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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Zat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zat might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Open your eyes by Alter Bridge. Gabriel Zat has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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190 cm
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209 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Zat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zat manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Simmons on his heels. He'll look to pass Simmons's guard now, I'm sure.
Zat scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zat lands a couple of digs.
Simmons wriggles free and stands up.
Zat misses with a series of wild punches.
Simmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zat moves out of range as Simmons strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Zat as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Simmons lands a nice shot that snaps Zat's head back.
Zat has a takedown stuffed.
Zat dives in and grabs Simmons's left leg, looking for a takedown. Simmons pushes down on Zat's head and hops out.
Zat ducks under a wild hook from Simmons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simmons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Simmons smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Zat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zat moves out of range of the strikes.
Zat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Simmons sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zat somewhat.
Zat tries to close the distance and clinch but Simmons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zat moves in looking to clinch but Simmons pushes him off.
Simmons dodges the punch combination from Zat.
Zat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Simmons stalks Zat and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zat's face. Zat staggers backwards, shaken.
Simmons throws out a loose jab but Zat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zat throws a series of strikes that have Simmons backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zat throws a series of punches but Simmons avoids them all with ease.
Simmons misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Simmons.
Donk. Simmons catches Zat right on the button with a cross.
Simmons lunges at Zat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zat's hand.
Simmons throws a one two combo.
Zat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simmons throws out the jab.
Zat misses with a two punch combination.
Simmons lands a really nice looking cross but Zat seems unphased.
Simmons lands a glancing blow to the side of Zat's head.
Simmons misses with a series of wild punches.
Simmons throws a nice looking combination but Zat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simmons misses with a hook to the body
and Zat counters with a nice body shot.
Zat throws a right hand that Simmons ducks under and follows up with a left that Simmons also avoids with ease.
Simmons throws a looping overhand right but Zat ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zat 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.
Simmons keeping moving, preventing Zat from controlling successfully.
Zat throwing strikes from guard but Simmons blocks nicely.
Zat looking to pass the guard.
Zat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zat prevents Simmons from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zat would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Simmons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zat wants to pass the guard but Simmons is keeping the position.
Zat throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zat dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zat lands a two punch combo.
Zat slips a jab from Simmons.
Zat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simmons.
Simmons misses with a right hand
and Zat counters with a three punch combo that has Simmons backing up. Simmons nods at Zat to acknowledge the strikes.
Zat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zat ducks under a wild hook from Simmons.
A jab from Simmons misses.
Simmons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simmons swinging wildly here.
Gabriel Zat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zat clinches with his opponent.
Zat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 swing and a miss from Simmons.
Simmons connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Zat. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons throws an overhand right that lands on Zat's shoulder, as Zat tries to avoid the shot.
Simmons smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Simmons has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Simmons throws a combination. Zat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Zat does no damage.
Simmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Zat lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Simmons misses with an uppercut. Zat saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simmons throws a lazy uppercut
and Zat counters with a two punch combo.
Zat fails with the takedown.
Simmons misses with a hook.
Simmons misses with a straight right.
Zat moves out of range of the strikes.
Zat moves into the clinch successfully.
Simmons wants to take the fight to the mat but Zat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Simmons is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zat has him pressed against the cage.
Simmons can't break the clinch.
Zat fails to pull guard.
Zat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zat manages to pull guard.
Simmons postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simmons's guard.
Zat throws a big right hand that misses.
Zat throwing strikes but missing.
Zat lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zat wants to control from the top but Simmons keeps moving.
Zat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simmons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zat trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zat throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons keeping moving, preventing Zat from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gabriel Zat.
Zat shoots in and gets a takedown into Simmons's guard.
Zat is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zat tries to free his leg and advance position but Simmons is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zat postures up in Simmons's guard and throws a big left but Simmons blocks it.
Simmons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zat dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zat scores with a hook to the body. Simmons takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zat misses with a two punch combination.
Zat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manny Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Simmons's head backwards.
Simmons connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zat's hands.
Zat is looking to clinch.
Zat slips under a jab from Simmons.
Zat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Simmons misses with a hook
and Zat counters with a right hand to the body.
Zat misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Simmons.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Simmons enables Zat to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Simmons manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simmons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zat tries to free his leg and advance position but Simmons is retaining full guard.
Simmons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet but Zat is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Simmons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zat throwing strikes from guard but Simmons blocks nicely.
Zat is looking to work some ground and pound but Simmons has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zat advances to half guard.
Zat is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Simmons is not content to let Zat control the position.
Zat is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Simmons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zat.
Simmons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Simmons is refusing to be controlled, as Zat sits in half guard.
Gabriel Zat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Simmons can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zat is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Simmons has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zat in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Simmons tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Zat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Zat!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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