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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akamai Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blood Red Sky. Curry has chosen Molly Malone - The Dubliners as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 cm
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249 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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207 cm
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285 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akamai Hoi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Curry! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Curry throws a big shot that misses. Curry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Hoi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Curry. Curry throws the left hand but Hoi avoids the punch easily. It looked like Hoi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Curry tenderised Hoi's leg. Hoi is trying to keep his angry face on. Curry lands with a straight right. Hoi didn't see that one coming. Curry throws a sloppy head kick and Hoi moves out of range easily. Hoi connects with a leg kick. Curry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Hoi misses with a left hand letting Curry counter with a right hand. A solid body kick from Hoi. Hoi misses with a body kick. Curry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoi throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hoi misses with an uppercut. Curry saw that one coming. Curry throws a big counter head kick but Hoi avoids it with no problem. Hoi misses the body punch and Curry counters with a straight right hand. Hoi scores with a decent looking hook. Hoi dips to his left and cracks Curry with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round. Hoi misses with a body kick. Curry scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Hoi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Curry counters with a left to the body. Hoi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Hoi moves away from the strike by Curry. It appears Hoi was looking to counter with a kick there. Curry scores with a jab to the body. Hoi avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Curry slips under a jab from Hoi. Curry was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Hoi staying out of range there. Curry misses with an uppercut. Hoi saw that one coming. Curry throws a head kick but Hoi moves out of range.
Curry throws a low kick but Hoi moves out of range easily. Hoi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Curry 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. Hoi throws a half hearted mid kick. Hoi scores with a spinning back kick! Hoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Curry's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Curry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Curry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Hoi thuds his right hand into Curry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Curry lands with an uppercut that bounces Hoi off the cage and back into range. Curry tries to bum rush Hoi with a series of wild strikes but Hoi uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Curry throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Curry throws a looping overhand right but Hoi ducks down to avoid it. Hoi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Curry connects with a solid leg kick. Curry misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Curry - just one landing. Hoi misses the shot to the body. Curry swings and misses with a shot to the body and Hoi counters with a straight right hand. Curry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Curry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoi misses with a right hand and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Curry slips under a jab. Hoi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Hoi throws the kick towards the body but Curry avoids it. Hoi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hoi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Curry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hoi misses with a series of wild punches.
Curry looks like he wants to counter punch here. Curry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Curry misses with a wild body shot. Hoi walks into a left hand. Hoi throws a push kick but Curry slaps the foot to one side. Hoi slips a jab from Curry. Hoi swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Curry throws a lazy head kick and Hoi counters with a good low kick that Curry was not able to check. Nice shot lands for Hoi. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Curry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Nice jab there from Curry. Curry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoi. Curry throws the left hand but Hoi avoids the punch easily. No joy there for Curry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Curry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hoi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Hoi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Curry unleashes a big counter combination but Hoi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Hoi misses with a body kick. Hoi connects with a jab. Curry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoi. Curry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hoi counters with a stiff right hand. Hoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range. Hoi misses with a body kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Hoi looks to throw the jab but Curry is out of range. Hoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it. Curry ducks under a wild hook from Hoi. Nice uppercut there from Curry. Hoi tries to work over Curry's front leg with a kick but Curry checks it. Curry wants to clinch up but Hoi keeps it at a distance. And Hoi counters with a quick kick to the body but Curry blocks it. Curry misses with a straight right. Curry moves out of range of the leg kick from Hoi. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Curry! But no joy. Curry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Curry lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoi backwards. Still in the clinch, Curry scores with a nice short uppercut. Curry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoi.
Curry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoi manages to avoid it. Hoi feinted there with a counter leg kick. Hoi takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Hoi moves forwards but Curry connects with a nice, crisp jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hoi dodges the punch combination from Curry.
Curry misses with a low kick. Curry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Curry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Hoi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Hoi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Hoi lands with a nice body punch. Hoi throws a nice outside leg kick. Hoi with a hook. Curry moves out of range of the body kick. Hoi defending well as Curry loads up on a big left hand. Hoi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Hoi connects with a single shot there. Hoi throws a half hearted mid kick. Hoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curry.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Curry moves out of range of the body kick. Curry is looking to chop away at Hoi's legs. Curry slips a straight right by Hoi. Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Hoi throws a looping overhand right but Curry ducks down to avoid it. Hoi misses with an uppercut. Curry keeps Hoi at a distance using the push kick. Hoi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hoi duly obliges. Curry moves into the clinch. Still in the clinch, Curry scores with a nice short uppercut. Hoi digs a right hand underneath Curry's ribcage. Curry let out a lung full of air as it connected. Hoi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoi cracks Curry with a nice body shot. Curry looks winded! Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hoi manages to break the clinch.
Curry scores with a jab to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Curry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Hoi lands a glancing blow to the side of Curry's head. Curry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Curry throws a jab when Hoi was well out of range. Hoi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoi lands a really nice looking cross but Curry seems unphased.
Hoi staying out of range there. As Curry backs away, Hoi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Hoi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Curry throws a hook but Hoi avoids it easily. Hoi lands a front kick. Curry misses with a leg kick and Hoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Curry looks to land a left hand but Hoi moved out of range nicely. Hoi tries to bum rush Curry with a series of wild strikes but Curry uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hoi misses the shot to the body. Hoi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Curry has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Hoi lands an uppercut. Hoi breaks from the clinch.
Hoi misses with a body shot.
Curry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Curry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Curry throws the left hand but Hoi avoids the punch easily. Curry misses with a head kick.
Curry walks into a stiff left hand from Hoi. Curry moves out of range as Hoi throws a body kick.
Curry moves out of range as Hoi throws a body kick.
Hoi cracks a nice hook into Curry's ribs. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away. Curry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoi. Hoi obviously looking to wear him down.
Curry throws out a leg kick but Hoi moves out of range and Curry only half commits. Hoi lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Akamai Hoi. I think Hoi 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 10:9 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 10:9 Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 10:10
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Akamai Hoi! A relieved looking Akamai Hoi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. The defeated Arthur Curry had this to say: 'Damn, congrats dude. You still have that huge power you were always famous for!'.
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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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