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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rize (ranked 1281 p4p, 2263 weight class) and Paulo Kogos (ranked 26 p4p, 55 weight class). Rize comes to the cage accompanied by Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Kogos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rize tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kogos is able to avoid easily.
Kogos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kogos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Rize.
Rize keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kogos.
Rize works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rize misses with a wild body shot.
Rize misses with the combination.
Kogos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kogos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rize lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rize misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rize.
Rize misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kogos struggles to land a body shot inside as Rize controls his hands.
Kogos lands a nice shot to the body.
Kogos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kogos.
Rize lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've been informed that Kogos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kogos breaks from the clinch.
Kogos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kogos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kogos distracts Rize with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kogos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rize controls Kogos momentarily but Kogos frees himself.
Rize bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kogos's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kogos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rize is one step ahead there.
Kogos managing to control the position.
Kogos controls Rize momentarily but Rize frees himself.
Kogos wants to control the position but Rize says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rize seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rize is trying to control. Kogos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rize passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kogos is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kogos is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rize is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rize prevents Kogos from getting the reversal.
Rize controlling from mount.
Rize looking to control but Kogos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kogos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rize trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kogos gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Rize seems content to control.
Kogos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kogos keeping moving, preventing Rize from controlling successfully.
Rize won't allow Kogos to sweep him here.
Rize postures up.
Rize trying to control but Kogos is working from the bottom.
Rize won't allow Kogos to sweep him here.
Rize slips nicely into half guard.
Kogos is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kogos misses with a body shot.
Rize takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Rize misses
and Kogos counters with a left to the body.
Kogos lands with a cross.
Rize misses with an uppercut
and Kogos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rize's guard.
Kogos trying to control the position from guard on top but Rize is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rize controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kogos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rize keeping moving, preventing Kogos from controlling successfully.
Kogos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kogos landing some decent shots from guard.
Kogos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kogos connects with a couple of short punches.
Rize looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kogos is one step ahead there.
Rize has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kogos postures up in Rize's guard and throws a big left but Rize blocks it.
Rize utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kogos postures up in Rize's guard and throws a big left but Rize blocks it.
Rize is trying to keep Kogos in close.
Rize tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kogos lands a couple of digs.
Rize wants to stand but Kogos is controlling the position.
Rize managing to control the position.
Kogos looking to pass the guard.
Rize manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kogos manages to get himself to full guard.
Kogos wants to sweep but no luck.
Kogos has his hands on Rize's head, controlling the position.
Rize wants to control from the top but Kogos keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kogos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kogos wants to sweep here but Rize controlling him for the moment.
Rize slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Paulo Kogos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rize tries to free his leg and advance position but Kogos is retaining full guard.
Rize looking to sit in guard and control but Kogos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rize looking for a sweep. Not yet Rize, not yet.
Kogos forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rize manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize is trying to keep Kogos in close.
Kogos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rize wants to get back to his feet but Kogos passes into half guard.
Rize trying to control but Kogos postures up.
Nice strikes from Kogos there.
Kogos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kogos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rize trying to control but Kogos postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rize has hold of Kogos's hands but Kogos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rize is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rize keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kogos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rize lands a jab.
Rize throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Kogos.
A big right from Rize misses.
Rize turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rize misses the shot to the body.
Rize moves into the clinch successfully.
Rize makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kogos leaning against his opponent.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kogos is stalling here.
Rize blocks a body shot from Kogos.
Rize has Kogos pressed against the cage, preventing Kogos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rize.
Kogos tries a body shot but Rize blocks it.
Kogos has a couple of punches blocked by Rize.
Rize lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kogos backwards.
It looks like Paulo Kogos has been cut.
Rize tries to work over Kogos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kogos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kogos struggles to land a body shot inside as Rize controls his hands.
Rize lands a right hand.
Kogos prevents a body shot from Rize.
Rize tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rize has a couple of punches blocked by Kogos.
Kogos stalling.
Rize throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kogoss head.
Kogos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rize with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Kogos.
Rize pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kogos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rize moves away.
Rize was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rize throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kogos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kogos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rize moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rize looking to control.
Kogos stands up over Rize, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kogos postures up.
Rize is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kogos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kogos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kogos is working Rize over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kogos throwing strikes but missing.
Rize trying to control the position here.
Rize is trying to control the position but Kogos postures up.
Rize lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kogos wants to sweep here but Rize controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kogos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kogos pulls Rize in to control the position.
Rize trying to control the position from guard on top but Kogos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kogos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rize is one step ahead there.
Kogos is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kogos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rize postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Rize showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rize 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Rize!
A victorious Zack Rize thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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