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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Currie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Currie comes to the cage accompanied by Helmet - Just Another Victim. The crowd seem to be enjoying Po's choice of entrance music: Skrypture - Look. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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172 cm
26
163 lbs
15 - 3 - 1 |
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168 cm
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165 lbs
18 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Currie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Po! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Currie throws a nice outside leg kick. Currie misses with a left hand enabling Po to counter with a crisp jab. Po misses with a leg kick and Currie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Po's knee momentarily. Currie scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Po on the wrong end of a nice hook. Po ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Currie moves away. Po lands a leg kick that knocks Currie off balance momentarily. Po dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Currie. That did some damage! Currie misses with a low kick. Po throws a lazy head kick and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Currie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Po moves out of range of the leg kick from Currie. Currie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Po throws a shot from downtown. Currie moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Po shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Currie throws a hook but Po blocks it. Po throws a half hearted mid kick. Po smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. A big right from Po misses. Po misses with a head kick.
Po avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Po has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Currie. Currie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Po lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. An inside leg kick lands from Currie. A slapping leg kick lands for Po.
Currie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Po connects with a crisp jab. Po throws a hook but Currie blocks it. Po connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action! Po scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Po throws a series of punches but Currie moves out of range. Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Currie was well out of range. Poor timing from Po. Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Currie.
Po lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Currie circles away quickly and effectively. Po misses with a hook. Currie ducked under it nicely. Po fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Currie throws a hook to the side of Po's head but Po sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A clash of legs there as Currie blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Currie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Currie misses with a body shot.
Po avoids the head kick by Currie.
Currie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Po moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Currie staying out of range there. Currie throws a front kick aimed at Po's knee but Po avoids it well. Po lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Currie circles away quickly and effectively. Po throws a one two combo.
Good shot there by Po. Currie throws a head kick but Po moves out of range.
Po drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Currie throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Currie scores with a punch to the head. Po throws a poor cross that misses
and Currie counters with a slapping leg kick. Nice straight punches there by Currie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Currie. An inside leg kick from Po misses. Currie avoids the body shot from Po.
Po walks into a straight right hand from Currie. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Currie misses with a wild combination.
Currie moves out of range as Po strikes. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Po throws the left hand but Currie avoids the punch easily. Po misses with a body kick. Po jabbing away but nothing is landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Po dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Po leaves Currie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. A head kick misses from Po. Po takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Currie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Currie.
James Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Currie checks a leg kick. Po misses with a low kick. Po is looking to chop away at Currie's legs. Currie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Po gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Currie. Po throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Currie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Po lands a nice shot that snaps Currie's head back.
Po throws a head kick but Currie moves out of range.
Currie tries a head kick but it misses.
Currie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Po pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Po closes the distance and lands a one-two. Currie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Currie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Po throws a lazy uppercut
and Currie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Po! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Currie throwing strikes here but Po is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Currie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Po has worked his arm free - good work by Po!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Po dodges the ground and pound from Currie. Currie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Po is looking for a sweep. Currie tries to advance to mount but can't. Currie in side control lands a decent elbow. Currie trying to control the action but Po is working from the bottom. Po is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Po dodges the ground and pound from Currie. Currie trying to control the action but Po is working from the bottom. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Po takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Currie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Po avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Currie. Currie scoring with punches from side control. Po is looking to reverse the position. The ground and pound from Currie seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Currie is looking to take a break and control but Po is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Po is positioning himself to get back to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Currie wants to control but Po is keeping him busy. Po struggling a bit here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Po parries the strikes from Currie easily there. Currie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Po to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Currie dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Currie. Currie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Po misses with a shot to the body and Currie counters with a head kick. Po blocks a low kick nicely. Po misses with a looping right. Currie lands with a right hand. Currie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Po throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Currie lands a nice hook to Po's body. Po takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Currie throws a lazy right hand but Po sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Currie moves away from the strike by Po. Po moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Po throws a right hand that Currie ducks under and follows up with a left that Currie also avoids with ease. Currie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Currie lands with a nice body punch. Currie tries to bum rush Po with a series of wild strikes but Po uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Po lands with a thumping leg kick.
Currie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Currie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Po tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Some bone on bone action there as Po checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Currie fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Currie tries for a takedown but Po circles away easily and Po counters with a leg kick. A big right from Po misses. Currie wants to slow Po down by chopping away at his legs. Po throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Currie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Po keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Currie. Po throws a big shot that misses. Po misses with a wild body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Po throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Po takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Currie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Po swivels and escapes. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Currie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Po lands a head kick!
Currie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Po gets off balance looking for a body kick and Currie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Currie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Currie fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Currie throws a nice head kick!
Po walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Currie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Po is looking to chop away at Currie's legs. Po lands a nice hook to Currie's body. Currie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Currie moves out of range as Po throws a body kick.
Currie lands a nice hook to Po's body. Po takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Currie lands a two punch combo.
Po pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Po lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Currie with a nice cross. Currie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Po's guard. Po uses the cage to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Currie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Currie misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight! David Currie showed his dominance in that final round. I think Currie 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for David Currie! Judge George Francis scores the fight for David Currie! Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for David Currie!
David Currie wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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