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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar's entrance music is Eminem - Go To Sleep. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo Jr scores with a head kick. Edgar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
An inside leg kick from Rizzo Jr misses.
Edgar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rizzo Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rizzo Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but Edgar avoids it.
Edgar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. Edgar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rizzo Jr throws out a leg kick but Edgar moves out of range and Rizzo Jr only half commits.
Edgar misses with a head kick.
Edgar lands a nice looking body shot.
Rizzo Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edgar checks the leg kick.
Rizzo Jr misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Edgar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rizzo Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edgar digs a good body shot into Rizzo Jr's ribs.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Rizzo Jr moved out of range nicely.
Edgar staying out of range there.
Rizzo Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a front kick but Edgar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edgar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rizzo Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Edgar cracks Rizzo Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo Jr. That's going to slow Edgar down.
Rizzo Jr throws a solid leg kick but Edgar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rizzo Jr.
Edgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rizzo Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Edgar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rizzo Jr's hands.
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 Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rizzo Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick, looking for Edgar's leg but Edgar calmly moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Rizzo Jr feints and then cracks Edgar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edgar down.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edgar throws a right hand that Rizzo Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Rizzo Jr also avoids with ease.
Edgar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Edgar blocks a low kick nicely.
Rizzo Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rizzo Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edgar throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Edgar. Those never looked like landing.
Rizzo Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr dodges the punch combination from Edgar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rizzo Jr throws a front kick aimed at Edgar's knee but Edgar avoids it well.
Edgar throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr misses with a low kick as Edgar jumps back.
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Rizzo Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rizzo Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Rizzo Jr moved out of range nicely.
Rizzo Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edgar.
Rizzo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Edgar's shoulder, as Edgar tries to avoid the shot.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Edgar blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar misses with a wild combination.
Rizzo Jr scores with a hook to the body. Edgar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rizzo Jr blocks a jab.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with a low kick but Edgar moves his leg out of the way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo Jr, right into the meat.
Edgar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Edgar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar walks into a straight right hand from Rizzo Jr.
Edgar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edgar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Edgar misses.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edgar's sensitive parts.
Edgar thows a body shot but no joy.
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 Hans Edgar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rizzo Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edgar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rizzo Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
Edgar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rizzo Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rizzo Jr takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Rizzo Jr instigates a clinch.
Rizzo Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Rizzo Jr cracks Edgar with a nice body shot.
Edgar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rizzo Jr backwards.
Edgar breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo Jr ducks under a wild hook from Edgar.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick which misses Edgar's front leg but catches the back leg as Edgar tries to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edgar checks it well.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Edgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rizzo Jr throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edgar. Rizzo Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A clash of legs there as Edgar blocks the low kick.
Edgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edgar's sensitive parts.
Edgar misses with a looping right.
Rizzo Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Rizzo Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Edgar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rizzo Jr's head.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edgar.
Rizzo Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Edgar has Rizzo Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rizzo Jr is stalling here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with the head strike.
Rizzo Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Edgar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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 Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rizzo Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rizzo Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Rizzo Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rizzo Jr keeps control of Edgar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edgar effectively controlling the action here.
Rizzo Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands an elbow that stopped Edgar in his tracks for a moment.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body punch.
Rizzo Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Edgar's defenses.
Edgar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rizzo Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Edgar's defenses.
It looks like Hans Edgar has been cut.
Rizzo Jr takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr prevents Edgar from breaking the clinch.
Edgar has a couple of punches blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edgar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rizzo Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Rizzo Jr on the inside.
Rizzo Jr lands with a left to the head.
Edgar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edgar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Edgar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rizzo Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
Rizzo Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Edgar moves out of range easily.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but Edgar avoids it.
Edgar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edgar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a leg kick but Edgar saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizzo Jr.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rizzo Jr - that will leave a mark!
Rizzo Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rizzo Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Edgar misses with an uppercut. Rizzo Jr saw that one coming.
Edgar looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo Jr is just out of range.
Rizzo Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Edgar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rizzo Jr in his tracks.
Edgar looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo Jr is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo Jr. Edgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Rizzo Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Rizzo Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edgar rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr tried to score with a low kick but Edgar checks it.
Edgar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edgar checks a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a jab when Edgar was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hans Edgar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Edgar scores with a leg kick.
Edgar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Rizzo Jr.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rizzo Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Edgar misses the jab.
Edgar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rizzo Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edgar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rizzo Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Edgar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edgar checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo Jr. Edgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edgar walks into a jab.
Rizzo Jr slips under a jab from Edgar.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Rizzo Jr moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar throws a right and a left that Rizzo Jr avoids nicely.
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edgar throws a right hand that misses
and Rizzo Jr counters with a good low kick that Edgar was not able to check.
Rizzo Jr throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar 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.
Rizzo Jr misses with a head kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rizzo Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Rizzo Jr misses
and Edgar counters with a straight right hand.
Rizzo Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rizzo Jr is looking to chop away at Edgar's legs.
A left and a right from Rizzo Jr both land. Nice combination.
Rizzo Jr lands a body shot.
Rizzo Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Edgar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar misses with a looping left.
Edgar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Edgar moves out of range as Rizzo Jr throws a body kick.
Rizzo Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rizzo Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edgar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edgar is able to avoid easily.
Edgar misses with a looping left.
Rizzo Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edgar misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edgar. Rizzo Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edgar misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rizzo Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Edgar scores with a decent looking hook.
Rizzo Jr tried to score with a low kick but Edgar checks it.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick which misses Edgar's front leg but catches the back leg as Edgar tries to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Edgar blocks the leg kick.
Edgar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rizzo Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rizzo Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A leg kick checked by Edgar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo Jr. That's going to slow Edgar down.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edgar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo Jr. Rizzo Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo Jr throws a front kick aimed at Edgar's knee but Edgar avoids it well.
Rizzo Jr clobbers Edgar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Edgar thows a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Edgar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rizzo Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Edgar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by Rizzo Jr - just one landing.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body kick.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edgar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rizzo Jr 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo Jr!
After the big win, Frank Rizzo Jr made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CLOSED] Nothing For Sale! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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hype
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