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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Mattos (ranked 2862 p4p, 3904 weight class) and Rio Boy (ranked 344 p4p, 0 weight class). Rio Boy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Mattos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Boy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattos throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Boy misses.
Boy moves into the clinch successfully.
Mattos tries to break the clinch but Boy is controlling the position.
Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mattos tries to circle away but Boy has him pinned against the cage.
I was talking to Mattos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boy being controlled against the cage.
Mattos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mattos tries to work over Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boy lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mattos.
Mattos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boy.
A short right from Boy.
Boy scores with a shot to the side of Mattos's head.
Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mattos's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy manages to break the clinch.
Mattos throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Mattos misses.
Boy tries to clinch but Mattos is having none of it.
Boy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mattos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mattos wants to get back to striking at distance but Boy won't allow it.
Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mattos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mattos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy struggles to land a body shot inside as Mattos controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Mattos - that landed with a thud.
Mattos tries to break the clinch but Boy is controlling the position.
Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mattos prevents a body shot from Boy.
Mattos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boy lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mattos is looking to break free of the clinch but Boy has double underhooks.
Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mattos stalling.
Boy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mattos blocks a body shot from Boy.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos scores with a shoulder strike.
Mattos is trying to break free.
Mattos scores with a shot to the side of Boy's head.
Boy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boy prevents Mattos from breaking the clinch.
Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
Boy tries a body shot but Mattos blocks it.
Mattos lands with a right to the head.
Mattos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mattos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mattos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Mattos on the inside.
Mattos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mattos swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mattos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boy can't find room to land a body shot as Mattos controls the action.
Mattos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boy lands a right hand.
Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy presses Mattos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boy working aggressively here.
Mattos blocking some punches.
Boy prevents Mattos from breaking the clinch.
Mattos stops a takedown attempt from Boy.
Boy manages to break the clinch.
Boy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mattos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Mattos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mattos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rio Boy dominated that round.
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.
Boy tries to clinch up but Mattos circles away and keeps his distance.
Mattos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but Mattos shows good takedown defense.
Mattos misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Boy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch but Mattos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Mattos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mattos is looking to counter punch.
Boy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mattos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Boy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boy is looking to clinch.
Mattos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy works the jab nicely.
Mattos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boy.
Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
Mattos stuffs the takedown attempt from Boy. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
Boy is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Mattos.
It looks like Rio Boy has been cut.
Carlos Mattos is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy slips under a jab from Mattos.
A big left from Boy misses.
Mattos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mattos.
Mattos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
A slow jab from Mattos misses its intended target.
Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mattos.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mattos.
Mattos avoids the body shot from Boy.
Mattos misses with a looping left.
Mattos throws a jab when Boy was well out of range.
Mattos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Boy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mattos throws a right hand that misses
and Boy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mattos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mattos looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Carlos Mattos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy is looking to clinch but Mattos is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws a hook but Boy blocks it.
Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
Boy connects with the punch.
Mattos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mattos looks to land a left hand but Boy moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mattos throws out the jab.
Boy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mattos defends it well.
A big left from Mattos misses.
Mattos misses the shot to the body.
Boy tries to clinch but Mattos is having none of it.
Mattos misses with an uppercut
and Boy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boy lunges at Mattos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mattos's hand.
A jab from Mattos misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws a body shot but no joy.
Mattos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boy slips a straight right by Mattos.
Boy lands an overhand right.
Boy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Mattos.
Mattos misses with a right hand
and Boy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mattos.
Boy with a hook.
Boy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mattos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mattos.
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!
Boy tries to work over Mattos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos misses with the head strike.
Mattos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boy has Mattos pressed against the cage, preventing Mattos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boy lands a hook that snaps the head of Mattos backwards.
Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mattos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Boy pushes Mattos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy has a couple of punches blocked by Mattos.
Mattos tries to circle away but Boy has him pinned against the cage.
Mattos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boy working aggressively here.
Boy is trying to maintain a safe position but Mattos gets an underhook and turns Boy into the cage.
Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Mattos misses.
A little jabbing left from Boy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carlos Mattos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Boy.
Boy moves into the clinch.
Mattos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carlos Mattos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rio Boy's cut.
That's time! Mattos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mattos throws an off balance right hand
and Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boy wants to clinch up but Mattos keeps it at a distance.
Boy tries to clinch up.
Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Mattos circles away.
Mattos keeps the fight on the outside.
Mattos throws a jab but it's blocked by Boy.
Mattos takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Mattos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boy.
Mattos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boy moves away from the strike by Mattos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boy! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mattos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mattos just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy punishes Mattos's body with a nice straight punch.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Mattos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch but Mattos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boy rushes Mattos and presses him up against the cage.
Mattos wants to get back to striking at distance but Boy won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boy as Mattos tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Mattos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mattos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boy blocks a body shot from Mattos.
Boy lands a left hand.
Boy throws a head punch that misses.
Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boy struggles to land a body shot inside as Mattos controls his hands.
Boy prevents Mattos from breaking the clinch.
Mattos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boy blocks a body shot from Mattos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos working hard to break the clinch.
Mattos lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Boy - that landed with a thud.
Mattos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mattos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Boy.
Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boy keeps control of Mattos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.
Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy scores with a punch to the head.
Boy clinches with his opponent.
Mattos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mattos.
Mattos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Mattos.
Boy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Mattos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mattos throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Mattos throws a big shot that misses.
Mattos just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Mattos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mattos misses.
Boy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Mattos.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Boy - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mattos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mattos, pushing him back against the cage.
Boy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boy breaks from the clinch.
Boy moves out of range as Mattos strikes.
Boy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Mattos.
Boy slips a jab from Mattos.
Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rio Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rio Boy!
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energy
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hype
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