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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tawanda Zulu (ranked 4218 p4p, 2949 weight class) and Yilmaz Kurth (ranked 403 p4p, 317 weight class). Kurth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hail to the King. Tawanda Zulu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tawanda Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yilmaz Kurth!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurth throws a right and a left that Zulu avoids nicely.
As Kurth tries to get set, Zulu tries to push him back and clinch up but Kurth manages to avoid the attempt.
Kurth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zulu.
Zulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurth circles away.
Zulu tries to clinch but Kurth moves away
and Kurth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kurth throws out a loose jab but Zulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zulu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kurth.
Zulu slips a jab and a cross from Kurth.
Kurth swats away the attempt to clinch by Zulu.
Zulu slips a jab and a cross from Kurth.
Zulu tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurth digs a good hook to Zulu's body.
Kurth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zulu.
Yilmaz Kurth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurth scores with a jab to the body.
Zulu slips a jab from Kurth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu wants to clinch.
Kurth cracks a nice hook into Zulu's ribs.
Kurth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zulu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Zulu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kurth swinging wildly here.
Zulu wants to clinch but Kurth slips to the side
and Kurth counters with a three punch combo that has Zulu backing up. Zulu nods at Kurth to acknowledge the strikes.
Kurth gets tackled into the cage by Zulu. Zulu maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zulu.
Zulu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zulu is leaning against Kurth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kurth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurth being controlled against the cage.
Zulu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Yilmaz Kurth has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kurth is trying to force a seperation but Zulu has the dominant position.
Zulu is stalling here.
Kurth blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zulu has a couple of punches blocked by Kurth.
A knee to the head by Zulu.
Kurth tries to circle away but Zulu has him pinned against the cage.
I was talking to Zulu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Come on Zulu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zulu has Kurth pressed against the cage.
Zulu gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Zulu missing with knees to the body.
Zulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kurth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zulu has a couple of punches blocked by Kurth.
Zulu looking to stall.
Kurth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurth works on Zulu's body with a couple of short punches.
Zulu scores with a shot to the side of Kurth's head.
Kurth tries to land knees in the clinch but Zulu avoids the damage to the body.
Zulu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kurth has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zulu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kurth can turn it around.
Zulu misses with the head strike.
Zulu controlling the action here for a moment.
Zulu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kurth's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Zulu.
Kurth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kurth breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurth. Zulu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zulu has Kurth up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yilmaz Kurth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yilmaz Kurth's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Kurth.
Kurth lands with an uppercut that bounces Zulu off the cage and back into range.
Kurth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurth cracks a nice hook into Zulu's ribs.
Zulu tries to clinch but Kurth moves out of range.
Kurth has Zulu up against the cage in a clinch.
Zulu throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurth wants to get back to striking at distance but Zulu won't allow it.
Zulu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kurth blocks it with crossed arms.
Zulu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zulu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zulu throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zulu has a couple of punches blocked by Kurth.
A head punch on the inside from Zulu fails to land.
Kurth wants to get back to striking at distance but Zulu won't allow it.
The referee calls for Zulu to work.
Zulu has Kurth pressed against the cage, preventing Kurth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kurth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurth is trying to break the clinch but Zulu has him pressed against the cage.
Zulu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kurth backwards.
Kurth blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Zulu.
Kurth managing to block the knees to the body from Zulu.
Zulu lands an uppercut.
Zulu can't find room to land a body shot as Kurth controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurth struggles to land a body shot inside as Zulu controls his hands.
Zulu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zulu struggles to land a body shot inside as Kurth controls his hands.
Kurth avoiding damage as Zulu throws knees to the body.
Zulu throws a head punch that misses.
Zulu throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurth.
Kurth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kurth.
Zulu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zulu has Kurth pressed against the cage, preventing Kurth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zulu lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zulu misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zulu.
Kurth being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurth managing to block the knees to the body from Zulu.
Zulu lands a knee to the head.
Zulu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zulu tries to land knees in the clinch but Kurth avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Zulu.
Zulu prevents Kurth from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Zulu.
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tawanda Zulu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zulu lands a knee to the head.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but Kurth blocks it.
Zulu throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurth.
Zulu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kurth backwards.
Zulu has Kurth pressed against the cage, preventing Kurth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zulu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zulu lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zulu stalling the fight.
Zulu prevents Kurth from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Zulu on the inside.
Zulu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zulu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zulu leaning against his opponent.
Zulu tries to work over Kurth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zulu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kurth backwards.
Kurth breaks the clinch.
Kurth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tawanda Zulu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yilmaz Kurth's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zulu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kurth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kurth throws a lazy right hand but Zulu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zulu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kurth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zulu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zulu is looking to clinch but Kurth is avoiding it.
Zulu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zulu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kurth blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurth misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurth avoids it.
Kurth stalling in the clinch.
Kurth is trying to force a seperation but Zulu has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zulu misses with a punch to the body.
Zulu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zulu prevents Kurth from breaking the clinch.
Zulu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kurth blocking some punches.
Kurth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zulu clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Zulu.
Kurth wants to break free but Zulu has control.
Zulu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurth can do to turn this around?
Kurth breaks the clinch.
Zulu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zulu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kurth throws a right hand that Zulu ducks under and follows up with a left that Zulu also avoids with ease.
Zulu wants to clinch up but Kurth keeps it at a distance.
Kurth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zulu moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulu pushes Kurth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurth is defending well for now.
Zulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Zulu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zulu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kurth's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but Kurth blocks it.
Zulu misses with a punch to the body.
Zulu trying to land knees to the body.
Zulu is looking to control Kurth's arms but Kurth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zulu has his back to the cage.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but Kurth blocks it.
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kurth tries to break the clinch but Zulu is controlling the position.
Kurth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zulu has Kurth pushed against the cage.
Zulu looking to slow down the pace here.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurth is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu tries to land knees in the clinch but Kurth avoids the damage to the body.
Zulu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kurth blocks it with crossed arms.
Zulu has Kurth pushed against the cage.
Kurth breaks from the clinch.
Kurth has closed the distance and engaged Zulu in a clinch.
Zulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kurth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zulu working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zulu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zulu.
Zulu lands a left hand.
Zulu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kurth tries to break free but Zulu pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tawanda Zulu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zulu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tawanda Zulu!
The defeated Yilmaz Kurth had this to say: 'I'm gonna knock your head off next go, bro!'.
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