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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen's entrance music is Country Boy Can Survive. A fine choice. Chris Mullen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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146 lbs
48 - 19 - 1 |
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144 lbs
27 - 16 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Mullen misses.
Chris Mullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullen swings for the body but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Mullen.
Rizzo Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rizzo Jr cracks Mullen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rizzo Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Rizzo Jr checks a low kick from Mullen.
Rizzo Jr thows a body kick. Mullen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mullen looks for the body kick but Rizzo Jr saw that one coming.
A low kick from Mullen is predictable there
and Rizzo Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice body punch.
We've been informed that Rizzo Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rizzo Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mullen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mullen cracks a nice hook into Rizzo Jr's ribs.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullen.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mullen.
Mullen throws a leg kick
and Rizzo Jr counters with a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mullen punishes Rizzo Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Mullen feints and then cracks Rizzo Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rizzo Jr down.
Rizzo Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Rizzo Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crunch! Rizzo Jr slams his shin into Mullen's torso.
Rizzo Jr misses with a head kick.
Mullen is looking to wear down Rizzo Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rizzo Jr slips under a jab from Mullen.
Mullen throws an off balance right hand
and Rizzo Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Rizzo Jr does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mullen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice head kick!
A leg kick checked by Rizzo Jr.
Mullen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mullen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo Jr is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands a head kick. Mullen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That kick from Rizzo Jr tenderised Mullen's leg. Mullen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rizzo Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Mullen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rizzo Jr. Mullen shrugs it off though.
Rizzo Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mullen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rizzo Jr. That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by Mullen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rizzo Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mullen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo Jr manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Mullen.
Mullen avoids the head kick by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullen.
Mullen avoids the body shot from Rizzo Jr.
Mullen misses with a hook
and Rizzo Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Mullen.
Rizzo Jr checks a low kick from Mullen.
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Mullen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a leg kick but Rizzo Jr moved away.
Mullen slips a jab and a cross from Rizzo Jr.
Mullen looks to throw the jab but Rizzo Jr is out of range.
Rizzo Jr blocks the body kick.
A shot to the liver by Rizzo Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Rizzo Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid body kick from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mullen. That did some damage!
Rizzo Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good exchange - Rizzo Jr coming out on top.
Mullen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mullen lands with a slapping head kick.
Mullen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo Jr checks a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mullen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rizzo Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mullen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rizzo Jr dips to his left and cracks Mullen with an uppercut!
Mullen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mullen's hands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mullen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizzo Jr.
Mullen throws a right hand that misses
and Rizzo Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rizzo Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick which misses Mullen's front leg but catches the back leg as Mullen tries to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr wants to clinch.
Rizzo Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mullen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mullen scores with a decent looking hook.
Rizzo Jr blocks the body kick.
Rizzo Jr scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Mullen misses.
Rizzo Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mullen misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo Jr moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr dominated that round.
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.
Rizzo Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mullen's calf.
Rizzo Jr slips a jab from Mullen.
Mullen throws a hook but Rizzo Jr avoids it easily.
Rizzo Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo Jr, right into the meat.
Rizzo Jr cracks a nice hook into Mullen's ribs.
Rizzo Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mullen throws a body kick that misses
and Rizzo Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rizzo Jr crunches a lovely knee into Mullen's ribcage.
Rizzo Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mullen's elbow.
Rizzo Jr missing with knees to the body.
Mullen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Mullen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mullen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rizzo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rizzo Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Mullen won't want to take too many of those.
Rizzo Jr pushes Mullen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Mullen won't want to take too many of those.
Rizzo Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Mullen backwards.
Rizzo Jr tries to throw a body punch but Mullen avoids it by throwing Rizzo Jr back against the cage.
Mullen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr with a knee to the head.
Mullen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Mullen is rocked!
Rizzo Jr working aggressively here.
Oh Mullen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rizzo Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mullen blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rizzo Jr obliges.
Rizzo Jr prevents a body shot from Mullen.
Rizzo Jr pushes Mullen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mullen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mullen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mullen. That did some damage!
Mullen looks up at the clock. Bad move! Rizzo Jr lands a right hand from hell, dropping Mullen. Rizzo Jr pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Rizzo Jr!
Frank Rizzo Jr is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Rizzo Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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