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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drasko Silajevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Drasko Silajevas has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Drasko Silajevas seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drasko Silajevas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo Jr throws the kick towards the body but Silajevas avoids it.
Silajevas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rizzo Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silajevas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo Jr moves away.
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silajevas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Rizzo Jr with that takedown attempt.
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch up but Silajevas circles away and keeps his distance.
Silajevas throws a good cross that connects.
Silajevas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That kick from Rizzo Jr tenderised Silajevas's leg. Silajevas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silajevas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo Jr moves away.
Rizzo Jr scores with a body shot.
Silajevas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silajevas throws a combination that misses
and Rizzo Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Silajevas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silajevas misses with a looping right.
Rizzo Jr clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silajevas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rizzo Jr lands an uppercut.
Silajevas blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Rizzo Jr to work.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rizzo Jr pushes Silajevas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr lands with a left to the head.
Rizzo Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Silajevas - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silajevas backwards.
Rizzo Jr pulls Silajevas into guard.
Rizzo Jr pulls Silajevas in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silajevas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Silajevas.
Rizzo Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Silajevas's head.
Silajevas throws a body punch but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch but Silajevas moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silajevas.
Rizzo Jr misses with a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rizzo Jr misses the shot to the body.
Silajevas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silajevas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rizzo Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch up
and Silajevas counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drasko Silajevas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rizzo Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silajevas. Silajevas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rizzo Jr rushes Silajevas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rizzo Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silajevas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rizzo Jr lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Rizzo Jr.
A body shot lands from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rizzo Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rizzo Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silajevas backwards.
Rizzo Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Silajevas backwards.
Silajevas misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Silajevas as the two fighters clinch.
Silajevas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rizzo Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr is stalling here.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the side of Silajevas's head.
Silajevas misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands with a left to the head.
Rizzo Jr decides to pull guard.
Rizzo Jr has control of Silajevas's left arm, preventing Silajevas from doing any damage.
Rizzo Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silajevas tries to hold on but Rizzo Jr pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rizzo Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Silajevas's head.
Rizzo Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rizzo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silajevas. Rizzo Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silajevas throws a right hand that misses
and Rizzo Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rizzo Jr.
Silajevas misses with a double jab.
Rizzo Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo Jr works Silajevas's body with a nice hook.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silajevas throws a jab when Rizzo Jr was well out of range.
Silajevas misses with a body shot.
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch up.
Silajevas stuns Rizzo Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rizzo Jr wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silajevas misses with a lunging right hand
and Rizzo Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silajevas misses with a shot to the body
and Rizzo Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silajevas won't be happy with that.
Rizzo Jr throwing strikes but Silajevas manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Silajevas wants to stand but Rizzo Jr is controlling his arm.
Rizzo Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silajevas's best efforts.
Rizzo Jr trying to hold on to Silajevas's head to control him but Silajevas postures up.
Rizzo Jr gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silajevas wanted to stand there but Rizzo Jr had control of the position.
Rizzo Jr managing to control the position.
Silajevas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Drasko Silajevas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silajevas connects with a crisp jab.
Rizzo Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silajevas counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silajevas. Rizzo Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silajevas misses with a left hand
and Rizzo Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rizzo Jr pulls guard successfully.
Rizzo Jr is controlling Silajevas's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rizzo Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rizzo Jr slips under a jab.
Silajevas throws a right hand that misses
and Rizzo Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr prevents a body shot from Silajevas.
A head punch on the inside from Rizzo Jr fails to land.
Rizzo Jr digs a right hand into Silajevas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silajevas's gas tank.
Rizzo Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rizzo Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rizzo Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silajevas backwards.
Rizzo Jr misses with the head strike.
Rizzo Jr prevents a body shot from Silajevas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Silajevas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo Jr.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silajevas misses with a body shot.
Rizzo Jr shoots in for a double leg but Silajevas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rizzo Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silajevas if he has to take too many more of those.
Rizzo Jr throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Silajevas to counter with a crisp jab.
Rizzo Jr feints and then cracks Silajevas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silajevas down.
Rizzo Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silajevas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silajevas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Silajevas misses its intended target.
Rizzo Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rizzo Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silajevas stuns Rizzo Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr ducks under a wild hook from Silajevas.
Rizzo Jr tries to bum rush Silajevas with a series of wild strikes but Silajevas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silajevas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rizzo Jr misses with a double jab
and Silajevas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silajevas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rizzo Jr lands with a cross.
Rizzo Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Drasko Silajevas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Rizzo Jr.
Silajevas misses with a body shot.
Rizzo Jr moves away from the strike by Silajevas.
Drasko Silajevas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silajevas tries to bum rush Rizzo Jr with a series of wild strikes but Rizzo Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rizzo Jr closes the distance but Silajevas moves to the side
and Silajevas counters with a nice body shot.
Silajevas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silajevas throws an off balance right hand
and Rizzo Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rizzo Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with some punches.
Silajevas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silajevas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silajevas duly obliges.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. Silajevas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silajevas misses with a lunging right hand
and Rizzo Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silajevas throws a body punch but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr throws a body punch but Silajevas moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silajevas looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo Jr is just out of range.
Rizzo Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silajevas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silajevas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silajevas counters with a nice body shot.
Silajevas slips a jab and a cross from Rizzo Jr.
Silajevas misses with a body shot
and Rizzo Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silajevas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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 combination that misses
and Silajevas counters with a two punch combo.
Silajevas swats away the attempt to clinch by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr works the jab nicely.
Silajevas blocks a head kick by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr connects with a right hand. Silajevas shakes it off.
Frank Rizzo Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silajevas swings widly with a right hand
and Rizzo Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Rizzo Jr has closed the distance and engaged Silajevas in a clinch.
Rizzo Jr works on Silajevas's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzo Jr digs a right hand into Silajevas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silajevas's gas tank.
Rizzo Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silajevas or not.
Silajevas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silajevas lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Silajevas.
Rizzo Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rizzo Jr pushes Silajevas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rizzo Jr is working Silajevas over against the cage.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rizzo Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silajevas backwards.
Rizzo Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the side of Silajevas's head.
Rizzo Jr presses Silajevas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr stalling against the cage.
Rizzo Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Silajevas backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo Jr!
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