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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uali Kurzhez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saem Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Uali Kurzhez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Uali Kurzhez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saem Black!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black dodges the punch combination from Kurzhez.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.
Kurzhez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kurzhez.
It looks like Saem Black has been cut.
A punch combination from Kurzhez misses.
Kurzhez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurzhez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kurzhez throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Kurzhez throws a wild body kick that Black sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurzhez swinging wildly here.
Kurzhez throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurzhez.
Kurzhez tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kurzhez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurzhez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Kurzhez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kurzhez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black moves out of range of the leg kick from Kurzhez.
Sloppy strikes from Kurzhez. Those never looked like landing.
Kurzhez misses with a takedown
and Black counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kurzhez is breathing heavily.
Black controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black throws a strike but Kurzhez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is adopting a defensive guard.
Black throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Black has his hands on Kurzhez's head, controlling the position.
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.
Black is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kurzhez wants to get up but he can't break Black's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurzhez throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uali Kurzhez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saem Black's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch combination from Kurzhez misses.
Kurzhez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurzhez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Kurzhez does no damage.
Uali Kurzhez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kurzhez misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Kurzhez. Kurzhez gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black dodges the punch combination from Kurzhez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurzhez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurzhez throws a leg kick but Black checks it.
Kurzhez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Kurzhez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurzhez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kurzhez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Black defends it nicely.
Kurzhez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurzhez fails to land with a series of punches.
Kurzhez doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Kurzhez misses with an uppercut.
Kurzhez throws a leg kick but Black sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kurzhez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Kurzhez fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black sitting in guard here, content to control.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Kurzhez blocks nicely.
Black sitting in guard here, content to control.
Black passes Kurzhez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four 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.
Ground and pound from Black.
Kurzhez wants to get back to his feet.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some wild striking there from Kurzhez.
Kurzhez shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
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 Uali Kurzhez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Saem Black's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kurzhez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Uali Kurzhez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurzhez misses with a double jab.
Kurzhez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Black on the side of the head.
Kurzhez tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurzhez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurzhez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Uali Kurzhez is winning the standup battle so far.
Kurzhez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black moves away from the strike by Kurzhez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurzhez misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Kurzhez misses.
Kurzhez motions for Black to come forward. Kurzhez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kurzhez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kurzhez throws a leg kick but Black checks it.
Kurzhez misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurzhez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Kurzhez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Kurzhez.
Kurzhez tries to clinch
and Black counters with a takedown into side control.
Black in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Black working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Black cracks Kurzhez with a big right hand but Kurzhez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kurzhez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kurzhez tries to get out of the position.
Black landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to score with some ground and pound. Kurzhez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Black fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kurzhez is looking to regain half guard here but Black keeps moving and retains side control.
Black controls the position.
Black working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Black remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kurzhez is not content to let Black control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Black working the body and head with strikes.
Kurzhez is letting Black control him for a moment.
Black in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black scoring with punches from side control.
Saem Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uali Kurzhez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black landing strikes.
Kurzhez is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Saem Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kurzhez 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uali Kurzhez!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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