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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Currie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Currie comes to the cage accompanied by Helmet - Just Another Victim. This should be a great matchup!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Currie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Currie thuds a left hand into Anello's body.
Currie misses with an uppercut.
Currie looks to score with a jab to the body but Anello is just out of range.
Currie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anello.
Currie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Currie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anello moves away.
Currie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Currie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anello throws a jab when Currie was well out of range.
Crunch! Currie slams his shin into Anello's torso.
Anello misses with a wild body shot.
Anello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Currie to counter with a crisp jab.
Anello scoring well with a low kick there.
Currie throws a leg kick but Anello moved away.
Anello looks to throw the jab but Currie is out of range.
A big left from Currie misses.
Anello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie misses with a body kick.
Anello missing with a left hand there. Currie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Anello does it's job there.
Currie tries to score with a low kick but Anello moves his leg out of the way.
Currie clinches with his opponent.
Anello prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anello tries to break free but Currie pushes him back against the cage.
Currie tries to work over Anello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Currie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anello.
Currie tries a body shot but Anello blocks it.
Anello has had enough of the clinch but Currie keeps him there for the moment.
Currie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anello's elbow.
Currie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Anello coming out on top.
Anello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Currie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Currie misses with an uppercut.
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!
Anello closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Currie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anello.
Currie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anello.
Currie misses with a looping right.
Anello moves out of range of the body kick.
That kick from Currie tenderised Anello's leg. Anello is trying to keep his angry face on.
Currie doesn't manage to clinch there - Anello circles away.
Nice shot by Currie.
A swing and a miss from Anello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Currie fails with a takedown attempt.
Anello connects with a crisp jab.
Anello lands a nice shot that snaps Currie's head back.
Anello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Currie throws out the jab.
Currie fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Currie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anello checks a leg kick.
Anello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Currie throws a head kick that misses.
Currie misses with a looping right.
Anello lands a glancing blow to the side of Currie's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Currie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anello.
Currie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Currie misses with a body shot
and Currie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Currie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anello lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Currie ducks under a wild hook from Anello.
Anello takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Currie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Currie cracks Anello with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Currie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Currie
and Anello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anello throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calogero Anello will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Currie tries a head kick but it misses.
Anello blocks a leg kick.
Anello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Currie manages to avoid it.
Anello misses with a hook.
Currie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anello moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Currie throws a jab when Anello was well out of range.
Nice shot by Anello.
Currie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anello counters with a three punch combo that has Currie backing up. Currie nods at Anello to acknowledge the strikes.
David Currie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Currie throws a right hand that misses
and Anello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Currie.
Currie is looking to land body kicks.
A cross from Anello lands.
Currie lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Currie.
Anello throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Currie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anello counters with a left to the body.
Currie lands with a nice body kick.
Anello slips a straight right by Currie.
Anello thumps Currie with a low kick.
Currie doesn't manage to clinch there - Anello circles away.
Anello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Calogero Anello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Currie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anello makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Currie swings for the body but Anello moves out of range.
Currie shoots and misses
and Anello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello scores with the left hand. Currie knows he should have avoided that one.
Anello misses with an attempted mid kick.
Currie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anello avoids the head kick by Currie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Currie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Anello.
Anello misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Anello.
Currie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anello looks to land a left hand but Currie moved out of range nicely.
Currie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anello thows a body kick. Currie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Anello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Currie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Currie.
Anello throws out a powerful jab.
Anello fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Currie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Currie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Currie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anello finds it's way round the side to connect with Currie's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Currie.
Anello scores with a body shot.
Currie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anello's hands.
Currie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anello manages to avoid it.
Currie tries to clinch up
and Anello counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currie misses with a left hand
and Anello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Currie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab by Anello.
Anello scores with a decent looking hook.
No luck for Currie with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Currie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Currie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Currie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Currie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anello. That's going to slow Currie down.
Anello throws a hook to the side of Currie's head but Currie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anello with a jab.
Anello misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calogero Anello 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. This is the final round!
Anello throws a shot from downtown. Currie moves away and avoids it.
Anello scores with a crisp jab that stopped Currie in his tracks.
Currie moves forwards but Anello connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Currie tries to clinch but Anello moves out of range.
Currie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anello lets loose with a powerful body kick. Currie will feel that in the morning.
Anello bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anello smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Currie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Currie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Currie tries to clinch up but Anello circles away and keeps his distance.
Anello chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie looks for the body kick but Anello saw that one coming.
Anello connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Currie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Currie wants to clinch up but Anello keeps it at a distance.
Anello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Currie throws an overhand right that lands on Anello's shoulder, as Anello tries to avoid the shot.
Anello lands a right hook to the body.
Anello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anello checks a leg kick.
Anello moves out of range of the strikes.
Anello looks to throw the jab but Currie is out of range.
Anello lunges at Currie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Currie's hand.
Anello misses with a straight left.
Currie misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currie wants to clinch up but Anello keeps it at a distance.
Currie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anello defends it nicely.
Anello blocks a head kick by Currie.
A head kick misses from Currie.
Currie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anello counters with a nice uppercut.
Anello blocks a low kick nicely.
Currie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Currie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anello.
Anello defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Currie.
David Currie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Currie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie connects with a right hand. Anello shakes it off.
Nice sprawl there from Anello as Currie shoots in.
Currie throws a hook but Anello avoids it easily.
Currie has a takedown stuffed.
Anello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Currie looks to land a right hand but Anello moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Currie. Anello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Currie tries to land a body kick
enabling Anello to counter with a crisp jab.
Anello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calogero Anello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anello digs a good body shot into Currie's ribs.
Anello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Currie. That did some damage!
Anello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anello sprawls well. Anello wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Currie gets slowly back to his feet.
Anello is looking to slow Currie down with leg kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Anello finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Anello dips to his left and cracks Currie with an uppercut!
Anello stuffs the takedown attempt from Currie. Currie gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anello throws a good cross that connects.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Currie slips a jab and a cross from Anello.
Anello uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Currie has time to react.
Currie throws a jab when Anello was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calogero Anello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anello winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calogero Anello!
Calogero Anello decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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