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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George West (ranked 3314 p4p, 3597 weight class) and Yilmaz Kurth (ranked 370 p4p, 388 weight class). Kurth has chosen Hail to the King as his entrance music. Yilmaz Kurth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yilmaz Kurth!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kurth tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
Kurth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with West, pushing him back against the cage.
West breaks the clinch.
West stuns Kurth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
West scores with a body shot.
West keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
West lands a lovely overhand right.
Kurth tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurth is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A nice leg kick lands there from West.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurth moves away.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
West with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for West.
Kurth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West lands with a nice body punch.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
West lands a really nice looking cross but Kurth seems unphased.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West tests Kurth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kurth! But no joy.
West has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kurth scores with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from West.
Kurth moves into the clinch.
Kurth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurth tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West lands with a straight right. Kurth didn't see that one coming.
George West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurth misses with a few strikes there.
West digs a good hook to Kurth's body.
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West connects with the punch.
Kurth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kurth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
West throws a push kick but Kurth slaps the foot to one side.
Kurth is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for West.
West scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kurth in his tracks.
Good shot there by West.
West is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
West is looking to slow Kurth down with leg kicks.
Kurth leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
West is looking to wear down Kurth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
West scores with the left hand. Kurth knows he should have avoided that one.
Kurth takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kurth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kurth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
West breaks the clinch.
Kurth is looking to clinch.
Kurth wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
Kurth tries to clinch up.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurth.
Kurth avoids the body shot from West.
Kurth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from West finds it's way round the side to connect with Kurth's head.
West tries to bum rush Kurth with a series of wild strikes but Kurth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurth walks forward, straight into a front kick from West.
West punishes Kurth's body with a nice straight punch.
Kurth tries to clinch there but West circles away.
Kurth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
West lands with a nice body punch.
Kurth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurth misses with a wild combination.
Kurth checks the leg kick nicely there.
West thuds a left hand into Kurth's body.
West scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kurth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kurth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
West smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West throws a body punch but Kurth moves out of range.
West misses with a body shot.
West lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kurth wants to clinch.
West lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by West.
West looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kurth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kurth gets a clinch.
Kurth wants to break free but West has control.
Kurth misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West breaks from the clinch.
West throws a shot to the body.
Kurth is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
Kurth moves into range and clinches up with West.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George West dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
West gets tackled into the cage by Kurth. Kurth maintains the clinch.
West breaks from the clinch.
West jabs at Kurth's body.
Kurth slips a jab and a cross from West.
Kurth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kurth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kurth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Kurth misses.
Kurth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling West to score with a decent uppercut.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurth has West up against the cage in a clinch.
West breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurth rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurth doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
West stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kurth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
West scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurth doesn't seem bothered though.
Kurth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurth tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kurth misses with a few strikes there.
Kurth needs to keep his hands up - West had a free shot at his head there.
A left lands for West.
West is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kurth sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurth unleashes a big counter combination but West bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
West throws a body punch but Kurth moves out of range.
West misses with a body kick.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurth is just out of range.
George West is winning the standup battle so far.
Kurth tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
West lands a slapping body shot.
Kurth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurth swinging wildly here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kurth's head.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurth is just out of range.
West scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kurth staying out of range there.
West with a hook.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurth.
West seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurth manages to avoid it.
Kurth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with West, pushing him back against the cage.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurth can do to turn this around?
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kurth backwards.
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurth shoots for a takedown but West saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
West with a nice calf kick.
Kurth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kurth takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
West misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurth drives through and clinches with West against the cage.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by West. That's going to slow Kurth down.
A chopping leg kick lands by West.
Kurth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West throws a body kick that misses
and Kurth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurth moves out of range of the body kick.
West thuds a left hand into Kurth's body.
West punishes Kurth's body with a nice straight punch.
Kurth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by West.
West misses with a body shot.
Yilmaz Kurth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kurth is able to avoid easily.
West lands a nice looking body shot.
Kurth misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurth was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Kurth misses with a jab, cross combination.
West lands a right hook to the body.
West lands a slapping body shot.
Kurth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurth.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
West lands a nice shot that snaps Kurth's head back.
Kurth misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kurth tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
West scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West scores with a nice strike.
Nice body punch from West.
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
West with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kurth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George West dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kurth misses with a few strikes there.
West looks to land a combination. Kurth sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
West lands with a hook. Kurth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
West throws a shot to the body.
West pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kurth back to the cage. West follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
West works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kurth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kurth misses with a double jab.
Kurth tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
West punishes Kurth's body with a nice straight punch.
West looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kurth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kurth tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kurth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kurth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
West misses with a jab to the body
and Kurth counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurth swivels and escapes.
Kurth throws a counter combo.
West lands with a good body shot.
Yilmaz Kurth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kurth is looking to clinch.
West scores with a nice strike.
Kurth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
Kurth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
Kurth forces West back against the cage and clinches.
West breaks the clinch.
Kurth clinches up against the cage.
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kurth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
West dips to his left and cracks Kurth with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
West lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kurth at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West scores with a jab. Kurth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kurth wants to clinch.
Kurth lands a left and a right that sends West crashing to the canvas! Kurth dives into mount looking to finish!
West is rocked!
It looks like George West has been cut.
West is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh West is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurth controlling from the full mount.
West tries to get back to half guard but can't.
West seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is working hard here to advance position.
Kurth content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
West really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kurth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
West is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
George West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to George West.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for West, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George West!
After the fight, George West was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Yilmaz Kurth was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm gonna knock your head off next go, bro!'.
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