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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashawn Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
11 - 17 - 0 |
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195 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashawn Curry!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schwarzeneg's sensitive parts.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Schwarzeneg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Curry!
Curry tries to hold on but Schwarzeneg postures up.
Schwarzeneg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Schwarzeneg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schwarzeneg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Curry's face.
Curry is squirming around, avoiding Schwarzeneg's attempts to control the action.
Curry is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzeneg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Curry wants to control but Schwarzeneg is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry is looking to improve his position but Schwarzeneg isn't that keen on the idea.
Schwarzeneg breaks from Curry's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schwarzeneg is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Curry is surviving well by controlling Schwarzeneg's body position as best he can.
Curry wants to control but Schwarzeneg is having none of it.
Schwarzeneg lands a big shot there that rocks Curry but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Schwarzeneg looking to control but Curry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Curry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Curry is squirming around, avoiding Schwarzeneg's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry working to try and regain half guard.
Schwarzeneg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Schwarzeneg lands a big elbow.
Schwarzeneg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Schwarzeneg wants to control the pace but Curry is squirming around nicely.
Schwarzeneg landing strikes, looking to finish!
Curry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Curry is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Curry because Schwarzeneg loaded up on that one.
Curry is trying to escape the mount.
Curry avoids a series of strikes thrown by Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg looking to ground and pound but Curry is blocking nicely.
Curry is working to get back to half guard.
Curry slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Schwarzeneg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Curry defending well though.
Schwarzeneg wants to pass to mount but Curry is defending the position.
Schwarzeneg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry actively working from the bottom here.
Curry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Curry.
Curry looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Schwarzeneg has picked Curry up and slammed him! Curry can't keep hold of the triangle and Schwarzeneg manages to pass to side control!
Schwarzeneg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Schwarzeneg working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schwarzeneg creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Curry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Schwarzeneg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Schwarzeneg closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Curry quickly recovers to half guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Curry uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Schwarzeneg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schwarzeneg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Curry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Curry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwarzeneg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schwarzeneg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Curry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Curry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schwarzeneg is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curry is keeping the position for now.
Curry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Curry controlling Schwarzeneg's posture.
Curry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schwarzeneg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Schwarzeneg stopping the sweep attempt from Curry.
Curry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schwarzeneg is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Curry controls Schwarzeneg momentarily but Schwarzeneg frees himself.
Curry keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling successfully.
Roger Schwarzeneg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Curry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schwarzeneg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schwarzeneg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Curry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schwarzeneg manages to get himself to full guard.
Schwarzeneg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schwarzeneg's head.
Curry wants to control from the top but Schwarzeneg keeps moving.
Schwarzeneg is looking to sweep but instead, Curry has passed into half guard.
Curry thows a huge punch but Schwarzeneg dodges it nicely.
Schwarzeneg wants to control but Curry is keeping busy.
Schwarzeneg missing with punches from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg has a hand on Curry's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Curry takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Schwarzeneg is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Curry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Schwarzeneg is bucking up trying to escape but Curry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Curry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schwarzeneg looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Curry raining down shots from the mount!
Curry looking to control but Schwarzeneg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Curry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Curry looking to control but Schwarzeneg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Curry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Curry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Curry blocks Schwarzeneg's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashawn Curry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Curry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Curry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schwarzeneg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Curry was covering up waiting for the punch and Schwarzeneg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Curry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schwarzeneg manages to get himself to full guard.
Curry postures up.
Curry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Curry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curry working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Curry working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Schwarzeneg is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Schwarzeneg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Curry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Curry working the ground and pound effectively.
Curry cracks Schwarzeneg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Curry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schwarzeneg is looking to escape.
Schwarzeneg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry cracks Schwarzeneg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Curry is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Schwarzeneg has managed to escape the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry content just to control the position here.
Schwarzeneg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Curry raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Curry trying to control but Schwarzeneg is having none of it.
Schwarzeneg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Curry punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schwarzeneg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Curry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schwarzeneg hang on?
Curry lands with some strikes.
Curry working the ground and pound effectively.
Curry has control of Schwarzeneg's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Schwarzeneg regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry landing strikes, looking to finish!
Schwarzeneg is looking to get to half guard.
Curry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schwarzeneg is looking to escape.
Schwarzeneg tries to reverse the position but Curry maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Curry controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashawn Curry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Curry 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashawn Curry!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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