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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Rizzo Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Alfredo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alfredo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo Jr misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Torres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Torres takes one on the button.
Torres misses with a hook to the body
and Rizzo Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torres checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick which misses Torres's front leg but catches the back leg as Torres tries to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torres in his tracks.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rizzo Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Torres attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook.
Torres went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rizzo Jr ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Rizzo Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torres with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torres lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rizzo Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rizzo Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but Torres moved away.
Frank Rizzo Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rizzo Jr ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with a low kick but Torres moves his leg out of the way.
Rizzo Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Torres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab from Torres.
A low kick from Torres misses
and Rizzo Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr cracks Torres with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torres throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Torres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Rizzo Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Torres does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torres walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
Torres throws the left hand but Rizzo Jr avoids the punch easily.
Rizzo Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Torres lands a leg kick that knocks Rizzo Jr off balance momentarily.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Rizzo Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rizzo Jr wants to slow Torres down by chopping away at his legs.
Rizzo Jr slips a jab from Torres.
Rizzo Jr swinging wildly here.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rizzo Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body shot.
Torres connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Rizzo Jr scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizzo Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Torres had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torres jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Torres fails with the takedown.
Rizzo Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr misses with a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torres half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rizzo Jr slips under a jab from Torres.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo Jr.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a jab.
Torres looks for a takedown but Rizzo Jr sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfredo Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres tries to land a front kick but Rizzo Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Rizzo Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rizzo Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rizzo Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Rizzo Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizzo Jr's calf.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rizzo Jr as he jumps to the side.
Torres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rizzo Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo Jr.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rizzo Jr checks a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Torres.
Rizzo Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Torres half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Torres misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Torres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot lands for Torres.
Torres tries a low kick but Rizzo Jr avoids it.
Rizzo Jr throws a counter combo.
Torres lands a nice shot that snaps Rizzo Jr's head back.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Rizzo Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rizzo Jr misses with a looping left.
Torres lands with a kick to the temple. Rizzo Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Torres will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rizzo Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Torres throws a right and a left that Rizzo Jr avoids nicely.
Rizzo Jr with a hook.
Torres connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rizzo Jr momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres has a takedown stuffed.
Rizzo Jr lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Rizzo Jr does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Rizzo Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rizzo Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizzo Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo Jr scores with a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Rizzo Jr throws out a leg kick but Torres moves out of range and Rizzo Jr only half commits.
Rizzo Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo Jr. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rizzo Jr looks to throw the jab but Torres is out of range.
Torres checks a low kick from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rizzo Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Rizzo Jr moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres connects with a looping right hand.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
Torres changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rizzo Jr tries to avoid it but Torres manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rizzo Jr to the ground. Rizzo Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rizzo Jr throws out a counter right but Torres avoids it with no problem.
Torres lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rizzo Jr looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
Rizzo Jr misses the jab.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rizzo Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torres checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rizzo Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rizzo Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torres chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torres looks for a takedown but Rizzo Jr sprawls well.
Rizzo Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Torres is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfredo Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo Jr looks to throw the jab but Torres is out of range.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rizzo Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torres doesn't seem bothered though.
Torres throws a lazy uppercut
and Rizzo Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rizzo Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Torres throws out a leg kick but Rizzo Jr moves out of range and Torres only half commits.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Torres checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Torres moves out of range as Rizzo Jr strikes.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rizzo Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres misses the jab.
It seemed like Rizzo Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Torres is predictable there
and Rizzo Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torres gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Rizzo Jr was not able to check.
Rizzo Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
Rizzo Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Torres chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rizzo Jr can pounce on him.
Rizzo Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Torres delivers a nice body kick.
Rizzo Jr misses with a head kick.
Rizzo Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rizzo Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Torres has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Torres and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Torres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rizzo Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rizzo Jr's sensitive parts.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Rizzo Jr digs a good body shot into Torres's ribs.
Torres clobbers Rizzo Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Rizzo Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rizzo Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rizzo Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo Jr.
Torres feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
A nice combination there by Rizzo Jr.
Torres steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rizzo Jr. That one must have hurt.
Rizzo Jr throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torres.
Torres defending well as Rizzo Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Rizzo Jr misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Rizzo Jr.
Torres bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rizzo Jr's head backwards.
Torres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with the combination.
Rizzo Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torres looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rizzo Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torres with a nice cross.
Torres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rizzo Jr pinned against the cage. Rizzo Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Torres swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alfredo Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo Jr.
Torres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rizzo Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torres under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Torres misses
and Rizzo Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rizzo Jr misses with a looping left.
Torres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rizzo Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torres tries a low kick but Rizzo Jr avoids it.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Rizzo Jr's shoulder, as Rizzo Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Torres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rizzo Jr throws out a counter right but Torres avoids it with no problem.
Rizzo Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rizzo Jr with a jab.
Rizzo Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Torres throws a leg kick but Rizzo Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torres misses with a takedown
and Rizzo Jr counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a chopping leg kick but Rizzo Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rizzo Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rizzo Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Torres.
Rizzo Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
Torres connects with a leg kick. Rizzo Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rizzo Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rizzo Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Rizzo Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Torres on the side of the head.
Torres's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Rizzo Jr sizes up Torres with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Torres steps away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres throws a low kick but Rizzo Jr avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torres.
Torres avoids the body shot from Rizzo Jr.
Torres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Frank Rizzo Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torres scores with a nice head shot.
Rizzo Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rizzo Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torres's sensitive parts.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Rizzo Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Torres might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Rizzo Jr moves away and avoids it.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Rizzo Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfredo Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice right hand.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo Jr!
An out of breath Frank Rizzo Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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