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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson has chosen Muay Thai as his entrance music. Sven S Svensson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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160 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Kurze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven S Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurze scores with a shot to the body.
Kurze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Svensson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurze misses with a hook to the body
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurze moves out of range of the body kick from Svensson.
Svensson misses with a body shot.
Svensson tries a head kick but it misses.
Svensson misses with a body kick.
Svensson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kurze. Kurze gets slowly back to his feet.
Svensson throws a push kick but Kurze slaps the foot to one side.
Kurze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Kurze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kurze there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good shot there by Svensson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson thows a body shot but no joy.
Svensson blocks a head kick by Kurze.
Kurze shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Svensson is trying to defend but Kurze finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Svensson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kurze pulls his head out easily.
Kurze looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kurze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Svensson is staying active underneath Kurze, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kurze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kurze is trying to control. Svensson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kurze is trying to work for a kimura but Svensson is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze slips a nice elbow through Svensson's hands, connecting with Svensson's forehead.
Kurze lands with a punch from half guard.
Svensson manages to get to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson trying to keep a closed guard but Kurze is proving a slippery customer.
Svensson 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.
Kurze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze throwing strikes from guard but Svensson blocks nicely.
Kurze throwing strikes from guard but Svensson blocks nicely.
Kurze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Svensson working a defensive guard here.
Kurze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Svensson pulls Kurze in close to prevent any damage.
Kurze stands up over Svensson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kurze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kurze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Svensson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kurze landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson keeping moving, preventing Kurze from controlling successfully.
Kurze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Svensson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Svensson pulls Kurze in close to prevent any damage.
Kurze advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svensson is pressing down on Kurze's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurze postures up and lands a big shot to Svensson's brow.
Kurze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Svensson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Svensson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Kurze dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kurze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Kurze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurze fails with the takedown.
Kurze checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kurze dives in and grabs Svensson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Svensson pushes down on Kurze's head and hops out.
Svensson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurze is just out of range.
Svensson looks to land a left hand but Kurze moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Svensson.
Kurze misses with a hook.
Svensson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Svensson wants to land a leg kick but Kurze is out of range.
Svensson throws a leg kick which misses Kurze's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurze tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson works Kurze's body with a nice hook.
Kurze takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sven S Svensson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurze checks a low kick from Svensson.
Kurze misses with a wild body shot.
Kurze works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kurze cracks Svensson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kurze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Svensson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurze was well out of range. Poor timing from Svensson.
Kurze shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kurze is looking to take a break and control but Svensson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Svensson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kurze is thwarting Svensson's attempts to control the position.
Kurze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurze trying to control the action but Svensson is working from the bottom.
Kurze is thwarting Svensson's attempts to control the position.
Kurze prevents Svensson from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze content to control rather than advance.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kurze takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
Kurze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konrad Kurze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson gets caught napping as Kurze dives in and scores a takedown. Svensson manages to retain guard.
Kurze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Svensson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kurze looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Svensson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kurze controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurze is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Svensson is taking a breather. Kurze says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kurze is looking to improve his position.
Konrad Kurze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svensson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kurze.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kurze tries to roll over but Svensson keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Konrad Kurze will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kurze misses the jab.
Kurze throws a lazy uppercut
and Svensson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Svensson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurze.
Kurze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kurze is looking to wear down Svensson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Svensson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kurze is out of range.
Svensson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kurze lands a right hook to the body.
Kurze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Svensson defends it nicely.
Svensson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Svensson. No joy for Kurze on that attempt.
Sven S Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurze moves out of range of the body kick from Svensson.
Kurze throws a low kick, looking for Svensson's leg but Svensson calmly moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Svensson.
Kurze is looking to slow Svensson down with leg kicks.
Kurze shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Svensson is trying to defend but Kurze finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kurze is thwarting Svensson's attempts to control the position.
Konrad Kurze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson looking for submissions off his back.
Kurze passes the guard and advances to mount!
Svensson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kurze controlling the pace.
Svensson trying to hold on to Kurze's head to control him but Kurze postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurze stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson looking for submissions off his back.
Kurze is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kurze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Svensson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sven S Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson trying to control here.
Kurze blocks the strikes from Svensson.
Well, if Kurze is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Konrad Kurze has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Svensson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kurze closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Svensson did well to prevent Kurze getting side control.
Kurze tries to pass to full mount but Svensson defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svensson is controlling Kurze's trapped leg to prevent Kurze from advancing to side control.
Kurze not doing much here.
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 Konrad Kurze.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kurze, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Konrad Kurze!
Konrad Kurze seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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