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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mike Brown has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Mike Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rizzo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rizzo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rizzo on the ground.
Rizzo lands a heavy elbow.
Brown is trying to stand.
Rizzo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rizzo controlling from mount.
Brown wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rizzo landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo dominating with strikes here.
Rizzo controlling from mount.
Brown trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rizzo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brown'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.
Rizzo content just to control the position here.
Rizzo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo has hold of Brown's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brown manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Rizzo controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rizzo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rizzo controlling the pace for now.
I looks like Rizzo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Brown is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Brown has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Brown holding both Rizzo 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Rizzo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rizzo.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a series of punches but Rizzo avoids them all with ease.
Rizzo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rizzo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Rizzo is controlling him.
Rizzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Rizzo tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Rizzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mike Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rizzo.
Mike Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Rizzo.
Rizzo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A good leg kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown misses with the combination.
Rizzo shoots in and bounces Brown off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to stand up but Rizzo is controlling him.
Brown trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Rizzo passes into half guard.
Rizzo stands up from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Horrible takedown by Rizzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Brown misses with the combination.
Mike Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizzo looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Rizzo avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rizzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown throws a right hand that Rizzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rizzo also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Rizzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown misses with the combination.
Rizzo wants to clinch.
Rizzo is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rizzo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
Brown is pushing Rizzo's head away, looking to escape. Rizzo manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo cracks Brown with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brown is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rizzo works to advance to full mount. Brown defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Brown wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rizzo lands a nice shot to the head.
Brown tries to buck Rizzo off but Rizzo takes his back!
Rizzo biding his time, looking for the opening.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Rizzo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Brown showing good submission defense here.
Brown trying to get back to his feet but Rizzo is in full control for now.
Rizzo throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rizzo is looking for the choke from the back position but Brown is controlling his hands well.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Rizzo missing with punches from the back.
Rizzo looking for the choke but no joy.
Brown defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Rizzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rizzo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Rizzo!
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