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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Strom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Curtain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strom kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Need a Hero. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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198 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Strom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Curtain!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strom throws a shot to the body.
Strom takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Curtain fails to land with a series of punches.
Curtain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strom swivels and escapes.
Strom thuds a left hand into Curtain's body.
Curtain shoots for a takedown but Strom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strom cracks Curtain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Curtain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gunnar Strom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Curtain.
A punch lands to the side of Curtain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Kevin Curtain has been cut.
Strom scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom throws a nice looking combination but Curtain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Curtain feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Curtain trying to control but Strom is working from the bottom.
Curtain stopping the sweep attempt from Strom.
Curtain wants to control from the top but Strom keeps moving.
Curtain postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Strom is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Curtain, into his guard.
Curtain throws his legs up looking for a submission but Strom uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strom controlling the position from side mount.
Strom working away.
Curtain is looking to regain half guard here but Strom keeps moving and retains side control.
Curtain is trying to control Strom's posture but Strom avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strom decides to stand up, so the ref orders Curtain to his feet.
Curtain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curtain keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunnar Strom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Curtain walks into a straight right hand from Strom.
Curtain swings for the body but Strom moves out of range.
Strom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strom throws a jab but it's blocked by Curtain.
Curtain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Curtain.
Curtain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strom throws out the jab.
Strom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtain.
Strom misses with a shot to the body
and Curtain counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Strom wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are battling for position here. Strom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Curtain wants to control from the top but Strom keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Strom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Curtain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Strom misses the target.
Curtain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strom.
Strom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Strom misses with a body punch
and Curtain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curtain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strom.
Curtain tries for a takedown but Strom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Curtain.
Strom slaps away a takedown attempt from Curtain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gunnar Strom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Curtain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtain takes a swing at Strom's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strom throws an overhand right that lands on Curtain's shoulder, as Curtain tries to avoid the shot.
Curtain shoots in but no luck this time.
Strom stuffs the takedown attempt from Curtain. Curtain gets slowly back to his feet.
Curtain moves out of range as Strom strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Strom misses the shot to the body.
Strom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Curtain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtain.
Curtain slips under a jab from Strom.
Curtain shoots in and drives through. Strom sprawls well.
Curtain shoots in but no luck this time.
Strom scores with a jab to the body.
Strom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtain moves away.
Curtain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtain avoids the body shot from Strom.
Curtain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strom moves away.
Strom moves out of range of the strikes.
Curtain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curtain shoots in looking for a takedown. Strom tries to sprawl out of it but Curtain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Strom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Curtain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curtain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big right from Strom misses.
Curtain throws a hook to the side of Strom's head but Strom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curtain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curtain shoots in for a takedown but Strom shows good takedown defense.
Strom looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtain is just out of range.
Strom throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtain.
Strom defending well as Curtain loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Strom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Curtain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Curtain.
Strom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtain.
Strom throws a jab but it's blocked by Curtain.
Strom lands a really nice looking cross but Curtain seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtain looks for a takedown but Strom sprawls well.
Curtain misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom misses with a straight right.
Curtain has a takedown stuffed.
Gunnar Strom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Curtain.
A big left from Curtain misses.
Curtain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Strom as he jumps to the side.
Strom checks a leg kick.
Strom misses with an uppercut. Curtain saw that one coming.
Strom misses with a body shot
letting Curtain counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Curtain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strom tries to avoid it but Curtain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strom to the ground. Strom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Strom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Curtain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strom tries to avoid it but Curtain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strom to the ground. Strom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Curtain scores a takedown into full mount!
Strom knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Curtain on the ground.
Strom is squirming around, avoiding Curtain's attempts to control the action.
Strom tries to hold on but Curtain pushes him away.
Curtain working for a submission but Strom is keeping him at bay.
Strom is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strom wants to hold on but Curtain pushes him away.
Strom is in all sorts of trouble here.
Curtain avoids the attempt from Strom to control.
Curtain looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Strom tries to improve his position but instead Curtain has taken his back!
Curtain wants to control but Strom is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Curtain is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Strom is keeping busy.
Strom looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Strom fending off the submission attempt from Curtain.
Curtain is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Strom defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Curtain working for a choke but Strom is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Curtain really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Curtain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Strom leaves Curtain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Curtain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strom misses with a jab to the body
and Curtain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Strom is looking to stand up but Curtain isn't so interested in that idea.
Strom keeping moving, preventing Curtain from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Curtain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Curtain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strom is working hard here to advance position.
Strom seems keen to control Curtain's posture.
Curtain wants to control from the top but Strom keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Curtain being controlled here momentarily.
Gunnar Strom has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Curtain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Curtain or perhaps it was just good defense by Strom which made him look bad.
Gunnar Strom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Curtain.
Strom misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Strom.
Curtain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curtain slips a jab from Strom.
Strom throws a big shot that misses.
Curtain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curtain misses with a takedown attempt - Strom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Curtain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strom pinned against the cage. Strom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed right hand from Strom misses the target.
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.
Strom lands with an uppercut that bounces Curtain off the cage and back into rage.
Strom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunnar Strom is winning the standup battle so far.
Curtain shoots in but Strom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Curtain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strom is fending him off so far but Curtain persists. Nope, Strom circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Curtain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strom as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kevin Curtain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kevin Curtain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Strom stuffs the takedown attempt from Curtain. Curtain gets slowly back to his feet.
Curtain shoots in but no luck this time.
Curtain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strom.
Curtain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gunnar Strom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Curtain.
Curtain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Curtain is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtain misses with a looping right.
Strom tries to clinch but Curtain is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom throws a body punch but Curtain moves out of range.
Good shot there by Curtain.
Strom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Strom misses the body punch
and Curtain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curtain shoots in but Strom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Curtain dives in and grabs Strom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strom pushes down on Curtain's head and hops out.
Curtain slips a jab from Strom.
That's two 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.
Curtain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strom as he avoids it easily.
Strom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curtain dives in and grabs Strom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strom pushes down on Curtain's head and hops out.
Strom lands with a nice body punch.
Curtain fails with a takedown attempt.
Strom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Strom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Strom - just one landing.
Curtain ducks under a wild hook from Strom.
A shot to the body from Strom misses
and Curtain counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Strom's guard now.
Strom wants to sweep but no luck.
Curtain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Curtain looking to sit in guard and control but Strom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Curtain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Strom defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strom wants to stand but Curtain is controlling his posture from full guard.
Strom wants to control from the top but Curtain keeps moving.
Strom is looking to stand up but Curtain won't let him.
Curtain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Strom is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Strom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Strom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:47
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Strom!
Gunnar Strom retains his middleweight title!
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