Post by The Sandmen on Jan 23, 2021 1:17:32 GMT -5
Pedro Rizzo looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Tim Sylvia is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Pedro Rizzo is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Sylvia decides to launch some tentative punches
Tim Sylvia takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Rizzo tries to grapple
Sylvia moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Pedro Rizzo has found an opening in the defense of Sylvia, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Sylvia's ribs.
Low kick by Pedro Rizzo to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Pedro Rizzo gets sloppy and Tim Sylvia tries to take advantage...
Tim Sylvia launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Rizzo blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Pedro Rizzo's cheek! Rizzo stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Rizzo tries to hit Tim Sylvia with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Sylvia steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Sylvia launches a kick to Rizzo's thigh
Loud pop!
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Rizzo tries to hit Tim Sylvia with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Sylvia dodges that
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Pedro Rizzo launches an up-kick intended for Tim Sylvia's head...
It lands flush with Tim Sylvia's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Sylvia has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Sylvia launches a kick to Rizzo's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Pedro Rizzo kicks his legs trying to keep Tim Sylvia away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Sylvia launches a kick to Rizzo's thigh
Loud pop!
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Sylvia launches a kick to Rizzo's thigh
Loud pop!
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Sylvia launches a kick to Rizzo's thigh
Loud pop!
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Pedro Rizzo kicks his legs trying to keep Tim Sylvia away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Pedro Rizzo kicks his legs trying to keep Tim Sylvia away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Sylvia launches a kick to Rizzo's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
As the fight continues it seems that Tim Sylvia is taking the best of the fight.
Tim Sylvia creates space and allows Pedro Rizzo to stand up.
Pedro Rizzo is on his feet again.
Sylvia begins to launch a barrage of punches over Rizzo
this is getting worse and worse for Rizzo
Tim Sylvia tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Rizzo's face
There is a small laceration on Pedro Rizzo's Mouth
Sylvia launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Rizzo's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Tim Sylvia for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to give Rizzo time to recover. Pedro Rizzo seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Tim Sylvia!
You can see Pedro Rizzo's head being snapped backwards!
Rizzo has a small cut in his Right eye
Tim Sylvia and Rizzo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Tim Sylvia is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Rizzo has a small cut in his Right eye
Incredible haymaker from Tim Sylvia!
You can see Pedro Rizzo's head being snapped backwards!
Tim Sylvia landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Rizzo is down! Rizzo has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Tim Sylvia!
Rizzo's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rizzo has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Tim Sylvia by KO (Haymaker) at 4:21 Round 1
Statistics: Pedro Rizzo
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 142 s
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 17/21 (81%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Sylvia, but Rizzo made him work for it. WIll this impact next round?
Tim Sylvia is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Pedro Rizzo is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Sylvia decides to launch some tentative punches
Tim Sylvia takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Rizzo tries to grapple
Sylvia moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Pedro Rizzo has found an opening in the defense of Sylvia, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Sylvia's ribs.
Low kick by Pedro Rizzo to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Pedro Rizzo gets sloppy and Tim Sylvia tries to take advantage...
Tim Sylvia launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Rizzo blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Pedro Rizzo's cheek! Rizzo stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Rizzo tries to hit Tim Sylvia with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Sylvia steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Sylvia launches a kick to Rizzo's thigh
Loud pop!
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Rizzo tries to hit Tim Sylvia with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Sylvia dodges that
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Pedro Rizzo launches an up-kick intended for Tim Sylvia's head...
It lands flush with Tim Sylvia's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Sylvia has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Sylvia launches a kick to Rizzo's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Pedro Rizzo kicks his legs trying to keep Tim Sylvia away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Sylvia launches a kick to Rizzo's thigh
Loud pop!
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Sylvia launches a kick to Rizzo's thigh
Loud pop!
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Sylvia launches a kick to Rizzo's thigh
Loud pop!
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Pedro Rizzo kicks his legs trying to keep Tim Sylvia away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Pedro Rizzo kicks his legs trying to keep Tim Sylvia away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
Sylvia launches a kick to Rizzo's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Sylvia is standing while Rizzo is on the ground on his back
As the fight continues it seems that Tim Sylvia is taking the best of the fight.
Tim Sylvia creates space and allows Pedro Rizzo to stand up.
Pedro Rizzo is on his feet again.
Sylvia begins to launch a barrage of punches over Rizzo
this is getting worse and worse for Rizzo
Tim Sylvia tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Rizzo's face
There is a small laceration on Pedro Rizzo's Mouth
Sylvia launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Rizzo's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Tim Sylvia for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to give Rizzo time to recover. Pedro Rizzo seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Tim Sylvia!
You can see Pedro Rizzo's head being snapped backwards!
Rizzo has a small cut in his Right eye
Tim Sylvia and Rizzo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Tim Sylvia is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Rizzo has a small cut in his Right eye
Incredible haymaker from Tim Sylvia!
You can see Pedro Rizzo's head being snapped backwards!
Tim Sylvia landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Rizzo is down! Rizzo has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Tim Sylvia!
Rizzo's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rizzo has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Tim Sylvia by KO (Haymaker) at 4:21 Round 1
Statistics: Pedro Rizzo
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 142 s
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 17/21 (81%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Sylvia, but Rizzo made him work for it. WIll this impact next round?