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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rize (ranked 426 p4p, 433 weight class) and Radio Philips (ranked 62 p4p, 64 weight class). Rize comes into the arena with Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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 14 - 4 - 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 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rize is out of range.
Rize throws a big shot that misses.
Rize takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Rize.
Philips throws a counter combo.
Rize moves out of range as Philips strikes.
Philips lands a slapping body shot.
Rize misses with a left hand
and Philips counters with a good low kick that Rize was not able to check.
Rize throws a right and a left that both miss.
Philips follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Crunch! Philips slams his shin into Rize's torso.
Rize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philips misses the jab.
Philips throws a leg kick which misses Rize's front leg but catches the back leg as Rize tries to avoid it.
Philips fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rize uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Philips has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rize is looking to score with low kicks.
Philips was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rize on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rize misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize throws a low kick but Philips avoids it.
Philips appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rize throws a chopping leg kick but Philips manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Philips goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Philips drops his hands momentarily and Rize takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Philips 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.
Rize thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rize has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Philips takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rize throws out a loose jab but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rize.
Philips looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rize lands with an uppercut that bounces Philips off the cage and back into range.
Good work by Philips as he checks the leg kick.
Philips wants to slow Rize down by chopping away at his legs.
Rize ducks under a wild hook from Philips.
Philips moves out of range as Rize strikes.
Philips was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Zack Rize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Philips misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips sizes up Rize with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rize fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Philips's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rize under the eye.
Rize connects with a solid leg kick.
Rize thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rize misses with a wild body shot.
Rize throws a leg kick which misses Philips's front leg but catches the back leg as Philips tries to avoid it.
Philips tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rize is able to avoid easily.
Rize shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rize.
Rize throws a leg kick but Philips moved away.
Philips avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Philips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philips throws a hook to the side of Rize's head but Rize sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips moves out of range of the strikes.
Rize scores with a hook to the body. Philips takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rize will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Philips is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rize misses with a low kick.
Philips appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Philips moves out of range of the leg kick from Rize.
Philips scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rize connects with a single shot there.
Philips connects with an inside leg kick.
Rize throws a hook but Philips avoids it easily.
Philips doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rize slips a jab from Philips.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Rize.
Philips throws a hook but Rize blocks it.
Philips connects with a high kick.
Philips lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rize misses the shot to the body.
Rize misses with a right hand
and Philips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rize throws a leg kick but Philips checks it.
Philips looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rize checks a leg kick.
Rize looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rize just misses with a punch to the body.
Philips is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Philips fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rize has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Rize.
Rize scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Rize throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philips shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Rize - just one landing.
Philips wants to slow Rize down by chopping away at his legs.
Philips takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philips was well out of range. Poor timing from Rize.
Rize throws a low kick but it's checked well by Philips.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zack Rize will probably get the nod.
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.
Rize is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Philips fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rize is out of range.
Rize jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rize moves into range and connects with a jab.
Philips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rize.
Philips connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Philips avoids the body shot from Rize.
Philips checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Philips checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rize rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Philips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rize throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Philips on the side of the head.
Rize uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philips.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rize.
Rize dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Philips. That did some damage!
Good standup being displayed there by Rize as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rize fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Philips has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Philips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rize slips under a jab from Philips.
Rize walks into a jab.
Rize lands with a straight right. Philips didn't see that one coming.
Philips throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rize 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.
Philips scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Philips keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rize just misses with a punch to the body.
Rize thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philips connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Rize to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Philips!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Radio Philips!
An out of breath Radio Philips 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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