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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamotta's entrance music is yes. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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147 lbs
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130 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Lamotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Kurze!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurze swings widly with a right hand
and Lamotta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lamotta.
Lamotta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kurze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lamotta looking to sit in guard and control but Kurze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lamotta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lamotta working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kurze has passed into half guard!
Lamotta is not content to let Kurze control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurze winds up and cracks Lamotta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lamotta is pressing down on Kurze's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lamotta keeping moving, preventing Kurze from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurze preventing the sweep.
Kurze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kurze wants to control from the top but Lamotta keeps moving.
Lamotta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kurze is one step ahead there.
Kurze throws an elbow that misses. Lamotta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kurze's guard. Nice move by Lamotta!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta postures up.
Lamotta wants to control from the top but Kurze keeps moving.
Lamotta preventing the sweep.
Kurze looking for a guillotine here but Lamotta defends easily.
Kurze keeping moving, preventing Lamotta from controlling successfully.
Kurze being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze wants to sweep here but Lamotta controlling him for the moment.
Kurze is trying to control the position but Lamotta postures up.
Kurze keeping moving, preventing Lamotta from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jake Lamotta just wasn't active enough.
Lamotta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kurze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kurze misses with a looping left.
Lamotta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamotta.
Kurze misses with a straight right.
Kurze scores with a hook to the body. Lamotta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kurze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamotta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamotta throws a right and a left that Kurze avoids nicely.
Kurze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamotta throws out the jab.
Lamotta throws a chopping leg kick but Kurze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lamotta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamotta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurze thows a body shot but no joy.
Kurze fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lamotta tries to score with a low kick but Kurze moves his leg out of the way.
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 Jake Lamotta will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kurze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurze looks to land a body kick but Lamotta moved away.
Kurze lands a jab to Lamotta's midsection.
Lamotta closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kurze's guard.
Lamotta wants to control from the top but Kurze keeps moving.
Kurze is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lamotta defends well.
Lamotta looking to pass the guard.
Kurze trying to control the position.
Lamotta stands up over Kurze, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lamotta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lamotta is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lamotta forces his way into half guard.
Kurze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lamotta.
Lamotta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kurze is refusing to be controlled, as Lamotta sits in half guard.
Lamotta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lamotta passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze is looking to get to half guard.
Lamotta is trying to control here but Kurze has managed to regain half guard.
Kurze is defending against the submission attempts here by Lamotta.
Kurze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lamotta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamotta trying to mount his opponent but Kurze defends it.
Lamotta is keen to just control but Kurze is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kurze defending well though.
Lamotta prevents Kurze from improving his position.
Jake Lamotta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kurze has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lamotta is working away from the top position though.
Lamotta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kurze's head.
Kurze trying to hold on to Lamotta's head to control him but Lamotta postures up.
Lamotta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lamotta keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lamotta lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurze is pressing down on Lamotta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kurze 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.
Lamotta advances to half guard.
Kurze keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kurze tries to get to full guard but Lamotta has control of the leg.
Lamotta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kurze knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lamotta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurze is refusing to be controlled, as Lamotta sits in half guard.
Lamotta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kurze sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Lamotta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lamotta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lamotta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ground and pound from Lamotta seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kurze is not content to let Lamotta control the position.
Kurze is trying to control Lamotta's posture but Lamotta avoids it.
Lamotta trying to control the action but Kurze is working from the bottom.
Lamotta throwing strikes but Kurze manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurze laying and praying for a moment but Lamotta takes advantage and regains half guard.
Lamotta manages to get to full guard.
Kurze wants to control from the top but Lamotta keeps moving.
Lamotta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lamotta has his hands on Kurze's head, controlling the position.
Kurze looking to pass the guard.
Konrad Kurze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamotta 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Lamotta throws up his legs and catches Kurze in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Kurze tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Lamotta! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jake Lamotta!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jake Lamotta thanked GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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