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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Currie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kota Kamiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Currie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Helmet - Just Another Victim. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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171 cm
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163 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
17 - 4 - 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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kota Kamiya!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Currie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamiya.
Currie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kamiya is out of range.
Currie connects with a body shot that sends Kamiya's belly button to the back.
Kamiya throws a jab but it's blocked by Currie.
Currie cracks Kamiya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That kick from Currie tenderised Kamiya's leg. Kamiya is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kamiya ducks under a wild hook from Currie.
Currie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Currie takes one to the chin there.
Kamiya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kamiya.
Kamiya fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Currie avoids it really well and circles away.
Currie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kamiya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamiya tries a low kick but Currie avoids it.
Currie scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamiya closes the distance and clinches up with Currie, looking for a takedown. Kamiya pushes Currie against the cage but Currie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya thuds his right hand into Currie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kamiya misses with a straight right.
Currie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kamiya looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kamiya can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Currie trying to control the position but Kamiya is working away.
Kamiya is looking to reverse the position.
Currie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Currie working the body and head with strikes.
Currie trying to control the position but Kamiya is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kamiya struggling a bit here.
Currie is trying to get an arm triangle but Kamiya is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currie landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamiya bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Currie checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Currie as he connects with a hook.
Currie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamiya.
Kamiya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Currie misses with a kick to the body.
Currie lands a body shot.
Currie throws a hook to the side of Kamiya's head but Kamiya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Currie moves away from the strike by Kamiya.
Currie slips a straight right by Kamiya.
Kamiya fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kamiya.
Kamiya is looking to score with low kicks.
Currie checks a leg kick nicely.
Kamiya looks to score with a jab to the body but Currie is just out of range.
Currie avoids the body shot from Kamiya.
Currie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kamiya takes a step back to recover.
Currie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kamiya blocks a head kick by Currie.
Currie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kamiya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Currie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kamiya has time to react.
A combination from Currie does no damage.
Kamiya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Currie.
Currie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamiya taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kamiya is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kamiya keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Currie working Kamiya over with strikes here.
Kamiya tries to hold on but Currie pushes him away.
Currie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Currie prevents Kamiya from getting the reversal.
Currie landing punches.
Kamiya is squirming around, avoiding Currie's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Currie lands with some strikes.
Kamiya wants to get back to his feet.
Currie controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Currie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Currie cracks Kamiya with an open hand slap.
David Currie is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamiya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamiya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good leg kick by Currie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kamiya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kamiya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Currie pinned against the cage. Currie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Currie cracks a nice hook into Kamiya's ribs.
Currie moves out of range of the leg kick from Kamiya.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamiya. Currie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Currie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Currie with a jab.
Kamiya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamiya fails to land the takedown.
David Currie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Currie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Currie moves out of range of the body kick from Kamiya.
Kamiya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Currie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Currie.
Kamiya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Currie was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamiya.
Currie thuds his right hand into Kamiya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Currie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamiya.
Currie throws the kick towards the body but Kamiya avoids it.
Jab from Kamiya.
Kamiya throws a low kick but Currie moves out of range easily.
Kamiya connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kamiya thows a body shot but no joy.
Kamiya misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kamiya defends it nicely.
Currie throws a right and a left that Kamiya avoids nicely.
Kamiya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Currie throws a push kick but Kamiya slaps the foot to one side.
Kamiya stuffs the takedown attempt from Currie. Currie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Currie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamiya has his takedown stuffed
and Currie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kamiya lands with a shot to the body.
Kamiya scores with a kick to the midsection.
Currie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Currie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Currie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kamiya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some bone on bone action there as Kamiya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kamiya slips a jab and a cross from Currie.
Kamiya takes one to the side of the head.
Currie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamiya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Currie.
Kamiya defending well as Currie loads up on a big left hand.
Currie looks to land a body kick but Kamiya moved away.
Kamiya blocks the body kick.
Currie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kamiya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Currie shoots in for a takedown but Kamiya shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kamiya throws a leg kick which misses Currie's front leg but catches the back leg as Currie tries to avoid it.
Kamiya throws a head kick but Currie moves out of range.
Kamiya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Currie moves away.
Kamiya misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currie checks a low kick from Kamiya.
Kamiya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Currie was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamiya.
Currie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamiya moves away.
Kamiya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Currie feints a jab promting Kamiya to slip. Currie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kamiya slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jab from Currie.
Kamiya throws a low kick but Currie avoids it.
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!
Currie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Currie feints and then cracks Kamiya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kamiya down.
Currie shoots in for a takedown but Kamiya shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kamiya wants to land a leg kick but Currie is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Currie throws a looping overhand right but Kamiya ducks down to avoid it.
Kamiya throws out a loose jab but Currie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamiya moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Currie dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kamiya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Currie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kamiya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Currie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kamiya.
Currie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kamiya's sensitive parts.
Currie cracks Kamiya with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Currie staying out of range there.
Kamiya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Currie connects with a solid leg kick.
Kamiya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Currie.
Kamiya shoots in but Currie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Currie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamiya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya looks to land a left hand but Currie moved out of range nicely.
Kamiya shoots in for a double leg but Currie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kamiya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Currie.
Currie digs a good body shot into Kamiya's ribs.
Kamiya with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Currie to score with a decent uppercut.
Kamiya tries to sprawl but Currie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Currie is trying to control. Kamiya wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kamiya tries to get to full guard but Currie has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamiya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Currie stops Kamiya from getting back to his feet.
Currie is trying to control the action in half guard but Kamiya is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kamiya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Currie working over Kamiya with some ground and pound. Kamiya looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currie seems to be looking for submissions.
Currie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamiya actively working from the bottom here.
Kamiya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Currie lands with a punch from half guard.
Currie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kamiya is refusing to be controlled, as Currie sits in half guard.
Currie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Currie is trying to control the action in half guard but Kamiya is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kamiya wants to get back to full guard.
Currie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kamiya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
David Currie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kamiya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Currie defends it easily.
Currie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kamiya looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Currie is in close to Kamiya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kamiya manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kamiya throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Currie is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kamiya drops an elbow to the side of Currie's head.
Currie is looking to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamiya throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Currie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Currie.
Kamiya trying to control the position from guard on top but Currie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamiya pushing down on Currie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kota Kamiya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamiya prevents Currie from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Currie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Currie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Currie!
Our winner, David Currie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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