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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rize (ranked 1262 p4p, 781 weight class) and Bobojo Makoba (ranked 156 p4p, 99 weight class). Rize comes to the cage accompanied by Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours. Makoba has chosen Zilbacore 2097 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29 - 21 - 0 |
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18 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zack Rize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobojo Makoba!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makoba misses with a low kick.
Makoba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makoba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rize.
Rize takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Makoba throws the kick towards the body but Rize avoids it.
Rize appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rize closes the distance and clinches up with Makoba, looking for a takedown. Rize pushes Makoba against the cage but Makoba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zack Rize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rize throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Makoba was covering up waiting for the punch and Rize finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Makoba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rize is one step ahead there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makoba is looking to sweep but instead, Rize has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize wants to stand up but Makoba has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Makoba is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rize gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Makoba thuds a left hand into Rize's body.
Makoba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makoba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rize is out of range.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Makoba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makoba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rize manages to avoid it.
Rize moves out of range of the strikes.
Makoba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rize.
Rize has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rize throws an elbow but misses.
Makoba lands a body punch.
Makoba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makoba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makoba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rize.
Makoba is looking to score with low kicks.
Rize throwing a counter right hand but Makoba manages to avoid it.
Makoba wants to land a leg kick but Rize is out of range.
Rize connects with a single shot there.
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!
A bone on bone clash there as Rize blocks the leg kick.
Rize closes the distance and clinches.
Rize lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makoba backwards.
Makoba misses with a punch to the body.
Rize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Makoba misses with a body punch.
Makoba breaks from the clinch.
Makoba tried to score with a low kick but Rize checks it.
Rize tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rize scores with a one two! Makoba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Bobojo Makoba has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Makoba.
Rize clinches up with Makoba and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Makoba.
A body shot lands from Rize.
Makoba looks winded!
Rize goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rize working aggressively here.
Rize digs a right hand underneath Makoba's ribcage. Makoba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rize lands an uppercut.
Makoba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rize blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rize blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rize cracks Makoba with a nice body shot.
Rize working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rize throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize trying to land knees to the body.
Rize lands with a short shot to the head.
Rize lands a hook that snaps the head of Makoba backwards.
Rize lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rize lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Rize.
Rize scores with a shoulder strike.
Rize pushes off an throws an elbow but Makoba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Rize.
Rize lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Makoba.
A short right from Rize on the inside.
Rize softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rize lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makoba wants to break free but Rize has control.
Rize makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rize lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rize stalling the fight.
Makoba takes a shot to the head.
Rize throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rize lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobojo Makoba's cut.
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 drives through and clinches with Makoba against the cage.
Rize blocks a body shot from Makoba.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rize takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Makoba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rize.
A short uppercut from Rize.
Rize lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Rize.
A right hand to the body from Rize.
Rize is working Makoba over against the cage.
Makoba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Rize throws an elbow but misses.
Zack Rize has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rize lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Rize.
Rize scores with a hook to the body.
Rize lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makoba wants to stall.
Makoba is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Rize.
Rize working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rize.
Rize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rize lands with a light punch inside.
Makoba is rocked!
Rize pushes Makoba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rize makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makoba is still on wobbly legs! Can Rize finish him?
Rize drops Makoba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Makoba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Rize mutters something to Makoba before pushing him back against the cage. As Makoba comes back towards him, Rize unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Makoba clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zack Rize!
Zack Rize decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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