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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Krejzi Kure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firnanda Talha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kure might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BIG SHUG - who's hard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Krejzi Kure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Firnanda Talha!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talha shoots in looking for a takedown but Kure manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Talha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kure has closed the distance and engaged Talha in a clinch.
Kure gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Talha wants to get back to full guard.
Talha is still trying to improve position.
Talha missing with punches from the bottom.
Kure is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Talha misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Talha flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talha won't allow Kure to pass to mount.
Kure wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talha keeps working.
Well, if Kure 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Talha flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talha is trying to get back to full guard.
Kure has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Talha throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kure prevents Talha from improving his position.
Talha punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talha misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kure defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Talha.
Kure has taken the fight to the clinch.
Talha misses with some punches.
Kure pushes Talha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Talha.
Kure struggles to land a body shot inside as Talha controls his hands.
Talha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Talha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talha misses with the head strike.
Kure breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Kure scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Kure.
Talha is rocked!
Talha fails with a takedown attempt.
Talha is still on wobbly legs! Can Kure finish him?
Krejzi Kure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Firnanda Talha.
Talha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Talha duly obliges.
Talha seems to have recovered his senses.
It looks like Krejzi Kure has been cut.
Kure clinches with his opponent.
Talha misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talha throws a punch but it's blocked by Kure.
Talha has a couple of punches blocked by Kure.
Talha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kure backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talha.
Talha misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Talha fails to land.
Talha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talha misses with some punches.
Talha working aggressively here.
Kure tightens his grip and picks Talha up, before dumping him to the ground. Talha manages to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Talha thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kure stays in close to Talha's body and controls the position.
Talha thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talha trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Talha striking off his back but it's not causing Kure any problems.
Talha thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Talha throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Talha trying to strike off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kure trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Talha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kure is one step ahead there.
Kure wants to control from the top but Talha keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Firnanda Talha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kure throws a hook to the side of Talha's head but Talha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talha fails with a takedown attempt.
Kure has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krejzi Kure dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krejzi Kure'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.
Kure clinches up with Talha and pushes him back against the cage.
Talha lands a hook that snaps the head of Kure backwards.
Talha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kure manages to break the clinch.
Kure has managed to clinch.
Talha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kure blocks an uppercut.
Talha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firnanda Talha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Talha.
Talha misses with the head strike.
Kure is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talha can do to turn this around?
Kure breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Talha.
Kure shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Talha manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talha throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Talha throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha trying to strike off his back.
Talha throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Talha looking for a sweep. Not yet Talha, not yet.
Talha trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kure passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Talha misses with a strike from the bottom.
Talha throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Talha sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Talha missing with punches from the bottom.
Talha landing rabbit punches to the side of Kure's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Kure is trying to control. Talha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Talha is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kure's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kure's back!
Kure breaks Talha's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha tries to strike from the bottom.
Kure with a nice head shot there.
Krejzi Kure overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Talha wants to sweep but no luck.
Kure drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kure jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Talha throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Talha striking off his back but it's not causing Kure any problems.
Talha throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kure has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Talha looking for a sweep. Not yet Talha, not yet.
Kure controlling from the top position.
Kure trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kure stays in close to Talha's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kure trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kure trying to control the position from guard on top but Talha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kure stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Talha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Talha lands with a heel strike from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Talha is on top in guard.
Kure wants to sweep but no luck.
Talha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Talha scoring with some ground and pound.
Kure trying to control the position.
Talha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kure utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kure utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Talha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Talha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kure looking for a sweep. Not yet Kure, not yet.
Talha is working Kure over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Talha connects with a couple of short punches.
Kure wants to sweep but no luck.
Kure working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Talha.
Talha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Talha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kure wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Talha throwing strikes from guard but Kure blocks nicely.
Kure preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Firnanda Talha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Krejzi Kure's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kure misses with a wild combination.
Talha has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Talha shoots for a double leg takedown but Kure sprawls well. He's pushed Talha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Talha misses with a few strikes there.
Talha fails to land the takedown.
Kure fails to land with a series of punches.
Talha is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kure stuffs the takedown attempt from Talha. Talha gets slowly back to his feet.
A quick step to the side and Kure tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krejzi Kure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Firnanda Talha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Kure misses.
Kure scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Talha fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha tries to move into range but Kure moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Talha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Talha ducks under a wild hook from Kure.
Kure swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Kure, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talha shoots for a takedown but Kure saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kure gets a clinch.
Kure slows down the pace here.
Talha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kure blocks an uppercut.
Kure manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kure throws a shot from downtown. Talha moves away and avoids it.
Kure has Talha up against the cage in a clinch.
Kure manages to break the clinch.
Talha moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talha dives in for a single leg takedown but Kure sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Talha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kure closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Talha to the mat! Talha manages to get full guard.
Talha punching from the bottom.
Talha is striking but Kure is not phased and passes to half guard.
Talha missing with punches from the bottom.
Talha tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kure prevents Talha from improving his position.
Kure landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kure wants to take a breather but Talha is having none of it.
Talha wants to improve his position but Kure is controlling well.
Talha gets back to full guard.
Talha wants to sweep here but Kure controlling him for the moment.
Talha tries to strike from the bottom.
Talha trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Talha will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Talha tries to strike from the bottom.
Talha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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.
Kure trying to control the position from guard on top but Talha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Talha striking off his back but it's not causing Kure any problems.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Krejzi Kure is winning the standup battle so far.
Kure looks to score with a jab to the body but Talha is just out of range.
Talha fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kure sprawls well initially but Talha persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Talha working over Kure with some ground and pound. Kure looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kure avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Talha.
Talha throws a strike but Kure avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Talha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kure is keeping the position for now.
Talha works over Kure with some ground and pound from guard.
Talha throwing strikes but missing.
Kure is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krejzi Kure showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kure 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krejzi Kure!
During a confident post fight interview, Krejzi Kure thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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