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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rizzo (ranked 986 p4p, 1800 weight class) and Heismann Haa (ranked 69 p4p, 118 weight class). Haa has chosen Her kommer Heismann Hå as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heismann Haa!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rizzo shoots in but no luck this time.
Haa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rizzo throws a hook to the side of Haa's head but Haa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo throws a right hand that misses
and Haa counters with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Haa moved away.
Haa throws out a counter right but Rizzo avoids it with no problem.
Rizzo tries to land a leg kick but Haa saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Haa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Haa throws out a counter right but Rizzo avoids it with no problem.
Rizzo thows a leg kick but Haa checks it
letting Haa counter with a right hand.
Rizzo misses with a hook.
Rizzo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizzo is looking to wear down Haa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rizzo misses with a body shot.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick.
Rizzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haa! But no joy.
Heismann Haa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rizzo misses with a hook. Haa ducked under it nicely.
Haa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rizzo has been working on his balance at St Petersburg MMA Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Haa.
Rizzo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo throws a sloppy body shot
and Haa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rizzo looks to throw the jab but Haa is out of range.
It seemed like Haa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rizzo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Frank Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haa blocks a jab.
Haa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rizzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Haa blocks the low kick.
Haa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rizzo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut. Haa saw that one coming.
Haa blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Haa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Haa. No joy for Rizzo on that attempt.
Rizzo misses with a hook
and Haa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rizzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haa manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Haa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rizzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Haa sprawls well. He's pushed Rizzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rizzo looks to land a combination but Haa avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haa! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rizzo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rizzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Haa tries to sprawl out of it but Rizzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haa! But no joy.
Rizzo wants to land a leg kick but Haa is out of range.
It seemed like Haa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rizzo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo misses with a body shot.
Haa throws out a counter right but Rizzo avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rizzo fails to land with a series of punches.
Haa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo connects with the punch.
Rizzo misses the shot to the body.
Haa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haa! But no joy.
Rizzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frank Rizzo is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Rizzo misses
and Haa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Haa is just out of range.
A punch combination from Rizzo misses.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
enabling Haa to counter with a crisp jab.
Rizzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Haa is just out of range.
Haa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rizzo looks to land a combination. Haa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rizzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haa throws out a counter right but Rizzo avoids it with no problem.
Rizzo closes the distance and pushes Haa back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haa backwards.
Haa misses with a punch on the inside.
Haa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rizzo or not.
Haa works on Rizzo's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Haa on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haa scores with a shot to the side of Rizzo's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizzo.
Haa misses with the head strike.
Haa keeps control of Rizzo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rizzo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haa lands a body shot.
Rizzo prevents a body shot from Haa.
Haa gets through Rizzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haa backwards.
Haa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo throws a right hand that misses
and Haa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rizzo.
Rizzo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haa on the side of the head.
Rizzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Haa.
Haa throws out a counter right but Rizzo avoids it with no problem.
Haa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Haa.
Haa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rizzo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rizzo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a right hand that Haa ducks under and follows up with a left that Haa also avoids with ease.
Haa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rizzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haa can do to turn this around?
Rizzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haa throws out a counter right but Rizzo avoids it with no problem.
Rizzo swings widly with a right hand
and Haa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haa did well to prevent Rizzo getting side control.
Rizzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haa is looking to control Rizzo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haa avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rizzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Rizzo misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haa! But no joy.
Haa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rizzo misses with a few strikes there.
Haa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rizzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Haa, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haa! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut. Haa saw that one coming.
Haa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut
and Haa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Rizzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haa.
Haa slips under a jab.
Haa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rizzo swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Haa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rizzo tries for a takedown but Haa circles away easily
and Haa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heismann Haa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Haa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch combination from Rizzo misses.
Haa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haa moves away.
Haa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rizzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rizzo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Haa defends well and Rizzo ends up having to push Haa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haa stalling.
Haa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rizzo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Haa can turn it around.
Haa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Haa fails to land.
A hook to the body from Haa.
Haa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rizzo can't find room to land a body shot as Haa controls the action.
Haa lands a shot to the body.
Haa working aggressively here.
Haa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haa scores with a hook to the body.
Rizzo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rizzo misses with the head strike.
Haa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Haa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizzo.
Haa tries a body shot but Rizzo blocks it.
Haa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haa is leaning against Rizzo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haa tries a body shot but Rizzo blocks it.
Frank Rizzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haa lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haa scores with a hook to the body.
Haa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haa lands a hook that snaps the head of Rizzo backwards.
Rizzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Haa controls his hands.
Rizzo tries to work over Haa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rizzo or not.
Haa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haa tries to throw a body punch but Rizzo avoids it by throwing Haa back against the cage.
Haa throws a head punch that misses.
Haa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heismann Haa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rizzo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo!
Frank Rizzo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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