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pfeifer wants to clinch
and Riveira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pfeifer's guard.
Riveira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Riveira trying to control but Pfeifer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer is looking to stand up but Riveira isn't so interested in that idea.
Pfeifer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Riveira looking to sit in guard and control but Pfeifer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pfeifer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Riveira can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pfeifer tries to stand but Riveira is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Riveira 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!
Pfeifer tries to clinch but Riveira moves out of range.
Pfeifer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riveira counters with a nice leg kick.
Riveira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pfeifer sprawls well initially but Riveira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Riveira is trying to work for a kimura but Pfeifer is defending well.
Pfeifer pushes Riveira off looking to stand but Riveira dives back in and keeps control.
Riveira is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer is trying to maintain the position but Riveira is very close to passing his half guard.
Pfeifer is defending against the submission attempts here by Riveira.
Riveira is thwarting Pfeifer's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pfeifer is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pfeifer controlling the position for now.
Pfeifer trying to control but Riveira postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riveira seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Pfeifer is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ricardo Riveira!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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