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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ge Force (ranked 3078 p4p, 3219 weight class) and Djuro Zec (ranked 396 p4p, 409 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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182 cm 25 205 2 - 1 - 0 |
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184 cm 25 220 2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Good chin |
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Good wrestler Counter fighter Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ge Force! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Djuro Zec! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Force stuffs the takedown attempt from Zec. Zec gets slowly back to his feet. Force lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Zec looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Zec has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Force finds it's way round the side to connect with Zec's head. A telegraphed right hand from Zec misses the target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Force dips to his left and cracks Zec with an uppercut! An inside leg kick lands from Force. Force fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zec on the side of the head. Zec swings and misses with a shot to the body and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jab, jab by Force - just one landing. Zec misses with a takedown attempt and Force counters with a straight right hand. Ge Force has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Djuro Zec. Zec takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zec ducks under a wild hook from Force. Zec with the counter takedown but Force avoids it easily. Zec has a takedown stuffed. Zec dives in for a single leg takedown but Force sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Zec walks into a jab. Zec looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Zec throws a lazy uppercut
and Force counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Force looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Force finds it's target. Zec misses with a takedown enabling Force to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Force throws a hook but Zec blocks it. Zec unleashes a big counter combination but Force bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Zec swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Zec takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Force misses with a straight right. Force scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zec in his tracks. Zec takes a shot right to the bread basket. Force lands a jab to the nose. Force displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Zec ducks right into an uppercut from Force. Force punishes Zec's body with a nice straight punch. Zec takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Force lands with a shot to the body. Zec fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Zec slips a jab and a cross from Force.
Force scores with a jab. Zec acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Zec misses the body punch and Force counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Zec loads up on a big right hand but Force slips the punch. Zec throws a lazy uppercut
letting Force counter with a right hand. Force with a nice calf kick. Ge Force seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zec takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Zec walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Force bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zec's head backwards. Force connects with a body shot that sends Zec's belly button to the back. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zec swings for the body but Force moves out of range.
Force throws a nice outside leg kick. Zec has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Zec walks into a straight right hand from Force. Force bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Zec takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Force throws a right and a left that Zec avoids nicely. Force's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Force duly obliges. Force scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. A jab from Force finds it's way through Zec's defenses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ge Force dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Zec misses with a body shot.
Zec swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Force fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zec manages to avoid it. Force lands a really nice looking cross but Zec seems unphased.
Force scores with a jab to the jaw. Zec is trying hard to land a takedown here. Force sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Zec shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Force as he jumps to the side. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zec shoots for a takedown but Force saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Ge Force has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Djuro Zec. Zec looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Force utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zec missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Force preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Zec postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Force avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Zec loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Zec throwing strikes from guard but Force blocks nicely. Force avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Zec won't allow Force to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Force stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Force wants it to stay on the feet. Force 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Force thuds his right hand into Zec's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Force feints a jab promting Zec to slip. Force then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zec slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Force is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zec can do to turn this around? Zec shoots in looking for a takedown but Force manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zec's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Force fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Zec is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Force rather than just go for the knockout. Zec shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Ge Force is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Zec throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Force sees it coming and avoids it easily. A little feinted left hand from Force on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Force loads up on a big right hand but Zec slips the punch. Ge Force is winning the standup battle so far. Force displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zec. Force scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zec doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Force slaps away a takedown attempt from Zec, before circling back to the center of the mat. Force fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zec just manages to avoid it. Force lands a slapping body shot.
Zec fails with a takedown attempt. Force lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Force cracks Zec with a good jab. Zec shoots in but no luck this time. Zec misses with a right hand and Force counters with a nice body shot. Zec tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Force defends well and Zec ends up having to push Force into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Force feinted there with a counter leg kick. Force dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A punch lands to the side of Zec 's head but he takes it in his stride. Sloppy strikes from Force. Those never looked like landing. Zec shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Force counters with a nice uppercut. Force stuns Zec with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Force swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ge Force dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! Zec shoots in looking for a takedown. Force tries to sprawl out of it but Zec keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Force manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Force throwing a counter right hand but Zec manages to avoid it. Force lands a nice shot to the body.
Force throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zec doesn't succeed with the takedown and Force counters with a straight right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Force throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body punch from Force. Zec shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Force is trying to defend but Zec finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zec missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Zec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Zec thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Force knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zec on the ground. Zec slips a nice elbow through Force's hands, connecting with Force's forehead. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Force avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zec. Well, if Zec is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Zec seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Force does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Zec sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Force defending well though. Force has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Zec slips a nice elbow through Force's hands, connecting with Force's forehead. Zec performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Zec sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Force defending well though. Zec looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Force with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Force avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zec. Force keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zec looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Force with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Force is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zec scores with a couple of nice shots. Djuro Zec has got the better of the ground game so far. Zec thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Zec sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Force defending well though. Zec wants to lay and pray for a moment but Force keeps working. Zec not landing any meaningful shots this time. Zec is trying to control the action in half guard but Force is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zec. Ge Force has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Djuro Zec. Nice uppercut there from Force.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Force slaps away a takedown attempt from Zec, before circling back to the center of the mat. Zec closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zec lands in his opponent's guard. Zec throwing strikes from guard but Force blocks nicely. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Zec working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Djuro Zec. I think Force 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:27 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27 Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ge Force!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
47% |
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