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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Michalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hate It Or Love It. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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208 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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222 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Michalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo throws a hook to the side of Michalski's head but Michalski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michalski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rizzo misses with a double jab
and Michalski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Michalski. Beautiful body shot.
Michalski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rizzo looks gassed!
Michalski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michalski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rizzo staying out of range there.
Michalski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michalski takes a swing at Rizzo's ribcage but misses.
Michalski connects with a body shot.
Michalski is looking to wear down Rizzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Michalski has closed the distance and engaged Rizzo in a clinch.
Michalski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Michalski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Michalski.
A nice left hand lands by Michalski.
Michalski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rizzo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Michalski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Michalski goes for a takedown attempt but Rizzo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Michalski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalski looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Michalski lands a head shot.
Michalski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rizzo's head.
Michalski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Michalski.
Michalski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rizzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Michalski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rizzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Michalski.
Michalski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rizzo. Rizzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Michalski lands a right hook to the body.
Michalski throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michalski works Rizzo's body with a nice hook.
Michalski stuns Rizzo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Michalski lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michalski throws a body punch but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Michalski swings for the body but Rizzo moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Michalski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rizzo doesn't seem phased though.
Michalski misses the shot to the body.
Michalski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Michalski.
Rizzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Michalski.
Michalski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rizzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alexander Michalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michalski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Michalski lands with an uppercut that bounces Rizzo off the cage and back into rage.
Michalski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michalski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Michalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo walks into a straight right hand from Michalski.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Michalski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rizzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski sizes up Rizzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Michalski scores with a jab to the body.
Michalski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michalski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michalski misses the shot to the body.
Michalski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Michalski thows a body shot but no joy.
Michalski throws a head kick but Rizzo moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michalski.
Michalski lands a nice looking body shot.
Michalski punishes Rizzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Rizzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Michalski.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michalski scores with a punch to the head.
Rizzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michalski.
Michalski looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Mauricio Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michalski lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Michalski misses.
Michalski cracks Rizzo with an open hand slap.
Michalski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizzo.
Michalski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizzo.
Michalski misses the shot to the body.
Michalski throws a body punch but Rizzo moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michalski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rizzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Michalski.
Michalski lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Michalski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Michalski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Michalski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Michalski cracks a nice hook into Rizzo's ribs.
Michalski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michalski tries to close the distance and clinch but Rizzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michalski digs a good body shot into Rizzo's ribs.
Michalski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michalski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rizzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Michalski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rizzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Michalski.
Michalski missing with a left hand there. Rizzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michalski.
Rizzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michalski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michalski takes a swing at Rizzo's ribcage but misses.
Michalski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rizzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Michalski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rizzo at a distance.
Rizzo avoids the head kick by Michalski.
Michalski lands a glancing blow to the side of Rizzo's head.
Michalski shoots in but Rizzo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rizzo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rizzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alexander Michalski is winning the standup battle so far.
Michalski looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Michalski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Michalski.
Michalski looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Michalski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Michalski.
Michalski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rizzo sprawls well. Rizzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Michalski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Michalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michalski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michalski thows a body shot but no joy.
Michalski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rizzo can do to turn this around?
Michalski thows a body shot but no joy.
Michalski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michalski tries to clinch but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo missing with a left hand there. Michalski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michalski misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski works Rizzo's body with a nice hook.
Michalski thows a body shot but no joy.
Michalski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rizzo tries to avoid it but Michalski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rizzo to the ground. Rizzo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rizzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Michalski doesn't seem bothered though.
Michalski just misses with a punch to the body.
Michalski avoids the body shot from Rizzo.
Rizzo jabs Michalski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rizzo slips a jab and a cross from Michalski.
Michalski tries to clinch up but Rizzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michalski moves away.
Rizzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michalski manages to avoid it.
Michalski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rizzo.
Rizzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michalski.
Michalski just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Michalski misses the body punch
and Rizzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michalski doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Rizzo to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Michalski.
Rizzo scores with a jab. Michalski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rizzo blocks a head kick by Michalski.
Rizzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michalski.
Rizzo punishes Michalski's body with a nice straight punch.
Rizzo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michalski misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Rizzo.
Rizzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Michalski can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Michalski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Michalski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.
Rizzo loads up on a big right hand but Michalski slips the punch.
Michalski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rizzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michalski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rizzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michalski was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzo.
Michalski thows a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Michalski. That's going to slow Rizzo down.
Rizzo lands a jab to the head.
Michalski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo throws a body punch but Michalski moves out of range.
Rizzo misses with a two punch combination.
Rizzo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Michalski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rizzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalski misses with a punch on the inside.
Michalski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rizzo breaks from the clinch.
Michalski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michalski tries to close the distance and clinch but Rizzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michalski ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo.
Michalski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rizzo counters with a two punch combo.
Michalski tries to clinch there but Rizzo circles away.
Rizzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michalski.
Michalski moves in looking to clinch but Rizzo pushes him off.
Rizzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michalski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michalski tries to clinch up but Rizzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rizzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michalski.
Michalski walks into a jab.
Mauricio Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo scores with a hook to the body. Michalski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michalski. Rizzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michalski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rizzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michalski misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michalski misses the body punch
and Rizzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Rizzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Michalski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rizzo defends it nicely.
Rizzo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Michalski misses with the combination.
Michalski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski misses with a jab to the body
and Rizzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rizzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Michalski shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Michalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michalski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rizzo.
Michalski swings for the body but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Michalski in his tracks.
Michalski misses with a wild body shot.
Michalski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michalski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rizzo counters with a two punch combo.
Rizzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Michalski tries to move into range but Rizzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Rizzo does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michalski swings for the body but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Michalski is just out of range.
Michalski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rizzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rizzo lands a jab to Michalski's midsection.
Michalski throws a leg kick
and Rizzo counters with a straight right hand.
Michalski shoots and misses
and Rizzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rizzo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rizzo misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzo misses the target.
Michalski misses with the combination.
Rizzo moves out of range as Michalski strikes.
Michalski misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Rizzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Michalski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Michalski!
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