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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dj Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo has chosen headbussa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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173 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dj Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyson Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrington.
Rizzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rizzo throws a shot from downtown. Harrington moves away and avoids it.
Rizzo throws a lazy right hand but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rizzo swivels and escapes.
Rizzo misses with a looping left.
Harrington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rizzo throws a jab when Harrington was well out of range.
Rizzo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rizzo wants it to stay on the feet.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut. Harrington saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a hook to the side of Harrington's head but Harrington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No luck for Harrington with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dj Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrington counters by clinching up.
Harrington goes for a takedown attempt but Rizzo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rizzo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harrington is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Harrington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington blocks a jab.
Rizzo misses with a looping left.
Rizzo misses with a looping left.
Harrington slips under a jab from Rizzo.
Harrington moves away from the strike by Rizzo.
The crowd cheers as Rizzo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harrington doesn't seem phased though.
Rizzo throws a shot from downtown. Harrington moves away and avoids it.
Rizzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rizzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rizzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rizzo looks to throw the jab but Harrington is out of range.
A big right from Rizzo misses.
Harrington misses with a two punch combination.
Harrington is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington moves away from the strike by Rizzo.
Harrington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rizzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Rizzo misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrington shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rizzo's guard.
Harrington tries to stand but Rizzo is controlling from the bottom.
Rizzo keeping full guard, as Harrington tries to pass.
Rizzo wants to get back to his feet but Harrington is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rizzo trying to keep a closed guard but Harrington is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
Rizzo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rizzo working a defensive guard but Harrington manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Harrington working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rizzo looks to move to half guard but instead Harrington has passed into mount! Damn!
Rizzo has given up his back.
Harrington is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rizzo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Rizzo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Harrington's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyson Rizzo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harrington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rizzo sprawls well. Rizzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrington gets slowly back to his feet.
Rizzo looks to land a left hand but Harrington moved out of range nicely.
Rizzo missing with a left hand there. Harrington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dj Harrington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rizzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rizzo cracks Harrington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rizzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harrington moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizzo with a hook.
Rizzo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harrington. Harrington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harrington is rocked!
Harrington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Harrington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rizzo misses the jab.
Tyson Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harrington counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harrington's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo is looking to control Harrington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rizzo avoid being mounted?
Harrington seems to have got his legs back now.
Rizzo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Harrington manages to mount him!
Rizzo wants to control but Harrington is having none of it.
Rizzo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Harrington.
Harrington looking for a guillotine from mount but Rizzo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo can't escape the position.
Harrington with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dj Harrington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harrington working for a submission but Rizzo is keeping him at bay.
Rizzo tries to hold on but Harrington pushes him away.
Harrington working for a guillotine from mount but Rizzo is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Harrington is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rizzo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Harrington looking to control but Rizzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rizzo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harrington is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rizzo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harrington looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Harrington tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Rizzo tries to improve his position but Harrington has taken his back! Harrington has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Rizzo tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Harrington pushes Rizzo away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dj Harrington!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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