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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corbin Latrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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152 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corbin Latrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Latrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Rizzo moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Rizzo.
Latrell fails to pull guard.
Latrell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Rizzo.
Rizzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rizzo breaks the clinch.
Rizzo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rizzo clinches with his opponent.
Rizzo looking for a takedown.
Rizzo lands a left hand.
Latrell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rizzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Latrell fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corbin Latrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo trying to control the position but instead, Latrell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rizzo into the cage.
Rizzo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Latrell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rizzo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latrell misses with a double jab
and Rizzo counters with a one-two to the body.
Rizzo looks to land a combination but Latrell avoids it well.
Rizzo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rizzo counters with a three punch combo that has Latrell backing up. Latrell nods at Rizzo to acknowledge the strikes.
Rizzo fails to land with a series of punches.
Rizzo moves in looking to clinch but Latrell pushes him off.
Rizzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rizzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Rizzo.
Pedro Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Latrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Latrell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rizzo closes the distance and pushes Latrell back into the cage.
Rizzo managing to block the knees to the body from Latrell.
Rizzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rizzo lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Latrell jumps guard but Rizzo stands there with Latrell around his waist. Latrell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rizzo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rizzo breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Latrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rizzo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Latrell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rizzo breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo throws a nice looking combination but Latrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rizzo forces Latrell back against the cage and clinches.
Rizzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Latrell throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Rizzo.
Rizzo has Latrell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Latrell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Latrell tries to break free but Rizzo pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Rizzo slowing the pace effectively.
Latrell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Latrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rizzo moves into range and clinches up with Latrell.
Rizzo lands a left hand.
Rizzo is looking to break free of the clinch but Latrell has double underhooks.
Latrell trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Latrell.
Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Latrell slips a jab and a cross from Rizzo.
Horrible takedown by Latrell or perhaps it was just good defense by Rizzo which made him look bad.
Latrell is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rizzo lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latrell is working for takedown but Rizzo is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short uppercut from Rizzo.
Rizzo cracks Latrell with a nice body shot.
Rizzo wants a takedown but no success here.
Rizzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Latrell backwards.
Rizzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Latrell backwards.
Rizzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rizzo manages to break the clinch.
Latrell tries to clinch but Rizzo moves out of range.
Latrell slips a jab and a cross from Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to bum rush Latrell with a series of wild strikes but Latrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Latrell, right into the meat.
Rizzo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Latrell counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Latrell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rizzo tries to kick Latrell off but Latrell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rizzo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rizzo closes the distance and clinches.
Rizzo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Latrell wants a takedown but no success here.
Latrell missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo lands with a light punch inside.
Rizzo is struggling to control the position.
Latrell is pushing Rizzo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rizzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rizzo lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rizzo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Latrell darts in trying to clinch
and Rizzo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rizzo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rizzo.
A combination from Rizzo does no damage.
Rizzo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rizzo moves into range and clinches up with Latrell.
Latrell breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo misses with a double jab.
Rizzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Rizzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rizzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rizzo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rizzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Latrell keeps working.
Latrell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rizzo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Latrell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo wants to pass the guard but Latrell is keeping the position.
Rizzo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rizzo wants to stand but Latrell is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latrell keeping moving, preventing Rizzo from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Latrell kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rizzo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Latrell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rizzo counters with a three punch combo that has Latrell backing up. Latrell nods at Rizzo to acknowledge the strikes.
Rizzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rizzo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rizzo scores with a one two! Latrell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rizzo looks to land a combination but Latrell avoids it well.
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 misses with a wild combination.
Rizzo closes the distance and clinches.
Rizzo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Latrell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Rizzo.
Rizzo lands with a light punch inside.
Rizzo stalling.
Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo works over Latrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Latrell throws a hook but Rizzo blocks it.
Rizzo works over Latrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Rizzo scores with a three punch combo!
A nice combination there by Rizzo.
Latrell closes the distance and clinches up with Rizzo, looking for a takedown. Latrell pushes Rizzo against the cage but Rizzo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rizzo throws a series of punches but Latrell moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rizzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Latrell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rizzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rizzo misses with a wild combination.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Latrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rizzo scores with a three punch combo!
Latrell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rizzo is fending him off so far but Latrell persists. Nope, Rizzo circles away and we're back to standing.
Rizzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Latrell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Latrell trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
Rizzo wants to stand up but Latrell is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Latrell wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo wants to stand but Latrell is controlling the position.
Rizzo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Latrell manages to pass to side control.
Rizzo wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Latrell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Latrell walks into a straight right hand from Rizzo.
Rizzo has Latrell up against the cage in a clinch.
Latrell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rizzo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corbin Latrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo manages to break the clinch.
Corbin Latrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Rizzo.
Rizzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Latrell circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Latrell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rizzo lands with a light punch inside.
Latrell goes for a takedown attempt but Rizzo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rizzo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Latrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rizzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rizzo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rizzo duly obliges.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pedro Rizzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Rizzo.
Latrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rizzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a series of punches but Latrell moves out of range.
Latrell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rizzo circles away.
Latrell slips a jab and a cross from Rizzo.
Latrell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rizzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rizzo.
Rizzo jumps guard but Latrell stands there with Rizzo around his waist. Rizzo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo clinches up with Latrell and pushes him back against the cage.
Rizzo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Latrell fails to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rizzo breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo instigates a clinch.
Corbin Latrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Rizzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Latrell decides to pull guard.
Rizzo wants to control from the top but Latrell keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Rizzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rizzo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Rizzo!
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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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