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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rizzo (ranked 1531 p4p, 2045 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 179 p4p, 223 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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5 - 1 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Petit.
A bone on bone clash there as Rizzo blocks the leg kick.
Petit throws a leg kick but Rizzo checks it.
Rizzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petit.
Petit flicks out a counter leg kick but Rizzo steps away.
Rizzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Petit sprawls well. He's pushed Rizzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rizzo misses with a looping left.
Rizzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Petit sprawls well. He's pushed Rizzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rizzo misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petit.
Rizzo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rizzo showed some decent athleticism there.
Rizzo tries to pass to full mount but Petit defends it.
Petit trying to control here.
Rizzo content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit trying to control from the bottom.
Rizzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rizzo not doing much here.
Petit trying to control but Rizzo postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Petit is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rizzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petit keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rizzo catches Petit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rizzo misses with a body shot.
Petit keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Petit.
A leg kick checked by Rizzo.
Rizzo tests Petit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rizzo fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petit lands a nice hook to Rizzo's body. Rizzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rizzo has been working on his balance at ubergym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Petit.
Frank Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petit throws the left hand but Rizzo avoids the punch easily.
Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Petit.
Petit with a nice cross.
Rizzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petit cracks Rizzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit throws a leg kick but Rizzo moved away.
Petit lands a head shot.
Rizzo slips under a jab.
Petit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rizzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petit misses the jab.
Rizzo takes a swing at Petit's ribcage but misses.
Rizzo looking to score a takedown here. Petit is defending well but Rizzo drives through and ends up in Petit's guard.
Petit being controlled here, momentarily.
Rizzo trying to control but Petit is working from the bottom.
Petit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rizzo controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit controlling the position.
Rizzo throwing strikes but missing.
Rizzo throws an elbow that misses. Petit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rizzo's guard. Nice move by Petit!
Rizzo trying to keep a closed guard but Petit is proving a slippery customer.
Rizzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jean Luc Petit will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rizzo staying out of range there.
Frank Rizzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petit lands a jab to Rizzo's midsection.
Petit lands a jab to the nose.
Petit swinging wildly here.
A cross from Petit lands.
Petit slips a straight right by Rizzo.
Rizzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Petit's head.
Petit is looking to chop away at Rizzo's legs.
Rizzo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petit throws a solid leg kick but Rizzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petit.
Rizzo throwing a counter right hand but Petit manages to avoid it.
Rizzo throws a series of punches but Petit avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Petit misses.
Rizzo throws a nice looking combination but Petit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petit swings for the body but Rizzo moves out of range.
Petit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo misses with a right hand
and Petit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a body punch but Petit moves out of range.
Petit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rizzo.
Jean Luc Petit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rizzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petit was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzo.
Petit throws a solid leg kick but Rizzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petit.
Rizzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jean Luc Petit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petit works the jab nicely.
Rizzo shoots in but no luck this time.
Petit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rizzo pushes Petit up against the cage in a clinch.
Petit trying to land knees to the body.
Petit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rizzo blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo avoiding damage as Petit throws knees to the body.
Rizzo digs a right hand into Petit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petit's gas tank.
Petit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petit blocks a body shot from Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Petit throws a head punch that misses.
Petit can't break the clinch.
Petit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rizzo.
Rizzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Petit controls his hands.
Petit tries to land knees in the clinch but Rizzo avoids the damage to the body.
Petit tries to land knees in the clinch but Rizzo avoids the damage to the body.
Petit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rizzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petit's waist but Petit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rizzo off to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo darts in looking for a takedown but Petit gets double underhooks and turns Rizzo into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rizzo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petit.
Knees to the body from Petit.
Rizzo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rizzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petit working hard to break the clinch.
Rizzo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rizzo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Petit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petit breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit throws a big shot that misses.
Rizzo misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petit.
A low kick lands for Petit.
Petit misses with a body shot.
Petit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petit has Rizzo up against the cage in a clinch.
Jean Luc Petit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petit scores with a knee to the head.
Rizzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rizzo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petit throws out a powerful jab.
Petit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Petit misses.
Rizzo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rizzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Petit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rizzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Petit is just out of range.
Rizzo misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petit moves away.
Rizzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petit counters with a straight right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Petit blocks the leg kick.
Rizzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo misses with a double jab.
Rizzo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petit loads up on a big right hand but Rizzo slips the punch.
It looked like Rizzo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Petit.
Petit is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A telegraphed right hand from Petit misses the target.
Rizzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petit was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzo.
Rizzo is looking to wear down Petit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petit lands a nice shot that snaps Rizzo's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Rizzo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rizzo misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Petit.
Petit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petit misses with a low kick as Rizzo jumps back.
Petit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with a combination
and Petit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rizzo avoids the body shot from Petit.
Rizzo looks to land a combination but Petit avoids it well.
Petit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Rizzo does it's job there.
Petit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Petit throws an overhand right that lands on Rizzo's shoulder, as Rizzo tries to avoid the shot.
Petit cracks Rizzo with an open hand slap.
Petit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petit was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzo.
Petit throws a body punch but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo is looking to clinch but Petit is avoiding it.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Petit as he jumps to the side.
Petit throws out a counter right but Rizzo avoids it with no problem.
Petit stuffs the takedown attempt from Rizzo. Rizzo gets slowly back to his feet.
Rizzo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Frank Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rizzo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petit.
A slow jab from Petit misses its intended target.
Petit misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo misses with a right hand
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petit cracks Rizzo with an open hand slap.
Petit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petit throws a jab but it's blocked by Rizzo.
Petit with the inside leg kick.
Rizzo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rizzo swings for the body but Petit moves out of range.
Petit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rizzo shoots in for a double leg but Petit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petit throws a leg kick which misses Rizzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rizzo tries to avoid it.
Petit misses with a low kick.
Rizzo tries to clinch
and Petit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice straight punches there by Petit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petit.
Rizzo throws a series of punches but Petit moves out of range.
Rizzo moves forwards but Petit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rizzo throws a looping overhand right but Petit ducks down to avoid it.
Petit scores with a nice strike.
Rizzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petit to score with a decent uppercut.
Petit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petit throws a jab but it's blocked by Rizzo.
Rizzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petit. That's going to slow Rizzo down.
Rizzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jean Luc Petit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Petit dips to his left and cracks Rizzo with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rizzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petit moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Petit, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petit stuffs the takedown.
Petit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Petit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a lazy right hand but Petit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rizzo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petit.
Rizzo tries for a takedown but Petit circles away easily
and Petit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petit scores with a jab.
Rizzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petit scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petit moves away.
Petit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petit misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Luc Petit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Luc Petit!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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