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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Essa Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jobson Richie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios comes to the cage accompanied by Rios. Jobson Richie looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Essa Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jobson Richie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richie with a poor takedown
and Rios counters with a big head kick but Richie shrugs it off.
Richie looks gassed!
Richie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rios counters with a thumping low kick.
Rios moves into the clinch successfully.
Rios just leaning against Richie, taking a breather.
Rios gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Richie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rios smiles and moves away.
Essa Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jobson Richie.
Rios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rios lands a big head kick that sends Richie tumbling to the mat! Rios takes a step backwards and waves Richie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Richie is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios scores with a takedown into Richie's guard.
Richie is still in real trouble! Can Rios finish him?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rios tries to free his leg and advance position but Richie is retaining full guard.
Rios is working hard here to advance position.
Rios knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Richie on the ground.
Richie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rios is aware though and is defending well.
Rios drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rios jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rios controls the pace.
Rios thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rios pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richie is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richie looking for a guillotine here but Rios defends easily.
Rios postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Richie has a closed guard, preventing Rios from standing up.
Richie seems to have recovered his senses.
Rios slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Richie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rios can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Richie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rios slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios is looking to stand up but Richie won't let him.
Rios avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rios is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Essa Rios has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Richie shoots and misses
and Rios counters with a nice body kick.
Rios goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Rios lands but Richie takes it in his stride.
Richie has a takedown stuffed.
Rios cracks the inside of Richie's front leg.
Richie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Richie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios darts in and clinches Richie up against the cage.
Richie is trying to pull guard but Rios has him pressed against the cage.
Rios breaks from the clinch.
Rios closes the distance and clinches.
Rios lands with a left to the head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Richie has eaten all the pies!
Richie is trying to pull guard but Rios turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rios comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rios digs a right hand into Richie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richie's gas tank.
Rios stalling against the cage.
Rios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Richie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Richie tries to pull guard but Rios holds him up against the cage and eventually Richie drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rios.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios effectively controlling the action here.
Rios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Richie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rios connects with a knee to the head.
Rios stalling the fight.
Rios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richie backwards.
Nice elbow from Rios.
A knee to the head by Rios.
Rios stalling the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios successfully pulls guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richie drops back looking for a leg! Rios is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rios manages to kick Richie off! Richie jumps back into Rios's guard.
Rios lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Richie!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Essa Rios dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Richie has his takedown stuffed
and Rios counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Richie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rios dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richie gets tackled into the cage by Rios. Rios maintains the clinch.
Richie takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Rios.
Richie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Rios.
Richie tries to pull guard but Rios won't allow it.
Essa Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jobson Richie.
Richie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Richie is breathing heavily.
Rios creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richie's defenses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rios lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rios content to control rather than advance.
Richie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rios pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rios lands a nice short elbow.
Richie wants to improve his position but Rios is controlling well.
Richie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Richie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rios lands with a punch from half guard.
Richie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rios pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Rios seems content to control.
Rios scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rios controlling the pace.
Richie wants to improve his position but Rios is controlling well.
Rios looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Richie looking for submissions off his back.
Rios takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Richie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Richie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Richie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios is looking for a kimura here.
Rios looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Richie actively working from the bottom here.
Richie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rios scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rios takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Richie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rios looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rios's guard.
Rios managing to control the position.
Richie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Richie wants to pass the guard but Rios is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rios is adopting a defensive guard.
Richie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Essa Rios dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Rios. No joy for Richie on that attempt.
Rios lands a head kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Richie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rios - the referee stops the clock and Richie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rios. Richie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jobson Richie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rios!
Rios lands a nice looking kick to the body. Richie takes a step back to recover.
Rios connects with a looping right hand.
Richie misses with a takedown
and Rios moves into the clinch.
Rios working Richie over with knees to the body.
Rios scores with a knee to the head.
Richie takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rios obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rios lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Rios.
Richie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rios just stands there and leans against the cage.
Essa Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jobson Richie.
Rios landing knees to the body.
Rios lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rios.
Rios will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Richie up against the cage.
Essa Rios has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Rios.
Rios scores a nice knee to the body.
Richie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Richie jumps guard but Rios stands there with Richie around his waist. Richie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rios connects with a nasty looking knee right to Richie's face.
Jobson Richie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rios seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Rios lands a knee to the head.
Richie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rios smiles and moves away.
Rios works over Richie's head and body with a nice combination.
Richie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rios holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rios lands a body punch.
Rios scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rios connects with a knee to the head.
Richie tries to pull guard but Rios forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Richie jumps guard but Rios stands there with Richie around his waist. Richie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rios taking a breather.
Rios manages to break the clinch.
Richie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rios tries to avoid it but Richie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rios to the ground. Rios escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rios lands a front kick.
Richie tries to keep at a distance but Rios has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richie fails to pull guard.
Rios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Richie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rios lands a knee to the head.
Rios lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rios lands an elbow that stopped Richie in his tracks for a moment.
Richie tries to throw a body punch but Rios avoids it by throwing Richie back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Richie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rios to keep the fight standing.
Richie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rios is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Richie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richie struggles to land a body shot inside as Rios controls his hands.
Rios is trying to trip Richie. He has hold of a leg but Richie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rios persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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!
Richie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rios gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Essa Rios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rios avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Essa Rios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rios has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Essa Rios!
In his post fight interview, Essa Rios started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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