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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sanrlley C minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios has chosen Too Legit to Quit as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanrlley C minotauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Rios!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but C minotauro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
C minotauro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rios tries to clinch but C minotauro moves out of range.
Rios throws a head kick that misses.
C minotauro blocks a head kick by Rios.
Rios darts in and clinches C minotauro up against the cage.
C minotauro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rios is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
C minotauro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rios gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rios trying to land knees to the body.
Rios gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from C minotauro.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanrlley C minotauro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rios misses with a knee strike.
Rios lands an uppercut.
It looks like Sanrlley C minotauro has been cut.
C minotauro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rios fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rios lands with a hook. C minotauro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rios tries to clinch up but C minotauro circles away and keeps his distance.
Rios tries to clinch there but C minotauro circles away.
C minotauro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios is looking to improve his position but C minotauro isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Rios that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios is wriggling around trying to escape.
C minotauro 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.
C minotauro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rios hang on?
C minotauro is breathing heavily.
C minotauro misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rios is working to get back to half guard.
Rios's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
A nice elbow there by C minotauro.
C minotauro misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rios wants to control but C minotauro is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rios tries to get back to half guard but can't.
C minotauro goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rios is on top in guard.
Rios stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rios drives through and clinches with C minotauro against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios landing knees to the head.
C minotauro wants to break free but Rios has control.
The is referee keeping an eye on Rios - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A knee to the head by Rios.
Rios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rios holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rios comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rios working C minotauro over with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rios unloads a knee to the mid-section. C minotauro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rios is stalling here.
Rios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has C minotauro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rios unloads a knee to the mid-section. C minotauro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Rios.
A shot in the inside from Rios.
The referee calls for Rios to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios lands a nice uppercut.
Rios crunches a lovely knee into C minotauro's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rios obliges.
A knee to the head by Rios.
Rios lands with a right to the head.
Rios with a knee to the head.
Rios lands a knee to the head.
Rios crunches a lovely knee into C minotauro's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rios as C minotauro tries to tie him up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
C minotauro jumps guard but Rios stands there with C minotauro around his waist. C minotauro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rios as the two fighters clinch.
Rios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rios lands a good knee to the midsection. C minotauro won't want to take too many of those.
C minotauro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rios gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rios just leaning against C minotauro, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rios scores a nice knee to the body.
Rios working C minotauro over with knees to the body.
Rios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and C minotauro avoids it.
C minotauro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rios pulls him back up using the underhooks.
C minotauro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rios manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rios crunches a lovely knee into C minotauro's ribcage.
Rios landing knees to the head.
Rios with a knee to the head.
Rios lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rios is trying to stall.
Rios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
C minotauro trying to control the position but instead, Rios has worked for underhooks and has pushed C minotauro into the cage.
Rios scores with a shot to the side of C minotauro's head.
C minotauro could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rios gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from C minotauro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Rios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sanrlley C minotauro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rios has C minotauro up against the cage in a clinch.
Rios lands a hook that snaps the head of C minotauro backwards.
Rios tries to land a knee to the head but C minotauro blocks with his arms.
Rios lands with a left to the head.
Rios stops a takedown attempt from C minotauro.
C minotauro is trying to force a seperation but Rios has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rios creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rios connects with a nasty looking knee right to C minotauro's face.
C minotauro tries to pull guard but Rios holds him up against the cage and eventually C minotauro drops back down to his feet.
Rios lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Rios.
Rios lands an elbow that stopped C minotauro in his tracks for a moment.
Rios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has C minotauro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rios lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Rios.
Rios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rios connects with a knee to the head.
Rios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
C minotauro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rios stalling in the clinch.
Rios lands a knee to the head.
Rios dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rios blocks an elbow strike from C minotauro.
C minotauro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rios is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanrlley C minotauro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rios connects with a nasty looking knee right to C minotauro's face.
Rios lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
C minotauro wants to stall.
Rios lands a left hand that snaps the head of C minotauro backwards.
Rios pushes C minotauro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rios stalling the fight.
C minotauro lands a takedown into guard.
Rios has a closed guard, preventing C minotauro from standing up.
C minotauro gets to his feet. Rios looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
C minotauro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rios as he avoids it easily.
Rios gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios digs a right hand underneath C minotauro's ribcage. C minotauro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rios lands with a light punch inside.
A knee to the head by Rios.
C minotauro misses with some punches.
Rios connects with a nasty looking knee right to C minotauro's face.
Rios lands a knee to the body.
Rios lands an elbow just above C minotauro 's eye.
Rios lands a knee to the head.
Rios throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rios lands a good knee to the midsection. C minotauro won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rios.
C minotauro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rios will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning C minotauro up against the cage.
Rios with a knee to the head.
C minotauro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rios's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rios lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Rios.
Rios prevents the takedown attempt.
Rios connects with a knee to the head.
C minotauro takes a knee right on the jaw!
C minotauro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rios walks away with a smile on his face. C minotauro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
C minotauro fails with a takedown attempt.
Rios clinches up with C minotauro and pushes him back against the cage.
Rios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rios.
C minotauro blocks the elbow strike.
C minotauro trying to land knees to the body.
C minotauro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
C minotauro is looking to control Rios's arms but Rios gets an underhook and turns him. Now C minotauro has his back to the cage.
A knee to the head by Rios.
Rios cracks C minotauro with a nice body shot.
Rios lands a knee to the body.
Rios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but C minotauro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
C minotauro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
C minotauro wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios with a knee to the head.
Rios pushes C minotauro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
C minotauro tries to pull guard but Rios holds him up against the cage and eventually C minotauro drops back down to his feet.
Rios lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rios tries to land a knee to the head but C minotauro blocks with his arms.
C minotauro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rios landing knees to the body.
Rios landing knees to the head.
Rios scores with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Rios.
Rios comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
C minotauro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
C minotauro tries to pull guard but Rios won't allow it.
C minotauro takes a knee right on the jaw!
C minotauro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rios.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rios.
C minotauro fails to pull guard.
C minotauro looking to throw knees to the head but Rios is blocking nicely.
C minotauro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rios pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rios scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Rios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sanrlley C minotauro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
C minotauro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rios but Rios pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rios drives through and clinches with C minotauro against the cage.
C minotauro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rios pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rios throws a quick head kick that skims the top of C minotauro's head.
Rios throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rios lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rios moves into the clinch.
C minotauro wants to stall.
Rios landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rios.
Rios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
C minotauro stalling.
C minotauro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanrlley C minotauro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
C minotauro tries to score a body lock takedown but Rios shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
C minotauro jumps guard but Rios stands there with C minotauro around his waist. C minotauro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Rios.
That's one minute gone in the round.
C minotauro is working for takedown but Rios is calmly controlling the position for now.
C minotauro has Rios pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rios manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rios will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning C minotauro up against the cage.
Rios lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Rios.
C minotauro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rios walks away with a smile on his face. C minotauro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rios pushes C minotauro up against the cage in a clinch.
C minotauro gets control of Rios's arms and successfully pulls guard. C minotauro will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
C minotauro wants to get back to his feet but Rios is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rios gets to his feet - C minotauro follows without any prompting.
Rios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
C minotauro wants to clinch up but Rios keeps it at a distance.
C minotauro shoots in looking for a takedown. Rios tries to sprawl out of it but C minotauro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rios manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for C minotauro with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
C minotauro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rios throws a quick head kick that skims the top of C minotauro's head.
C minotauro tries to close the distance and clinch but Rios swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rios moves into range and clinches up with C minotauro.
Rodrigo Rios seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rios tries a knee to the head but C minotauro blocks it.
Rios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rios connects with a nasty looking knee right to C minotauro's face.
C minotauro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rios gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rios connects with a nasty looking knee right to C minotauro's face.
C minotauro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rios scores with a shoulder strike.
Rios lands a knee to the body.
Rios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rios stops a takedown attempt from C minotauro.
Rios avoiding damage as C minotauro throws knees to the body.
Rios connects with a knee to the head.
C minotauro looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
C minotauro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rios just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Rios.
Rios gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from C minotauro.
Rios scores with a knee to the head.
C minotauro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rios gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rios lands an elbow that stopped C minotauro in his tracks for a moment.
Rios on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rios lands an elbow that stopped C minotauro in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Rios on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rios as C minotauro tries to tie him up.
C minotauro letting Rios take a breather here.
C minotauro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four 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.
C minotauro tries for a takedown but Rios manages to get underhooks.
Rios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
C minotauro wants a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Rios.
C minotauro fails to pull guard.
Rios lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
C minotauro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rios just stands there and leans against the cage.
C minotauro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rios walks away with a smile on his face. C minotauro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rodrigo Rios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rios clinches up with C minotauro and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Rios.
C minotauro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rios gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rios scores with a knee to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Rios - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
C minotauro looking to stall.
Sanrlley C minotauro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
C minotauro goes for a takedown attempt but Rios pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Rios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rios winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Rios!
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