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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zurkumi Tahir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominik Habl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominik Habl will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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185 cm
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zurkumi Tahir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominik Habl!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tahir is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Habl knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tahir trying to control the action but Habl is working from the bottom.
Habl is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habl seems a little lost for a moment, as Tahir dominates the positioning.
Habl regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tahir's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Habl is refusing to be controlled, as Tahir sits in half guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Zurkumi Tahir just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Habl defending well as Tahir loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Habl dives in and grabs Tahir's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tahir pushes down on Habl's head and hops out.
Habl will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tahir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Habl manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tahir wants to control from the top but Habl keeps moving.
Habl keeping full guard, as Tahir tries to pass.
Tahir has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tahir is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahir trying to control the position from guard on top but Habl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Habl looking to control.
Tahir trying to control the position from guard on top but Habl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tahir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Habl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tahir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tahir throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Habl because Tahir loaded up on that one.
Tahir tries to control but Habl wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Habl wants to hold on but Tahir pushes him away.
Habl is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Habl is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Habl looks gassed!
Tahir looking to control but Habl is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zurkumi Tahir dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Habl tries to clinch there but Tahir circles away.
Tahir circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Habl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tahir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Habl is trying to defend but Tahir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tahir is keen to just control but Habl is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habl is trying to get back to full guard.
Tahir wants to take a breather but Habl is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habl holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tahir sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tahir is trying to control the action in half guard but Habl is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Zurkumi Tahir just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Habl doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tahir counters with a stiff right hand.
Habl is breathing heavily.
Habl tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tahir counters with a single leg into guard. Habl didn't expect that.
Tahir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Habl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tahir trying to control the position from guard on top but Habl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habl looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tahir wants to control from the top but Habl keeps moving.
Tahir controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahir wants to control from the top but Habl keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tahir scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tahir sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Habl is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Tahir seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tahir controls the position.
Tahir is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Habl has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tahir happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahir wants to control but Habl is keeping him busy.
Tahir throws an elbow but Habl slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tahir is looking to take a break and control but Habl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tahir drives through with a takedown into guard.
Habl keeping moving, preventing Tahir from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zurkumi Tahir dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Habl slips under a jab.
Tahir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Habl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Habl tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tahir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tahir trying to control the position from guard on top but Habl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tahir looking to sit in guard and control but Habl gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tahir trying to control the position.
Tahir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahir trying to keep a closed guard but Habl is proving a slippery customer.
Tahir is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Habl is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Habl wants to stand but Tahir is controlling his posture from full guard.
Habl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Habl tries to clinch
and Tahir counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Habl!
Tahir wants to control but instead Habl manages to regain half guard.
Habl trying to hold on to Tahir's head to control him but Tahir postures up.
Habl is refusing to be controlled, as Tahir sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Tahir seems content to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tahir lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tahir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Habl's half guard.
Tahir trying to pass the guard but Habl defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tahir is looking to advance position but Habl won't allow it.
Habl misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tahir is keen to just control but Habl is a slippery customer.
Zurkumi Tahir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tahir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tahir decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tahir wants to free his trapped foot but Habl is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tahir is keen to just control but Habl is a slippery customer.
Dominik Habl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zurkumi Tahir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tahir is really struggling to control Habl but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zurkumi Tahir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tahir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zurkumi Tahir!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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