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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Eko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Rigatoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Eko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Rigatoni!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eko wants to clinch up but Rigatoni keeps it at a distance.
Eko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rigatoni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eko shoots in for a takedown but Rigatoni shows good takedown defense.
Rigatoni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eko tries to clinch up but Rigatoni circles away and keeps his distance.
Eko closes the distance and clinches up with Rigatoni, looking for a takedown. Eko pushes Rigatoni against the cage but Rigatoni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Eko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eko tries to clinch there but Rigatoni circles away.
Rigatoni should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rigatoni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eko looks for a takedown but Rigatoni sprawls well.
Rigatoni swats away the attempt to clinch by Eko.
Eko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eko fails to pull guard.
Eko breaks the clinch.
Rigatoni throws a series of punches but Eko avoids them all with ease.
Rigatoni misses with a looping left.
Rigatoni throws a looping overhand right but Eko ducks down to avoid it.
Eko fails to land with a series of punches.
Eko slips a jab and a cross from Rigatoni.
Rigatoni circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigatoni misses with an uppercut. Eko saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Rigatoni - just one landing.
Eko is breathing heavily.
Eko has a takedown stuffed.
Eko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rigatoni.
Eko tries to bum rush Rigatoni with a series of wild strikes but Rigatoni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rigatoni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rigatoni cracks Eko with a good jab.
Rigatoni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rigatoni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Eko ducks under a wild hook from Rigatoni.
Eko tries to clinch but Rigatoni is having none of it.
Rigatoni scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rigatoni.
Nice straight punches there by Rigatoni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rigatoni.
Rigatoni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eko fails with a takedown attempt.
Eko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Eko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Eko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eko looking to control but Rigatoni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rigatoni takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rigatoni has eaten all the pies!
Eko prevents Rigatoni from getting the reversal.
Rigatoni is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rigatoni throwing hammer fists to the chest of Eko. What's that going to do exactly?
Eko prevents Rigatoni from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rigatoni wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rigatoni can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eko trying to control but Rigatoni is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Eko.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Eko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rigatoni can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rigatoni tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rigatoni is squirming around, avoiding Eko's attempts to control the action.
Eko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Eko controlling from mount.
Eko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rigatoni is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Eko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rigatoni is in all sorts of trouble here.
Eko with a couple of short strikes.
Eko jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rigatoni manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Eko moves into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eko is landing with some decent strikes but Rigatoni is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rigatoni is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Rigatoni will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rigatoni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Eko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rigatoni.
A swing and a miss from Rigatoni.
Rigatoni swats away the attempt to clinch by Eko.
Eko tries to close the distance and clinch but Rigatoni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eko tries to close the distance and clinch but Rigatoni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Rigatoni.
Tony Rigatoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rigatoni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mr Eko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rigatoni lands with an uppercut that bounces Eko off the cage and back into rage.
Eko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rigatoni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rigatoni with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rigatoni postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rigatoni wants to stand but Eko is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rigatoni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigatoni landing some decent shots from guard.
Rigatoni is breathing heavily.
Eko keeping full guard, as Rigatoni tries to pass.
Eko scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Eko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eko keeps control of Rigatoni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rigatoni throws a hook but Eko blocks it.
Eko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rigatoni misses with a hook. Eko ducked under it nicely.
Rigatoni closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eko is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigatoni working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Eko is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rigatoni connects with a decent elbow.
Rigatoni stands up.
Eko ducks under a wild hook from Rigatoni.
Eko tries to close the distance and clinch but Rigatoni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eko is looking to clinch but Rigatoni is avoiding it.
Rigatoni drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rigatoni working away.
Rigatoni lands a decent elbow from side control.
Eko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rigatoni missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tony Rigatoni has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigatoni wants to stand up but Eko has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Eko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rigatoni is one step ahead there.
Eko is working hard here to advance position.
Rigatoni must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eko working a defensive guard here.
Rigatoni postures up and lands a big shot to Eko's brow.
Eko trying to control the position.
Rigatoni distracts Eko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rigatoni trying to control the position from guard on top but Eko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eko trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rigatoni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eko counters with a thumping low kick.
Eko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Eko shoots in for a takedown but Rigatoni shows good takedown defense.
Rigatoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eko.
Rigatoni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rigatoni scores with the left hand. Eko knows he should have avoided that one.
Rigatoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rigatoni throws a big shot that misses.
Tony Rigatoni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rigatoni tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eko moves into the clinch.
Rigatoni is looking to control Eko's arms but Eko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rigatoni has his back to the cage.
Eko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eko lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Rigatoni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Eko moves into range and clinches up with Rigatoni.
Eko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rigatoni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eko counters with a nice leg kick.
Eko takes the fight into the clinch.
Eko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rigatoni tries for a takedown. No joy.
Eko pulls guard.
Rigatoni has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Eko is proving hard to escape from.
Rigatoni won't allow Eko to sweep him here.
Rigatoni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eko keeping full guard, as Rigatoni tries to pass.
Rigatoni wanted to stand there but Eko had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigatoni postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eko is on top in guard.
Rigatoni wants to sweep here but Eko controlling him for the moment.
Rigatoni wants to control the position but Eko says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Eko trying to control from half guard but Rigatoni is working away.
Eko works his way into full mount!
Eko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eko tries to control but Rigatoni wriggling away.
Rigatoni is trying to escape the mount.
Eko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rigatoni is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rigatoni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rigatoni is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Eko prevents Rigatoni from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rigatoni looks a forlorn figure.
Eko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Eko looking to control but Rigatoni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eko is working for a guillotine from mount but Rigatoni frees his head quite easily.
Eko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rigatoni tries to hold on but Eko pushes him away.
Rigatoni keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eko working for a submission but Rigatoni is keeping him at bay.
Eko prevents Rigatoni from getting the reversal.
Rigatoni really wants to buck Eko off and get back to his feet.
Rigatoni keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Eko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Eko blocks Rigatoni's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Eko cracks Rigatoni with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Eko avoids the attempt from Rigatoni to control.
Mr Eko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rigatoni is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Eko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rigatoni 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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