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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habana rushes Curry and presses him up against the cage.
Curry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Curry avoiding damage.
Curry managing to block the knees to the body from Habana.
Habana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Curry.
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Habana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Habana manages to break the clinch.
Habana tries to clinch there but Curry circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curry.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Habana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry misses with a looping left.
Habana scores with a push kick.
Good work by Habana as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Curry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Habana moves away.
Habana misses with a body kick.
Bryan Habana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Habana clinches up with Curry and pushes him back against the cage.
Habana trying to land knees to the body.
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Habana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Habana tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
Curry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Habana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curry is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Curry.
Habana tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Habana.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Habana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curry's brow.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curry lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Habana.
Habana can't break the clinch.
A short right from Curry on the inside.
Habana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Habana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Curry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Habana lands a knee to the body.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Curry on the inside.
Curry working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curry.
Habana is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Habana is looking to clinch.
Habana tries to clinch there but Curry circles away.
Habana scores with a kick to the midsection.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Habana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Habana moves in looking to clinch but Curry pushes him off.
Curry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Habana.
Habana lands a head kick. Curry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Habana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curry blocks the body kick.
Habana moves in looking to clinch but Curry pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Habana moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Curry throws an off balance right hand
and Habana counters with a low kick, right behind Curry 's knee.
Habana thumps Curry with a low kick.
Curry gets tackled into the cage by Habana. Habana maintains the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Habana.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Curry as Habana tries to tie him up.
Habana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Habana tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Habana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Habana manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Habana dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch but Curry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Habana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Habana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Habana tries to clinch there but Curry circles away.
Curry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Habana manages to avoid it.
Habana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curry.
The fighters circling - Habana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Habana scores with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Habana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Habana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Curry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Habana lands but Curry takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana rushes Curry and presses him up against the cage.
Curry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Habana.
Habana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Curry.
Curry avoiding damage as Habana throws knees to the body.
Curry lands a left hand.
Habana lands an elbow inside.
Habana breaks the clinch.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch but Habana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Habana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curry is defending well for now.
Curry is stalling here.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Curry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Habana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Curry's defenses.
Curry tries a body shot but Habana blocks it.
Habana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Curry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Habana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Curry blocks it with crossed arms.
Habana trying to land knees to the body.
Habana missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Curry.
Bryan Habana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Habana missing with knees to the body.
Habana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Habana lands an elbow inside.
Curry missing with knees to the body.
Habana working Curry over with knees to the body.
Habana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Habana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curry avoids it.
Habana missing with knees to the body.
Habana lands an elbow that stopped Curry in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana scores a nice knee to the body.
Habana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Curry blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Curry as Habana tries to tie him up.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Habana tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
Habana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Curry.
Habana trying to land knees to the body.
Habana crunches a lovely knee into Curry's ribcage.
Habana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Habana.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Habana.
Habana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Curry's face.
Habana trying to control the position but instead, Curry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Habana into the cage.
Habana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Habana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry has Habana pressed against the cage, preventing Habana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Habana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Habana effectively controlling the action here.
Curry working aggressively here.
Habana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Habana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Habana is looking to clinch but Curry is avoiding it.
Nice body kick there by Habana.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry blocks a head kick by Habana.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Curry.
Habana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Habana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Habana rushes Curry and presses him up against the cage.
Habana lands a knee to the body.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Habana blocking some punches.
Curry misses with a knee to the head.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Habana crunches a lovely knee into Curry's ribcage.
Habana lands a good knee to the midsection. Curry won't want to take too many of those.
Habana breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Habana tries to clinch but Curry is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Habana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Habana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curry keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Habana throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Arthur Curry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curry misses with an uppercut
and Habana counters with a body kick.
Habana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Habana tries to clinch but Curry moves out of range.
Curry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Habana connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Habana.
Curry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Habana has closed the distance and engaged Curry in a clinch.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Habana obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Habana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Habana defending well as Curry loads up on a big left hand.
Curry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Habana can pounce on him.
Habana rushes Curry and presses him up against the cage.
Habana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Habana with a knee to the head.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Habana's elbow.
Curry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Habana backwards.
Habana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Habana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Habana moves in looking to clinch but Curry pushes him off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Habana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Habana.
Habana wants to clinch.
Habana connects with an inside leg kick.
Bryan Habana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Habana cracks the inside of Curry's front leg.
Curry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Habana checks it well.
Habana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Curry.
Curry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Habana.
Habana has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana lands a nice elbow.
Habana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Habana effectively controlling the action here.
Habana lands a damaging elbow.
Bryan Habana is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Habana taking a breather.
Habana landing knees to the head.
Curry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Habana is defending well for now.
Habana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curry lands a shoulder strike.
Habana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Habana.
Habana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arthur Curry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Habana taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Habana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Habana 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Habana!
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