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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alika Hakekia (ranked 925 p4p, 654 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 118 p4p, 81 weight class). Hakekia comes into the arena with Nation Of Violence blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Curtis loads up on a big right hand but Hakekia slips the punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Curtis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hakekia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Curtis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hakekia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Curtis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hakekia moves away.
Hakekia lands with a right hand.
Curtis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hakekia throwing a counter right hand but Curtis manages to avoid it.
Hakekia throws a front kick that sends Curtis stumbling back into the cage.
Hakekia throws a leg kick
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Alika Hakekia has been cut.
Hakekia lands with a nice body kick.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hakekia tried to counter with a leg kick but Curtis avoided it.
Curtis tries to land a leg kick but Hakekia saw it coming and moves away.
Hakekia defending well as Curtis loads up on a big left hand.
Curtis misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curtis unleashes a big counter combination but Hakekia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hakekia slips under a jab.
Hakekia appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hakekia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Curtis throws out a counter right but Hakekia avoids it with no problem.
Curtis tries to land a leg kick but Hakekia saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Hakekia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia misses with a few strikes there.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Hakekia coming out on top.
Hakekia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hakekia checks a leg kick.
Curtis lands a head shot.
Hakekia scores with a push kick.
Hakekia slips under a jab.
Hakekia lands with an overhand left.
Hakekia blocks a jab.
Hakekia throws a leg kick which misses Curtis's front leg but catches the back leg as Curtis tries to avoid it.
Curtis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hakekia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hakekia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hakekia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curtis.
Hakekia lands a leg kick that knocks Curtis off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hakekia moves out of range of the body kick from Curtis.
Curtis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Curtis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hakekia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hakekia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hakekia scores with a nice head shot.
Hakekia throws an overhand right that lands on Curtis's shoulder, as Curtis tries to avoid the shot.
Hakekia lands with an uppercut that bounces Curtis off the cage and back into range.
Curtis takes a swing at Hakekia's ribcage but misses.
Curtis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hakekia.
Hakekia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Curtis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Curtis. Those never looked like landing.
Hakekia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Curtis misses the jab.
Curtis throws out a loose jab but Hakekia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis walks into a left hand.
Hakekia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis catches Hakekia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hakekia lands with an overhand left.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
Hakekia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Curtis.
Hakekia looks for the body kick but Curtis saw that one coming.
Hakekia with the inside leg kick.
Curtis checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Hakekia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hakekia throws a chopping leg kick but Curtis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hakekia connects with a crisp jab.
Hakekia moves out of range of the strikes.
Curtis throws a low kick, looking for Hakekia's leg but Hakekia calmly moves out of range.
Hakekia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curtis throws a jab but it's blocked by Hakekia.
Hakekia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis moves out of range as Hakekia throws a body kick.
Curtis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis moves out of range as Hakekia throws a body kick.
Curtis moves into the clinch successfully.
Hakekia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Hakekia saw that one coming.
Curtis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hakekia.
Hakekia connects with a right hand. Curtis shakes it off.
Hakekia defending well as Curtis loads up on a big left hand.
Curtis tries to bum rush Hakekia with a series of wild strikes but Hakekia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from Hakekia.
Hakekia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Curtis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis throws a body kick that misses.
Hakekia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hakekia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Curtis cracks Hakekia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alika Hakekia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alika Hakekia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slow jab from Hakekia misses its intended target.
Curtis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
Curtis blocks the body kick.
Hakekia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Curtis's sensitive parts.
Hakekia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Curtis is able to avoid easily.
Curtis walks into a stiff left hand from Hakekia.
Curtis connects with a nice looking jab.
Curtis closes the distance and clinches.
Hakekia gets through Curtis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hakekia scores with a hook to the body.
Hakekia scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hakekia.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Hakekia.
Curtis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hakekia backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Hakekia misses.
Curtis blocks a head kick by Hakekia.
Curtis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia lands a right hook to the body.
Hakekia walks into a straight right hand from Curtis.
Curtis throws a hook to the side of Hakekia's head but Hakekia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hakekia throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Curtis tenderised Hakekia's leg. Hakekia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alika Hakekia is winning the standup battle so far.
Hakekia lands a jab to Curtis's midsection.
Curtis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hakekia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Hakekia tenderised Curtis's leg. Curtis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Curtis throws a body punch but Hakekia moves out of range.
Curtis lands a nice shot to the body.
Curtis scores with a hook to the body. Hakekia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hakekia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Hakekia scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis scores with a punch to the head.
Hakekia scoring well with a low kick there.
Hakekia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia throws a leg kick
and Curtis counters with a three punch combo that has Hakekia backing up. Hakekia nods at Curtis to acknowledge the strikes.
Hakekia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hakekia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hakekia. Curtis shrugs it off though.
Curtis misses with a wild combination.
Curtis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Curtis misses with a hook
and Hakekia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hakekia tries to land a front kick but Curtis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hakekia scores with the left hand. Curtis knows he should have avoided that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Curtis blocks the leg kick.
Curtis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hakekia on the side of the head.
Curtis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hakekia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Curtis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hakekia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hakekia connects with a right hand. Curtis shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hakekia.
Curtis misses with a double jab
and Hakekia counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hakekia lands a leg kick that knocks Curtis off balance momentarily.
Hakekia throws a hook but Curtis avoids it easily.
Curtis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hakekia throws out a leg kick but Curtis moves out of range and Hakekia only half commits.
Hakekia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
Nice uppercut there from Hakekia.
Curtis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hakekia's sensitive parts.
Hakekia scores with a punch to the head.
Curtis throws a leg kick but Hakekia sees it coming and moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hakekia!
Curtis moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hakekia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hakekia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis avoiding damage as Hakekia throws knees to the body.
Hakekia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curtis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hakekia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Hakekia avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
Hakekia managing to block the knees to the body from Curtis.
Hakekia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curtis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hakekia connects with an inside leg kick.
Curtis's corner calls for a 1-2. Curtis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Curtis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hakekia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curtis scrambles back to his feet.
Hakekia throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis misses with a body kick.
Hakekia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Curtis's head backwards.
Hakekia staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Hakekia misses the target.
Hakekia throws a poor cross that misses
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alika Hakekia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alika Hakekia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Hakekia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hakekia misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Curtis misses.
Curtis misses with a lunging right hand
and Hakekia counters with an inside leg kick.
Curtis misses with a straight right.
Curtis throws a combination that misses
and Hakekia counters with an outside leg kick.
Curtis checks a low kick from Hakekia.
A shot to the body from Curtis misses
and Curtis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curtis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hakekia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Curtis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curtis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Curtis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Curtis scores with a body shot.
Curtis is looking to clinch.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Hakekia saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a right hand
and Hakekia counters with a leg kick.
Curtis throws a right hand that misses
and Hakekia counters with a straight right hand.
Hakekia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Curtis catches Hakekia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Curtis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakekia.
Hakekia went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Curtis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hakekia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Curtis misses with a hook to the body
and Hakekia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hakekia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Hakekia.
Curtis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hakekia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hakekia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Curtis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hakekia.
Hakekia dips to his left and cracks Curtis with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis walks into a left hand.
Curtis lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Curtis.
Hakekia swats away the attempt to clinch by Curtis.
Curtis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hakekia can pounce on him.
Hakekia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hakekia dips to his left and cracks Curtis with an uppercut!
Hakekia misses with a body kick.
Curtis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hakekia counters with a stiff right hand.
Curtis throws a sloppy head kick and Hakekia moves out of range easily.
Hakekia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curtis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hakekia.
Hakekia misses with a low kick as Curtis jumps back.
Curtis throws an off balance right hand
and Hakekia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curtis throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia misses with a low kick.
Hakekia dodges the punch combination from Curtis.
Curtis lands with an overhand left.
Hakekia moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Hakekia throws a body shot but no joy.
Curtis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hakekia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hakekia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curtis throws a looping overhand right but Hakekia ducks down to avoid it.
Curtis lands a lovely overhand right.
Hakekia lands with a nice body kick.
Curtis throws a hook to the side of Hakekia's head but Hakekia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hakekia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That kick from Hakekia tenderised Curtis's leg. Curtis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hakekia throws the kick towards the body but Curtis avoids it.
Curtis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Curtis moves out of range as Hakekia throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hakekia misses with a low kick as Curtis jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hakekia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Curtis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hakekia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curtis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Curtis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Curtis misses with a straight right.
Darry Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curtis swinging wildly here.
Hakekia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Curtis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hakekia scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Curtis throws a lazy right hand but Hakekia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alika Hakekia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hakekia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alika Hakekia!
Post fight, Alika Hakekia stared into the camera and said 'I Want A Top 5 Opponent, Then A Title Shot'.
The defeated Darry Curtis had this to say: 'Thank you to the fans who came out to watch me. I will come back stronger. '.
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