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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rize (ranked 1474 p4p, 1609 weight class) and Bugsy Seigel (ranked 183 p4p, 193 weight class). Rize's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours. Seigel has chosen Paradise City - Guns N' Roses as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 cm 33 260 27 - 19 - 0 |
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193 cm 35 245 26 - 19 - 1 |
Great wrestler World class boxer KO power |
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Good wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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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 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zack Rize! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bugsy Seigel! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rize lands with a good body shot. Rize wants to clinch but Seigel slips to the side enabling Seigel to counter with a crisp jab. Rize is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Seigel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Zack Rize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rize scores with a decent looking hook. Rize throws the left hand but Seigel avoids the punch easily. Seigel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. A shot to the liver by Rize. Beautiful body shot. Rize changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Rize throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seigel. Seigel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Rize misses with a jab to the body
and Seigel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Seigel walks into a left hand. Rize closes the distance and lands a one-two. This has been an exciting period of action! Rize smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Rize gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Seigel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seigel misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Seigel scores with a nice short uppercut. A battle for position here, against the cage. Knees to the body from Seigel.
Rize is breathing heavily. Seigel with a knee to the head.
Rize can't find room to land a body shot as Seigel controls the action.
Seigel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seigel manages to break the clinch.
Rize instigates a clinch. Seigel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Rize tries to throw a body punch but Seigel avoids it by throwing Rize back against the cage. Rize misses with some punches.
Rize misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seigel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Seigel. Rize leaning against his opponent.
Seigel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rize stalling in the clinch but Seigel improves position. Seigel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Rize looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rize lands a glancing blow to the side of Seigel's head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The fight stays on the outside here - Rize looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Seigel follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Rize throws a sloppy body shot
and Seigel counters with a lovely straight right hand! Rize throws a looping overhand right but Seigel ducks down to avoid it. Seigel only half commits to the counter leg kick. A kick lands to the mid section there for Rize. Rize throws a head kick but Seigel moves out of range.
Seigel counters with a body kick. Seigel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Seigel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rize blocks it well. A low kick from Rize is predictable there and Seigel counters with a leg kick. Rize instigates a clinch. Rize on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seigel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seigel misses with a punch on the inside.
Seigel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seigel tries to throw a body punch but Rize avoids it by throwing Seigel back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rize tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Knees to the body from Seigel.
Seigel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rize misses with an uppercut. Seigel saw that one coming. Rize looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Seigel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rize blocks it well. That kick from Rize tenderised Seigel's leg. Seigel is trying to keep his angry face on. Rize bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seigel's head. Rize tries a head kick but it misses.
Seigel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Rize throws the left hand but Seigel avoids the punch easily. Seigel feints a counter leg kick. Rize shoots in but Seigel avoids the takedown attempt easily. Seigel looks like he wants to counter punch here. Rize tries to clinch up but Seigel circles away and keeps his distance. Seigel looks like he wants to counter punch here. Seigel gets tackled into the cage by Rize. Rize maintains the clinch. Seigel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seigel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rize seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Seigel can turn it around. Rize wants to stall.
Rize is trying to maintain a safe position but Seigel gets an underhook and turns Rize into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rize blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seigel tries a knee to the head but Rize blocks it.
Seigel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rize has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seigel misses with a short punch on the inside. Seigel prevents a body shot from Rize. Seigel tries to work over Rize's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rize works on Seigel's body with a couple of short punches. 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! Rize lands a right hand. Seigel breaks the clinch.
Rize's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seigel under the eye. Rize throws a front kick that sends Seigel stumbling back into the cage. Rize is looking to clinch. Seigel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Rize fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rize jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rize wants to slow Seigel down by chopping away at his legs. Seigel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Rize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Rize wants to clinch up but Seigel keeps it at a distance. Seigel throws out a counter right but Rize avoids it with no problem. Rize wants to clinch but Seigel slips to the side and Seigel counters with an inside leg kick. Rize misses with a hook. Seigel ducked under it nicely. Rize scores with a jab. Seigel acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Rize misses with a shot to the body and Seigel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Rize throws a jab when Seigel was well out of range. Rize throws a one two combo.
Rize throws a combination that misses and Seigel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Zack Rize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Rize scores with a decent looking hook. Rize throws a series of punches but Seigel avoids them all with ease. Seigel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rize with a body shot. Rize misses with a hook. Seigel ducked under it nicely. Seigel throws a fast counter high kick but Rize manages to duck under it in time. Rize throws a predictable looking body shot
and Seigel counters with a stiff right hand. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The fighters circling - Rize throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Seigel is trying to counter with his kicks. Rize slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rize misses with a right hand letting Seigel counter with a right hand. Seigel throws an overhand right that lands on Rize's shoulder, as Rize tries to avoid the shot. Rize swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Seigel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Seigel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seigel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seigel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Seigel takes a kick to the side of the head. Rize throws a poor cross that misses
and Seigel counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Seigel lands a nice shot to the body.
Seigel throws a sloppy head kick and Rize moves out of range easily. Rize misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Seigel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Rize thows a leg kick but Seigel checks it and Seigel counters with a nice right hand that sends Rize toppling to the canvas! Rize scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Seigel finish him?!
Rize is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rize looks to land a left hand but Seigel moved out of range nicely. A nice side step and Seigel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Rize moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rize throws an off balance right hand
and Seigel scores with a counter punch that sends Rize to the canvas! Seigel smells blood - he's punishing Rize with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Rize has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bugsy Seigel! Bugsy Seigel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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