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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zat has chosen Open your eyes by Alter Bridge as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Mackenzie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Zat!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie lands a glancing blow to the side of Zat's head.
Zat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mackenzie's waist but Mackenzie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zat off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Mackenzie. No joy for Zat on that attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Mackenzie.
Zat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mackenzie scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie cracks a nice hook into Zat's ribs.
Zat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mackenzie as he jumps to the side.
Nathan Mackenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Zat.
Nice uppercut lands for Mackenzie. That snapped Zat's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zat misses with a hook to the body
and Zat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mackenzie clobbers Zat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mackenzie scores with a jab to the head.
Mackenzie jabs Zat right on the nose. Zat blinks but takes it well.
Mackenzie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mackenzie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mackenzie counters with a nice uppercut.
Mackenzie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mackenzie lunges at Zat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zat's hand.
Zat has his takedown stuffed
enabling Mackenzie to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie scores with a punch to the head.
Nathan Mackenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mackenzie lands an overhand right.
Mackenzie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mackenzie lands the left hand.
Zat takes one to the side of the head.
Zat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mackenzie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Mackenzie.
Zat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zat needs to keep his hands up - Mackenzie had a free shot at his head there.
Mackenzie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mackenzie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mackenzie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zat tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie lunges at Zat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zat's hand.
Zat gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mackenzie counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zat in his tracks.
Zat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zat misses with a double jab
and Mackenzie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zat looks gassed!
Mackenzie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zat doesn't seem bothered though.
Mackenzie with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mackenzie keeps the fight on the outside.
Mackenzie dips to his left and cracks Zat with an uppercut!
Zat fails with the takedown
and Mackenzie counters with a right hand to the body.
Mackenzie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zat motions for Mackenzie to come forward. Zat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mackenzie lands with an uppercut that bounces Zat off the cage and back into rage.
Mackenzie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mackenzie's corner calls for a 1-2. Mackenzie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zat walks into a left hand.
Zat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mackenzie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mackenzie thuds a left hand into Zat's body.
Mackenzie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mackenzie scores with a jab to the body.
Mackenzie lands with a good body shot.
Mackenzie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mackenzie scores with a nice head shot.
Mackenzie scores with a hook.
Zat throws a hook but Mackenzie avoids it easily.
Mackenzie lands a right hook to the body.
Mackenzie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zat is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mackenzie is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Zat.
Mackenzie lands a body shot.
Zat misses with a hook to the body
and Mackenzie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mackenzie lands with a good body shot.
Zat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Mackenzie does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mackenzie lands with a good body shot.
Mackenzie lands a jab to the nose.
Mackenzie sizes up Zat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zat tries for a takedown but Mackenzie circles away easily
and Mackenzie counters with a left and a right that stings Zat.
Zat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mackenzie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mackenzie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mackenzie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackenzie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mackenzie.
Zat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Mackenzie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mackenzie lands with a nice combination. Zat backs away looking to recover.
Mackenzie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zat doesn't seem bothered though.
Zat gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mackenzie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mackenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mackenzie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mackenzie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mackenzie lands a jab to the head.
Mackenzie catches Zat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zat tries for a takedown but Mackenzie circles away easily
and Mackenzie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mackenzie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nathan Mackenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
Zat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mackenzie.
Zat tries to clinch up.
Zat is breathing heavily.
Mackenzie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie looks to land a combination. Zat sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mackenzie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zat. Zat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mackenzie lands a nice hook to Zat's body. Zat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mackenzie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mackenzie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zat.
Mackenzie lands a nice shot that snaps Zat's head back.
Zat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mackenzie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mackenzie works Zat's body with a nice hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Zat might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mackenzie has got the better of the exchanges.
Mackenzie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zat takes one to the side of the head.
Mackenzie lands a jab to the head.
Mackenzie throws a series of strikes that have Zat backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mackenzie finds it's way through Zat's defenses.
Zat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mackenzie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nathan Mackenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Zat.
Mackenzie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mackenzie lands a body shot.
Mackenzie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mackenzie.
Mackenzie connects with the punch.
Mackenzie jabs at Zat's body.
Mackenzie lands with a nice body punch.
Zat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mackenzie finds it's way round the side to connect with Zat's head.
Zat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mackenzie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick misses from Zat.
Gabriel Zat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mackenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mackenzie scores with a shot to the body.
Mackenzie scores with a body shot.
Mackenzie is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mackenzie counters with a straight right hand.
Mackenzie thuds his right hand into Zat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good exchange - Mackenzie coming out on top.
Zat tries to clinch but Mackenzie moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mackenzie, as that shot connected.
Mackenzie clobbers Zat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mackenzie jabs Zat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mackenzie throws out a powerful jab.
Mackenzie jabs at Zat's body.
Zat tries to move into range but Mackenzie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mackenzie stuns Zat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zat with a poor takedown
and Mackenzie counters with a straight right hand.
Mackenzie with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Mackenzie. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Mackenzie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mackenzie.
Zat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zat shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zat was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mackenzie wants to control but Zat is having none of it.
Zat dominating with strikes here.
Zat looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mackenzie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zat can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zat punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Mackenzie dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Zat.
Zat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mackenzie finds it's way round the side to connect with Zat's head.
Mackenzie lands a nice shot that snaps Zat's head back.
Zat shoots and misses
letting Mackenzie counter with a right hand.
Mackenzie scores with a jab.
Zat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mackenzie throws a good cross that connects.
Mackenzie lands a slapping body shot.
Zat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mackenzie connects with a single shot there.
Mackenzie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mackenzie's waist but Mackenzie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zat off to one side.
Nathan Mackenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Zat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zat shoots in but no luck this time.
Mackenzie with a jab.
Zat throws a nice looking combination but Mackenzie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mackenzie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mackenzie lands with a cross.
Zat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mackenzie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mackenzie punishes Zat's body with a nice straight punch.
Zat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mackenzie sprawls well. Mackenzie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zat gets slowly back to his feet.
Mackenzie scores with a jab.
Mackenzie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zat back to the cage. Mackenzie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mackenzie gets caught flat footed, as Zat shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mackenzie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mackenzie is looking to stand up but Zat isn't so interested in that idea.
Zat slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zat scores with punches from side control.
Zat misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mackenzie is looking to get back to his feet here but Zat is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mackenzie's back.
Mackenzie is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie is trying to stand back up.
Mackenzie is keeping busy.
Zat is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mackenzie is defending well though. Zat let's go of the attempt for now.
Zat missing with strikes.
Zat has Mackenzie flattened out and is raining down punches.
Zat scores with punches and elbows.
Mackenzie holding both Zat 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zat keeps control of the position easily here as Mackenzie tries to buck him off.
Zat is working for a rear naked choke. Mackenzie is not defending it well and Zat has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Mackenzie refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Mackenzie's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Zat! Gabriel Zat retains his light heavyweight title!
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