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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Rizky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Mulvaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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165 cm
18
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Rizky! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mick Mulvaney! The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mulvaney cracks a nice hook into Rizky's ribs. Mulvaney lands a jab to Rizky's midsection. Rizky misses with a head kick.
Mulvaney lands a head shot. Mulvaney slips a jab from Rizky. Rizky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mulvaney but Mulvaney pushes him off and we're back to square one. Mulvaney looks to land a combination but Rizky avoids it well. Mulvaney jabs Rizky to the body, keeping him at a distance. Mulvaney lands a nice looking body shot.
Rizky throws a right and a left that Mulvaney avoids nicely. Mulvaney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Juan Rizky has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mulvaney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Mulvaney dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Mulvaney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Rizky moves into range and clinches up with Mulvaney. Mulvaney gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rizky.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mulvaney is trying to break the clinch but Rizky is controlling him. Rizky missing with knees to the body.
Mulvaney blocks an elbow strike. Rizky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mulvaney pulls him back up using the underhooks. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Rizky. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rizky trying to control the position but instead, Mulvaney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rizky into the cage. Rizky manages to break the clinch.
Rizky blocks a head kick by Mulvaney.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Rizky dodges the punch combination from Mulvaney.
Mick Mulvaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rizky checks the leg kick. Rizky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Mulvaney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rizky rather than just go for the knockout. Mulvaney misses with a wild combination.
Rizky drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mulvaney sprawls and moves away. Mulvaney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Mulvaney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rizky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Rizky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Mulvaney counters with a left and a right that stings Rizky. Mulvaney looks to land a combination. Rizky sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rizky is rocked! Mulvaney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rizky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mulvaney won't be happy with that. Rizky is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee asks Rizky politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rizky prefers to stall for the moment though. Rizky scores with punches from side control. Rizky happy to just control the position for now. Rizky looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Mulvaney is pushing Rizky's head away, looking to escape. Rizky manages to hold on to the position though. Rizky throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Rizky prevents Mulvaney from escaping the position. Rizky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Rizky trying to control the action but Mulvaney is working from the bottom. Rizky throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Rizky is trying to get an arm triangle but Mulvaney is defending well. Rizky working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Rizky wants to control but Mulvaney is keeping him busy. Mulvaney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rizky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Rizky has knee on belly and moves into mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Mulvaney dominated that round. The cut man is working on Juan Rizky's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mulvaney dips to his left and cracks Rizky with an uppercut! Mulvaney lands a glancing blow to the side of Rizky's head. Mulvaney cracks Rizky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Mulvaney throws a series of punches but Rizky moves out of range. Mulvaney's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rizky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mulvaney scrambles back to his feet. Nice shot by Mulvaney. Mulvaney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rizky counters with an outside leg kick.
Mulvaney throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Mulvaney throws a series of punches but Rizky avoids them all with ease. Rizky is looking for a counter combo. Mulvaney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mulvaney tests Rizky's chin there with a solid looking shot. Mick Mulvaney seems to be getting the better of the standup. Mulvaney misses with a straight left. Mulvaney misses with a few strikes there.
Mulvaney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mulvaney lands with a shot to the body. Mulvaney is breathing heavily. Rizky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Mulvaney avoids the elbow strike from Rizky, against the cage.
Rizky pushes off an throws an elbow but Mulvaney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Rizky breaks the clinch.
Mulvaney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rizky. Rizky darts in and clinches Mulvaney up against the cage. Rizky is struggling to control the position. Rizky has Mulvaney pushed against the cage. Rizky tries to pull guard but Mulvaney won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rizky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mulvaney avoids it. Rizky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rizky throws an elbow but it misses.
Rizky stalls. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rizky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Rizky working Mulvaney over with knees to the body. Rizky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mulvaney feints a jab promting Rizky to slip. Mulvaney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rizky slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mulvaney looks to land a combination. Rizky sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Oh Rizky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Juan Rizky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mulvaney lands with an overhand left. Rizky is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mulvaney. Mulvaney connects with a combination that backs up Rizky into the cage. Mulvaney lands a flurry of punches that gets past Rizky's guard. Rizky is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Mulvaney bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Mulvaney! In his post fight interview, Mick Mulvaney started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
55% |
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