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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between E T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, E T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Zombie!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie swats away the attempt to clinch by T.
T avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
T closes the distance and clinches.
Zombie gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Zombie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zombie drops an elbow to the side of T's head.
Zombie controlling the pace.
I looks like Zombie might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
T avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zombie.
Zombie controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T is trying to get back to full guard.
Zombie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zombie is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, T has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zombie content to control rather than advance.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rick Zombie just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zombie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
T trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Zombie manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie content just to control the position here.
Zombie landing strikes from the mount.
T is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zombie lands a nice shot to the head.
Zombie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zombie controlling from mount.
T knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zombie on the ground.
Zombie looking to control but T is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zombie controlling the position easily from mount.
Zombie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie lands a heavy elbow.
Zombie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. T can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
T is desperately trying to improve his position but Zombie has a good base and remains in mount.
T is breathing heavily.
Zombie controlling from mount.
Zombie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zombie working the ground and pound effectively.
Zombie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zombie trying to control but T is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie lands a nice shot to the head.
Zombie controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zombie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
T takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zombie lands with some strikes.
Zombie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
T is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zombie cracks T with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zombie avoids the attempt from T to control.
Zombie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Zombie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zombie tries to clinch up.
T looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zombie is fending him off so far but T persists. Nope, Zombie circles away and we're back to standing.
Zombie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rick Zombie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zombie clinches.
Zombie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. T just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zombie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zombie manages to pull guard.
Zombie looking for a sweep. Not yet Zombie, not yet.
Zombie tries to strike from the bottom.
Zombie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zombie is trying to control the position but T postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zombie holds on and takes a little breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
T trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zombie has control of T's left arm, preventing T from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zombie trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zombie is on top in guard.
Zombie passes into half guard.
Zombie lands with a punch from half guard.
Zombie decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Zombie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zombie postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for T to stand up.
A punch combination from Zombie misses.
Zombie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie tries to clinch up
and T counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zombie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zombie lands in his opponent's guard.
Zombie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zombie stands up and waves to T to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
T has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for E T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
T closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zombie circles away.
Zombie tries to close the distance and clinch up but T swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Zombie.
Zombie moves into the clinch.
Zombie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from T.
Zombie has T pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zombie pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending T tumbling to the mat - Zombie dives into T's guard.
Zombie content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zombie pushing down on T's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
T tries to roll over but Zombie keeps him under control.
T is looking to escape.
Zombie tries to pass the half guard into mount. T knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zombie is stalling here. T is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Zombie seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and T has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
T tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
T will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
T trying to control the position but Zombie is working away.
Zombie is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
T tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Zombie drives through with a takedown into guard.
T throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Zombie tries to free his leg and advance position but T is retaining full guard.
Zombie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
T working a defensive guard but Zombie manages to pass into side control anyway.
T is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rick Zombie has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Zombie working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Zombie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zombie scores a takedown into full mount!
T is trying desperately to improve position.
T is squirming around, avoiding Zombie's attempts to control the action.
Zombie scoring with strikes but T is staying in there.
Zombie controlling his opponent.
Zombie trying to control but T is having none of it.
Zombie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zombie lands a heavy elbow.
T is bucking up trying to escape but Zombie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zombie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Zombie.
Zombie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
T is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zombie unloading with bombs!
Zombie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zombie controlling the position easily from mount.
T is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zombie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can T hang on?
Zombie working the ground and pound effectively.
Zombie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can T hang on?
Zombie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as T is looking to escape.
Zombie avoids the attempt from T to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zombie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zombie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zombie landing strikes from the mount.
Zombie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. T can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
T is working to get back to half guard.
T tries to hold on but Zombie postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
T is looking to get to half guard.
Zombie controlling from mount.
Zombie throwing strikes here but T is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zombie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zombie is landing with some decent strikes but T is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
T wants to hold on but Zombie pushes him away.
T is in all sorts of trouble here.
T tries to hold on but Zombie pushes him away.
T takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zombie tries to control but T wriggling away.
T in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zombie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zombie wants to control but instead T manages to regain half guard.
Zombie trying to control from half guard but T is working away.
Zombie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zombie moves nicely into side control.
Zombie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Zombie lands some shots froms side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Zombie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zombie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Zombie!
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energy
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RATING
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