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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Felipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Matheus Felipe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Felipe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Rios!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felipe feints a jab promting Rios to slip. Felipe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rios slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Rios or perhaps it was just good defense by Felipe which made him look bad.
Rios on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Felipe throws a combination. Rios tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Felipe connects with a body shot.
Felipe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Rios drives through with a takedown into guard.
Felipe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rios must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Felipe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rios wants to pass the guard but Felipe is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felipe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rios manages to get himself to full guard.
Felipe preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felipe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rios tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rios 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.
Rios is working an open guard so Felipe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rios looks winded!
Felipe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rios.
Rios takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felipe lands a two punch combo.
Felipe feints a jab promting Rios to slip. Felipe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rios slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Felipe lands a two punch combo.
Rios has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felipe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rios wants to clinch but Felipe slips to the side
and Felipe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rios closes this distance looking for a takedown but Felipe circles away.
Matheus Felipe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Rios.
Felipe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Felipe.
Rios shoots in and drives through. Felipe sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felipe throws a shot to the body.
Felipe lands a head kick!
Some wild striking there from Felipe.
Felipe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rios tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Felipe swivels and escapes.
Felipe misses with a head kick.
Felipe throws a nice head kick!
Rios tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Felipe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rios looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Felipe is fending him off so far but Rios persists. Nope, Felipe circles away and we're back to standing.
Felipe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felipe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rios avoids a punch combination nicely.
Felipe dips to his left and cracks Rios with an uppercut!
Rios avoids a punch combination nicely.
Felipe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rios.
Felipe feints a jab promting Rios to slip. Felipe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rios slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rios misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rios looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Felipe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Felipe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rios.
Felipe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Felipe misses with a series of wild punches.
Felipe lands a head kick!
Rios looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Felipe is fending him off so far but Rios persists. Nope, Felipe circles away and we're back to standing.
Rios fails with the takedown.
Felipe stalks Rios and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rios's face. Rios staggers backwards, shaken.
Rios is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Felipe.
Felipe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Felipe duly obliges.
Felipe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Felipe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felipe tries to bum rush Rios with a series of wild strikes but Rios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rios shoots in and bounces Felipe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Felipe has his foot on Rios's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rios works his way back into a safe position though.
Rios trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Felipe pulls Rios in close to prevent any damage.
Felipe pushes Rios off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rios misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matheus Felipe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Rios.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Felipe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Felipe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rios.
Felipe scores with a hook.
Felipe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Felipe scores with a body shot.
Felipe misses with a head kick.
Rios drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rios looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rios avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rios stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Felipe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Felipe lands with a shot to the body.
Felipe misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Felipe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Felipe digs a good body shot into Rios's ribs.
Rios is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Felipe.
Rios shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Felipe as he avoids it easily.
Felipe is working the combinations to good effect here.
Felipe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rios has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Felipe tries to bum rush Rios with a series of wild strikes but Rios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Felipe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rios.
Rios misses with a shot to the body
and Felipe counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Felipe both land. Nice combination.
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch but Felipe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Felipe lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Felipe dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rios fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Felipe sprawls well initially but Rios persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rios thows a huge punch but Felipe dodges it nicely.
Rios looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Felipe wants to get back to his feet.
Rios is keen to just control but Felipe is a slippery customer.
Felipe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rios looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rios passes to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Felipe sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios wants to get back to his feet.
Felipe trying to hold on to Rios's head to control him but Rios postures up.
Felipe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Felipe has his hands on Rios's head, controlling the position.
Rios trying to control the position from guard on top but Felipe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felipe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Felipe is looking for a triangle but Rios pushes his legs off easily.
Felipe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rios throwing strikes from guard but Felipe blocks nicely.
Rios stands up from Felipe's guard - Rios perhaps looking for a knockout.
Matheus Felipe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Felipe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felipe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Felipe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rios.
Rios looks for a takedown but Felipe sprawls well.
Felipe throws a series of punches but Rios avoids them all with ease.
Matheus Felipe is winning the standup battle so far.
Rios tries to clinch up but Felipe circles away and keeps his distance.
Felipe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rios has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Felipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Felipe is fending him off so far but Rios persists. Nope, Felipe circles away and we're back to standing.
Felipe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rios tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Felipe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Felipe misses with a double jab.
Felipe scores with a head kick. Rios tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rios tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Felipe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Felipe throws a combination. Rios tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Felipe misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Felipe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matheus Felipe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Rios.
Felipe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Rios.
I think Felipe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matheus Felipe!
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RATING
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