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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zangief Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zangief Zangief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Reed!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed clinches up against the cage.
Zangief has Reed pressed against the cage, preventing Reed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zangief can't get the takedown.
Zangief has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reed is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zangief is trying to trip Reed. He has hold of a leg but Reed is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Zangief persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zangief accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zangief with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reed wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Zangief is now in half guard.
Zangief is looking for a kimura but Reed is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zangief to get the leverage.
Zangief sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reed defending well though.
Zangief stops Reed from getting back to his feet.
Zangief missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reed is looking to improve his position.
Reed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zangief pulls his head out easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zangief trying to control the pace.
Zangief stops Reed from getting back to his feet.
Reed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zangief. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zangief trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zangief avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reed working a defensive guard here.
Reed has momentary wrist control but Zangief slips an elbow through the middle.
Zangief won't allow Reed to get back to his feet.
Zangief controlling from the top position.
Zangief throwing strikes from guard but Reed blocks nicely.
Zangief has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zangief decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Reed, up you get!
Reed misses with a head kick.
Luke Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a double jab.
Zangief misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zangief Zangief. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zangief shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reed pinned against the cage. Reed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zangief throws a push kick but Reed slaps the foot to one side.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Reed clinches up with Zangief and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zangief goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reed prevents it.
Zangief drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reed has had enough of the clinch but Zangief keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed stops a takedown attempt from Zangief.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zangief as Reed tries to tie him up.
Reed is looking to break free of the clinch but Zangief has double underhooks.
Reed is trying to break free.
Reed tries to break free but Zangief pushes him back against the cage.
Zangief is working for takedown but Reed is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zangief has Reed pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zangief pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Reed tumbling to the mat - Zangief dives into Reed's guard.
Zangief loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zangief accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zangief wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
Reed working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed can't keep his opponent in guard - Zangief advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zangief lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zangief working Reed over with strikes.
Reed is trying to maintain the position but Zangief is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zangief lands a nice short elbow.
Zangief decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Reed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luke Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reed is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zangief tries a knee to the head but Reed blocks it.
Zangief gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Zangief thows a huge punch but Reed dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zangief Zangief 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.
Zangief avoids the head kick by Reed.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Reed enables Zangief to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Reed manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zangief connects with a couple of short punches.
Reed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reed wants to get back to his feet but Zangief is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zangief wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
Reed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zangief trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Zangief Zangief just wasn't active enough.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Zangief shoots in for a double leg but Reed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zangief.
Zangief looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zangief Zangief. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed misses with the combination.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zangief's head backwards.
Reed throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Zangief Zangief has been cut.
Reed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reed wants it to stay on the feet.
Reed shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zangief eats them both and turns towards Reed to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zangief takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Zangief moves out of range easily.
Zangief shoots for a takedown but Reed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick
and Zangief counters with a head kick.
Zangief fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Luke Reed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Zangief or perhaps it was just good defense by Reed which made him look bad.
Reed misses with a double jab.
Zangief misses with a takedown attempt - Reed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reed closes the distance and clinches.
Zangief keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reed's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Reed looking to control.
Zangief with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zangief trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zangief pushing down on Reed's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reed trying to control from the bottom.
Reed wants to get back to full guard.
Reed wants to get back to his feet.
Zangief is trying to work for a kimura but Reed is defending well.
Reed is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zangief throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zangief looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reed looks like he's trying to stand up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed is refusing to be controlled, as Zangief sits in half guard.
Reed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zangief is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zangief blocks the strikes from Reed.
Reed is trying to stand up here but Zangief is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Reed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zangief Zangief's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Reed has closed the distance and engaged Zangief in a clinch.
Reed has had enough of the clinch but Zangief keeps him there for the moment.
Reed wants to get back to striking at distance but Zangief won't allow it.
Reed is looking to break free of the clinch but Zangief has double underhooks.
Reed wants to get back to striking at distance but Zangief won't allow it.
Zangief is working for takedown but Reed is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zangief has Reed pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reed manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zangief lands with a right to the head.
Zangief lands a takedown into guard.
Zangief is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zangief.
Reed pulls Zangief in close to prevent any damage.
Zangief throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zangief lands a couple of digs.
Reed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
Zangief missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zangief works over Reed with some ground and pound from guard.
Reed will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zangief stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.
Reed has momentary wrist control but Zangief slips an elbow through the middle.
Zangief Zangief overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zangief not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zangief throws a big right hand that misses.
Zangief postures up in Reed's guard and throws a big left but Reed blocks it.
Zangief postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief prevents Reed from getting back to his feet.
Zangief with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zangief's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zangief throws a big right hand that misses.
Zangief is pushing down on Reed's leg trying to pass to half guard. Reed is fighting to maintain full guard but Zangief has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zangief is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zangief prevents Reed from standing back up.
Zangief seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zangief is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zangief connects with a nice short shot to Reed's temple.
Zangief is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief is trying to control the action in half guard but Reed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zangief not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zangief has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Reed defend it? Zangief steps over the head and cranks it - Reed is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Zangief!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zangief Zangief!
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