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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zackary Huang (ranked 4369 p4p, 3762 weight class) and BJ McCurtney (ranked 380 p4p, 355 weight class). McCurtney comes into a darkened arena with his song building. “Suck My D**k Ho” kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zackary Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ McCurtney!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huang misses with a double jab.
McCurtney swings for the body but Huang moves out of range.
Huang misses the jab.
Huang loads up on a big right hand but McCurtney slips the punch.
As Huang backs off McCurtney throws a huge counter combo but Huang manages to avoid it all.
Huang swings widly with a right hand
and McCurtney counters with a nice body shot.
McCurtney slips a straight right by Huang.
McCurtney throws a counter combo.
McCurtney digs a good hook to Huang's body.
Huang has McCurtney up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCurtney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McCurtney fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huang can't find room to land a body shot as McCurtney controls the action.
Huang stops a takedown attempt from McCurtney.
Zackary Huang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ McCurtney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang lands with a left to the head.
McCurtney fails to pull guard.
Huang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Huang misses with some punches.
Huang gets underhooks to prevent McCurtney's takedown attempt.
Huang scores with a hook to the body.
Huang can't find room to land a body shot as McCurtney controls the action.
Huang misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Huang.
McCurtney fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McCurtney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Huang after a bit of a struggle.
McCurtney prevents a body shot from Huang.
Huang has a couple of punches blocked by McCurtney.
McCurtney wants a takedown.
McCurtney jumps guard.
Huang wants to pass the guard but McCurtney is keeping the position.
McCurtney being controlled here, momentarily.
Huang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang got a little sloppy there for a moment and McCurtney has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Huang has managed to get both his arms back between McCurtney's legs - danger averted.
McCurtney looking to control.
Huang stays in close to McCurtney's body and controls the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McCurtney wants to get back to his feet but Huang is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McCurtney.
McCurtney looks to score with a jab to the body but Huang is just out of range.
McCurtney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huang manages to avoid it.
Huang misses with an uppercut.
Huang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCurtney has time to react.
McCurtney moves away from the strike by Huang.
A countering left hand to the body from McCurtney misses.
McCurtney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huang at a distance.
Huang lands with a cross.
McCurtney ducks under a wild hook from Huang.
Huang blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang misses with an uppercut.
McCurtney closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Huang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huang scores with a hook to the body. McCurtney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCurtney moves into range and connects with a jab.
Huang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Huang scores with a nice strike.
Huang lands a slapping body shot.
Huang lands with an uppercut that bounces McCurtney off the cage and back into range.
Huang seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McCurtney explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McCurtney takes a swing at Huang's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zackary Huang dominated that round.
That's time! Huang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Huang cracks McCurtney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huang. McCurtney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huang misses with a looping left.
Zackary Huang is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Huang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCurtney can do to turn this around?
Huang throws a hook to the side of McCurtney's head but McCurtney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCurtney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Huang misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Huang.
Huang wants to clinch
and Huang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
BJ McCurtney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Huang misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Huang misses the target.
Huang tries to clinch but McCurtney moves out of range.
McCurtney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCurtney misses with a leg kick
and Huang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McCurtney wants a takedown.
Nice body punch from Huang - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Huang fails to land.
McCurtney is looking to take this one to the mat.
Huang lands a right hand.
Huang misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Huang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huang has a couple of punches blocked by McCurtney.
Huang is pressed up against the cage. McCurtney has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huang down to the mat. Huang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zackary Huang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ McCurtney.
Huang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCurtney.
Huang misses with a left hand
and McCurtney counters with a right hand to the body.
Huang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCurtney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCurtney doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Huang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCurtney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huang.
Huang misses with a left hand
and McCurtney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Huang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCurtney! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCurtney throws a body punch but Huang moves out of range.
Huang is looking to counter the offense by McCurtney and move into the clinch.
McCurtney gets tackled into the cage by Huang. Huang maintains the clinch.
Huang is working McCurtney over against the cage.
McCurtney has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Huang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McCurtney can turn it around.
Huang struggles to land a body shot inside as McCurtney controls his hands.
Huang lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCurtney backwards.
Huang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Huang.
Huang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCurtney tries to pull guard but Huang holds him up against the cage and eventually McCurtney drops back down to his feet.
Huang throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Huang on the inside.
Huang working aggressively here.
Huang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang scores with a shot to the side of McCurtney's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCurtney tries to pull guard but Huang won't allow it.
McCurtney blocking some punches.
McCurtney blocking some punches.
Huang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zackary Huang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huang.
McCurtney tries to pull guard but Huang won't allow it.
Huang is pressed up against the cage. McCurtney has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huang down to the mat. Huang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Huang lands a nice looking body shot.
McCurtney ducks under a wild hook from Huang.
Despite the aggression on McCurtney's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Huang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Huang lands a jab to the head.
Huang misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on McCurtney's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zackary Huang dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McCurtney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huang.
McCurtney now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Huang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCurtney slips a jab from Huang.
McCurtney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Huang rather than just go for the knockout.
McCurtney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zackary Huang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCurtney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Huang scores with a nice right hand.
Huang throws a jab but it's blocked by McCurtney.
McCurtney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Huang with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang misses with a hook
and McCurtney counters with a series of strikes. Huang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Huang lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Huang misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCurtney slips a straight right by Huang.
Huang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCurtney manages to avoid it.
McCurtney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Huang with a body shot.
McCurtney throws a body punch but Huang moves out of range.
Huang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McCurtney throws a series of punches but Huang moves out of range.
Huang throws a lazy uppercut
and McCurtney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCurtney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCurtney connects with a good right hand that stumbles Huang. Huang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCurtney wants to land a leg kick but Huang is out of range.
Huang throws an off balance right hand
and McCurtney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCurtney misses with a body shot.
McCurtney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Huang misses with a right hand
and McCurtney counters with an outside leg kick.
Huang misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCurtney tries to work over Huang's front leg with a kick but Huang checks it.
McCurtney misses with a straight right.
Huang throws a body punch but McCurtney moves out of range.
McCurtney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McCurtney's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Huang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McCurtney scrambles back to his feet.
McCurtney slips under a jab.
Huang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCurtney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCurtney misses with a hook. Huang ducked under it nicely.
As McCurtney tries to get set, Huang tries to push him back and clinch up but McCurtney manages to avoid the attempt.
McCurtney defending well as Huang loads up on a big left hand.
McCurtney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Huang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Huang.
McCurtney fails to pull guard.
Huang misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Huang scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCurtney blocks a body shot from Huang.
McCurtney manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McCurtney wants to stand up but Huang is controlling him.
Zackary Huang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCurtney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huang defends well.
McCurtney working for a triangle but Huang defends it easily.
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 Zackary Huang.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huang, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zackary Huang!
Zackary Huang tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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