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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Zweihander (ranked 64 p4p, 52 weight class) and Tyrone Graves (ranked 6 p4p, 4 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Zweihander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zweihander takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Graves moves out of range as Zweihander strikes.
Zweihander takes one to the chin there.
Zweihander catches Graves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Tyrone Graves has been cut.
Zweihander looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Graves clinches.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Zweihander breaks from the clinch.
Graves throws a push kick but Zweihander slaps the foot to one side.
Graves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zweihander. Zweihander circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A low kick lands for Graves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zweihander blocks the body kick.
Graves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Graves rushes Zweihander and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zweihander is trying to break the clinch but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Graves is trying to stall.
Graves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Graves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zweihander breaks from the clinch.
Zweihander moves out of range as Graves throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Zweihander on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab by Graves.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zweihander looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Graves steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Graves tries to land a body kick
and Zweihander counters with a solid body kick.
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graves tries to clinch
enabling Zweihander to counter with a crisp jab.
Zweihander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Zweihander misses the target.
Crunch! Zweihander slams his shin into Graves's torso.
Zweihander avoids the head kick by Graves.
Tyrone Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zweihander lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Graves.
A good leg kick by Graves.
Graves moves out of range as Zweihander strikes.
A leg kick checked by Zweihander.
Zweihander swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Graves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Graves.
Graves misses with a hook
letting Zweihander counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Graves, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zweihander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Graves.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Good exchange - Graves coming out on top.
Zweihander punishes Graves's body with a nice straight punch.
Graves tries a low kick but Zweihander avoids it.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Zweihander on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zweihander misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Zweihander lands a really nice looking cross but Graves seems unphased.
Zweihander sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Graves explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Graves throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A shot to the body from Graves misses
and Zweihander counters with a nice body shot.
Graves scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zweihander walks forward, straight into a front kick from Graves.
A big right from Zweihander misses.
Graves shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Zweihander on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Graves tries a low kick but Zweihander avoids it.
Zweihander has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Graves.
Graves misses with a leg kick
and Zweihander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Graves's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Zweihander there.
Graves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Graves wants to slow Zweihander down by chopping away at his legs.
Zweihander throws a counter high kick but Graves was just alert enough to avoid it.
Graves lands a nice hook to Zweihander's body. Zweihander takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Graves throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zweihander.
Graves thuds his shin into the meat of Zweihander's side.
Graves lands a jab to Zweihander's midsection.
Zweihander throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
Zweihander tried to counter with a leg kick but Graves avoided it.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zweihander throws out the jab.
Graves keeps Zweihander at a distance using the push kick.
Zweihander takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tyrone Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a half hearted mid kick.
Graves misses with a straight left.
Zweihander throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
Zweihander throws a nice head kick!
Zweihander takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Graves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves tests Zweihander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Graves throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graves throws a nice looking combination but Zweihander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graves just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromZweihander.
Zweihander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Zweihander jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A good leg kick by Graves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves throws a lazy body kick
and Zweihander counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zweihander checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zweihander.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zweihander blocks a head kick by Graves.
Zweihander thinks about countering with a head kick.
Zweihander on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Graves does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zweihander chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Graves can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zweihander. That's going to slow Graves down.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick and Zweihander moves out of range easily.
Graves misses with a kick to the body
and Zweihander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Tyrone Graves's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Graves, as that shot connected.
Graves swings for the body but Zweihander moves out of range.
Graves with a nice calf kick.
Graves lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick lands for Graves.
Graves throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Zweihander to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves slips a jab from Zweihander.
Graves throws a push kick but Zweihander slaps the foot to one side.
Zweihander will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Graves misses with a low kick as Zweihander jumps back.
Zweihander throws a series of punches but Graves avoids them all with ease.
Zweihander avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Zweihander was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Graves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zweihander moves out of range of the body kick from Graves.
Zweihander is looking to counter with head kicks.
Graves misses with a head kick.
It looked like Zweihander wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Graves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zweihander's head.
Zweihander is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Graves tries to land a leg kick but Zweihander saw it coming and moves away.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Zweihander takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Graves.
Zweihander on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Graves. Graves obviously looking to wear him down.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zweihander's head backwards.
Graves misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Zweihander.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Graves's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zweihander throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zweihander moves away.
Zweihander throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Zweihander.
Zweihander moves out of range of the body kick from Graves.
Zweihander is looking to counter with a body kick.
Zweihander bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Graves's head.
Zweihander checks a low kick from Graves.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Zweihander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kurt Zweihander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zweihander on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zweihander.
Graves throws a leg kick but Zweihander sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zweihander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zweihander looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Graves looks to land a combination but Zweihander avoids it well.
Zweihander is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zweihander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Graves throws a low kick but Zweihander avoids it.
Zweihander fakes the leg kick and cracks Graves in the body.
Graves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zweihander moves away.
Zweihander connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Graves throws a leg kick that misses.
And Zweihander counters with a quick kick to the body but Graves blocks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zweihander.
Graves looks up at the clock. Bad move! Zweihander lands a right hand from hell, dropping Graves. Zweihander pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Zweihander!
Kurt Zweihander 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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