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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rashawn Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thulani Imamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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195 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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188 cm
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201 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashawn Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thulani Imamu!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry slips a straight right by Imamu.
Curry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Imamu.
A swing and a miss from Imamu.
Curry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Imamu. That did some damage!
Curry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Imamu scores with a body shot.
Imamu swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Imamu.
Imamu misses with a lunging right hand
and Curry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry wants to pass the guard but Imamu is keeping the position.
Imamu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imamu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Curry is controlling him.
Imamu has his feet on Curry's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A jab from Imamu misses.
Imamu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Curry.
Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jab from Imamu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry slips a jab from Imamu.
Curry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Imamu.
Imamu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thulani Imamu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Imamu misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imamu works Curry's body with a nice hook.
Curry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curry lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imamu digs a good body shot into Curry's ribs.
Imamu misses with a body shot.
Curry scoring well with a low kick there.
Curry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Imamu is fending him off so far but Curry persists. Nope, Imamu circles away and we're back to standing.
Curry feints and then cracks Imamu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Imamu down.
Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Curry lets loose with a powerful body kick. Imamu will feel that in the morning.
Imamu lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imamu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Imamu wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashawn Curry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Imamu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curry blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Curry. That's going to slow Imamu down.
Imamu throws a shot from downtown. Curry moves away and avoids it.
Imamu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Curry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thulani Imamu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Imamu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Imamu missing with a left hand there. Curry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Imamu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Imamu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Imamu throws a hook but Curry avoids it easily.
Imamu lands an overhand right.
Thulani Imamu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
A slow jab from Imamu misses its intended target.
Curry throws a low kick but Imamu avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imamu checks a low kick from Curry.
Imamu throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Imamu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Imamu moves out of range as Curry throws a body kick.
Imamu misses with a wild body shot.
Imamu misses with an uppercut.
Imamu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Curry on the side of the head.
Imamu throws an overhand right that lands on Curry's shoulder, as Curry tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imamu connects with a nice looking jab.
Curry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Imamu counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Imamu avoids the head kick by Curry.
Imamu swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Imamu steps into range and cracks Curry with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Curry flops backwards and Imamu dives into his guard looking to finish!
Curry is rocked!
Imamu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Curry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Curry is working an open guard so Imamu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oh Curry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Curry throws a sloppy head kick
and Imamu rattles Curry with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Curry tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Imamu dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Curry stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thulani Imamu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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