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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rizzo (ranked 1160 p4p, 899 weight class) and Vishis Vourture (ranked 86 p4p, 67 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vishis Vourture!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vourture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Rizzo lands a nice hook to Vourture's body. Vourture takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rizzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo slips a straight right by Vourture.
Rizzo connects with a crisp jab.
Rizzo avoids the body shot from Vourture.
Rizzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vourture leaves Rizzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vourture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Vourture tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rizzo fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vourture looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vourture. Rizzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick
and Vourture makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vourture thuds his right hand into Rizzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vourture loads up on a big right hand but Rizzo slips the punch.
Vourture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vourture closes the distance and clinches.
Rizzo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vourture gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Vourture.
Vourture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rizzo looking for a takedown.
Rizzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rizzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vourture's elbow.
Rizzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Vourture.
Vourture breaks the clinch.
Vourture clinches.
Vourture throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rizzo breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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 Vourture.
A head kick misses from Vourture.
Rizzo swings widly with a right hand
enabling Vourture to counter with a crisp jab.
Vourture avoids the body shot from Rizzo.
Vourture throws a body kick that misses.
Vourture fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick.
Vourture swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vourture closes the distance and pushes Rizzo back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture stalling the fight.
Vourture throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rizzo blocks it with crossed arms.
Rizzo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rizzo misses with a body punch.
Vourture looking to throw knees to the head but Rizzo is blocking nicely.
Rizzo is looking to control Vourture's arms but Vourture gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rizzo has his back to the cage.
Rizzo blocks an uppercut.
Rizzo tries to throw a body punch but Vourture avoids it by throwing Rizzo back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizzo.
Vourture displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rizzo up against the cage.
Vourture using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rizzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vourture can't find room to land a body shot as Rizzo controls the action.
Vourture tries a body shot but Rizzo blocks it.
Vourture blocks a body shot from Rizzo.
Rizzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Rizzo as the two fighters clinch.
Rizzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vourture misses with a knee strike.
Vourture pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vourture tries a knee to the head but Rizzo blocks it.
Vourture is trying to force a seperation but Rizzo has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vourture misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vourture looking to throw knees to the head but Rizzo is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Rizzo.
Vourture tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vourture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo wants the takedown. Vourture is fighting it off but Rizzo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vourture's guard against the cage.
Rizzo won't allow Vourture to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vishis Vourture 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.
Vourture just misses with a punch to the body.
Vourture on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vishis Vourture seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vourture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.
Rizzo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vourture wants to stand but Rizzo is controlling the position.
Vourture wants to get back to his feet but Rizzo passes into half guard.
Vourture is trying to stand back up but Rizzo is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vourture has one foot on Rizzo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vourture looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range.
Rizzo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rizzo connects with a leg kick.
Rizzo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rizzo is looking to wear down Vourture with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rizzo shoots in and bounces Vourture off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vourture is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rizzo is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rizzo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rizzo wants to pass the guard but Vourture is keeping the position.
Vourture is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rizzo dives into side control.
Vourture tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Vourture is squirming around, avoiding Rizzo's attempts to control the action.
Vourture wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rizzo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo breaks from Vourture's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rizzo breaks from Vourture's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vourture's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo dominating with strikes here.
Vourture is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rizzo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vourture wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rizzo with the ground and pound from mount.
Rizzo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vourture is trying to stand up.
Rizzo looking to control but Vourture is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vourture is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rizzo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vourture tries to buck Rizzo off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vourture is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rizzo with shots to the head and body - Vourture looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vourture squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rizzo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vourture hang on?
Rizzo lands a heavy elbow.
Rizzo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rizzo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vourture is rocked!
Rizzo lands a big elbow - Vourture is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Vourture is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Frank Rizzo!
A very excited looking Frank Rizzo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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