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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sal Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dave hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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265 lbs
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200 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sal Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, dave hardy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rizzo.
hardy stuffs the takedown.
Rizzo wants to clinch.
Rizzo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for hardy!
hardy tries to hold on but Rizzo postures up.
hardy is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Rizzo is staying active.
Rizzo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rizzo get's back to his feet.
hardy throws a head kick but Rizzo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hardy looks for a takedown but Rizzo sprawls well.
Rizzo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in hardy's guard.
Rizzo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rizzo preventing the sweep.
Rizzo sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hardy controls Rizzo momentarily but Rizzo frees himself.
Rizzo wants to control from the top but hardy keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hardy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
hardy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
hardy looks gassed!
Rizzo regains full guard. Nicely done.
hardy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rizzo's guard.
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing hardy from controlling successfully.
Rizzo is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hardy tries to stand but Rizzo is controlling from the bottom.
Rizzo seems keen to control hardy's posture.
hardy wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rizzo is trying to control the position but hardy postures up.
Rizzo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
hardy thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
hardy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rizzo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rizzo controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Rizzo dominated that round.
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 drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now hardy is on top in guard.
hardy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rizzo is proving hard to escape from.
Rizzo trying to control the position here.
Rizzo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rizzo tries to get out of the position.
hardy trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rizzo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rizzo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has hardy pinned against the cage. hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rizzo gets a takedown into half guard.
Rizzo is thwarting hardy's attempts to control the position.
hardy is trying to stand back up but Rizzo is controlling him
Rizzo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rizzo is looking for a kimura but hardy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rizzo to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hardy manages to get to full guard.
Rizzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. hardy is keeping the position for now.
Sal Rizzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rizzo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rizzo gets to his feet. hardy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rizzo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Rizzo or perhaps it was just good defense by hardy which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sal Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
hardy tries for a takedown but Rizzo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rizzo misses with a takedown attempt
and hardy counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Rizzo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rizzo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rizzo showed some decent athleticism there.
Rizzo is trying to control the action in half guard but hardy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rizzo is thwarting hardy's attempts to control the position.
hardy pushes Rizzo off looking to stand but Rizzo dives back in and keeps control.
Rizzo works his way into side control.
Rizzo decides to stand up, so the ref orders hardy to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hardy instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rizzo has hardy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rizzo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending hardy tumbling to the mat - Rizzo dives into hardy's guard.
hardy looking to control.
Rizzo preventing the sweep.
Rizzo working some strikes from top position.
hardy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
hardy wants to sweep here but Rizzo controlling him for the moment.
Rizzo lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hardy wants to sweep but no luck.
hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rizzo fails with the takedown
and hardy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rizzo tries to pull guard but hardy won't allow it.
hardy has Rizzo pushed against the cage.
Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says hardy as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sal Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hardy tries for a takedown but Rizzo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rizzo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and hardy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by hardy.
Rizzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for hardy on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
hardy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
hardy postures up in Rizzo's guard and throws a big left but Rizzo blocks it.
hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
hardy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rizzo pushes hardy off and scrambles back to his feet.
hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
hardy gets caught flat footed, as Rizzo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rizzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rizzo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
hardy wants to sweep but no luck.
Rizzo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sal Rizzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rizzo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sal Rizzo!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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