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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duck Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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195 cm
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duck Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick from Sweeney lands but Rizzo takes it in his stride.
Sweeney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sweeney counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rizzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sweeney is trying to break the clinch but Rizzo is controlling him.
Rizzo lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Duck Sweeney has been cut.
Sweeney drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rizzo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rizzo breaks the clinch.
Rizzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sweeney circles away.
Rizzo forces Sweeney back against the cage and clinches.
Rizzo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sweeney's defenses.
Sweeney tries to break the clinch but Rizzo is controlling the position.
Sweeney wants to break free but Rizzo has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sweeney just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rizzo tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sweeney gets underhooks to prevent Rizzo's takedown attempt.
Sweeney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rizzo successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sweeney stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rizzo wants to clinch.
Sweeney keeps the fight on the outside.
Rizzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sweeney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo misses with a few strikes there.
Sweeney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sweeney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sweeney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney shoots in and drives through. Rizzo sprawls well.
Rizzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rizzo shoots in for a double leg but Sweeney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rizzo looks for a takedown but Sweeney sprawls well.
Rizzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sweeney.
Rizzo wants to clinch up but Sweeney keeps it at a distance.
Rizzo darts in trying to clinch
and Sweeney makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rizzo really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo avoids the head kick by Sweeney.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sweeney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rizzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sweeney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rizzo rushes Sweeney and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rizzo.
Sweeney gets underhooks to prevent Rizzo's takedown attempt.
Sweeney tries to circle away but Rizzo has him pinned against the cage.
Sweeney wants the takedown. Rizzo is fighting it off but Sweeney persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rizzo's guard against the cage.
Sweeney gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rizzo moves into the clinch.
Sweeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Antonio Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo looks for a takedown but Sweeney sprawls well.
Rizzo is breathing heavily.
Sweeney tries to clinch but Rizzo moves out of range.
Sweeney throws a head kick but Rizzo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizzo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sweeney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rizzo somewhat.
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!
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sweeney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rizzo moves in looking to clinch but Sweeney pushes him off.
Sweeney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rizzo tries to clinch but Sweeney is having none of it.
Sweeney swats away the attempt to clinch by Rizzo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizzo throws a right hand that Sweeney ducks under and follows up with a left that Sweeney also avoids with ease.
Sweeney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Duck Sweeney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duck Sweeney's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rizzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rizzo breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Rizzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Sweeney which made him look bad.
Sweeney shoots in but no luck this time.
Sweeney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizzo.
Rizzo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sweeney looks to land a body kick but Rizzo moved away.
Sweeney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Rizzo tries to clinch
and Sweeney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rizzo wants to clinch.
Rizzo blocks the body kick.
Rizzo rushes Sweeney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sweeney misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rizzo is defended easily by Sweeney.
Sweeney throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sweeney to the ground. Rizzo is now in Sweeney's guard.
Rizzo stops Sweeney from standing up.
Sweeney is breathing heavily.
Sweeney pushes Rizzo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rizzo moves in looking to clinch but Sweeney pushes him off.
A jab from Rizzo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo rushes Sweeney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rizzo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sweeney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Come on Rizzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo blocking some punches.
Rizzo stalling the fight.
Sweeney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sweeney wants to take the fight to the mat but Rizzo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Antonio Rizzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duck Sweeney.
Rizzo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sweeney is looking to stand up but Rizzo won't let him.
Rizzo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rizzo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rizzo, not yet.
Sweeney tries to stand but Rizzo is controlling from the bottom.
Rizzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sweeney is one step ahead there.
Sweeney wants to stand but Rizzo is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Sweeney. No joy for Rizzo on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a head kick.
Sweeney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antonio Rizzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Sweeney misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sweeney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rizzo.
Sweeney throws a head kick but Rizzo moves out of range.
Sweeney circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rizzo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Duck Sweeney's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Rizzo does no damage.
Rizzo takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sweeney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rizzo lands a damaging elbow.
Rizzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sweeney throws a sloppy head kick and Rizzo moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sweeney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rizzo tries to clinch there but Sweeney circles away.
Rizzo throws a low kick but Sweeney avoids it.
Sweeney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rizzo.
Sweeney throws a series of punches but Rizzo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney swats away the attempt to clinch by Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sweeney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sweeney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sweeney tries a head kick but it misses.
Rizzo throws a front kick aimed at Sweeney's knee but Sweeney avoids it well.
Rizzo darts in and clinches Sweeney up against the cage.
Sweeney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sweeney gets underhooks to prevent Rizzo's takedown attempt.
Rizzo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rizzo manages to break the clinch.
Rizzo moves in looking to clinch but Sweeney pushes him off.
Sweeney wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo wants to clinch up but Sweeney keeps it at a distance.
Sweeney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sweeney throws a head kick but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo misses with the combination.
Sweeney misses with a takedown attempt - Rizzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rizzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizzo is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sweeney misses with a kick to the body.
Rizzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Antonio Rizzo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sweeney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rizzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sweeney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sweeney misses with a head kick.
Rizzo avoids the head kick by Sweeney.
Rizzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sweeney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sweeney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rizzo tries to clinch up but Sweeney circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney blocks a jab.
Sweeney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sweeney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rizzo.
Sweeney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizzo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sweeney, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Rizzo.
Rizzo has Sweeney pressed against the cage, preventing Sweeney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rizzo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rizzo has Sweeney up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Rizzo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Antonio Rizzo thanked Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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