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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Agosto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nico Agosto enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Agosto!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agosto throws a good cross that connects.
Rios connects with the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rios.
Agosto works Rios's body with a nice hook.
Agosto dives in for a single leg takedown but Rios sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Rios misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Rios.
Agosto tries to bum rush Rios with a series of wild strikes but Rios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rios takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Agosto throws a jab but it's blocked by Rios.
Rios moves out of range of the strikes.
Agosto misses with a body shot.
Agosto takes a swing at Rios's ribcage but misses.
Rios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rios throws a chopping leg kick but Agosto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rios thumps Agosto with a low kick.
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!
Agosto thuds his right hand into Rios's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice combination there by Rios.
Rios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Agosto counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agosto works over Rios's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Alex Rios has been cut.
Alex Rios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rios jabs Agosto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Agosto misses with a series of wild punches.
Agosto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rios was well out of range. Poor timing from Agosto.
Rios thumps Agosto with a low kick.
Rios takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rios takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Agosto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rios connects with a nice looking jab.
Rios is looking to chop away at Agosto's legs.
Rios buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Rios.
Rios avoids a punch combination nicely.
Agosto cracks Rios with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a low kick, looking for Agosto's leg but Agosto calmly moves out of range.
Rios scores with a decent looking hook.
Good leg kick by Rios there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice sprawl there from Rios as Agosto shoots in.
Rios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rios takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot lands for Rios.
Agosto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rios misses with a body punch
and Agosto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rios misses with the combination.
Agosto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Agosto cracks Rios with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rios is looking to slow Agosto down with leg kicks.
Rios feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Agosto's calf.
Agosto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rios.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios lands the left hand.
Agosto blocks a leg kick.
Agosto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Agosto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rios swivels and escapes.
Alex Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Agosto.
Rios throws out a powerful jab.
Rios tries a low kick but Agosto avoids it.
Agosto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Agosto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agosto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Agosto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rios is looking to counter punch.
Agosto throws a big shot that misses.
Agosto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Rios coming out on top.
Rios throws a nice looking combination but Agosto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Agosto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a jab but it's blocked by Agosto.
Rios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agosto.
A little jabbing left from Agosto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rios shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rios takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rios buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Agosto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Agosto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Agosto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rios slips a straight right by Agosto.
Agosto fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rios darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Agosto throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rios throws a series of punches but Agosto moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Agosto.
Rios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agosto.
Agosto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rios connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Agosto scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Rios will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Rios's cut.
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.
Agosto misses with an uppercut. Rios saw that one coming.
Rios scores with a jab. Agosto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alex Rios is winning the standup battle so far.
Agosto misses with a lunging right hand
and Rios counters with a thumping low kick.
A shot to the liver by Rios. Beautiful body shot.
Rios moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Rios misses
and Agosto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agosto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Agosto tries for a takedown but Rios circles away easily
and Rios counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Agosto cracks Rios with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Agosto misses with a takedown
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Agosto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
It looked like Rios wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rios tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Agosto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agosto connects with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rios.
No joy there for Agosto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Agosto catches Rios right on the button with a cross.
Agosto has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rios takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rios cracks Agosto with an open hand slap.
Agosto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Agosto backs away, Rios returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Agosto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Agosto just misses with a punch to the body.
Rios misses with a right hand
and Agosto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rios misses with an uppercut
enabling Agosto to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agosto misses with a combination
and Rios counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rios avoids the head kick by Agosto.
Agosto walks into a straight right hand from Rios.
Agosto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Agosto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Rios backs off Agosto throws a huge counter combo but Rios manages to avoid it all.
Rios connects with a crisp jab.
Agosto takes a swing at Rios's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Rios tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agosto throws a sloppy head kick
and Rios counters with a stiff right hand.
Agosto fails with the takedown
and Rios counters with a good low kick that Agosto was not able to check.
Alex Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Agosto.
Agosto is breathing heavily.
Agosto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Rios.
Nice straight punches there by Rios. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rios.
Agosto blocks a leg kick.
Agosto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rios lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rios fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rios lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agosto.
Rios avoids the body shot from Agosto.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Agosto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rios has got the better of the exchanges.
Agosto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rios looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agosto scores with a jab to the head.
Agosto throws a nice looking combination but Rios bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rios lands the left hand.
Rios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agosto.
A telegraphed right hand from Rios misses the target.
Rios tries to clinch up.
Agosto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rios.
Agosto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rios throws a lazy uppercut
and Agosto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rios connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rios fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Agosto.
Rios lands a glancing blow to the side of Agosto's head.
Jab by Agosto.
Good work by Agosto as he checks the leg kick.
Agosto throws a sloppy head kick
and Rios counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agosto avoids the body shot from Rios.
A little jabbing left from Agosto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Agosto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agosto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Agosto throws a body shot but no joy.
Rios seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rios clobbers Agosto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rios digs a good body shot into Agosto's ribs.
Agosto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Rios misses its intended target.
Agosto throws a counter combo.
Rios connects with a jab.
Agosto throws a right and a left that Rios avoids nicely.
Agosto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rios clobbers Agosto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Agosto misses the shot to the body.
Agosto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agosto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Agosto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rios circles away quickly and effectively.
Rios moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rios dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Rios's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Agosto tries to move into range but Rios moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Agosto throws a looping overhand right but Rios ducks down to avoid it.
Rios moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Rios is predictable there
and Agosto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agosto missing with a left hand there. Rios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agosto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rios's head backwards.
Rios throws a hook but Agosto avoids it easily.
Rios fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Agosto.
Agosto tries to move into range but Rios moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agosto tries to clinch there but Rios circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agosto scores with a body shot.
Rios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Agosto can do to turn this around?
Agosto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Agosto takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agosto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rios with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios throws a body punch but Agosto moves out of range.
Rios lands with a nice body punch.
A punch lands to the side of Agosto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Agosto tries a head kick but it misses.
Agosto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Agosto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agosto scores with a nice head shot.
Rios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agosto.
Nice uppercut there from Agosto.
Rios connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Agosto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Agosto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rios is looking to clinch but Agosto is avoiding it.
Rios throws a lazy uppercut
and Agosto counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rios throws a jab but it's blocked by Agosto.
Rios moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agosto checks a low kick from Rios.
Donk. Rios catches Agosto right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Rios does no damage.
Agosto slips a jab from Rios.
Agosto lands with a nice combination. Rios backs away looking to recover.
Rios smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Agosto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Agosto misses with a series of wild punches.
Rios throws a head kick that misses.
Agosto throws out a counter right but Rios avoids it with no problem.
Agosto tries to move into range but Rios moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rios lands with a right hand.
Rios scores with a leg kick.
Agosto misses with a double jab
and Rios counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws the left hand but Agosto avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Agosto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rios blocks a head kick by Agosto.
Agosto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick by Rios misses
and Agosto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That kick from Rios tenderised Agosto's leg. Agosto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rios stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick misses from Agosto.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rios.
Agosto lands a head shot.
Rios scores with a leg kick.
Rios lands with a straight right. Agosto didn't see that one coming.
A nice combination there by Agosto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios scores with a nice head shot.
Rios cracks a nice hook into Agosto's ribs.
Rios chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios's corner calls for a 1-2. Rios obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Agosto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Agosto.
Rios misses with a hook.
Rios connects with a good right hand that stumbles Agosto. Agosto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sloppy strikes from Rios. Those never looked like landing.
Agosto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rios takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Agosto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab by Rios.
Agosto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Agosto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rios tries to clinch but Agosto is having none of it.
Agosto throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Nico Agosto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agosto thuds his right hand into Rios's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Rios.
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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Rios!
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