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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Qun Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Lauzon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Qun Curry's chin.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Qun Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Lauzon!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lauzon circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Curry.
Lauzon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Curry's waist but Curry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lauzon off to one side.
Lauzon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lauzon fails with the takedown.
Lauzon closes the distance and clinches.
Curry is trying to break the clinch but Lauzon has him pressed against the cage.
Lauzon fails to pull guard.
Qun Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Lauzon.
Curry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lauzon.
Curry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Curry wants to get back to striking at distance but Lauzon won't allow it.
Lauzon lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Qun Curry has been cut.
Lauzon lands with a short shot to the head.
Lauzon fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Curry walks away with a smile on his face. Lauzon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lauzon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lauzon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Curry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Curry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lauzon shoots in and drives through. Curry sprawls well.
Lauzon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Curry stuffs the takedown.
Curry stuffs the takedown.
Curry scores a takedown into full mount!
Lauzon looks gassed!
Lauzon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Curry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Curry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Curry gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lauzon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lauzon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lauzon.
Curry lands with a slapping head kick.
Curry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lauzon is trying to maintain the position but Curry is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry stalling.
Curry trying to mount his opponent but Lauzon defends it.
Lauzon is trying to stand up here but Curry is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qun Curry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Qun Curry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Curry scores with a spinning back kick!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Curry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Curry scores with a nice right hand.
Lauzon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice sprawl there from Lauzon as Curry shoots in.
Curry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curry shoots in for a double leg but Lauzon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lauzon needs to keep his hands up - Curry had a free shot at his head there.
Curry misses with a few strikes there.
Curry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Curry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lauzon tries to reverse the position but Curry maintains control.
Lauzon wants to hold on but Curry pushes him away.
Lauzon is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lauzon tries to hold on but Curry pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lauzon is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lauzon is breathing heavily.
Curry stands up from mount. Strange move.
Curry drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lauzon throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon trying to keep a closed guard but Curry is proving a slippery customer.
Lauzon is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Curry dives into side control.
Curry stands up.
Lauzon doesn't manage to clinch there - Curry circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Curry misses with a takedown attempt - Lauzon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Qun Curry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lauzon is looking to clinch but Curry is avoiding it.
Curry connects with a nice looking jab.
Horrible takedown by Lauzon or perhaps it was just good defense by Curry which made him look bad.
Qun Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lauzon misses with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Curry as he connects with a hook.
Curry throws a nice head kick!
Curry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Curry stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qun Curry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Qun Curry's cut.
That's time! Curry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Curry swats away the attempt to clinch by Lauzon.
Nice sprawl there from Lauzon as Curry shoots in.
Curry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lauzon tries for a takedown but Curry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lauzon scores with a takedown into Curry's guard.
Lauzon wants to stand but Curry has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lauzon wants to control from the top but Curry keeps moving.
Lauzon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry trying to control the position here.
Lauzon wants to control from the top but Curry keeps moving.
Curry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lauzon looking to pass the guard.
Lauzon trying to control but Curry is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Curry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lauzon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Curry controlling from the full mount.
Lauzon is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Qun Curry.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Curry, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qun Curry!
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energy
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hype
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