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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong has chosen Hong Entrance Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
45 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kris Hong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry avoids the head kick by Hong.
Curry defending well as Hong loads up on a big left hand.
Curry appears to be looking for a big counter.
Curry lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Hong misses.
Hong lands a head shot.
Hong misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curry.
Curry throws the left hand but Hong avoids the punch easily.
Curry misses with a hook.
Hong thows a leg kick but Curry checks it
and Curry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Curry saw that one coming.
Curry is looking for a counter combo.
Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Curry.
Curry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Curry checks a leg kick.
Curry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Curry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Curry is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Curry counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hong misses with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Curry.
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Curry.
Curry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Curry. That did some damage!
Curry blocks the body kick.
Curry is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Curry.
Curry blocks the body kick.
Curry thumps Hong with a low kick.
Curry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong connects with an inside leg kick.
Hong tries to score with a low kick but Curry moves his leg out of the way.
Curry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Curry throws a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Curry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
Hong misses with an uppercut.
And Curry counters with a quick kick to the body but Hong blocks it.
Curry checks the leg kick.
And Curry counters with a quick kick to the body but Hong blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hong misses the target.
Hong checks a leg kick.
Hong swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Hong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Curry can pounce on him.
Hong wants to slow Curry down by chopping away at his legs.
Curry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hong misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Curry. That snapped Hong's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curry throws a push kick but Hong slaps the foot to one side.
Hong is looking to chop away at Curry's legs.
Hong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
Curry feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Curry avoids it.
Hong lands a lovely overhand right.
Curry misses the jab.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Curry throws a front kick aimed at Hong's knee but Hong avoids it well.
Hong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Curry moves out of range of the strikes.
Curry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Curry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Curry with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Curry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Curry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hong.
Hong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Curry counters with an outside leg kick.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Curry's front leg but catches the back leg as Curry tries to avoid it.
Hong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hong throws out a counter right but Curry avoids it with no problem.
Curry tries to work over Hong's front leg with a kick but Hong checks it.
Hong lands a head kick. Curry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hong connects with a solid leg kick.
Hong misses with a kick to the body.
Curry thuds a left hand into Hong's body.
A slow jab from Curry misses its intended target.
Curry lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Curry misses with an uppercut
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Curry will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Curry lands a jab to the head.
Curry moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong slips a straight right by Curry.
Hong misses with a double jab
and Curry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Curry.
Curry moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
It looked like Curry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Curry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong looks to land a body kick but Curry moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curry.
Curry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Hong blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curry. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Curry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hong throws a push kick but Curry slaps the foot to one side.
Hong throws a hook but Curry blocks it.
Hong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Curry misses with a looping right.
Hong looks for the body kick but Curry saw that one coming.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry misses with a looping right.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Curry throws a low kick, looking for Hong's leg but Hong calmly moves out of range.
Curry throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Curry misses with a body kick.
Curry slips a jab from Hong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hong - that will leave a mark!
Arthur Curry is winning the standup battle so far.
Curry looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Curry lands a nice hook to Hong's body. Hong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Curry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Curry throws a body kick that misses.
Hong moves out of range of the leg kick from Curry.
Hong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Curry is able to avoid easily.
Curry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Curry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick from Hong misses.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Hong.
Hong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Curry.
Curry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Curry defending well as Hong loads up on a big left hand.
Hong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hong clobbers Curry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Curry throws the kick towards the body but Hong avoids it.
Curry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Curry's front leg but catches the back leg as Curry tries to avoid it.
Curry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hong misses the target.
Curry misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hong.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A bone on bone clash there as Hong blocks the leg kick.
Curry throws a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Hong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Curry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hong circles away quickly and effectively.
Hong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Curry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Curry with a nice cross.
Curry throws a hook but Hong blocks it.
Curry connects with a solid leg kick.
Curry checks a leg kick nicely.
Curry throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
As Hong looks to move away, Curry throws a big counter combo bu Hong just gets out of the way.
You can see that Hong has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Curry dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Curry throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Curry staying out of range there.
Curry misses with a body shot
and Hong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Curry moves out of range of the body kick.
Hong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Curry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curry throws out a powerful jab.
Curry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hong.
Curry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Curry throws a low kick but Hong moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Curry half committed to a counter leg kick.
Curry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Curry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Curry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Curry loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Hong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hong moves out of range of the strikes.
Curry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
Curry thumps Hong with a low kick.
Curry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Curry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Curry connects with a crisp jab.
Curry needs to keep his hands up - Hong had a free shot at his head there.
Curry lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Curry's front leg but catches the back leg as Curry tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Curry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Curry.
Nice uppercut lands for Hong. That snapped Curry's head back.
Hong throws a good cross that connects.
Curry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hong.
Curry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Curry.
Curry missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Curry throws a wild body kick that Hong sees coming a mile off.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry is looking to chop away at Hong's legs.
Hong throws out a leg kick but Curry moves out of range and Hong only half commits.
Good work by Hong as he checks the leg kick.
Hong throws out a counter right but Curry avoids it with no problem.
Hong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Curry!
A big left from Curry misses.
Hong lands a leg kick that knocks Curry off balance momentarily.
Curry moves out of range of the strikes.
Curry tried to counter with a leg kick but Hong avoided it.
Hong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Curry tries a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick from Curry.
Curry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A good leg kick by Hong.
Hong is looking to slow Curry down with leg kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Curry checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Curry misses with a lunging right hand
and Hong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Curry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Curry loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Curry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Curry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Curry.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hong.
Curry connects with a nice looking jab.
Curry blocks a head kick by Hong.
A little feinted left hand from Curry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Curry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hong misses with an uppercut
and Curry counters with a series of strikes. Hong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Curry clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Curry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hong.
Curry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hong.
Hong throws a leg kick but Curry moved away.
Hong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Curry connects with an inside leg kick.
Hong throws a leg kick but Curry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Curry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Curry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong throws a low kick but Curry avoids it.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hong as he connects with a hook.
Curry misses with a straight right.
Curry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hong can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Curry.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hong throws a leg kick but Curry moved away.
Curry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Curry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Curry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Curry fails to land with a series of punches.
Curry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Curry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hong tries to score with a low kick but Curry moves his leg out of the way.
Curry tried to score with a low kick but Hong checks it.
Curry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry throws a chopping leg kick but Hong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Curry with a body shot.
Curry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Hong scores with a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hong might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Curry has got the better of the exchanges.
Curry throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Hong.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong is looking to chop away at Curry's legs.
Curry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hong is out of range and Curry settles back down.
Hong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Hong.
Curry misses with a kick to the body.
Hong throws a fast counter high kick but Curry manages to duck under it in time.
Curry lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
Curry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Curry is out of range and Hong settles back down.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Curry's leg but Curry calmly moves out of range.
Hong blocks a low kick nicely.
Curry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Curry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hong. Hong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Curry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range.
Curry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Curry.
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Curry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
A nice side step and Hong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hong takes a step back to recover.
Curry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry scores with a nice right hand.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Curry.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Curry's leg but Curry calmly moves out of range.
Curry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
Hong misses with a leg kick
and Curry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curry.
Curry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Curry tenderised Hong's leg. Hong is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Curry had his way with Kris Hong in 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. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hong.
Curry is looking to chop away at Hong's legs.
Hong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Curry is out of range.
It looked like Curry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hong swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Hong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Curry's head backwards.
Curry throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Curry connects with a leg kick. Hong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Curry avoids it.
Curry lands with a straight right. Hong didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Hong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Curry.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hong!
Hong punishes Curry's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry with a jab.
Hong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Curry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Curry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hong.
Curry throws a leg kick but Hong moved away.
Curry lands with a nice body kick.
Curry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Hong misses with a straight left.
Hong is looking to chop away at Curry's legs.
Curry punishes Hong's body with a nice straight punch.
Curry blocks a jab.
Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kris Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur Curry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with the combination.
Curry throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Curry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hong feints and then cracks Curry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Curry down.
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.
Hong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Curry in his tracks.
Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong blocks a jab.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Curry's head but Curry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hong.
Curry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Curry.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Curry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Curry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Curry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Curry thumps Hong with a low kick.
Curry throws a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Curry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Curry's head but Curry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong throws a leg kick
and Curry counters with a nice kick to the body.
Curry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Curry. That's going to slow Hong down.
Hong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Curry.
Curry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Hong wants to slow Curry down by chopping away at his legs.
Hong connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hong.
Curry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Curry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hong throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Hong checks a leg kick nicely.
Hong lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kris Hong.
Well Curry 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Curry!
Arthur Curry retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Arthur Curry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Kris Hong spoke after the fight, saying 'My apologies. I had a problem with the jet schedule.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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