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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Zurwehme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tzu has chosen How I Could Just Kill A Man as his entrance music. Mac Tzu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dieter Zurwehme's chin.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dieter Zurwehme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mac Tzu!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zurwehme tries to avoid it but Tzu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zurwehme to the ground. Zurwehme escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zurwehme tries to keep at a distance but Tzu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zurwehme missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tzu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zurwehme's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tzu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zurwehme stops a takedown attempt from Tzu.
Tzu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dieter Zurwehme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Tzu.
Tzu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tzu prevents Zurwehme from breaking the clinch.
Zurwehme lands with a short shot to the head.
Tzu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tzu tries to close the distance and clinch but Zurwehme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tzu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tzu moves in looking to clinch but Zurwehme pushes him off.
Tzu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zurwehme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tzu tries to close the distance and clinch but Zurwehme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zurwehme tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tzu counters with a left to the body.
Tzu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zurwehme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zurwehme looks to clinch
and Tzu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zurwehme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tzu trying to land knees to the body.
Tzu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zurwehme fails to land with a series of punches.
Tzu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zurwehme thows a body shot but no joy.
Tzu wants to clinch.
Zurwehme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tzu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zurwehme throws a series of punches but Tzu moves out of range.
Zurwehme stuffs the takedown attempt from Tzu. Tzu gets slowly back to his feet.
Tzu is looking to clinch but Zurwehme is avoiding it.
Zurwehme gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zurwehme tries to stall but Tzu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Tzu.
Tzu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tzu looking for a takedown.
Come on Zurwehme - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zurwehme wants to stall.
Zurwehme's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tzu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zurwehme has closed the distance and engaged Tzu in a clinch.
Zurwehme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zurwehme wants to stall.
Tzu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tzu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zurwehme pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tzu looks gassed!
Tzu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tzu counters by clinching up.
Zurwehme looking to stall.
Tzu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zurwehme.
Zurwehme holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tzu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tzu trying to land knees to the body.
Tzu fails to pull guard.
Zurwehme avoiding damage as Tzu throws knees to the body.
Zurwehme lands with a light punch inside.
Tzu misses with an elbow strike.
Tzu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zurwehme's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzu manages to break the clinch.
Zurwehme clinches but Tzu breaks the clinch
and Tzu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zurwehme is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zurwehme swats away the attempt to clinch by Tzu.
Tzu tries to keep at a distance but Zurwehme has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tzu stalling in the clinch but Zurwehme improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Zurwehme.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zurwehme.
Zurwehme is looking to break free of the clinch but Tzu has double underhooks.
Tzu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tzu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zurwehme darts in trying to clinch
and Tzu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zurwehme stalling against the cage.
Zurwehme tries to break the clinch but Tzu is controlling the position.
Tzu breaks from the clinch.
Zurwehme throws a nice looking combination but Tzu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tzu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zurwehme tries to clinch there but Tzu circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zurwehme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tzu tries to clinch there but Zurwehme circles away.
Tzu misses with a head kick.
Mac Tzu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zurwehme tries to clinch
and Tzu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tzu.
Zurwehme scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zurwehme is trying to break free.
Zurwehme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tzu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zurwehme takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zurwehme avoiding damage as Tzu throws knees to the body.
Zurwehme looking to stall.
Zurwehme stalling in the clinch.
Tzu keeps control of Zurwehme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tzu has Zurwehme pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zurwehme manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tzu goes for a takedown attempt but Zurwehme pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No joy there for Zurwehme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zurwehme clinches but Tzu breaks the clinch
and Tzu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tzu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Tzu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zurwehme swinging wilding here.
Zurwehme displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tzu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tzu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zurwehme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zurwehme swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tzu counters by clinching up.
Zurwehme can't break the clinch.
Zurwehme avoiding damage as Tzu throws knees to the body.
Zurwehme keeps control of Tzu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tzu tries to land knees in the clinch but Zurwehme avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Tzu.
Zurwehme stalling in the clinch but Tzu improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tzu throws an elbow but misses.
Zurwehme leaning against his opponent.
Zurwehme stalling in the clinch but Tzu improves position.
Tzu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tzu trying to stall but Zurwehme improves his position.
Zurwehme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zurwehme is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tzu is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tzu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zurwehme.
Zurwehme blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Zurwehme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zurwehme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tzu backwards.
A short right from Zurwehme.
Tzu misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Zurwehme.
Zurwehme stalling against the cage.
Zurwehme prevents Tzu from breaking the clinch.
Tzu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zurwehme pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zurwehme connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tzu. Tzu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zurwehme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zurwehme instigates a clinch.
Tzu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zurwehme blocks it with crossed arms.
Zurwehme manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tzu.
Tzu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zurwehme smiles and moves away.
Dieter Zurwehme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Tzu.
Zurwehme has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zurwehme wants to get back to striking at distance but Tzu won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tzu.
Zurwehme is trying to break free.
Zurwehme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzu has Zurwehme pressed against the cage.
Tzu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zurwehme pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zurwehme looks to clinch
and Tzu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tzu slows the pace down in half guard.
Zurwehme might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tzu postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Zurwehme to stand up.
Tzu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zurwehme tries to land a leg kick but Tzu saw it coming and moves away.
Zurwehme misses with the combination.
Tzu lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Zurwehme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zurwehme throws a head kick that misses
and Tzu counters by moving into the clinch.
Zurwehme tries to stall but Tzu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zurwehme wants to get back to striking at distance but Tzu won't allow it.
Zurwehme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zurwehme is trying to break the clinch but Tzu has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zurwehme.
Zurwehme pushes Tzu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zurwehme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zurwehme looking to stall.
Tzu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tzu avoiding damage as Zurwehme throws knees to the body.
Tzu looking to throw knees to the head but Zurwehme is blocking nicely.
Tzu manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Zurwehme.
Tzu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zurwehme looking to stall.
Tzu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zurwehme uses from the top position.
Tzu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zurwehme taking shots to the head.
Zurwehme knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tzu on the ground.
Tzu controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzu trying to control but Zurwehme is having none of it.
Tzu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zurwehme in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tzu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tzu raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tzu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tzu looking to control but Zurwehme is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Tzu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zurwehme tries to clinch up
and Tzu counters with a takedown into side control.
Tzu tries for a kimura but Zurwehme is defending well.
Zurwehme is trying to get back to his feet.
Zurwehme is trying to escape the position but Tzu is controlling the position.
Tzu grinds an elbow into Zurwehme's temple.
Zurwehme tries to escape but Tzu is in control.
Tzu working the ground and pound from side control.
Tzu has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Zurwehme!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzu landing strikes, looking to finish!
You get the feeling that Zurwehme really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tzu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tzu scoring with strikes but Zurwehme is staying in there.
Tzu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tzu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zurwehme is looking to escape.
Tzu landing punches.
Zurwehme tries to buck Tzu off but he can't manage it.
Zurwehme trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tzu landing strikes from the mount.
Tzu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zurwehme somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Zurwehme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tzu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Come on Zurwehme - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zurwehme looking to stall.
Tzu trying to land knees to the body.
Zurwehme digs a right hand into Tzu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tzu's gas tank.
Zurwehme is looking to control Tzu's arms but Tzu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zurwehme has his back to the cage.
Tzu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tzu lands an uppercut.
Tzu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dieter Zurwehme has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tzu lands a nice knee to the body.
Tzu lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zurwehme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zurwehme can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Zurwehme wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tzu throws an elbow that misses.
Zurwehme is looking to break free of the clinch but Tzu has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Zurwehme.
Tzu trying to land knees to the body.
Tzu wants to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Tzu.
Zurwehme is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tzu tries to land knees in the clinch but Zurwehme avoids the damage to the body.
Zurwehme is trying to stall.
Tzu looking to throw knees to the head but Zurwehme is blocking nicely.
Tzu avoiding damage.
Zurwehme is trying to break the clinch but Tzu has him pressed against the cage.
Tzu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zurwehme lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zurwehme breaks from the clinch.
Zurwehme tries to clinch but Tzu moves out of range.
Tzu rushes Zurwehme and presses him up against the cage.
Tzu goes for a takedown attempt but Zurwehme pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zurwehme misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tzu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zurwehme tries to avoid it but Tzu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zurwehme to the ground. Zurwehme escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zurwehme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zurwehme wants to clinch
and Tzu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zurwehme wants to stand up but Tzu is controlling him.
Tzu decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zurwehme, up you get!
Zurwehme thows a leg kick but Tzu checks it
and Tzu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zurwehme darts in and clinches Tzu up against the cage.
Tzu tries to score a body lock takedown but Zurwehme shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dieter Zurwehme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Tzu.
Zurwehme wants to get back to striking at distance but Tzu won't allow it.
Zurwehme stalling in the clinch but Tzu improves position.
Tzu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tzu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zurwehme.
Tzu wants to stall.
Zurwehme avoiding damage as Tzu throws knees to the body.
Dieter Zurwehme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zurwehme tries to land knees in the clinch but Tzu avoids the damage to the body.
Tzu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Tzu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tzu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Tzu!
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