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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kvame Zulu (ranked 52 p4p, 87 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 10 p4p, 16 weight class). Zulu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Big Badaboom. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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39 - 14 - 0 |
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kvame Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zulu!
Zulu struggling a bit here.
Kerr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kerr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zulu keeps working.
Kerr tries to score with some ground and pound. Zulu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kerr working the ground and pound from side control.
Zulu defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr working the ground and pound.
Zulu dodges the ground and pound from Kerr.
Kerr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zulu wants to control but Kerr postures up.
Kerr working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kerr throwing strikes but Zulu manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kerr is trying to improve his position.
Zulu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kerr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kerr dodges the ground and pound from Zulu.
Kerr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kerr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kerr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Zulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zulu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kerr 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zulu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kerr looking for a sweep. Not yet Kerr, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kerr looking for a sweep. Not yet Kerr, not yet.
Zulu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kerr wants to sweep here but Zulu controlling him for the moment.
Zulu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zulu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kerr keeping moving, preventing Zulu from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zulu won't allow Kerr to sweep him here.
Zulu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice body kick there by Zulu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Mark Kerr has been cut.
Zulu throws a big shot that misses.
Kerr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kerr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kerr gets a double leg takedown into Zulu's guard.
Kerr slips nicely into half guard.
Kerr looks to land a strike but Zulu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zulu keeping full guard, as Kerr tries to pass.
Kerr throws a big right hand that misses.
Kerr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr throwing strikes from guard but Zulu blocks nicely.
Kerr connects with a couple of short punches.
Kerr throws a big right hand that misses.
Kerr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kerr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zulu wants to sweep here but Kerr controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kerr keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerr landing with the ground and pound.
Zulu keeping full guard, as Kerr tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kerr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Kerr's cut.
That's time! Zulu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zulu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kerr darts in and clinches Zulu up against the cage.
Kerr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
It looks like Kvame Zulu has been cut.
Zulu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Kerr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerr.
Kerr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kerr has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zulu regains guard immediately.
Zulu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerr.
Kerr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zulu keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Kerr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zulu's head.
Kerr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kerr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mark Kerr has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kerr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kerr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kerr distracts Zulu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kerr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kerr is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerr connects with a couple of short punches.
Kerr works over Zulu with some ground and pound from guard.
Kerr wants to control from the top but Zulu keeps moving.
Kerr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerr.
Zulu keeping full guard, as Kerr tries to pass.
Kerr works over Zulu with some ground and pound from guard.
Kerr is looking to work some ground and pound but Zulu has wrist control.
Zulu keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Kerr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kerr works over Zulu with some ground and pound from guard.
Kvame Zulu's cut is getting worse.
Kerr trying to control but Zulu is working from the bottom.
Kerr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zulu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kerr wants to control from the top but Zulu keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu has control of Kerr's left arm, preventing Kerr from doing any damage.
Kerr postures up and lands a big shot to Zulu's brow.
Kvame Zulu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kerr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kerr landing with the ground and pound.
Jeez, Kvame Zulu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kvame Zulu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Kerr!
Mark Kerr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
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