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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rize (ranked 737 p4p, 709 weight class) and Yago Steve (ranked 86 p4p, 82 weight class). Rize's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours. Yago Steve has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yago Steve!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rize cracks a nice hook into Steve's ribs.
Rize circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rize counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steve. That's going to slow Rize down.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rize.
Rize misses with a looping right.
Steve checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve throws a jab when Rize was well out of range.
Rize shoots in but no luck this time.
Steve attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Steve coming out on top.
Zack Rize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rize throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steve stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rize. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve throws out a counter right but Rize avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steve.
Steve moves into the clinch.
Rize tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve working aggressively here.
Rize lands with a left to the head.
Rize breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Rize.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rize.
Rize lands a slapping 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!
Rize takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rize is looking to wear down Steve with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Rize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rize tries to work over Steve's front leg with a kick but Steve checks it.
Steve appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rize looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Rize walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steve checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rize lands a glancing blow to the side of Steve's head.
Rize misses the body punch
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Rize.
A big right from Steve misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve moves to clinch but Rize breaks away
and Rize counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rize lands a nice looking body shot.
Rize throws a low kick but Steve avoids it.
Steve is looking for the big counter here.
Rize misses with a straight left.
Rize lands a leg kick that knocks Steve off balance momentarily.
Rize throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rize throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rize throws a body shot but no joy.
Rize fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rize shoots in and drives through. Steve sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Rize makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rize works Steve's body with a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Steve as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rize lands a slapping body shot.
Rize misses with a looping right.
Rize throws a leg kick
and Steve counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rize looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Rize with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rize displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Rize throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Steve scores with a jab. Rize acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rize circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rize swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rize just misses with a punch to the body.
Rize misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a right hand to the body.
Steve darts in and clinches Rize up against the cage.
Rize tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Rize back against the cage.
Rize has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Rize misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rize misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rize tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Steve is stalling here.
Rize manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Rize misses
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rize with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy body kick from Rize
and Steve counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zack Rize is winning the standup battle so far.
Rize works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rize will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rize misses with a looping left.
Rize looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Steve darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rize lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steve's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Steve misses with a hook to the body
and Rize counters with a low kick, right behind Steve 's knee.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rize blocks the body kick.
Rize is looking to counter punch.
Rize misses the shot to the body.
Steve drives through and clinches with Rize against the cage.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rize goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Rize controls his hands.
Rize is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steve working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Rize fails to land.
A short uppercut from Steve.
A short uppercut from Steve.
Steve tries to work over Rize's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rize swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rize can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Rize has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rize tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Rize.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Rize backwards.
Steve lands with a right to the head.
Rize goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rize misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rize has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Yago Steve seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rize throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve lands with a light punch inside.
Rize swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rize lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steve stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Steve.
Steve works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Steve - that landed with a thud.
Steve tries to work over Rize's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve lands with a light punch inside.
Steve lands a body punch.
Steve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rize blocks a body shot from Steve.
A short right from Steve.
Rize is rocked!
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Oh Rize is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steve lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Rize seems to have got his legs back now.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rize manages to avoid it.
Rize walks straight into a right hand from Steve - that's dropped him! Steve jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rize from any more punishment! Rize complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yago Steve!
A very excited looking Yago Steve made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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