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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rize (ranked 3747 p4p, 6777 weight class) and Brock Moxley (ranked 425 p4p, 593 weight class). Rize comes into the arena with Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours blaring out of the sound system. Brock Moxley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 2 - 0 - 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxley throws a lazy uppercut
and Rize counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moxley thinking.
Rize definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zack Rize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rize throws a body shot but no joy.
Rize fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moxley misses with an uppercut.
Moxley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moxley throws a right hand that misses
letting Rize counter with a right hand.
Moxley loads up on a big right hand but Rize slips the punch.
Rize thinks about countering with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moxley. Rize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Rize.
Rize dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moxley. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Moxley misses the target.
Rize keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moxley.
A cross from Rize lands.
Rize uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moxley.
Rize moves away from the strike by Moxley.
An attempted straight right counter from Rize misses the target.
Moxley moves out of range of the strikes.
Rize closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moxley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moxley! But no joy.
Rize works Moxley's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Moxley misses the target.
Moxley lunges at Rize with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rize's hand.
Rize turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moxley scores with a shot to the body.
Rize throws a jab but it's blocked by Moxley.
Moxley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rize with the inside leg kick.
Rize fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moxley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rize wants to land a leg kick but Moxley is out of range.
Rize looks to score with a jab to the body but Moxley is just out of range.
Rize shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rize is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moxley blocks a jab.
Moxley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from Rize is predictable there
letting Moxley counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moxley throws a jab but it's blocked by Rize.
Moxley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rize.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize tries to land a leg kick but Moxley saw it coming and moves away.
Rize takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rize throws a leg kick that is checked
and Moxley counters with a nice uppercut.
Rize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moxley missing with a left hand there. Rize was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moxley throws a body punch but Rize moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Moxley misses the target.
It looked like Rize wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moxley misses with a body shot.
Rize uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moxley.
Rize throws a leg kick but Moxley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rize.
Rize throws a body shot but no joy.
Moxley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moxley throws the left hand but Rize avoids the punch easily.
Rize misses with a hook. Moxley ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moxley! But no joy.
Rize connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rize on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rize ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moxley tries to move into range but Rize moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moxley scores with a jab. Rize acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rize connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moxley. Moxley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rize connects with a right hand. Moxley shakes it off.
Moxley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rize loads up on a big right hand but Moxley slips the punch.
Rize just misses with a punch to the body.
Moxley throws a hook but Rize avoids it easily.
Rize's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rize duly obliges.
Moxley misses with a body shot.
Moxley ducks under a wild hook from Rize.
Moxley scores with a shot to the body.
Rize ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moxley moves away.
Moxley misses with an uppercut. Rize saw that one coming.
Moxley scores with a hook to the body. Rize takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moxley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rize finds it's way round the side to connect with Moxley's head.
Rize slips a jab and a cross from Moxley.
Rize appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moxley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moxley misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rize.
Rize staying out of range there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Moxley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rize has got the better of the exchanges.
A telegraphed right hand from Moxley misses the target.
Moxley lunges at Rize with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rize's hand.
Moxley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rize was well out of range. Poor timing from Moxley.
Moxley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moxley throws a jab but it's blocked by Rize.
Rize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moxley.
Moxley slips under a jab from Rize.
Rize displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moxley throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Moxley as he connects with a hook.
Rize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moxley.
Moxley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moxley throws a body shot but no joy.
Rize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moxley.
Jab, jab by Rize - just one landing.
Moxley misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize misses with a low kick.
Moxley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moxley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rize scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moxley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Moxley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Moxley misses with a body shot.
Rize looks to land a right hand but Moxley moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Rize. That snapped Moxley's head back.
Rize takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moxley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rize.
Moxley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moxley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rize.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rize tries to score with a low kick but Moxley moves his leg out of the way.
Rize feints and then cracks Moxley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moxley down.
Rize attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moxley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rize.
It looked like Rize wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moxley blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zack Rize will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Moxley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rize takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good standup being displayed there by Moxley as he connects with a hook.
Rize misses with a wild body shot.
Rize attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moxley connects with a body shot that sends Rize's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Moxley.
No joy there for Rize, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moxley throws a hook but Rize avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Rize on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rize cracks a nice hook into Moxley's ribs.
Moxley misses with a straight left.
A big right from Rize misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Rize wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moxley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moxley missing with a left hand there. Rize was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rize tried to counter with a leg kick but Moxley avoided it.
Rize loads up on a big right hand but Moxley slips the punch.
Moxley blocks a leg kick.
Rize takes a swing at Moxley's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moxley looks to score with a jab to the body but Rize is just out of range.
Rize fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moxley checks it well.
Rize jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moxley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moxley scores with a nice strike.
Rize looks to throw the jab but Moxley is out of range.
Moxley swings for the body but Rize moves out of range.
Moxley swings for the body but Rize moves out of range.
Rize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moxley throws a jab when Rize was well out of range.
Rize just misses with a punch to the body.
Moxley throws a body shot but no joy.
Moxley misses with a hook. Rize ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moxley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rize with a body shot.
Rize throws a solid leg kick but Moxley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rize.
Moxley lands a really nice looking cross but Rize seems unphased.
Rize throws a shot from downtown. Moxley moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rize. Rize obviously looking to wear him down.
Zack Rize is winning the standup battle so far.
Rize on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moxley checks a leg kick.
Rize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moxley was well out of range. Poor timing from Rize.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Rize misses.
Moxley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moxley sizes up Rize with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moxley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moxley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rize.
Rize throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rize uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moxley.
Rize misses with a low kick as Moxley jumps back.
Moxley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moxley ducks under a wild hook from Rize.
A countering left hand to the body from Moxley misses.
Moxley looks to throw the jab but Rize is out of range.
Rize was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moxley connects with a crisp jab.
Rize fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moxley is out of range.
Brock Moxley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moxley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rize.
A little jabbing left from Moxley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rize fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moxley checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brock Moxley.
Well Rize has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Rize!
Zack Rize thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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