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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Essa Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Lanzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios comes to the cage accompanied by Rios. On his way into the cage it seems that Essa Rios has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Essa Rios seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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135 lbs
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175 cm
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133 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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BJJ Purple 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 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Lanzoni!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios moves into the clinch.
Rios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lanzoni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rios lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Rios as Lanzoni shoots in.
Rios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lanzoni.
Rios misses with a few strikes there.
Lanzoni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rios can pounce on him.
Lanzoni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rios scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lanzoni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rios avoids it really well and circles away.
Rios circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lanzoni drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rios really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rios wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rios pulls Lanzoni in close to prevent any damage.
Rios is trying to control the position but Lanzoni postures up.
Lanzoni slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Rios.
Rios is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rios is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lanzoni scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rios controlling the position well.
Rios is looking to improve his position.
Rios trying to hold on to Lanzoni's head to control him but Lanzoni postures up.
Lanzoni takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanzoni is keen to just control but Rios is a slippery customer.
Lanzoni working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Rios's thigh. Rios counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Rios looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rios wants to sweep but no luck.
Rios looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Essa Rios just wasn't active enough.
Lanzoni throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Rios will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters circling a little - Rios finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lanzoni is looking to clinch but Rios is avoiding it.
Danga de danga de dang - Rios scores with a four punch combination!
Lanzoni shoots in but no luck this time.
Essa Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Lanzoni.
Lanzoni missing with a left hand there. Rios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lanzoni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rios.
Lanzoni looks gassed!
Rios throws a front kick that sends Lanzoni stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rios.
Essa Rios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lanzoni fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Rios.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Essa Rios dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rios clinches up against the cage.
Rios is trying to drag Lanzoni to the mat but Lanzoni just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lanzoni avoiding damage as Rios throws knees to the body.
Rios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rios looking to throw knees to the head but Lanzoni is blocking nicely.
Rios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lanzoni avoids it.
Lanzoni 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 has Lanzoni pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rios.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios lands a nice knee to the body.
Rios effectively controlling the action here.
Lanzoni is trying to break the clinch but Rios is controlling him.
Lanzoni tries to pull guard but Rios holds him up against the cage and eventually Lanzoni drops back down to his feet.
Rios breaks the clinch.
Rios throws a head kick but Lanzoni moves out of range.
Rios lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Essa Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rios lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios shoots in and bounces Lanzoni off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lanzoni is breathing heavily.
Lanzoni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rios.
Rios won't allow Lanzoni to sweep him here.
Rios looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rios is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Essa Rios wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rios lands a leg kick that knocks Lanzoni off balance momentarily.
Rios takes the fight into the clinch.
Lanzoni is trying to pull guard but Rios turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Essa Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Lanzoni.
Rios just leaning against Lanzoni, taking a breather.
Rios scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rios - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lanzoni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanzoni tries to break the clinch but Rios is controlling the position.
Rios lands a nice shot to the body.
Rios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Rios to work.
Rios lands a nice knee to the body.
Lanzoni can't get the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rios lands a good knee to the midsection. Lanzoni won't want to take too many of those.
Lanzoni pulls guard effortlessly.
Lanzoni keeping full guard, as Rios tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Essa Rios dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rios getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lanzoni looks to land a left hand but Rios moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Rios.
Nice sprawl there from Rios as Lanzoni shoots in.
A good leg kick by Rios.
Lanzoni doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rios counters with a body kick.
Lanzoni takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rios gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rios displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lanzoni up against the cage.
Lanzoni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios has Lanzoni pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lanzoni manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rios scores with a knee to the head.
Rios lands a nice elbow.
Lanzoni ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lanzoni no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lanzoni being controlled here, momentarily.
Rios seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lanzoni for as long as he can get away with.
Essa Rios overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rios slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanzoni regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rios.
Rios is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rios pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lanzoni is keeping the position for now.
Lanzoni being controlled here, momentarily.
Essa Rios has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rios forces Lanzoni back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rios scores with a knee to the head.
Rios has Lanzoni pressed against the cage.
Lanzoni is trying to push Rios away but Rios has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lanzoni 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 Kevin Lanzoni.
Rios with a knee to the head.
Rios lands a good knee to the midsection. Lanzoni won't want to take too many of those.
Rios landing knees to the head.
Rios has clasped his hands together around Lanzoni's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rios postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rios staying calm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Essa Rios has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rios forces Lanzoni back against the cage and clinches.
Rios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kevin Lanzoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Essa Rios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lanzoni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Essa Rios!
Essa Rios spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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