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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Peppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo Jr. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rizzo Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Peppers throws a jab when Rizzo Jr was well out of range.
Peppers cracks a nice hook into Rizzo Jr's ribs.
Rizzo Jr 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 changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peppers throws a push kick but Rizzo Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Rizzo Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Peppers is looking to clinch.
Rizzo Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peppers is looking to chop away at Rizzo Jr's legs.
Good shot there by Rizzo Jr.
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 misses with a hook. Peppers ducked under it nicely.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook.
Peppers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rizzo Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Peppers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands with a right hand.
Peppers walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Rizzo Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rizzo Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peppers avoids the head kick by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peppers's calf.
Peppers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rizzo Jr throws out the jab.
Peppers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Peppers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rizzo Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the body from Rizzo Jr misses
and Peppers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peppers blocks a low kick nicely.
Rizzo Jr defending well as Peppers loads up on a big left hand.
Peppers scores with a hook to the body. Rizzo Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rizzo Jr checks a low kick from Peppers.
Peppers cracks Rizzo Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peppers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body shot
and Peppers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rizzo Jr misses.
Peppers cracks the inside of Rizzo Jr's front leg.
Rizzo Jr lands an overhand right.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Peppers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rizzo Jr looks for the body kick but Peppers saw that one coming.
Peppers blocks a low kick nicely.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo Jr moves away.
Peppers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rizzo Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rizzo Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peppers under the eye.
Rizzo Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Peppers misses with a straight left.
Rizzo Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peppers.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo Jr misses with a looping left.
Peppers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rizzo Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peppers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rizzo Jr. That did some damage!
Peppers lands a jab to the nose.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Rizzo Jr misses its intended target.
Peppers lands a body shot.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rizzo Jr throws a jab when Peppers was well out of range.
Peppers looks to land a combination but Rizzo Jr avoids it well.
Rizzo Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Peppers counters with a nice body kick.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Rizzo Jr checks it.
Peppers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rizzo Jr jabs Peppers right on the nose. Peppers blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers cracks a nice hook into Rizzo Jr's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peppers lands a head kick. Rizzo Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rizzo Jr throws the kick towards the body but Peppers avoids it.
Rizzo Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Peppers counters by moving into the clinch.
Peppers avoiding damage as Rizzo Jr throws knees to the body.
Peppers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rizzo Jr working aggressively here.
Peppers lands a nice uppercut.
Peppers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rizzo Jrs head.
Peppers throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizzo Jr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rizzo Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Peppers throws a head punch that misses.
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 Brian Peppers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Peppers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the liver by Peppers. Beautiful body shot.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Rizzo Jr moved away.
Peppers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rizzo Jr on the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr needs to keep his hands up - Peppers had a free shot at his head there.
Peppers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peppers moves out of range of the strikes.
Peppers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rizzo Jr wants to clinch
and Peppers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brian Peppers is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Rizzo Jr misses.
Peppers moves out of range of the strikes.
Peppers moves into the clinch.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peppers misses with a body punch.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers blocking some punches.
Peppers lands a knee to the head.
Rizzo Jr takes a shot to the head.
Rizzo Jr is rocked!
Rizzo Jr misses with some punches.
Rizzo Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Peppers finish him?
Rizzo Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peppers is defending well for now.
Peppers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clinched against the cage, Peppers lands a big elbow that drops Rizzo Jr! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Rizzo Jr is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Peppers!
Brian Peppers bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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