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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minotauro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Buckethead - jump man. 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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253 lbs
31 - 21 - 1 |
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285 lbs
47 - 35 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ze Minotauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Minotauro.
Pinksy throws a right hand that Minotauro ducks under and follows up with a left that Minotauro also avoids with ease.
Minotauro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Pinksy.
Nice defenses there by Minotauro.
A head kick misses from Pinksy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pinksy.
Minotauro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Pinksy looks to throw a body kick
and Minotauro counters with a straight right hand.
Pinksy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Minotauro takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinksy throws a leg kick but Minotauro moved away.
Pinksy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Minotauro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pinksy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Minotauro backs up against the cage.
Minotauro slips a jab from Pinksy.
Pinksy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Minotauro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice straight punches there by Pinksy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pinksy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Pinksy misses
and Minotauro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinksy jabs at Minotauro's body.
Minotauro walks into a stiff left hand from Pinksy.
Minotauro just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinksy thuds his right hand into Minotauro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Minotauro avoids a kick to the body.
Pinksy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Minotauro.
Nice jab there from Pinksy.
Pinksy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Minotauro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pinksy is looking to slow Minotauro down with leg kicks.
Minotauro tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinksy moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minotauro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Minotauro avoids a kick to the body.
Pinksy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pinksy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Minotauro doesn't seem bothered though.
Minotauro walks into a stiff left hand from Pinksy.
A jab lands there for Pinksy.
Pinksy lands a big head kick that sends Minotauro tumbling to the mat! Pinksy takes a step backwards and waves Minotauro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ze Minotauro has been cut.
Pinksy lands a left and a right that send Minotauro crashing to the mat, dazed. Pinksy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Minotauro is rocked!
Pinksy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Minotauro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinksy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Minotauro's head.
Minotauro throws a body punch but Pinksy moves out of range.
Minotauro seems to have got his legs back now.
Minotauro misses with a looping right.
Minotauro avoids the head kick by Pinksy.
Pinksy lands the left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Minotauro.
Pinksy misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Minotauro.
Pinksy just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinksy takes one on the button.
Minotauro tries to bum rush Pinksy with a series of wild strikes but Pinksy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Minotauro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pinksy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pinksy cracks a nice hook into Minotauro's ribs.
Pinksy lands with an uppercut that bounces Minotauro off the cage and back into range.
Pinksy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minotauro.
Pinksy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Minotauro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Minotauro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pinksy swivels and escapes.
Pinksy staying out of range there.
Minotauro throws a sloppy head kick and Pinksy moves out of range easily.
Minotauro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy lands with a thumping leg kick.
A cross from Pinksy lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinksy lands with a cross.
A combination from Minotauro does no damage.
Minotauro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Minotauro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinksy blocks an uppercut.
Pinksy wants to get back to striking at distance but Minotauro won't allow it.
Pinksy tries to break the clinch but Minotauro is controlling the position.
Pinksy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pinksy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Pinksy
and Minotauro counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minotauro jabs Pinksy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pinksy throws a body kick that misses.
Minotauro throws a low kick, looking for Pinksy's leg but Pinksy calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Pinksy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ze Minotauro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A solid body kick from Pinksy.
Minotauro takes one to the side of the head.
Minotauro tries to clinch up but Pinksy circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Minotauro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Minotauro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pinksy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinksy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Minotauro lands a jab to the head.
Pinksy misses with a body kick.
Pinksy throws a body punch but Minotauro moves out of range.
Minotauro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Minotauro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pinksy misses with a head kick.
Minotauro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinksy misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Minotauro moves out of range as Pinksy strikes.
Pinksy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pinksy is looking to slow Minotauro down with leg kicks.
Minotauro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Pinksy coming out on top.
Pinksy throws a front kick that sends Minotauro stumbling back into the cage.
A solid body kick from Pinksy.
Pinksy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Minotauro moves out of range of the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Pinksy misses the target.
Pinksy tests Minotauro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinksy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drew Pinksy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy misses with a low kick.
Pinksy misses with a body kick.
Pinksy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pinksy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pinksy duly obliges.
Drew Pinksy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Pinksy.
Nice body kick there by Minotauro.
Pinksy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A leg kick checked by Minotauro.
Minotauro swings for the body but Pinksy moves out of range.
Pinksy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pinksy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Minotauro doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinksy circles away.
Minotauro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pinksy to score with a decent uppercut.
Pinksy cracks Minotauro with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Minotauro scores with a jab to the head.
Minotauro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pinksy looks to land a combination but Minotauro avoids it well.
Pinksy tests Minotauro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinksy looks to throw the jab but Minotauro is out of range.
Pinksy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinksy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Minotauro scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Pinksy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pinksy misses with a double jab.
Pinksy takes a swing at Minotauro's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minotauro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pinksy checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pinksy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pinksy is looking to slow Minotauro down with leg kicks.
Pinksy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinksy looks to throw the jab but Minotauro is out of range.
Pinksy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Minotauro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinksy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pinksy swinging wildly here.
Minotauro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinksy misses with a body kick.
Minotauro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Pinksy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ze Minotauro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Minotauro avoids the head kick by Pinksy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pinksy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Minotauro scores with a nice right hand.
Pinksy cracks Minotauro with a good jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pinksy.
Minotauro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pinksy looks for the body kick but Minotauro saw that one coming.
Pinksy lands a nice looking body shot.
Minotauro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Pinksy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pinksy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Pinksy coming out on top.
Minotauro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Some bone on bone action there as Minotauro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Minotauro stalks Pinksy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pinksy's face. Pinksy staggers backwards, shaken.
Pinksy lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Minotauro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minotauro. Pinksy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinksy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minotauro.
Pinksy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Minotauro ducks right into an uppercut from Pinksy.
Minotauro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pinksy scores with a nice strike.
Minotauro throws a series of punches but Pinksy moves out of range.
Minotauro drops his hands momentarily and Pinksy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinksy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Minotauro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Minotauro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ze Minotauro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pinksy throws a body kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Pinksy.
Pinksy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Minotauro throws a hook to the side of Pinksy's head but Pinksy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinksy misses with a two punch combination.
Pinksy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinksy looks to land a combination but Minotauro avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Pinksy as he connects with a hook.
Pinksy throws a looping overhand right but Minotauro ducks down to avoid it.
Minotauro moves out of range of the body kick.
Pinksy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Minotauro takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinksy.
Minotauro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Minotauro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pinksy looks to land a right hand but Minotauro moved out of range.
Pinksy avoids the head kick by Minotauro.
Pinksy misses with the combination.
Pinksy lands a nice hook to Minotauro's body. Minotauro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drew Pinksy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Minotauro throws a big shot that misses.
Pinksy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinksy lands a jab.
Minotauro blocks a head kick by Pinksy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy throws a head kick but Minotauro moves out of range.
Minotauro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pinksy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pinksy catches Minotauro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Minotauro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Minotauro takes a swing at Pinksy's ribcage but misses.
Minotauro avoids a kick to the body.
Pinksy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinksy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pinksy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minotauro moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minotauro misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinksy throws a front kick that sends Minotauro stumbling back into the cage.
Pinksy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Pinksy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinksy 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Pinksy!
A very excited looking Drew Pinksy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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