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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Great Tiger (ranked 136 p4p, 17 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 652 p4p, 84 weight class). Great Tiger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rizzo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiger takes a swing at Rizzo 's ribcage but misses.
Rizzo throws a hook to the side of Tiger's head but Tiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rizzo takes a step back to recover.
Tiger looks to land a body kick but Rizzo moved away.
Tiger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rizzo lands a front kick.
Rizzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiger.
Tiger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Frank Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo throws the kick towards the body but Tiger avoids it.
Rizzo throws the kick towards the body but Tiger avoids it.
Rizzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rizzo s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rizzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rizzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiger.
Tiger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rizzo connects with a high kick.
Rizzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger punishes Rizzo 's body with a nice straight punch.
Tiger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tiger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiger cracks Rizzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rizzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Tiger.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
Tiger moves out of range as Rizzo throws a body kick.
Rizzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tiger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tiger has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger slips under a jab from Rizzo .
Tiger half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rizzo throws a push kick but Tiger slaps the foot to one side.
Tiger appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jab by Tiger.
Tiger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rizzo . That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rizzo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizzo misses with a wild combination.
Tiger throws the left hand but Rizzo avoids the punch easily.
Rizzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rizzo lands a high kick!
Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Tiger counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiger moves out of range of the body kick.
Rizzo thumps Tiger with a low kick.
Rizzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Rizzo misses with a straight left.
Rizzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Tiger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rizzo slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger connects with an inside leg kick.
Tiger throws a low kick but Rizzo moves out of range easily.
Rizzo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tiger blocks it well.
Tiger gets a clinch.
Tiger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rizzo is able to avoid easily.
Tiger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rizzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiger pulls guard.
Tiger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiger keeping moving, preventing Rizzo from controlling successfully.
Tiger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rizzo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rizzo won't allow Tiger to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo stands and steps away. Tiger gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rizzo walks into a jab.
Good work by Tiger as he checks the leg kick.
Rizzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Tiger in the body.
Tiger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzo misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger misses with a hook.
Tiger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rizzo lands a nice looking body kick.
Tiger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Rizzo tenderised Tiger's leg. Tiger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rizzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rizzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Rizzo misses
and Tiger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiger lands with an uppercut that bounces Rizzo off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Rizzo .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Tiger dominated that round.
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.
Tiger cracks Rizzo with a good jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tiger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rizzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tiger cracks Rizzo with an open hand slap.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Rizzo .
Tiger gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Rizzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Tiger as he connects with a hook.
Rizzo throws a looping overhand right but Tiger ducks down to avoid it.
Tiger takes a swing at Rizzo 's ribcage but misses.
Tiger closes the distance and pushes Rizzo back into the cage.
Rizzo lands a left hand.
Rizzo is struggling to control the position.
Rizzo gets through Tiger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Rizzo .
Rizzo misses with some punches.
Rizzo wants to get back to striking at distance but Tiger won't allow it.
Tiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizzo .
Rizzo manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiger.
Rizzo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tiger.
Nice defenses there by Tiger.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rizzo lands an overhand right.
Rizzo misses with a body kick.
Rizzo misses with a looping right.
Rizzo throws the kick towards the body but Tiger avoids it.
Rizzo misses with a looping right.
Tiger is looking to counter punch.
Rizzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Great Tiger is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiger lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Tiger.
Tiger lands with a shot to the body.
Tiger moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiger misses the target.
Tiger throws out a leg kick but Rizzo moves out of range and Tiger only half commits.
Rizzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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!
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Tiger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rizzo looks to throw the jab but Tiger is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
Tiger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rizzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiger. That's going to slow Rizzo down.
Tiger misses with a left hand
and Rizzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tiger's knee momentarily.
Rizzo throws the kick towards the body but Tiger avoids it.
Rizzo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Tiger counter with a right hand.
Rizzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo lands a jab to the head.
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiger misses with a left hand
and Rizzo counters with a nice body kick.
Rizzo tries to land a body kick
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo thows a body kick. Tiger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rizzo throws a push kick but Tiger slaps the foot to one side.
It appears Tiger was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.
Tiger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizzo .
Rizzo motions for Tiger to come forward. Rizzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rizzo thows a leg kick but Tiger checks it
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiger's corner calls for a 1-2. Tiger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rizzo avoids the head kick by Tiger.
Rizzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rizzo misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo .
Rizzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tiger counters with a right hand to the body.
Rizzo misses with a body kick.
Tiger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo tries to work over Tiger's front leg with a kick but Tiger checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizzo 's calf.
Tiger thuds his shin into the meat of Rizzo 's side.
Tiger with a jab.
Rizzo is looking to land body kicks.
Tiger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rizzo lands with an overhand left.
Rizzo takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
Tiger slips a straight right by Rizzo .
Rizzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Tiger dips to his left and cracks Rizzo with an uppercut!
Tiger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiger there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Tiger throwing a counter right hand but Rizzo manages to avoid it.
Rizzo tries to score with a low kick but Tiger moves his leg out of the way.
Tiger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Rizzo .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Rizzo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Tiger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rizzo throws an off balance right hand
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Tiger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rizzo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tiger. That one must have hurt.
Rizzo throws a wild body kick that Tiger sees coming a mile off.
A bone on bone clash there as Tiger blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Tiger does it's job there.
Tiger misses with a head kick.
Rizzo defending well as Tiger loads up on a big left hand.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rizzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiger fakes the leg kick and cracks Rizzo in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo takes one to the chin there.
Rizzo misses with a straight left.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiger bobs and weaves and then throws a good 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 low kick from Rizzo is predictable there
and Tiger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rizzo connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Rizzo misses.
Tiger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rizzo .
Rizzo looks to land a body kick but Tiger moved away.
Rizzo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
As Tiger backs off Rizzo throws a huge counter combo but Tiger manages to avoid it all.
Rizzo thows a leg kick but Tiger checks it
and Tiger counters with a low kick, right behind Rizzo 's knee.
Rizzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tiger.
Rizzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tiger is able to avoid easily.
Tiger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tiger - that will leave a mark!
Tiger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rizzo .
Tiger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzo slips a jab from Tiger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rizzo misses with a body kick.
Rizzo throws a wild body kick that Tiger sees coming a mile off.
Rizzo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tiger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rizzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiger throws a chopping leg kick but Rizzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rizzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Rizzo there.
Rizzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiger.
A leg kick checked by Tiger.
That kick from Rizzo tenderised Tiger's leg. Tiger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot by Tiger.
Rizzo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tiger.
Rizzo scores with a decent looking hook.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tiger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo .
Tiger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizzo throws the kick towards the body but Tiger avoids it.
Rizzo throws a low kick, looking for Tiger's leg but Tiger calmly moves out of range.
Tiger blocks the body kick.
Tiger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rizzo blocks a jab.
Rizzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo .
Tiger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tiger wants to clinch up but Rizzo keeps it at a distance.
Rizzo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tiger checks a leg kick.
Tiger misses with a looping left.
Tiger clinches up with Rizzo and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiger tries to throw a body punch but Rizzo avoids it by throwing Tiger back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rizzo .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Rizzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiger wants the takedown. Rizzo is fighting it off but Tiger persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rizzo 's guard against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tiger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tiger trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
Rizzo can't keep his opponent in guard - Tiger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tiger trying to control from half guard but Rizzo is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Tiger clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tiger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Rizzo misses
and Tiger counters with a two punch combo.
Tiger jabs Rizzo right on the nose. Rizzo blinks but takes it well.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rizzo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rizzo trying to stall but Tiger improves his position.
Tiger prevents Rizzo from breaking the clinch.
Tiger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiger throws a head punch that misses.
Tiger scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rizzo backwards.
Rizzo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rizzo fails to land.
Tiger breaks the clinch.
Rizzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick from Rizzo lands but Tiger takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiger misses with a body kick.
Tiger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tiger throws a lazy right hand but Rizzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rizzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rizzo takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
Tiger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rizzo can do to turn this around?
Rizzo looks for the body kick but Tiger saw that one coming.
Rizzo throws a hook but Tiger blocks it.
Rizzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rizzo missing with a left hand there. Tiger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiger misses the target.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rizzo looks for the body kick but Tiger saw that one coming.
Tiger connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo moves away from the strike by Tiger.
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!
Tiger works Rizzo 's body with a nice hook.
Rizzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rizzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tiger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo cracks Tiger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tiger moves out of range as Rizzo throws a body kick.
Rizzo scores with a nice body kick.
Rizzo is looking to land body kicks.
Tiger lands a right hook to the body.
Tiger cracks Rizzo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Tiger gets a clinch.
Rizzo prevents a body shot from Tiger.
Rizzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo blocking some punches.
Rizzo digs a right hand into Tiger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiger's gas tank.
Tiger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rizzo backwards.
Rizzo blocks an uppercut.
Tiger misses with the head strike.
Tiger lands a nice uppercut.
Tiger managing to block the knees to the body from Rizzo .
Rizzo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rizzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiger wants to clinch up but Rizzo keeps it at a distance.
Tiger scores with the left hand. Rizzo knows he should have avoided that one.
Tiger tries to work over Rizzo 's front leg with a kick but Rizzo checks it.
Rizzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Rizzo .
Rizzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from Rizzo does no damage.
Tiger checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tiger.
Rizzo looks for the body kick but Tiger saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tiger, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tiger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rizzo loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Rizzo misses with a body kick.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo .
Tiger connects with a crisp jab.
Rizzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rizzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rizzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiger appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rizzo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tiger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick
and Tiger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Tiger had his way with Frank Rizzo in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rizzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rizzo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiger scores with a hook to the body. Rizzo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tiger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizzo throws a body kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rizzo !
Rizzo is looking to land body kicks.
Tiger misses with a left hand
and Rizzo counters with a body kick.
Rizzo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tiger if he has to take too many more of those.
Rizzo thumps Tiger with a low kick.
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo looks for the body kick but Tiger saw that one coming.
Rizzo tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Rizzo .
Rizzo connects with a leg kick. Tiger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tigers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger digs a good body shot into Rizzo 's ribs.
Tiger lands a leg kick that knocks Rizzo off balance momentarily.
Rizzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rizzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rizzo with a nice cross.
A leg kick checked by Tiger.
Tiger thows a body kick. Rizzo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rizzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rizzo looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Tiger tries to counter with a takedown but Rizzo is quick to defend against it.
Rizzo tries a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
Rizzo slips a straight right by Tiger.
Rizzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rizzo throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Rizzo .
Frank Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger connects with a right hand. Rizzo shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo .
Rizzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tiger moves out of range as Rizzo throws a body kick.
Tiger lunges at Rizzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rizzo 's hand.
Rizzo throws a leg kick which misses Tiger's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiger tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Rizzo .
Tiger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo .
Rizzo throws a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
Tiger clobbers Rizzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tiger throws out a loose jab but Rizzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo ducks down to avoid it.
Rizzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo thuds his right hand into Tiger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some bone on bone action there as Tiger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rizzo slips under a jab.
Rizzo flicks out a counter leg kick but Tiger steps away.
Tiger scores with a head kick.
Tiger scores with a jab. Rizzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tiger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tiger connects with a body shot that sends Rizzo 's belly button to the back.
Tiger jabs Rizzo right on the nose. Rizzo blinks but takes it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiger, right into the meat.
Nice jab there from Tiger.
Rizzo throws a body kick that misses.
Tiger moves out of range of the body kick from Rizzo .
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Rizzo misses.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Rizzo .
Tiger feinted with a counter takedown.
Rizzo connects with a body shot that sends Tiger's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tiger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rizzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo throws a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
Tiger looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tiger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rizzo - the referee stops the clock and Tiger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rizzo . Tiger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tiger misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Rizzo misses.
Great Tiger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiger lands with a hook. Rizzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tiger jabs Rizzo right on the nose. Rizzo blinks but takes it well.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Tiger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tiger lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tiger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tiger lands a jab.
Nice body punch from Tiger.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Rizzo .
Well Tiger 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Great Tiger!
Great Tiger retains his featherweight title!
Great Tiger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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