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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elinho Mineiro (ranked 1891 p4p, 1596 weight class) and Zack Rize (ranked 234 p4p, 203 weight class). Rize has chosen Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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240
19 - 19 - 0 |
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197 cm
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260
26 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elinho Mineiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zack Rize!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rize darts in and clinches Mineiro up against the cage.
Rize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rize presses Mineiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rize throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rize wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rize lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mineiro blocking some punches.
Rize misses with a punch to the body.
Rize misses with a punch on the inside.
Rize throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mineiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rize to keep the fight standing.
Mineiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Mineiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rize has Mineiro pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rize.
Mineiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mineiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rize lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize working aggressively here.
Rize lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mineiro blocks an uppercut.
Rize controlling the action here for a moment.
Rize lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mineiro backwards.
Rize lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mineiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rize unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mineiro is breathing heavily.
Rize stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rize throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rize throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mineiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rize just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mineiro tries to pull guard but Rize holds him up against the cage and eventually Mineiro drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elinho Mineiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rize lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mineiro lands a nice uppercut.
Rize lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rize lands with a light punch inside.
Rize throws a head punch that misses.
Rize working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rize.
Rize working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rize lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rize stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rize lands a shoulder strike.
Mineiro is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Rize.
Oh Mineiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rize lands a big right hand that drops Mineiro! The killer instinct kicks in and Rize finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rize!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Rize!
Zack Rize decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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