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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Automatic Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kung Fu Panda. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm
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177 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Automatic Vasquel!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquel fails with the takedown.
Vasquel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rizzo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rizzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vasquel tries to free his leg and advance position but Rizzo is retaining full guard.
Vasquel stops Rizzo from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo looking to control.
Vasquel wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vasquel is defended easily by Rizzo.
Vasquel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rizzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Vasquel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rizzo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rizzo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vasquel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rizzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo regains half guard.
Vasquel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rizzo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rizzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Vasquel is trying to control. Rizzo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo wants to get back to his feet.
Vasquel is thwarting Rizzo's attempts to control the position.
Vasquel is working for a submission of some sort.
Rizzo wants to control the action here but instead Vasquel manages to pass to full mount!
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.
Rizzo has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
I really don't envy Rizzo right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rizzo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Vasquel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rizzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Automatic Vasquel dominated that round.
That's time! Rizzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vasquel shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo shows good takedown defense.
Vasquel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rizzo sprawls well. Rizzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vasquel gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasquel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rizzo is trying to defend but Vasquel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vasquel is keen to just control but Rizzo is a slippery customer.
Rizzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Vasquel is working for a submission of some sort.
Rizzo won't allow Vasquel to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquel is looking to take a break and control but Rizzo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rizzo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Vasquel has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Vasquel looking to secure an arm triangle but Rizzo defends it well.
That's two 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.
Vasquel trying to control but Rizzo is having none of it.
Vasquel jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rizzo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rizzo and Vasquel has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel wants to control but Rizzo is keeping him busy.
Rizzo tries to bench press Vasquel off him but Vasquel keeps the position.
Rizzo can't do much from the bottom here.
Rizzo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vasquel off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rizzo struggling to keep hold of the position.
Vasquel turns into Rizzo and is now in his guard.
Rizzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rizzo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rizzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vasquel is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rizzo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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 Andre Rizzo will probably get the nod.
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!
Vasquel fails with a takedown attempt.
Vasquel fails to land the takedown.
Rizzo is looking to clinch but Vasquel is avoiding it.
Rizzo misses with the combination.
Rizzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vasquel.
Andre Rizzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Automatic Vasquel.
Rizzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Vasquel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rizzo fails to land with a series of punches.
Vasquel tries to keep at a distance but Rizzo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rizzo stops a takedown attempt from Vasquel.
Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo lands with a straight right. Vasquel didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a jab to the nose.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vasquel.
Rizzo clinches up with Vasquel and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rizzo leaning against his opponent.
Rizzo is pressed up against the ropes. Vasquel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rizzo down to the mat. Rizzo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rizzo cracks Vasquel with a good jab.
Rizzo throws a right hand that Vasquel ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasquel also avoids with ease.
Rizzo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rizzo misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo darts in and clinches Vasquel up against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rizzo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vasquel is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vasquel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rizzo scores with a shot to the side of Vasquel's head.
Vasquel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a nice uppercut.
Rizzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo throws a right and a left that Vasquel avoids nicely.
Andre Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasquel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rizzo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A control attempt from Rizzo but he's now mounted!
Rizzo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vasquel prevents Rizzo from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel avoids the attempt from Rizzo to control.
Vasquel content just to control the position here.
Rizzo is squirming around, avoiding Vasquel's attempts to control the action.
Vasquel takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
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.
Vasquel just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Rizzo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo is trying to break free.
Vasquel is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rizzo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Rizzo showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Rizzo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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