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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simon Kurken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurken's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Serbian national anthem . Wade has chosen Jizz In My Pants as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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152 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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176 cm
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156 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Kurken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Wade!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurken thows a leg kick but Wade checks it
and Wade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wade lands a glancing blow to the side of Kurken's head.
Jab, jab by Wade - just one landing.
Kurken blocks a head kick by Wade.
Wade connects with a body shot that sends Kurken's belly button to the back.
Kurken throws a sloppy head kick
and Wade counters with a body kick.
Kurken throws a head kick that misses
enabling Wade to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurken misses with a lunging right hand
and Wade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurken misses with a takedown
and Wade counters with a right hand to the body.
Wade scores with a body shot.
Kurken is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurken walks into a straight right hand from Wade.
Kurken walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wade. That's going to slow Kurken down.
Kurken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kurken scrambles back to his feet.
Wade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kurken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kurken blocks a head kick by Wade.
Wade changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gary Wade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurken throws a head kick that misses
and Wade counters with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wade.
Wade connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurken steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wade. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade scoring well with a low kick there.
Kurken takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kurken on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kurken throws a lazy head kick
and Wade counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wade.
Kurken throws a head kick that misses
and Wade counters with an inside leg kick.
Wade cracks Kurken with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wade scores with a leg kick.
Wade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kurken stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Wade lands.
Kurken thows a leg kick but Wade checks it
and Wade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kurken's knee momentarily.
Kurken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kurken avoids the head kick by Wade.
Wade scores with a nice body kick.
Wade's corner calls for a 1-2. Wade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wade digs a good body shot into Kurken's ribs.
Kurken gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wade connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands a head shot.
Kurken avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurken.
A left and a right from Wade both land. Nice combination.
Kurken misses with a lunging right hand
and Wade counters with an outside leg kick.
Kurken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kurken throws a sloppy head kick
and Kurken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wade cracks Kurken with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Wade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wade punishes Kurken's body with a nice straight punch.
Kurken walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wade connects with a single shot there.
Kurken is rocked!
Wade looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurken is just out of range.
Kurken scores with a jab.
Kurken takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
Wade connects with the punch.
Nice body kick there by Wade.
Kurken misses with a combination
and Wade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurken throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade misses with a low kick.
Wade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wade takes a swing at Kurken's ribcage but misses.
Wade scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Kurken is predictable there
and Wade counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kurken thows a leg kick but Wade checks it
and Wade counters with a stiff right hand.
Wade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick by Kurken misses
and Wade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kurken.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kurken 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kurken blocks the leg kick.
Wade feints and then cracks Kurken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kurken down.
Wade scores with the left hand. Kurken knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick by Wade misses
and Kurken counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Wade misses.
Wade lands with a nice combination. Kurken backs away looking to recover.
Kurken throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wade connects with a solid leg kick.
Kurken looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wade lands a head shot.
A head kick by Kurken misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wade scoring well with a low kick there.
Wade scores with a shot to the body.
Kurken throws a wild body kick that Wade sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Kurken misses
and Wade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wade.
Kurken misses with a leg kick
and Wade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kurken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wade throws a sloppy head kick and Kurken moves out of range easily.
Kurken tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade is looking to slow Kurken down with leg kicks.
Kurken throws a sloppy head kick
and Wade counters with a nice uppercut.
Kurken throws an off balance right hand
and Wade counters with a nice body kick.
Wade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kurken at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wade misses with a leg kick.
Wade misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurken walks into a straight right hand from Wade.
Oh Kurken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurken drops his hands momentarily and Wade takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Wade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kurken throws a sloppy head kick
and Wade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kurken seems to have got his legs back now.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kurken might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kurken takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kurken throws a sloppy head kick
and Wade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurken throws a leg kick
and Wade counters with a nice uppercut.
Wade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kurken throws a sloppy body shot
and Wade counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurken throws a sloppy head kick
and Wade counters with a straight right hand.
Wade lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kurken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kurken throws a lazy head kick
and Wade counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Kurken feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wade's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade misses the shot to the body.
Kurken throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wade counters with a thumping low kick.
Wade throws a sloppy head kick and Kurken moves out of range easily.
Wade throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Wade.
Kurken walks into a jab.
Kurken on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick from Kurken misses
and Wade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Kurken misses
and Wade counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kurken ducks right into an uppercut from Wade.
Kurken takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wade bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kurken's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kurken.
Kurken takes one to the chin there.
A head kick by Kurken misses
and Wade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wade finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kurken's calf.
Wade tests Kurken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade scores with a body shot.
Kurken checks a leg kick nicely.
Kurken throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Kurken misses
and Wade counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gary Wade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kurken.
Kurken throws a sloppy head kick
and Wade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kurken throws an off balance right hand
enabling Wade to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurken misses with a combination
and Wade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurken throws a lazy uppercut
and Wade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurken throws a combination that misses
and Wade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simon Kurken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurken thows a leg kick but Wade checks it
and Wade counters with a straight right hand.
Wade lands with an overhand left.
Kurken tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Kurken.
Wade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade lands a slapping body shot.
Wade cracks Kurken with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Wade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wade has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Wade!
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