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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Link (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Young Link!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo shoots in looking for a takedown but Link manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rizzo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Link but Link pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Rizzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Link which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Link throws a head kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Link is looking for a takedown.
Rizzo fails to pull guard.
Link prevents a takedown attempt there.
Link gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rizzo.
Link tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rizzo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rizzo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rizzo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Link is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rizzo.
Link tries to clinch there but Rizzo circles away.
Rizzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rizzo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Link gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rizzo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Link is trying to keep an underhook but Rizzo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rizzo is breathing heavily.
Link is positioning himself well to prevent Rizzo advancing to mount.
Link tries to get to full guard but Rizzo has control of the leg.
Link wants to control but Rizzo is keeping busy.
Rizzo is working for a submission of some sort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Link is looking for a sweep. Rizzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo is looking for submissions but instead, Link has regained full guard.
Link has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rizzo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown but Link shows good takedown defense.
Link shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rizzo pinned against the cage. Rizzo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Link fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Link will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Link tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rizzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Link. No joy for Rizzo on that attempt.
Link drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rizzo has a closed guard, preventing Link from standing up.
Link preventing the sweep.
Link drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rizzo dives on top into guard.
Link wants to stand up but Rizzo is controlling him.
Rizzo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo is trying to work for a kimura but Link is defending well.
Link wants to get back to full guard.
Link is trying to maintain the position but Rizzo is very close to passing his half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Link avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rizzo.
Rizzo not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizzo seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Rizzo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Link wants to clinch up but Rizzo keeps it at a distance.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Link as he avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rizzo breaks the clinch.
Rizzo dives in and grabs Link's left leg, looking for a takedown. Link pushes down on Rizzo's head and hops out.
Link scores with a head kick. Rizzo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Link moves out of range easily.
Link is looking to clinch.
Link instigates a clinch.
Link drags the fight down to the ground.
Link wants to stand up but Rizzo is controlling him.
Rizzo throws a strike but Link rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Link trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Link sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rizzo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Link trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Link would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rizzo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Link pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rizzo is keeping the position for now.
Link is breathing heavily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rizzo holds on and takes a little breather.
Link must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Link trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Young Link.
Link will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Link swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Link.
Link shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rizzo but Rizzo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Link sprawls well. Link wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rizzo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Link sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rizzo somewhat.
Link defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rizzo.
Link shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rizzo as he avoids it easily.
Rizzo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Link.
Link keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Young Link seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Link shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rizzo sprawls well. Rizzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Link gets slowly back to his feet.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Link paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo has a takedown stuffed.
Link shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Link manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rizzo to take his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Link has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rizzo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Rizzo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizzo tries to hold on but Link pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Link with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Link showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Link fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rizzo shoots in looking for a takedown but Link manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rizzo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rizzo drives through and clinches with Link against the cage.
Link turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee asks Link politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Link prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rizzo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rizzo is looking to improve his position.
Link is working for a kimura but Rizzo is defending it quite comfortably.
Rizzo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Link trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young Link has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rizzo keeping full guard, as Link tries to pass.
Rizzo has an active guard here but Link has managed to pass into half guard.
Link decides to return to a standing position.
Link lands a nice hook to Rizzo's body. Rizzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Link sprawls well. He's pushed Rizzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rizzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Link fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rizzo to the ground. Link is now in Rizzo's guard.
Link with a nice head shot there.
Link trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizzo is looking for a triangle but Link pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Link trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
Link trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Link stopping the sweep attempt from Rizzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo is working hard here to advance position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Link trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rizzo's guard.
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Link from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Young Link wasn't active enough on the ground.
Link is looking to clinch.
Rizzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rizzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rizzo duly obliges.
Tony Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Link keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Link counters with a big head kick but Rizzo shrugs it off.
Tony Rizzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rizzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Link is defended easily by Rizzo.
Rizzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Link sprawls well. He's pushed Rizzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Link moves into the clinch successfully.
Rizzo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Link gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizzo manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Young Link.
Well Link has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Link!
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