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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mars's choice of entrance music: Solaar Pleure by Solaar. Vincent Mars acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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285 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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217 cm
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277 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Mars!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars lands a jab to the head.
Mars has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mars throws a right hand that Curry ducks under and follows up with a left that Curry also avoids with ease.
Mars with a jab.
It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Mars drops his shoulder and cracks Curry with a huge uppercut! Curry goes down! Can Mars finish him?
Curry is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mars wants to control from the top but Curry keeps moving.
Mars loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mars wants to control from the top but Curry keeps moving.
Curry is pulling down on Mars's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mars not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mars postures up in Curry's guard and throws a big left but Curry blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry keeping moving, preventing Mars from controlling successfully.
Curry trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Curry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vincent Mars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mars motions for Curry to come forward. Mars throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mars lands a jab to the nose.
Mars tries to land a front kick but Curry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mars misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mars feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Currys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Curry throws a front kick aimed at Mars's knee but Mars avoids it well.
Mars ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Curry is looking to chop away at Mars's legs.
Curry lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Curry.
Curry avoids the head kick by Mars.
Mars throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Curry is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Mars finds it's way through Curry's defenses.
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curry thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mars swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mars checks a leg kick.
Mars lands a jab to Curry's midsection.
Mars tries to bum rush Curry with a series of wild strikes but Curry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mars scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Curry throws a jab when Mars was well out of range.
Curry is looking to clinch but Mars is avoiding it.
Curry throws a jab but it's blocked by Mars.
Mars lands a left and a right that sends Curry crashing to the canvas! Mars dives into mount looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mars tries to pass to full mount but Curry defends it.
Curry wants to get back to full guard.
Curry wants to control but Mars is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Curry is not content to let Mars control the position.
Curry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mars's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mars's back!
Curry trying to control momentarily.
Mars tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mars keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Curry controlling the pace for now.
Curry wants to take Mars's back here but Mars is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Curry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Curry wants to control the pace but Mars is squirming around nicely.
Curry controlling the pace for now.
Curry trying to control but Mars is having none of it.
Curry controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Mars dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Curry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mars lands a jab to the head.
Vincent Mars seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curry lands an overhand right.
It looks like Vincent Mars has been cut.
Mars's corner calls for a 1-2. Mars obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mars keeps Curry at a distance using the push kick.
Curry blocks a head kick by Mars.
Mars tried to score with a low kick but Curry checks it.
Curry throws a push kick but Mars slaps the foot to one side.
Mars misses with a kick to the body.
Curry defending well as Mars loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry walks into a straight right hand from Mars.
Mars scores with a body shot.
Curry blocks a leg kick.
As Mars looks to move away, Curry throws a big counter combo bu Mars just gets out of the way.
Mars moves out of range of the body kick from Curry.
Mars has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mars lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mars throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Curry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mars catches Curry napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Curry to the canvas!
Oh Curry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arthur Curry's cut is getting worse.
Mars loads up on a big left hand. Curry felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Mars looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Curry can't hide his disappointment, as Mars celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Mars!
After winning the bout, Vincent Mars thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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