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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Fatts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Zook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatts comes to the cage accompanied by Hit Em Up by Tupac. Zook has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Solomon Zook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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177 cm
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196 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Fatts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Zook!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatts misses with a wild combination.
Zook moves into the clinch successfully.
Fatts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fatts misses the shot to the body.
Zook closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fatts has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zook after a bit of a struggle.
Fatts is trying to break free.
Fatts tries to pull guard but Zook holds him up against the cage and eventually Fatts drops back down to his feet.
Zook comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jay Fatts has been cut.
Fatts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Fatts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fatts lands a right hand.
Fatts managing to block the knees to the body from Zook.
Zook lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatts tries to circle away but Zook has him pinned against the cage.
Fatts working hard to break the clinch.
Zook unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fatts can't break the clinch.
Zook keeps control of Fatts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fatts tries for a takedown but Zook manages to get underhooks.
Zook looking to stall.
Fatts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zook gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zook keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fatts's efforts to push away.
Zook looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zook lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fatts backwards.
Fatts misses with a punch to the body.
Fatts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zook trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatts tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zook is fighting off a takedown attempt but Fatts is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zook to the mat. Zook regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zook looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fatts throwing strikes but missing.
Fatts is looking to work some ground and pound but Zook has wrist control.
Zook utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zook tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fatts has gone for a leg lock! Zook slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fatts's guard.
Zook with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zook loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zook throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fatts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fatts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zook must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fatts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zook is controlling him.
Fatts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zook's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zook working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fatts.
Fatts has gone for a leg lock! Zook slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fatts's guard.
Fatts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fatts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zook wants to pass the guard but Fatts is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jay Fatts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Fatts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fatts checks a leg kick nicely.
Zook misses with a kick to the body.
Fatts thows a body shot but no joy.
Fatts cracks Zook with an open hand slap.
Zook throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zook looks for the body kick but Fatts saw that one coming.
Zook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fatts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zook wants to clinch up but Fatts keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatts takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zook gets a clinch.
Fatts trying to stall but Zook improves his position.
Zook misses with an elbow over the top.
Fatts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zook working Fatts over with knees to the body.
Fatts is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zook is defending well.
Zook lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zook gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fatts.
Fatts fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Fatts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fatts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zook lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatts misses with some punches.
Fatts tries to circle away but Zook has him pinned against the cage.
Fatts blocks an elbow strike from Zook.
Zook lands an elbow just above Fatts 's eye.
Nice elbow from Zook.
Fatts tries to score a body lock takedown but Zook shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fatts blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Fatts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fatts just leaning against Zook, taking a breather.
Zook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zook connects with a knee to the head.
Zook gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fatts is rocked!
Jay Fatts's cut is getting worse.
Fatts takes a shot to the head.
Oh Fatts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zook lands an elbow just above Fatts 's eye.
Fatts has had enough of the clinch but Zook keeps him there for the moment.
Zook connects with a knee to the head.
Zook lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatts wants to break free but Zook has control.
Still in the clinch, Zook scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zook misses with a knee strike.
Zook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zook landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fatts's brow.
Fatts seems to have got his legs back now.
Zook lands an elbow that stopped Fatts in his tracks for a moment.
Zook creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Fatts out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Zook!
Solomon Zook managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160, into his post fight interview.
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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
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