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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 136 p4p, 6 weight class) and Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 385 p4p, 16 weight class). Curry comes to the cage accompanied by Molly Malone - The Dubliners. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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262 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
Heimendahl throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curry counters with a nice uppercut.
Heimendahl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Curry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl throws a jab when Curry was well out of range.
Curry throws a counter high kick but Heimendahl was just alert enough to avoid it.
Heimendahl takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Heimendahl. That snapped Curry's head back.
Curry moves out of range as Heimendahl throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Curry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Curry blocks a low kick nicely.
Curry scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Heimendahl misses its intended target.
Curry thumps Heimendahl with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Curry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Heimendahl misses
and Curry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curry throws a hook but Heimendahl avoids it easily.
Curry throws a body kick that misses
letting Heimendahl counter with a right hand.
It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Heimendahl slips under a jab from Curry.
Curry throws a sloppy head kick and Heimendahl moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimendahl! But no joy.
Curry misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl moves into range and clinches up with Curry.
Curry digs a right hand underneath Heimendahl's ribcage. Heimendahl let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heimendahl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Curry lands a body punch.
Curry lands an uppercut.
Heimendahl lands an elbow just above Curry 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heimendahl lands an elbow just above Curry 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Curry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Heimendahl throws an elbow but it misses.
Heimendahl gets through Curry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heimendahl throws an elbow but misses.
Curry working aggressively here.
Curry manages to break the clinch.
Heimendahl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Curry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Heimendahl on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heimendahl throws out a loose jab but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Heimendahl backs away, Curry returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Heimendahl throws the kick towards the body but Curry avoids it.
Curry throwing a counter right hand but Heimendahl manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heimendahl checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curry.
Heimendahl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Curry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heimendahl scores with a push kick.
Heimendahl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Curry is breathing heavily.
Curry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heimendahl thuds a left hand into Curry's body.
Curry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Curry tries to keep at a distance but Heimendahl has taken the fight into the clinch.
Heimendahl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Currys head.
Curry prevents a body shot from Heimendahl.
Curry lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curry lands a body shot.
Heimendahl has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Curry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heimendahl can turn it around.
Heimendahl lands a nice elbow.
Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Heimendahl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heimendahl throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curry.
Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curry avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heimendahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimendahl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thorbjorn Heimendahl will probably get the nod.
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.
Curry misses the jab.
Heimendahl let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Curry throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimendahl.
Curry misses with a right hand
and Heimendahl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heimendahl connects with a single shot there.
Heimendahl slips a straight right by Curry.
Heimendahl misses with a hook. Curry ducked under it nicely.
Curry half committed to a counter leg kick.
Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Curry.
Curry throws a sloppy body shot
and Heimendahl counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heimendahl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heimendahl throws the left hand but Curry avoids the punch easily.
Heimendahl cracks Curry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry with a jab.
Curry throws a hook but Heimendahl avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Heimendahl. Curry shrugs it off though.
Heimendahl swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Heimendahl throws an off balance right hand
and Curry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heimendahl's knee momentarily.
Curry slips under a jab.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses.
Heimendahl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heimendahl closes the distance looking to clinch
and Curry counters with a flying knee. Nice.
It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Heimendahl lands but Curry takes it in his stride.
Heimendahl throws a wild body kick that Curry sees coming a mile off.
Curry tests Heimendahl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry misses with an uppercut.
Heimendahl misses with a low kick as Curry jumps back.
Heimendahl misses with a left hand
and Curry counters with a nice right hand that sends Heimendahl toppling to the canvas! Heimendahl scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Curry finish him?!
Heimendahl is rocked!
Heimendahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Curry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
Heimendahl lands with a good body shot.
Heimendahl misses with a wild body shot.
Heimendahl drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the body
and Curry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heimendahl is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
Heimendahl moves in looking to clinch but Curry pushes him off.
Heimendahl seems to have recovered his senses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A quick step to the side and Curry tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Heimendahl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curry.
Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Curry.
Heimendahl raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the body
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heimendahl gets a clinch.
Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heimendahl connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curry scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry throws a shot from downtown. Heimendahl moves away and avoids it.
Curry swats away the attempt to clinch by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Curry misses with a straight left.
Heimendahl blocks a jab.
Curry throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arthur Curry will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Heimendahl slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Heimendahl. Beautiful body shot.
Heimendahl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heimendahl connects with a high kick.
Curry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Curry throws a hook to the side of Heimendahl's head but Heimendahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimendahl moves out of range of the leg kick from Curry.
Heimendahl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Curry connects with a body shot that sends Heimendahl's belly button to the back.
Heimendahl tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Curry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Curry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heimendahl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Curry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Curry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curry is rocked!
Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Curry moves out of range easily.
Heimendahl scores with a nice head shot.
Oh Curry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heimendahl rushes Curry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry seems to have got his legs back now.
Curry digs a right hand into Heimendahl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heimendahl's gas tank.
Heimendahl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heimendahl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curry misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Heimendahl blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry breaks from the clinch.
Heimendahl is looking to clinch but Curry is avoiding it.
Curry tried to counter with a leg kick but Heimendahl avoided it.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Curry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heimendahl.
Some bone on bone action there as Curry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Curry throwing a counter right hand but Heimendahl manages to avoid it.
Heimendahl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Curry at a distance.
Curry throws a hook to the side of Heimendahl's head but Heimendahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heimendahl raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Heimendahl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
Curry throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry moves out of range of the body kick.
Curry half committed to a counter leg kick.
Curry swings widly with a right hand
and Heimendahl counters with a nice leg kick.
Heimendahl looks to clinch
enabling Curry to counter with a crisp jab.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl wants to clinch up but Curry keeps it at a distance.
Heimendahl closes the distance and clinches.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heimendahl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Curry manages to break the clinch.
Heimendahl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Heimendahl misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heimendahl misses with a hook. Curry ducked under it nicely.
Heimendahl throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curry takes a swing at Heimendahl's ribcage but misses.
Heimendahl avoids the head kick by Curry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimendahl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Heimendahl.
Curry dodges an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl scores with a shot to the side of Curry's head.
Arthur Curry's cut is getting worse.
Curry blocks a body shot from Heimendahl.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thorbjorn Heimendahl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heimendahl has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
A relieved looking Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Arthur Curry stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am hanging my gloves up for good. Just naked sparring with ur mamma thats it...'.
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