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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo comes to the cage accompanied by headbussa. Tyson Rizzo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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173 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyson Rizzo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Callahan! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Callahan staying out of range there. Rizzo throws a right hand that misses
and Callahan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Rizzo misses with a left hand and Callahan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rizzo's knee momentarily. Rizzo throws a big shot that misses. Rizzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Callahan. Rizzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Callahan counters with a solid body kick. A swing and a miss from Rizzo. Callahan lands a jab. Jab, jab by Rizzo - just one landing. Rizzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Callahan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Rizzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Callahan counters with a solid body kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rizzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Callahan. A swing and a miss from Rizzo. Rizzo misses with a left hand enabling Callahan to counter with a crisp jab. Callahan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rizzo looks to throw the jab but Callahan is out of range. Callahan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rizzo. Rizzo looks to throw the jab but Callahan is out of range. Rizzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Callahan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Rizzo misses with a left hand and Callahan counters with a left and a right that stings Rizzo. Rizzo throws a hook but Callahan avoids it easily. Callahan misses with a hook. Rizzo ducked under it nicely. Rizzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Callahan counters with a stiff right hand. Callahan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Callahan jabbing away but nothing is landing. Rizzo misses with a left hand and Callahan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Rizzo is breathing heavily. Rizzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Callahan counters with a nice body kick. The crowd cheers as Rizzo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Callahan doesn't seem phased though. Rizzo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A big left from Rizzo misses. Rizzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Callahan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Rizzo. Callahan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rizzo throws out the jab. Rizzo misses with a left hand and Callahan counters with a leg kick. Callahan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo needs to keep his hands up - Callahan had a free shot at his head there. Callahan misses the shot to the body. Callahan slips under a jab. Callahan connects with a single shot there. Rizzo throws a big shot that misses. Rizzo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Callahan shoots in but no luck this time. Tyson Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rizzo misses with a hook. Callahan ducked under it nicely. Rizzo misses with a hook. Callahan ducked under it nicely. Rizzo misses with a lunging right hand
and Callahan counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rizzo moves forwards but Callahan connects with a nice, crisp jab. Callahan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Nice jab there from Callahan. Callahan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rizzo. Callahan slips a jab from Rizzo. Callahan lands a jab. Callahan slips a straight right by Rizzo. Callahan looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range. Rizzo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Callahan moves away from the strike by Rizzo. Jab, jab by Rizzo - just one landing. Rizzo slips under a jab. Rizzo misses with an uppercut
and Callahan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Callahan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rizzo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Callahan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rizzo. Rizzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rizzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Callahan counters with a series of strikes. Rizzo will be more careful next time no doubt. Rizzo misses with a hook
and Callahan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rizzo is rocked! Callahan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizzo. Oh Rizzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Nice defenses there by Rizzo. Rizzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Callahan. Rizzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Callahan counters with a leg kick. Rizzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Rizzo seems to have got his legs back now. Callahan throws a head kick that half lands.
Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Callahan. Rizzo walks into a jab. Rizzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Callahan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Callahan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rizzo lands a lovely overhand right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Callahan dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Callahan staying out of range there. Callahan ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo. Rizzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Callahan. Callahan circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Callahan throws a head kick but Rizzo moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzo misses the target. Callahan throws a hook but Rizzo avoids it easily. Callahan has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Rizzo misses with an uppercut. Rizzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Rizzo throws an overhand right that lands on Callahan's shoulder, as Callahan tries to avoid the shot. Callahan ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rizzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Callahan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Callahan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rizzo throws out the jab. Rizzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Callahan counters with a lovely straight right hand! Callahan slips under a jab from Rizzo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rizzo swings widly with a right hand
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Rizzo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Callahan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A slow jab from Rizzo misses its intended target. Tyson Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Rizzo misses with a straight right. Callahan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Callahan throws a hook to the side of Rizzo's head but Rizzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Callahan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rizzo throws an off balance right hand
and Callahan counters with a low kick, right behind Rizzo 's knee. Callahan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rizzo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Rizzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Callahan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Rizzo swings widly with a right hand
and Callahan counters with an outside leg kick.
Rizzo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A jab from Rizzo misses. Callahan is looking to slow Rizzo down with leg kicks. Callahan slips a straight right by Rizzo. Rizzo misses with a hook. Callahan ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rizzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Callahan. Rizzo throws the left hand but Callahan avoids the punch easily. Shane Callahan seems to be getting the better of the standup. Rizzo throws a lazy right hand but Callahan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rizzo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Callahan. Rizzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Rizzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Callahan counters with a nice leg kick. Callahan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. A jab from Callahan misses. Callahan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Callahan looks to land a combination but Rizzo avoids it well. Callahan lands an overhand right. A kick lands to the mid section there for Callahan. Callahan defending well as Rizzo loads up on a big left hand. Rizzo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rizzo moves out of range of the body kick from Callahan.
Rizzo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Callahan scores with the left hand. Rizzo knows he should have avoided that one. Rizzo throws an overhand right that lands on Callahan's shoulder, as Callahan tries to avoid the shot. Rizzo throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Callahan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rizzo. Rizzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A slow jab from Rizzo misses its intended target. Rizzo misses with an uppercut
enabling Callahan to counter with a crisp jab. Rizzo misses with a left hand and Callahan counters with a body kick. Rizzo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Callahan scores with a hook. Callahan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rizzo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Callahan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rizzo has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rizzo throws a hook to the side of Callahan's head but Callahan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. 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 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Callahan. Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Callahan. Callahan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Callahan walks into a left hand. Callahan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Nice body punch from Callahan. Rizzo misses with a looping right. Callahan has a takedown stuffed. Callahan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rizzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Callahan counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Callahan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Callahan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Rizzo misses with a straight left. and Rizzo counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Callahan! He's just covering up as Rizzo starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Rizzo! Tyson Rizzo took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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