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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Kurtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinbad Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurtz comes to the cage accompanied by Adagio For Strings. Baba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: King of Seven Seas. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
32
185 lbs
32 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Kurtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinbad Baba!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtz defending well as Baba loads up on a big left hand.
Baba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurtz cracks Baba with an open hand slap.
Kurtz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baba misses with a hook
and Kurtz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baba's knee momentarily.
Baba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kurtz tries to land a leg kick but Baba saw it coming and moves away.
Baba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kurtz throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Baba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Walter Kurtz has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtz lands with a nice body punch.
Baba moves out of range as Kurtz throws a body kick.
Kurtz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kurtz misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by Kurtz.
Baba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kurtz tries to throw a body punch but Baba avoids it by throwing Kurtz back against the cage.
Kurtz swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurtz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kurtz is working Baba over against the cage.
Baba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kurtz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baba is looking to slow Kurtz down with leg kicks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Baba has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Baba moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Baba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Baba throws an overhand right that lands on Kurtz's shoulder, as Kurtz tries to avoid the shot.
Kurtz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kurtz scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kurtz lands a front kick.
Kurtz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kurtz lands with a nice body punch.
Baba tries a low kick but Kurtz avoids it.
The fighters circling - Baba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kurtz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baba throws out the jab.
Kurtz throwing a counter right hand but Baba manages to avoid it.
Sinbad Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kurtz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baba tries to clinch but Kurtz is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kurtz.
Kurtz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz scoring well with a low kick there.
Kurtz misses with a wild body shot.
Baba feints a counter leg kick.
Baba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kurtz can pounce on him.
Baba throws a shot to the body.
Kurtz slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Kurtz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kurtz checks a low kick from Baba.
Baba throws a hook to the side of Kurtz's head but Kurtz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurtz drops his hands momentarily and Baba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurtz misses with a body shot.
Baba is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baba throws a body punch but Kurtz moves out of range.
It appears Kurtz was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kurtz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba moves out of range of the strikes.
Baba throws a nice looking combination but Kurtz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baba throws out a powerful jab.
Kurtz scores with a jab. Baba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Kurtz.
Baba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kurtz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Baba scores with the left hand. Kurtz knows he should have avoided that one.
Good work by Kurtz as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Walter Kurtz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Walter Kurtz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baba throws the left hand but Kurtz avoids the punch easily.
Baba throws the left hand but Kurtz avoids the punch easily.
Kurtz tries to land a body kick
and Baba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kurtz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baba counters with a straight right hand.
Kurtz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baba throws a shot from downtown. Kurtz moves away and avoids it.
Baba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baba slips under a jab from Kurtz.
Kurtz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Kurtz.
Kurtz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurtz is looking to chop away at Baba's legs.
Kurtz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz lands with a right hand.
Baba is rocked!
Kurtz fakes the body blow, causing Baba to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Baba goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Walter Kurtz!
Walter Kurtz 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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