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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zac Rinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bzu Chu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zac Rinaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bzu Chu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chu scores with a shot to the body.
Rinaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chu loads up on a big right hand but Rinaldo slips the punch.
Chu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Rinaldo finds it's target.
Chu lands an overhand right.
Rinaldo gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chu actively working from the bottom here.
Rinaldo stands up and beckons Chu to join him on the feet.
A slow jab from Chu misses its intended target.
Rinaldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chu.
Rinaldo has closed the distance and engaged Chu in a clinch.
Rinaldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rinaldo feints a jab promting Chu to slip. Rinaldo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chu blocks a head kick by Rinaldo.
Rinaldo is looking to chop away at Chu's legs.
Rinaldo lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Rinaldo does no damage.
Chu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rinaldo drops his hands momentarily and Chu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rinaldo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Chu scores with a punch to the head.
Chu misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Chu.
Chu looks winded!
Rinaldo lands a head shot.
Rinaldo pushes Chu up against the cage in a clinch.
Rinaldo can't break the clinch.
Rinaldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rinaldo wants the takedown. Chu is fighting it off but Rinaldo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chu's guard against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldo cracks Chu with a solid left hand.
Rinaldo lands a couple of digs.
Rinaldo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rinaldo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rinaldo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rinaldo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rinaldo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Chu blocks a head kick by Rinaldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldo throws a series of punches but Chu avoids them all with ease.
Chu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rinaldo momentarily.
Bzu Chu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rinaldo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chu eats them both and turns towards Rinaldo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rinaldo walks into a stiff left hand from Chu.
Chu ducks under a wild hook from Rinaldo.
Rinaldo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chu, pushing him back against the cage.
Rinaldo breaks from the clinch.
Rinaldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chu tries to pull guard but Rinaldo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rinaldo has Chu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rinaldo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Chu tumbling to the mat - Rinaldo dives into Chu's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rinaldo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chu has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Rinaldo.
Rinaldo clinches up against the cage.
Rinaldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by Chu.
Chu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rinaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Chu.
Chu slips a jab and a cross from Rinaldo.
Rinaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rinaldo looks to land a combination but Chu avoids it well.
Rinaldo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rinaldo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rinaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rinaldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rinaldo slips under a jab from Chu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zac Rinaldo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rinaldo throws a sloppy head kick and Chu moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Rinaldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rinaldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rinaldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Chu sizes up Rinaldo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rinaldo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chu, pushing him back against the cage.
Rinaldo has had enough of the clinch but Chu keeps him there for the moment.
Rinaldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rinaldo to keep the fight standing.
Rinaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rinaldo clinches.
Rinaldo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zac Rinaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bzu Chu.
Chu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chu throws a hook but Rinaldo blocks it.
Rinaldo lands a jab.
Chu tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Rinaldo.
A punch combination from Rinaldo misses.
Rinaldo takes one to the chin there.
Rinaldo scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Chu misses.
Rinaldo lands a left and a right that send Chu crashing to the mat, dazed. Rinaldo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rinaldo gets the takedown into side control.
Rinaldo controls the position from side control.
Rinaldo stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu avoids the head kick by Rinaldo.
Chu throws an overhand right that lands on Rinaldo's shoulder, as Rinaldo tries to avoid the shot.
Rinaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chu can do to turn this around?
Rinaldo clinches with his opponent.
Rinaldo can't break the clinch.
Rinaldo manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Chu.
Rinaldo lands a jab to the nose.
Rinaldo instigates a clinch.
Rinaldo tries to circle away but Chu has him pinned against the cage.
Chu tries for a takedown but Rinaldo manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rinaldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rinaldo walks away with a smile on his face. Chu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rinaldo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rinaldo closes the distance and clinches.
Rinaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Rinaldo.
Chu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rinaldo closes the distance and pushes Chu back into the cage.
Rinaldo breaks from the clinch.
Rinaldo tries to bum rush Chu with a series of wild strikes but Chu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rinaldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rinaldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldo walks into a stiff left hand from Chu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rinaldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chu throws a shot to the body.
Rinaldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chu throws a right hand that misses
and Rinaldo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rinaldo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chu pushes a forearm under Rinaldo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Rinaldo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bzu Chu!
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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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