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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barac's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Connected. Rizzo Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Trial. Ivan Barac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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245 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo Jr walks into a left hand.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook but Barac blocks it.
Rizzo Jr cracks Barac with an open hand slap.
Rizzo Jr slips under a jab from Barac.
Rizzo Jr swinging wildly here.
A big right from Barac misses.
Barac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barac loads up on a big right hand but Rizzo Jr slips the punch.
Rizzo Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Barac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr drops his hands momentarily and Barac takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Enrique Rizzo Jr has been cut.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barac takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rizzo Jr's sensitive parts.
Rizzo Jr tests Barac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Barac.
Barac digs a good body shot into Rizzo Jr's ribs.
Barac slips under a jab.
Barac lands a jab to the nose.
Rizzo Jr dips to his left and cracks Barac with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac throws a push kick but Rizzo Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Barac is looking to slow Rizzo Jr down with leg kicks.
Barac takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barac slips a jab from Rizzo Jr.
Barac darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barac blocks a low kick nicely.
Rizzo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Barac seems unphased.
Barac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr throws a solid leg kick but Barac takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rizzo Jr.
Barac throws a hook but Rizzo Jr avoids it easily.
Barac throws a shot from downtown. Rizzo Jr moves away and avoids it.
Barac lands a head shot.
Rizzo Jr blocks a head kick by Barac.
Rizzo Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rizzo Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sloppy strikes from Barac. Those never looked like landing.
Barac throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barac stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rizzo Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo Jr works Barac's body with a nice hook.
Barac takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the body from Barac misses
and Rizzo Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Barac looks for the body kick but Rizzo Jr saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo Jr, right into the meat.
Rizzo Jr cracks Barac with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Rizzo Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Rizzo Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barac misses with a hook to the body
and Rizzo Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws out a leg kick but Barac moves out of range and Rizzo Jr only half commits.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Enrique Rizzo Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut.
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.
Barac buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rizzo Jr lands a jab.
Barac takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barac lands a leg kick that knocks Rizzo Jr off balance momentarily.
Barac thows a leg kick but Rizzo Jr checks it
letting Rizzo Jr counter with a right hand.
Rizzo Jr throws the left hand but Barac avoids the punch easily.
Rizzo Jr lands a jab to Barac's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Barac pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barac has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Barac's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rizzo Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barac scrambles back to his feet.
Barac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barac doesn't seem bothered though.
Rizzo Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Barac throws an off balance right hand
and Rizzo Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barac throws a leg kick
letting Rizzo Jr counter with a right hand.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barac takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo Jr moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rizzo Jr lands a jab.
Barac throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Rizzo Jr counter with a right hand.
Barac misses with a hook
and Rizzo Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barac takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rizzo Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barac keeps the fight on the outside.
Rizzo Jr lands with a hook. Barac tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rizzo Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Enrique Rizzo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Rizzo Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Barac tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barac defending well as Rizzo Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Barac throws a head kick that half lands.
Barac looks to land a left hand but Rizzo Jr moved out of range nicely.
Rizzo Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barac thows a leg kick but Rizzo Jr checks it
and Rizzo Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 straight left.
Barac throws a low kick but Rizzo Jr moves out of range easily.
Barac is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barac throws a shot from downtown. Rizzo Jr moves away and avoids it.
Barac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barac looks for the body kick but Rizzo Jr saw that one coming.
Rizzo Jr misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barac. Rizzo Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barac takes a step back to recover.
Barac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr throws a push kick but Barac slaps the foot to one side.
Rizzo Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique 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 Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Barac.
Rizzo Jr lands with a good body shot.
Barac walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rizzo Jr throws out the jab.
Rizzo Jr throws a front kick aimed at Barac's knee but Barac avoids it well.
Barac thows a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barac.
Rizzo Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rizzo Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barac might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Barac getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rizzo Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with a low kick but Barac moves his leg out of the way.
Rizzo Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
Rizzo Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barac's head backwards.
Rizzo Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barac lands a high kick!
Barac takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A shot to the liver by Rizzo Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut.
Ivan Barac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr tries a low kick but Barac avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Rizzo Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barac with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barac misses with a body kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barac drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barac scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rizzo Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Rizzo Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rizzo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barac takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barac looks to throw the jab but Rizzo Jr is out of range.
Rizzo Jr lands a body shot.
Rizzo Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rizzo Jr lands with a good body shot.
Barac misses with a straight left.
Barac connects with a leg kick. Rizzo Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rizzo Jr scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Barac off balance momentarily.
Rizzo Jr thumps Barac with a low kick.
Barac chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rizzo Jr can pounce on him.
Rizzo Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barac's head.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. Barac looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barac with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rizzo Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rizzo Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barac stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Rizzo Jr!
Enrique Rizzo Jr tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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