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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Schuurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kami Kazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kami Kazi enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Schuurman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kami Kazi!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Kazi is avoiding it.
Schuurman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kazi gets tackled into the cage by Schuurman. Schuurman maintains the clinch.
Kazi managing to block the knees to the body from Schuurman.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Kazi blocks with his arms.
Kazi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kazi manages to break the clinch.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kazi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schuurman pushes Kazi up against the cage in a clinch.
Schuurman scores with a knee to the head.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kazi breaks the clinch.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Kazi is having none of it.
Schuurman darts in and clinches Kazi up against the cage.
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!
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Kazi is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Kazi is having none of it.
Schuurman blocks a head kick by Kazi.
Kazi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schuurman in his tracks.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Kazi pushes him off.
Schuurman rushes Kazi and presses him up against the cage.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Kazi blocks it.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kazi.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kazi blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Kazi blocks it.
Kazi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Schuurman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kazi can turn it around.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Kazi is blocking nicely.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kazi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Kazi blocks with his arms.
Kazi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazi breaks from the clinch.
Kazi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Frank Schuurman has been cut.
Kazi circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazi misses with a hook. Schuurman ducked under it nicely.
Kazi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schuurman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kazi.
Schuurman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kazi counters with a body kick that stops Schuurman in his tracks momentarily.
Kazi throws a head kick but Schuurman moves out of range.
Kazi throws a wild body kick that Schuurman sees coming a mile off.
Schuurman moves out of range of the strikes.
Schuurman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kazi counters with a good low kick that Schuurman was not able to check.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kazi.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schuurman rushes Kazi and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kazi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schuurman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kazi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Schuurman if he has to take too many more of those.
Kazi throws a head kick that misses.
Kazi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kazi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Kazi circles away.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schuurman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Kazi is blocking nicely.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kazi breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman closes the distance and pushes Kazi back into the cage.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schuurman trying to land knees to the body.
Kazi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Kazi is blocking nicely.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Kazi blocks with his arms.
Kazi avoiding damage as Schuurman throws knees to the body.
Kazi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kazi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schuurman moves away from the strike by Kazi.
Kazi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kazi throws a head kick that misses.
Kazi swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kazi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head 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 Frank Schuurman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Schuurman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Kazi is avoiding it.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Kazi is avoiding it.
Kazi throws a head kick that misses.
Kazi scores with a push kick.
Kazi looks for the body kick but Schuurman saw that one coming.
Schuurman rushes Kazi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kazi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schuurman wants to clinch.
Kazi misses with a low kick.
Kazi misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman tries to clinch up but Kazi circles away and keeps his distance.
Kazi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kami Kazi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Schuurman blocks the low kick.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kazi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schuurman avoids a kick to the body.
Schuurman tries to clinch
and Kazi counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kazi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazi throws the kick towards the body but Schuurman avoids it.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kazi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kazi circles away.
Kazi throws a leg kick but Schuurman moved away.
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kazi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frank Schuurman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazi tries to work over Schuurman's front leg with a kick but Schuurman checks it.
Schuurman tries to clinch up but Kazi circles away and keeps his distance.
Kazi throws a head kick that misses.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Kazi pushes him off.
Kazi connects with a leg kick. Schuurman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kazi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Kazi tries a head kick but it misses.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Kazi circles away.
Kazi thinks about the counter body kick.
Kazi lands with a slapping head kick.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kazi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kazi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kazi throws a hook but Schuurman avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kazi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Kazi is avoiding it.
Schuurman blocks a head kick by Kazi.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kazi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kazi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Kazi circles away.
Kazi misses with a kick to the body.
Kazi is looking to slow Schuurman down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kazi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kazi throws a leg kick but Schuurman moved away.
Schuurman tries to counter by clinching up but Kazi breaks away and moves out of range.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Kazi pushes him off.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kazi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schuurman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Kazi throws a fast counter high kick but Schuurman manages to duck under it in time.
Kazi misses with a hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kazi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kazi scores with a jab. Schuurman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kazi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kazi throws out a loose jab but Schuurman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schuurman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kazi manages to circle out of the way.
Kazi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kazi tries a head kick but it misses.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schuurman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Kazi is blocking nicely.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Kazi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Kazi circles away.
A nice side step and Kazi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazi throws a head kick but Schuurman moves out of range.
Kazi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kazi keeps the fight on the outside.
Kazi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schuurman. That did some damage!
Kazi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kazi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kazi tries to work over Schuurman's front leg with a kick but Schuurman checks it.
Kazi connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Kazi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kazi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Kazi moves out of range.
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kazi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kazi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kazi scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kazi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kami Kazi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Schuurman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kazi lands a lovely overhand right.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kazi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Schuurman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schuurman tries to clinch up but Kazi circles away and keeps his distance.
Kazi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Kazi.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Kazi is avoiding it.
Kazi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Schuurman has managed to clinch.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Kazi blocks with his arms.
Kazi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schuurman wants to clinch
and Kazi counters with a good, hard body kick but Schuurman shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazi scores with a leg kick.
Kazi scores with a body shot.
Schuurman closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazi is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kazi blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kazi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kazi working hard to break the clinch.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Kazi is blocking nicely.
Schuurman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Kazi blocks with his arms.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Kazi blocks it.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kazi avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazi manages to break the clinch.
Schuurman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Kazi.
Schuurman blocks the body kick.
Schuurman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kazi manages to circle out of the way.
Kazi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kazi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schuurman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kazi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Kazi is avoiding it.
Kazi throws a lazy right hand but Schuurman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schuurman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kazi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazi throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schuurman moves out of range of the body kick.
Schuurman wants to clinch but Kazi slips to the side
and Kazi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Kazi circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Kazi is avoiding it.
Kazi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schuurman is able to avoid easily.
Schuurman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kazi swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kazi misses with an uppercut. Schuurman saw that one coming.
Kazi throws a head kick but Schuurman moves out of range.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kazi circles away.
Kazi looks to land a combination but Schuurman avoids it well.
Schuurman tries to counter by clinching up but Kazi breaks away and moves out of range.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Kazi pushes him off.
Kazi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schuurman.
Kazi throws a shot from downtown. Schuurman moves away and avoids it.
Kazi tries to land a front kick but Schuurman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Schuurman is looking to counter the offense by Kazi and move into the clinch.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kazi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Schuurman blocks it well.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kazi circles away.
Kazi tries a quick counter leg kick but Schuurman is wise to it.
Kazi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kazi keeps the fight on the outside.
Kazi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Kazi keeps it at a distance.
Kazi throws a wild body kick that Schuurman sees coming a mile off.
Schuurman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jab, jab by Kazi - just one landing.
Schuurman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kazi throws out the jab.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kazi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kazi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Schuurman wants to clinch but Kazi slips to the side
and Kazi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Kazi pushes him off.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kazi circles away.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Kazi throws a leg kick which misses Schuurman's front leg but catches the back leg as Schuurman tries to avoid it.
Kazi throws a leg kick which misses Schuurman's front leg but catches the back leg as Schuurman tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kami Kazi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kazi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kami Kazi!
An out of breath Kami Kazi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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