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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minotauro comes to the cage accompanied by Buckethead - jump man. Gattuso is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by WAR-Low Rider. Javier Gattuso has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ze Minotauro's chin.
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253 lbs
30 - 19 - 1 |
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194 cm
35
212 lbs
28 - 19 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ze Minotauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minotauro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gattuso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gattuso throws a leg kick but Minotauro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Minotauro misses with a double jab
letting Gattuso counter with a right hand.
Minotauro tries a head kick but it misses.
Gattuso throws an off balance right hand
and Minotauro counters with a big head kick but Gattuso shrugs it off.
Gattuso gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Minotauro.
Gattuso misses with a right hand
letting Minotauro counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minotauro.
Gattuso throws a looping overhand right but Minotauro ducks down to avoid it.
Minotauro throws a sloppy head kick and Gattuso moves out of range easily.
Minotauro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gattuso throws a hook to the side of Minotauro's head but Minotauro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Minotauro.
Gattuso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gattuso takes a swing at Minotauro's ribcage but misses.
Gattuso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Minotauro backs up against the cage.
It looks like Ze Minotauro has been cut.
Minotauro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gattuso's sensitive parts.
Minotauro defending well as Gattuso loads up on a big left hand.
Gattuso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Minotauro.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Gattuso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Minotauro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Minotauro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gattuso, pushing him back against the cage.
Minotauro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso has Minotauro pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gattuso being controlled against the cage.
Gattuso gets control of Minotauro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gattuso will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Minotauro is looking to work some ground and pound but Gattuso has wrist control.
Minotauro trying to control but Gattuso is working from the bottom.
Minotauro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Minotauro with a nice head shot there.
Minotauro trying to control the position from guard on top but Gattuso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gattuso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso is trying to keep Minotauro in close.
Gattuso looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Minotauro sitting in guard here, content to control.
Minotauro stopping the sweep attempt from Gattuso.
Minotauro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gattuso controlling Minotauro's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Javier Gattuso wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gattuso scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro is looking to clinch but Gattuso is avoiding it.
Minotauro throws a right and a left that Gattuso avoids nicely.
Minotauro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Minotauro with a jab.
Gattuso misses with an uppercut. Minotauro saw that one coming.
Gattuso might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Minotauro moves to clinch but Gattuso breaks away
and Minotauro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minotauro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Gattuso 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gattuso just misses with a punch to the body.
Gattuso cracks Minotauro with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ze Minotauro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ze Minotauro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gattuso slips under a jab from Minotauro.
Javier Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gattuso thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Minotauro if he has to take too many more of those.
Gattuso slips a jab from Minotauro.
Minotauro swings for the body but Gattuso moves out of range.
No joy there for Gattuso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Minotauro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Minotauro misses with a double jab.
Minotauro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Minotauro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gattuso's head.
Minotauro pushes Gattuso up against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Minotauro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Minotauro.
Minotauro lands with a short shot to the head.
Gattuso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Minotauro avoids it.
Minotauro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Minotauro prevents a body shot from Gattuso.
Gattuso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Minotauro.
Minotauro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minotauro wants a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Minotauro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Minotauro lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Minotauro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Minotauro.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gattuso lands an elbow that stopped Minotauro in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro slowing the pace effectively.
Gattuso missing with knees to the body.
Gattuso pressing his opponent against the cage.
Minotauro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gattuso throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Minotauro throws the left hand but Gattuso avoids the punch easily.
Gattuso throws a sloppy head kick and Minotauro moves out of range easily.
Minotauro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a low kick but Minotauro avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gattuso. Minotauro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gattuso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minotauro looks to land a body kick but Gattuso moved away.
Gattuso misses with a double jab.
Ze Minotauro is winning the standup battle so far.
Gattuso throws a body punch but Minotauro moves out of range.
Gattuso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Minotauro.
Gattuso throws a poor cross that misses
and Minotauro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gattuso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gattuso is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gattuso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minotauro throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gattuso is keeping busy.
Minotauro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gattuso throws a head punch that misses.
Minotauro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gattuso.
Gattuso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minotauro's elbow.
Gattuso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minotauro has Gattuso pushed against the cage.
Minotauro lands with a light punch inside.
Minotauro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minotauro has Gattuso pushed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minotauro is working for takedown but Gattuso is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Minotauro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gattuso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gattuso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ze Minotauro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ze Minotauro'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. 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.
Gattuso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Minotauro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Minotauro throws a jab when Gattuso was well out of range.
Gattuso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Minotauro is out of range and Gattuso settles back down.
Minotauro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Minotauro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gattuso.
Both fighters circling a little - Gattuso finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gattuso throws a head kick that Minotauro semi-blocks.
Gattuso misses with a shot to the body
and Minotauro counters with a body kick that stops Gattuso in his tracks momentarily.
Gattuso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Minotauro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Minotauro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gattuso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sloppy strikes from Gattuso. Those never looked like landing.
Minotauro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gattuso under the eye.
Gattuso is rocked!
Minotauro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Minotauro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Minotauro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Minotauro's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gattuso is fighting to break Minotauro's control of his arms but Minotauro is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gattuso gets to his feet - Minotauro follows without any prompting.
Gattuso misses with a left hand
and Minotauro counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minotauro scores with a leg kick.
Minotauro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gattusos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gattuso is still on wobbly legs! Can Minotauro finish him?
Minotauro fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gattuso to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gattuso looks to clinch but Minotauro throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gattuso taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ze Minotauro!
Our winner, Ze Minotauro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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