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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kvame Zulu (ranked 105 p4p, 14 weight class) and Hercules Fortier (ranked 304 p4p, 42 weight class). Zulu comes into the arena with Big Badaboom blaring out of the sound system. 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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265 lbs
22 - 6 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kvame Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hercules Fortier!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot by Zulu.
It looks like Hercules Fortier has been cut.
Zulu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zulu lands a lovely overhand right.
Fortier finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zulu scores with a punch to the head.
Zulu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fortier lands a head shot.
It looks like Kvame Zulu has been cut.
Zulu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortier scores with a hook to the body. Zulu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fortier connects with a nice looking jab.
Zulu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Hercules Fortier's cut even more.
Hercules Fortier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Fortier.
Zulu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zulu has closed the distance and engaged Fortier in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fortier.
Fortier cracks Zulu with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Fortier.
Zulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zulu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zulu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fortier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zulu tries to work over Fortier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Kvame Zulu's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fortier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zulu is leaning against Fortier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zulu works on Fortier's body with a couple of short punches.
Zulu misses with a punch to the body.
Zulu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fortier misses with a hook.
Zulu is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Zulu's head coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fortier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zulu looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortier is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu avoids the body shot from Fortier.
Zulu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fortier moves into range and clinches up with Zulu.
Fortier blocks a body shot from Zulu.
Fortier blocks a body shot from Zulu.
Fortier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortier throws a punch but it's blocked by Zulu.
Zulu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Fortier on the inside.
Fortier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zulu or not.
Zulu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zulu tries a body shot but Fortier blocks it.
Zulu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The cut above Hercules Fortier's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A hook to the body from Fortier.
Fortier tries to work over Zulu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zulu throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier can't find room to land a body shot as Zulu controls the action.
Fortier has a couple of punches blocked by Zulu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zulu.
Fortier tries to throw a body punch but Zulu avoids it by throwing Fortier back against the cage.
Zulu effectively controlling the action here.
Zulu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortier is trying to maintain a safe position but Zulu gets an underhook and turns Fortier into the cage.
Nice body punch from Fortier.
Fortier has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zulu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fortier can turn it around.
Zulu misses with a body punch.
Zulu misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zulu.
Zulu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortier can't find room to land a body shot as Zulu controls the action.
Fortier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zulu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fortier as Zulu tries to tie him up.
Zulu throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu tries to work over Fortier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortier tries to throw a body punch but Zulu avoids it by throwing Fortier back against the cage.
Fortier is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zulu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortier's elbow.
Zulu is leaning against Fortier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortier.
Fortier throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Fortier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zulu struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortier controls his hands.
Zulu misses with the head strike.
Fortier pushes Zulu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Zulu.
Fortier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortier misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortier lands a hook that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Fortier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zulu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fortier backwards.
Zulu blocks a body shot from Fortier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hercules Fortier will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zulu checks the leg kick.
Zulu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fortier throws the kick towards the body but Zulu avoids it.
Fortier misses with an uppercut. Zulu saw that one coming.
Zulu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortier.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fortier. That's going to slow Zulu down.
Zulu misses with a wild body shot.
Zulu misses with a body shot.
Fortier is looking to chop away at Zulu's legs.
Fortier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zulu ducks under a wild hook from Fortier.
Fortier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fortier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big right from Fortier misses.
Zulu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fortier avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fortier darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kvame Zulu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zulu misses with a body shot.
Fortier throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Zulu misses the target.
Fortier takes a swing at Zulu's ribcage but misses.
Zulu blocks the body kick.
Fortier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zulu.
Kvame Zulu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zulu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from Zulu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zulu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fortier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zulu gets tackled into the cage by Fortier. Fortier maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortier throws a head punch that misses.
Fortier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zulu being controlled against the cage.
Fortier blocking some punches.
Zulu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortier lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortier.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fortier.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fortier.
Jeez, Kvame Zulu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zulu misses with some punches.
Fortier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zulu up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortier.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fortier.
Zulu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortier.
Zulu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortier avoiding damage.
Fortier blocking some punches.
Fortier struggles to land a body shot inside as Zulu controls his hands.
Fortier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortier misses with a punch on the inside.
Zulu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortier gets through Zulu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kvame Zulu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hercules Fortier!
An out of breath Hercules Fortier 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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