Post by The Sandman on Aug 13, 2021 19:14:08 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Jennifer Maia chants all around the place!
Amanda Ribas looks very relaxed.
Jennifer Maia looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Jennifer Maia fires an unorthodox punch to Ribas's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Amanda Ribas goes with a looping right hand while Jennifer Maia jumps back and jabs
Maia seems staggered and Amanda Ribas runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Maia studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Jennifer Maia fakes a move and moves laterally.
Maia moves forward looking for some action
Jennifer Maia shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Amanda Ribas tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Maia is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
A dirty boxing lesson by Maia who is trying to punish Amanda Ribas's ribs with a few punches.
Ribas brings her opponent closer and blocks Maia's punches.
Amanda Ribas tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Ribas circles out and slips free of Jennifer Maia's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jennifer Maia!
Ribas is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Ribas looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Jennifer Maia's punches
Maia is on the receiving end of a great combo by Ribas.
Maia studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Maia pushes Amanda Ribas and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Amanda Ribas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maia is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close her guard around Ribas
She succeeds!
Amanda Ribas is in closed guard over Maia
Ribas is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Amanda Ribas!
Jennifer Maia is in full mount over Amanda Ribas
Amanda Ribas tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Amanda Ribas is in closed guard over Maia
Amanda Ribas tries to pass Jennifer Maia's guard...
Amanda Ribas manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Amanda Ribas is in half guard over Maia
Amanda Ribas tries to free her leg
Jennifer Maia moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Amanda Ribas fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Maia's chin
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Ribas is holding Jennifer Maia's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jennifer Maia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Amanda Ribas is in side mount over Jennifer Maia
Amanda Ribas looks to pass to mount...
Maia creates space and scrambles back to her feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Jennifer Maia is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Maia pushes Amanda Ribas and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Brilliant combination from Jennifer Maia
Ribas is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Poorly executed technique. Amanda Ribas looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Amanda Ribas!
Maia is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Jennifer Maia is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
A bunch of leg kicks from Jennifer Maia
are bothering her opponent.
Ribas and Maia circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
A solid combination from Amanda Ribas
connects with Maia.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Amanda Ribas.
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Round 2
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Ribas and Maia circle around the center of the cage.
Amanda Ribas is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Maia seems hesitant as if she would give the initiative to her opponent.
Maia studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Amanda Ribas throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Maia.
Ribas and Maia circle around the center of the cage.
Body kick by Jennifer Maia...
is blocked.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Maia wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Amanda Ribas tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Ribas circles out and slips free of Jennifer Maia's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Ribas and Maia circle around the center of the cage.
Jennifer Maia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Maia is holding Amanda Ribas's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Amanda Ribas shows great balance while pushing away Jennifer Maia
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Amanda Ribas closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Ribas and Maia circle around the center of the cage.
Good movement from Ribas
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
A punch from Amanda Ribas
grazes Maia's right cheek.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ribas is holding Jennifer Maia's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jennifer Maia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Amanda Ribas is in side mount over Jennifer Maia
Amanda Ribas looks to mount Jennifer Maia...
Amanda Ribas slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Jennifer Maia is in closed guard over Ribas
Jennifer Maia tries to pass Amanda Ribas's guard...
Jennifer Maia passes momentarily but Amanda Ribas regains full guard.
Jennifer Maia is in closed guard over Ribas
Maia is in closed guard... Ribas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Jennifer Maia!
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Amanda Ribas tries to better her position on the ground...
Ribas is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Pitty-pat punches from Ribas
They're bothering Maia even though they aren't hurting her.
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Ribas tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Amanda Ribas controls the situation despite Jennifer Maia efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Amanda Ribas tries to better her position on the ground...
Ribas is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to roll on the ground...
Ribas knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to roll to her side and trap Amanda Ribas in her guard...
Amanda Ribas keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Amanda Ribas rolls Jennifer Maia to her stomach and takes her back!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Ribas, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 3
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Solid jabs from Jennifer Maia.
Ribas defends.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Amanda Ribas fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Amanda Ribas has seen better days.
Ribas throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Ribas studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Jennifer Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Ribas goes down.
Jennifer Maia is in open guard over Ribas
Maia moves on the ground
Maia cannot take advantage in the ground
Jennifer Maia is in open guard over Ribas
Ribas tries to close her guard around Maia
She succeeds!
Jennifer Maia is in closed guard over Ribas
Maia is in closed guard... Ribas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Jennifer Maia!
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to roll on the ground...
Ribas knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Ribas works on the ground with her fingers over Maia's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Amanda Ribas is cooling the fight on the ground
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Maia tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Amanda Ribas is in half guard over Maia
Ribas is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Ribas pushes Jennifer Maia and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Ribas launches a hook to the body
Bang! Maia stops that one with her ribs!
Amanda Ribas attempts a sweep single...
Amanda Ribas catches Jennifer Maia's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Ribas.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Amanda Ribas is in closed guard over Maia
Ribas breaths deeply while on the ground
Amanda Ribas is in closed guard over Maia
Amanda Ribas tries to pass Jennifer Maia's guard...
Amanda Ribas manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Amanda Ribas is in half guard over Maia
Amanda Ribas pushes Maia's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Ribas who is in full mount! Maia is in trouble now!
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Amanda Ribas rolls Jennifer Maia to her stomach and takes her back!
Ribas is in rear mount over Maia
Maia has Ribas controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Ribas is unable to move under Maia control.
Amanda Ribas is in closed guard over Maia
Maia breaths deeply while on the ground
Amanda Ribas is in closed guard over Maia
Ribas struggles on the ground and tries to break Jennifer Maia's guard...
Amanda Ribas is in Maia open guard now
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close her guard around Ribas
She is not able to do it
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Ribas, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 4
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Maia steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Jennifer Maia is measuring Ribas with her jab.
Ribas isn't fazed.
The two exchange wildly
Ribas is connecting with a few punches
Ribas moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Maia with a double overhooks!
Good movement from Maia
who is bobbing and weaving.
Solid shot from Amanda Ribas to the body.
Maia didn't like that.
Ribas is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Amanda Ribas tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Amanda Ribas who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
A dirty boxing lesson by Ribas who is trying to punish Jennifer Maia's ribs with a few punches.
She scores a few hits before the pain makes Maia react and defend her side.
Maia doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Amanda Ribas embrace and tries to move away...
Amanda Ribas pushes Maia forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:30 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Amanda Ribas pushes Maia against the cage and tries to work her dirty boxing
Ribas controls Jennifer Maia in the clinch and deliver a few uppercuts, nice shots Maia is hurt
Jennifer Maia tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Ribas is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Jennifer Maia tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Ribas is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Amanda Ribas pushes away Maia trying to keep the fight at striking range
Maia stumbles backwards and Amanda Ribas circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Amanda Ribas tries a hook to the body
and hits Maia's ribs hard
Jennifer Maia jabs at Ribas
to no visible effect.
Amanda Ribas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maia is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close her guard around Ribas
She is not able to do it
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Ribas is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close her guard around Ribas
She is not able to do it
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Maia is very hurt. You can see it in how she is moving in the last moments.
Maia tries to close her guard around Ribas
She is not able to do it
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close her guard around Ribas
She is not able to do it
The clock says 3:10 in the 4 round
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Ribas moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 4 round
Amanda Ribas is in half guard over Maia
Ribas is getting frustrated here.
Amanda Ribas is in half guard over Maia
Ribas launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jennifer Maia is not able to stop Maia ground skills and Amanda Ribas moves to side mount!
Amanda Ribas is in side mount over Jennifer Maia
Amanda Ribas looks to mount Jennifer Maia...
Amanda Ribas slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Maia launches a few weak punches
Ribas blocks them effectively.
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Amanda Ribas sits high on Jennifer Maia's chest and pulls her leg underneath Maia's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Maia's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Maia's eyes...
Crippling lock!
That Triangle from Mount from Amanda Ribas appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Josh Rosenthal breaks Amanda Ribas's lock! This is over! Maia didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Amanda Ribas by Submission (Triangle from Mount) at 4:07 Round 4
Statistics: Amanda Ribas
Punches 24/29 (83%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 436 s
Statistics: Jennifer Maia
Punches 5/22 (23%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 436 s
Good sub win. Maia got tired, and RIbas had enough left in the tank to take full advantage of that.
Amanda Ribas looks very relaxed.
Jennifer Maia looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Jennifer Maia fires an unorthodox punch to Ribas's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Amanda Ribas goes with a looping right hand while Jennifer Maia jumps back and jabs
Maia seems staggered and Amanda Ribas runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Maia studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Jennifer Maia fakes a move and moves laterally.
Maia moves forward looking for some action
Jennifer Maia shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Amanda Ribas tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Maia is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
A dirty boxing lesson by Maia who is trying to punish Amanda Ribas's ribs with a few punches.
Ribas brings her opponent closer and blocks Maia's punches.
Amanda Ribas tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Ribas circles out and slips free of Jennifer Maia's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jennifer Maia!
Ribas is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Ribas looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Jennifer Maia's punches
Maia is on the receiving end of a great combo by Ribas.
Maia studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Maia pushes Amanda Ribas and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Amanda Ribas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maia is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close her guard around Ribas
She succeeds!
Amanda Ribas is in closed guard over Maia
Ribas is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Amanda Ribas!
Jennifer Maia is in full mount over Amanda Ribas
Amanda Ribas tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Amanda Ribas is in closed guard over Maia
Amanda Ribas tries to pass Jennifer Maia's guard...
Amanda Ribas manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Amanda Ribas is in half guard over Maia
Amanda Ribas tries to free her leg
Jennifer Maia moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Amanda Ribas fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Maia's chin
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Ribas is holding Jennifer Maia's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jennifer Maia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Amanda Ribas is in side mount over Jennifer Maia
Amanda Ribas looks to pass to mount...
Maia creates space and scrambles back to her feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Jennifer Maia is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Maia pushes Amanda Ribas and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Brilliant combination from Jennifer Maia
Ribas is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Poorly executed technique. Amanda Ribas looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Amanda Ribas!
Maia is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Jennifer Maia is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
A bunch of leg kicks from Jennifer Maia
are bothering her opponent.
Ribas and Maia circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
A solid combination from Amanda Ribas
connects with Maia.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Amanda Ribas.
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Round 2
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Ribas and Maia circle around the center of the cage.
Amanda Ribas is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Maia seems hesitant as if she would give the initiative to her opponent.
Maia studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Amanda Ribas throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Maia.
Ribas and Maia circle around the center of the cage.
Body kick by Jennifer Maia...
is blocked.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Maia wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Amanda Ribas tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Ribas circles out and slips free of Jennifer Maia's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Ribas and Maia circle around the center of the cage.
Jennifer Maia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Maia is holding Amanda Ribas's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Amanda Ribas shows great balance while pushing away Jennifer Maia
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Amanda Ribas closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Ribas and Maia circle around the center of the cage.
Good movement from Ribas
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
A punch from Amanda Ribas
grazes Maia's right cheek.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ribas is holding Jennifer Maia's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jennifer Maia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Amanda Ribas is in side mount over Jennifer Maia
Amanda Ribas looks to mount Jennifer Maia...
Amanda Ribas slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Jennifer Maia is in closed guard over Ribas
Jennifer Maia tries to pass Amanda Ribas's guard...
Jennifer Maia passes momentarily but Amanda Ribas regains full guard.
Jennifer Maia is in closed guard over Ribas
Maia is in closed guard... Ribas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Jennifer Maia!
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Amanda Ribas tries to better her position on the ground...
Ribas is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Pitty-pat punches from Ribas
They're bothering Maia even though they aren't hurting her.
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Ribas tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Amanda Ribas controls the situation despite Jennifer Maia efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Amanda Ribas tries to better her position on the ground...
Ribas is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to roll on the ground...
Ribas knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to roll to her side and trap Amanda Ribas in her guard...
Amanda Ribas keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Amanda Ribas rolls Jennifer Maia to her stomach and takes her back!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Ribas, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 3
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Solid jabs from Jennifer Maia.
Ribas defends.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Amanda Ribas fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Amanda Ribas has seen better days.
Ribas throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Ribas studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Jennifer Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Ribas goes down.
Jennifer Maia is in open guard over Ribas
Maia moves on the ground
Maia cannot take advantage in the ground
Jennifer Maia is in open guard over Ribas
Ribas tries to close her guard around Maia
She succeeds!
Jennifer Maia is in closed guard over Ribas
Maia is in closed guard... Ribas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Jennifer Maia!
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to roll on the ground...
Ribas knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Ribas works on the ground with her fingers over Maia's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Amanda Ribas is cooling the fight on the ground
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Maia tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Amanda Ribas is in half guard over Maia
Ribas is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Ribas pushes Jennifer Maia and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Ribas launches a hook to the body
Bang! Maia stops that one with her ribs!
Amanda Ribas attempts a sweep single...
Amanda Ribas catches Jennifer Maia's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Ribas.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Amanda Ribas is in closed guard over Maia
Ribas breaths deeply while on the ground
Amanda Ribas is in closed guard over Maia
Amanda Ribas tries to pass Jennifer Maia's guard...
Amanda Ribas manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Amanda Ribas is in half guard over Maia
Amanda Ribas pushes Maia's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Ribas who is in full mount! Maia is in trouble now!
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Amanda Ribas rolls Jennifer Maia to her stomach and takes her back!
Ribas is in rear mount over Maia
Maia has Ribas controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Ribas is unable to move under Maia control.
Amanda Ribas is in closed guard over Maia
Maia breaths deeply while on the ground
Amanda Ribas is in closed guard over Maia
Ribas struggles on the ground and tries to break Jennifer Maia's guard...
Amanda Ribas is in Maia open guard now
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close her guard around Ribas
She is not able to do it
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Ribas, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 4
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Maia steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Jennifer Maia is measuring Ribas with her jab.
Ribas isn't fazed.
The two exchange wildly
Ribas is connecting with a few punches
Ribas moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Maia with a double overhooks!
Good movement from Maia
who is bobbing and weaving.
Solid shot from Amanda Ribas to the body.
Maia didn't like that.
Ribas is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Amanda Ribas tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Amanda Ribas who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
A dirty boxing lesson by Ribas who is trying to punish Jennifer Maia's ribs with a few punches.
She scores a few hits before the pain makes Maia react and defend her side.
Maia doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Amanda Ribas embrace and tries to move away...
Amanda Ribas pushes Maia forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:30 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Amanda Ribas pushes Maia against the cage and tries to work her dirty boxing
Ribas controls Jennifer Maia in the clinch and deliver a few uppercuts, nice shots Maia is hurt
Jennifer Maia tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Ribas is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Jennifer Maia tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Ribas is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Amanda Ribas pushes away Maia trying to keep the fight at striking range
Maia stumbles backwards and Amanda Ribas circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Amanda Ribas tries a hook to the body
and hits Maia's ribs hard
Jennifer Maia jabs at Ribas
to no visible effect.
Amanda Ribas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maia is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close her guard around Ribas
She is not able to do it
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Ribas is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close her guard around Ribas
She is not able to do it
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Maia is very hurt. You can see it in how she is moving in the last moments.
Maia tries to close her guard around Ribas
She is not able to do it
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close her guard around Ribas
She is not able to do it
The clock says 3:10 in the 4 round
Amanda Ribas is in open guard over Maia
Ribas moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 4 round
Amanda Ribas is in half guard over Maia
Ribas is getting frustrated here.
Amanda Ribas is in half guard over Maia
Ribas launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jennifer Maia is not able to stop Maia ground skills and Amanda Ribas moves to side mount!
Amanda Ribas is in side mount over Jennifer Maia
Amanda Ribas looks to mount Jennifer Maia...
Amanda Ribas slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Maia launches a few weak punches
Ribas blocks them effectively.
Amanda Ribas is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Amanda Ribas sits high on Jennifer Maia's chest and pulls her leg underneath Maia's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Maia's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Maia's eyes...
Crippling lock!
That Triangle from Mount from Amanda Ribas appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Josh Rosenthal breaks Amanda Ribas's lock! This is over! Maia didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Amanda Ribas by Submission (Triangle from Mount) at 4:07 Round 4
Statistics: Amanda Ribas
Punches 24/29 (83%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 436 s
Statistics: Jennifer Maia
Punches 5/22 (23%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 436 s
Good sub win. Maia got tired, and RIbas had enough left in the tank to take full advantage of that.
