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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rio Petersburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedra Rizza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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244 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rio Petersburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedra Rizza!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizza tries a head kick but it misses.
Rizza throws a head kick that half lands.
Rizza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rizza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rizza misses with a wild body shot.
Petersburg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rizza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Petersburg has a takedown stuffed.
Rizza throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Petersburg.
A lazy left from Petersburg finds it's target.
Rizza closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rizza misses with a knee strike.
Petersburg is trying to break free.
Petersburg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rizza lands a knee to the head.
Rizza prevents Petersburg from breaking the clinch.
Rizza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rizza.
Rizza just leaning against Petersburg, taking a breather.
Rizza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Petersburg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Petersburg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Petersburg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rizza fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Petersburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rizza wants it to stay on the feet.
Rizza slaps away a takedown attempt from Petersburg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersburg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rizza counters with a thumping low kick.
Petersburg is breathing heavily.
Petersburg throws a leg kick
and Rizza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petersburg's knee momentarily.
Rizza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Petersburg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rizza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petersburg's face.
Rizza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rizza manages to break the clinch.
Petersburg dives in and grabs Rizza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rizza pushes down on Petersburg's head and hops out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petersburg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rizza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rizza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petersburg's efforts to push away.
Rizza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petersburg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rizza just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rizza landing knees to the head.
Petersburg pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizza gets to his feet. Petersburg looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Petersburg with a poor takedown
and Rizza counters by moving into the clinch.
Rizza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rizza landing knees to the body.
Rizza lands a nice knee to the body.
Rizza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rizza breaks the clinch.
Rizza goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rizza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Petersburg with a poor takedown
and Rizza counters with a big head kick but Petersburg shrugs it off.
Rizza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petersburg with a poor takedown
and Rizza counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizza throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Petersburg doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rizza counters by moving into the clinch.
Petersburg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petersburg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rizza connects with a knee to the head.
Rizza lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rizza obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizza landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Petersburg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rizza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petersburg throws a lazy body kick
and Rizza counters with a good low kick that Petersburg was not able to check.
Rizza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedra Rizza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Petersburg.
Rizza closes the distance and pushes Petersburg back into the cage.
Rizza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rizza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petersburg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rizza slaps away a takedown attempt from Petersburg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersburg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Petersburg controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersburg wants to control the pace but Rizza is squirming around nicely.
Rizza is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Petersburg tries to control but Rizza wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rizza wants to get back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Petersburg trying to control but Rizza is having none of it.
Rizza is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizza trying desperately to get to his feet.
Petersburg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rizza is squirming around, avoiding Petersburg's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rio Petersburg has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Petersburg closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rizza quickly recovers to half guard.
Petersburg is looking to advance position but Rizza won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rizza wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rio Petersburg dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rizza throws a head kick but Petersburg moves out of range.
Petersburg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Petersburg looking to control but Rizza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Petersburg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Petersburg trying to control but Rizza is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rio Petersburg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Petersburg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Petersburg wants to control the pace but Rizza is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersburg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Petersburg looking to control but Rizza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rizza is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rizza is squirming around, avoiding Petersburg's attempts to control the action.
Petersburg controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rio Petersburg just wasn't active enough.
Petersburg gets a takedown into half guard.
Petersburg is stalling here. Rizza is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Petersburg seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rizza has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizza decides to stand back up.
Petersburg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Rizza.
Petersburg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rizza moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rizza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rizza.
Rizza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rio Petersburg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Petersburg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rio Petersburg!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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