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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rios (ranked 2470 p4p, 1157 weight class) and Free Waterfall Jr (ranked 309 p4p, 159 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Free Waterfall Jr!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios throws a low kick but Waterfall Jr moves out of range easily.
Waterfall Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Waterfall Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Waterfall Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Waterfall Jr tries to land a leg kick but Rios saw it coming and moves away.
Rios walks into a straight right hand from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr slips a jab from Rios.
Rios tried to score with a low kick but Waterfall Jr checks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Rios finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Waterfall Jr throws a hook to the side of Rios's head but Rios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waterfall Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rios is able to avoid easily.
Waterfall Jr feints and then cracks Rios's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rios down.
Rios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waterfall Jr swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
Waterfall Jr connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rios misses with a low kick.
Rios takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Free Waterfall Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waterfall Jr connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Waterfall Jr throws the left hand but Rios avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Rios on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rios looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab from Waterfall Jr.
Rios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Waterfall Jr throws a leg kick which misses Rios's front leg but catches the back leg as Rios tries to avoid it.
Waterfall Jr throws a looping overhand right but Rios ducks down to avoid it.
Waterfall Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rios takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Waterfall Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rios's head.
A jab from Waterfall Jr misses.
Waterfall Jr misses with a left hand
and Waterfall Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rios connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios misses with a shot to the body
and Rios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waterfall Jr.
Rios half committed to a counter leg kick.
Waterfall Jr thumps Rios with a low kick.
Waterfall Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rios ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios misses with a looping right.
Waterfall Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rios was well out of range. Poor timing from Waterfall Jr.
Rios went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rios. Waterfall Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waterfall Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rios.
Waterfall Jr tries to bum rush Rios with a series of wild strikes but Rios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rios throws a chopping leg kick but Waterfall Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rios gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Waterfall Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Rios's shoulder, as Rios tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Waterfall Jr misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Waterfall Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr slips under a jab.
Waterfall Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rios looks for the body kick but Waterfall Jr saw that one coming.
Rios shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Waterfall Jr avoids the body shot from Rios.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Rios makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Waterfall Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rios.
Rios throws a front kick aimed at Waterfall Jr's knee but Waterfall Jr avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Rios. That snapped Waterfall Jr's head back.
Rios with a nice calf kick.
Waterfall Jr dodges the punch combination from Rios.
Rios displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waterfall Jr throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Rios misses its target.
Waterfall Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rios tries a low kick but Waterfall Jr avoids it.
Rios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waterfall Jr misses with a left hand
and Rios counters with a one-two to the body.
Waterfall Jr slips a straight right by Rios.
Waterfall Jr connects with a leg kick.
Waterfall Jr tries to land a leg kick but Rios saw it coming and moves away.
A quick step to the side and Rios tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Waterfall Jr blocks a leg kick.
Waterfall Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rios is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rios fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Waterfall Jr is out of range.
Rios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Rios.
Waterfall Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rios had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rios lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rios misses with a looping left.
Waterfall Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rios goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Waterfall Jr lands a nice hook to Rios's body. Rios takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rios slips under a jab.
Rios misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waterfall Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Waterfall Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rios.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Free Waterfall Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Waterfall Jr as he connects with a hook.
Waterfall Jr is looking to chop away at Rios's legs.
Rios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waterfall Jr moves away.
Waterfall Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rios at a distance.
Waterfall Jr throws out a leg kick but Rios moves out of range and Waterfall Jr only half commits.
Waterfall Jr scores with a body shot.
Waterfall Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rios wants to land a leg kick but Waterfall Jr is out of range.
Waterfall Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Waterfall Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rios's head.
Waterfall Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Rios is just out of range.
Rios was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Waterfall Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rios connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rios fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Waterfall Jr checks it well.
Rios throws a front kick aimed at Waterfall Jr's knee but Waterfall Jr avoids it well.
Waterfall Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Waterfall Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios takes a swing at Waterfall Jr's ribcage but misses.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body kick.
Waterfall Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rios's sensitive parts.
Rios lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rios lands with an overhand left.
Waterfall Jr cracks a nice hook into Rios's ribs.
Rios with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Waterfall Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Rios misses with a head kick.
Rios takes a swing at Waterfall Jr's ribcage but misses.
Rios throws a series of punches but Waterfall Jr avoids them all with ease.
Rios misses the jab.
Rios plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Waterfall Jr catches Rios with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Decent striking displayed by Waterfall Jr there.
Waterfall Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Waterfall Jr throws a hook but Rios blocks it.
Rios tried to counter with a leg kick but Waterfall Jr avoided it.
Waterfall Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr scores with a hook to the body. Rios takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Waterfall Jr lands with a right hand.
Waterfall Jr throws a shot to the body.
Rios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waterfall Jr moves away.
Waterfall Jr misses with a left hand
and Waterfall Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rios takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick lands for Waterfall Jr.
Rios chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Waterfall Jr can pounce on him.
Waterfall Jr throws a lazy right hand but Rios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Waterfall Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waterfall Jr staying out of range there.
Rios gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Waterfall Jr.
Rios misses the body punch
and Waterfall Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Rios takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr avoids the body shot from Rios.
A leg kick checked by Rios.
Rios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Waterfall Jr misses.
It looked like Rios was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Waterfall Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Waterfall Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A left lands for Waterfall Jr.
Rios looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Waterfall Jr throws a low kick but Rios moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rios might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rios lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rios throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Waterfall Jr's head.
Waterfall Jr with the inside leg kick.
Rios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rios.
Waterfall Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rios.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waterfall Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waterfall Jr.
Rios ducks under a wild hook from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Rios is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Waterfall Jr.
Nice uppercut there from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr throws a leg kick
and Rios counters with an inside leg kick.
Rios throws a right and a left that Waterfall Jr avoids nicely.
Waterfall Jr motions for Rios to come forward. Waterfall Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rios throws a low kick but it's checked well by Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr throws out a loose jab but Rios uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Waterfall Jr misses its intended target.
Rios scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waterfall Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Waterfall Jr misses with a straight left.
Waterfall Jr sizes up Rios with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rios checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Rios tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Free Waterfall Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rios throws a right hand that Waterfall Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Waterfall Jr also avoids with ease.
Nice jab there from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Rios misses its target.
Rios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Rios misses.
Free Waterfall Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waterfall Jr digs a good body shot into Rios's ribs.
Waterfall Jr scores with a hook to the body. Rios takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rios is looking to wear down Waterfall Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rios feints and then cracks Waterfall Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Waterfall Jr down.
Rios is looking to score with low kicks.
Rios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Rios does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waterfall Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Waterfall Jr scores with a body shot.
Waterfall Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Waterfall Jr punishes Rios's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waterfall Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rios throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Waterfall Jr dips to his left and cracks Rios with an uppercut!
Rios throws a jab when Waterfall Jr was well out of range.
Waterfall Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Rios's shoulder, as Rios tries to avoid the shot.
Waterfall Jr throws a series of punches but Rios moves out of range.
Rios was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Waterfall Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Waterfall Jr throws a looping overhand right but Rios ducks down to avoid it.
As Waterfall Jr looks to move away, Rios throws a big counter combo but Waterfall Jr just gets out of the way.
Rios swings for the body but Waterfall Jr moves out of range.
Waterfall Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rios scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Waterfall Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rios swings for the body but Waterfall Jr moves out of range.
Waterfall Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Rios's shoulder, as Rios tries to avoid the shot.
Waterfall Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rios connects with a leg kick.
A big left from Rios misses.
Waterfall Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
As Waterfall Jr looks to move away, Rios throws a big counter combo but Waterfall Jr just gets out of the way.
Rios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Waterfall Jr loads up on a big right hand but Rios slips the punch.
Waterfall Jr scores with a leg kick.
Rios gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Waterfall Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Waterfall Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Waterfall Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rios throws a body shot but no joy.
Rios takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waterfall Jr staying out of range there.
A combination from Rios does no damage.
Free Waterfall Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Waterfall Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rioss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rios throws a nice looking combination but Waterfall Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Waterfall Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Rios takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Waterfall Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Waterfall Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Rios moves out of range as Waterfall Jr strikes.
Rios's jab looks to have found its range, popping Waterfall Jr under the eye.
Waterfall Jr swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
As Waterfall Jr looks to move away, Rios throws a big counter combo but Waterfall Jr just gets out of the way.
Rios scores with a crisp jab that stopped Waterfall Jr in his tracks.
Waterfall Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rios. Rios obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rios doesn't seem bothered though.
Waterfall Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Waterfall Jr catches Rios right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Rios misses.
Waterfall Jr dips to his left and cracks Rios with an uppercut!
Rios throws a good cross that connects.
Waterfall Jr tries to land a leg kick but Rios saw it coming and moves away.
Rios went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rios takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Waterfall Jr missing with a left hand there. Rios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rios just misses with a punch to the body.
Rios backing away here, and Waterfall Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good shot there by Waterfall Jr.
Rios defending well as Waterfall Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Rios appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Waterfall Jr misses with an uppercut. Rios saw that one coming.
Waterfall Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Rios misses.
Waterfall Jr throws a body kick that misses
and Rios counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diego Rios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rios moves out of range as Waterfall Jr strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Free Waterfall Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waterfall Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Free Waterfall Jr!
A relieved looking Free Waterfall Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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