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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quon Shum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Zolner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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263 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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199 cm
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270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quon Shum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Zolner!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zolner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zolner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zolner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shum to the mat! Shum manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zolner is looking to work some ground and pound but Shum has wrist control.
Shum throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shum controls Zolner momentarily but Zolner frees himself.
Shum keeping moving, preventing Zolner from controlling successfully.
Zolner is in close to Shum's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shum is trying to keep Zolner in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zolner throwing strikes from guard but Shum blocks nicely.
Zolner throwing strikes from guard but Shum blocks nicely.
Zolner throws a big right hand that misses.
Zolner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zolner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zolner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zolner throws a big right hand that misses.
Zolner throwing strikes from guard but Shum blocks nicely.
Zolner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zolner wants to control from the top but Shum keeps moving.
Zolner throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zolner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zolner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shum keeping moving, preventing Zolner from controlling successfully.
Zolner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zolner chips away with some ground and pound.
Shum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shum tries to get out of the position.
Zolner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zolner throws a big elbow that misses.
Zolner advances to half guard.
Zolner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zolner lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zolner lands a nice short elbow.
Zolner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zolner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zolner working over Shum with some ground and pound. Shum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zolner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shum defending well though.
Shum taking some punishment here, with Zolner in his half guard.
Shum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shum taking some punishment here, with Zolner in his half guard.
Zolner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zolner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zolner wants to control but Shum is keeping him busy.
Zolner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zolner wants to control but Shum is keeping him busy.
Shum taking some punishment here, with Zolner in his half guard.
Zolner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zolner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zolner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shum is trying to maintain the position but Zolner is very close to passing his half guard.
Zolner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shum defending well though.
Zolner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zolner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zolner working Shum over with strikes.
Zolner throwing shots but Shum is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zolner lands a nice short elbow.
Zolner 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.
Zolner is pressing down on Shum's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shum is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Zolner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zolner throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Shum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zolner lands an overhand right.
Zolner moves out of range of the leg kick from Shum.
Zolner with the counter takedown but Shum avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Zolner.
Zolner misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Shum misses the target.
Zolner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zolner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shum. Shum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zolner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zolner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zolner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shum's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shum walks into a stiff left hand from Zolner.
Zolner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Quon Shum has been cut.
Shum throws a jab when Zolner was well out of range.
Zolner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Timur Zolner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zolner scores with a jab.
Zolner tries to bum rush Shum with a series of wild strikes but Shum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timur Zolner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shum misses the shot to the body.
Zolner with the counter takedown but Shum avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Zolner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zolner.
Zolner connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Zolner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shum lands a head kick!
It looks like Timur Zolner has been cut.
Shum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zolner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zolner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zolner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shum manages to avoid it.
Shum throws a head kick but Zolner moves out of range.
Zolner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shum has time to react.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zolner.
Shum seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Quon Shum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Zolner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zolner was well out of range. Poor timing from Shum.
Shum throws an overhand right that lands on Zolner's shoulder, as Zolner tries to avoid the shot.
Shum misses with a wild body shot.
Zolner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Zolner. Those never looked like landing.
Shum throwing a counter right hand but Zolner manages to avoid it.
Shum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zolner.
Zolner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zolner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zolner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zolner has a takedown stuffed.
Quon Shum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zolner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zolner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zolner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shum is fending him off so far but Zolner persists. Nope, Shum circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Shum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zolner shoots in but no luck this time.
Zolner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shum is trying to defend but Zolner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Zolner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zolner counters with a stiff right hand.
Quon Shum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Zolner.
Shum swings for the body but Zolner moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Shum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shum staying out of range there.
Shum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zolner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shum on the side of the head.
Shum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zolner or perhaps it was just good defense by Shum, which made it look bad.
Zolner shoots for a double leg takedown but Shum sprawls well. He's pushed Zolner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zolner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Zolner.
Zolner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shum misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Zolner counter with a right hand.
Shum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zolner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shum can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zolner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shum's head backwards.
Zolner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Zolner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shum gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zolner landing with the ground and pound.
Shum working a defensive guard here.
Zolner trying to control but Shum is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zolner landing with the ground and pound.
Zolner scoring with some ground and pound.
Shum has momentary wrist control but Zolner slips an elbow through the middle.
Shum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zolner distracts Shum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zolner pushing down on Shum's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zolner slips a nice elbow through Shum's hands, connecting with Shum's forehead.
Zolner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zolner drops an elbow to the side of Shum's head.
Shum is rocked!
Zolner lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Shum! More strikes land and this one is all over! Zolner jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Zolner!
A relieved looking Timur Zolner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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