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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anaru Parata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dani Curtin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anaru Parata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dani Curtin!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parata missing with a left hand there. Curtin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curtin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Curtin staying out of range there.
Curtin moves forwards but Parata connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Parata throws the left hand but Curtin avoids the punch easily.
Curtin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Curtin throws a poor cross that misses
and Parata counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Curtin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Curtin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parata.
Parata just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parata.
Parata misses with an uppercut. Curtin saw that one coming.
Curtin moves out of range as Parata strikes.
Parata misses with an uppercut
and Curtin counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parata misses with a hook
and Curtin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Curtin throws a lazy right hand but Parata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parata misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parata throws a body shot but no joy.
Curtin moves out of range of the strikes.
Parata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Curtin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Curtin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parata's calf.
Good leg kick by Curtin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Parata throws a leg kick that is checked
and Curtin counters with a good low kick that Parata was not able to check.
Curtin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parata moves away.
Curtin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Curtin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parata throws out the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Curtin. Parata shrugs it off though.
Parata misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Curtin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Curtin.
Parata avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtin missing with a left hand there. Parata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parata was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parata looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtin is just out of range.
Parata avoids the head kick by Curtin.
Parata swings for the body but Curtin moves out of range.
Curtin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Curtin takes one to the side of the head.
Parata uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Curtin misses the shot to the body.
Curtin throws a head kick but Parata moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curtin.
Parata ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parata missing with a left hand there. Curtin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parata rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curtin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anaru Parata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curtin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Parata with a hook.
Parata misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anaru Parata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parata misses with an uppercut. Curtin saw that one coming.
Parata misses with a looping right.
Parata throws a body shot but no joy.
Parata swings for the body but Curtin moves out of range.
Parata misses with a right hand
and Curtin counters with a nice leg kick.
Curtin scoring well with a low kick there.
Parata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtin was well out of range. Poor timing from Parata.
Curtin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Parata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parata misses with an uppercut
and Curtin counters with an outside leg kick.
Parata misses with a straight left.
Parata misses with a hook.
Parata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curtin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Curtin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parata. That did some damage!
Parata is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parata misses with a hook
and Curtin counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parata looks to land a left hand but Curtin moved out of range nicely.
Curtin slips under a jab.
Curtin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parata throws a lazy uppercut
and Curtin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Parata loads up on a big right hand but Curtin slips the punch.
Curtin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parata moves away from the strike by Curtin.
Parata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curtin.
Parata misses with a looping right.
Curtin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 Anaru Parata will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Parata bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Curtin's head backwards.
Parata gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Parata misses the shot to the body.
Curtin scores with a hook.
Curtin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Curtin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Parata misses with a right hand
and Curtin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Curtin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Curtin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parata.
Curtin fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtin ducks under a wild hook from Parata.
Parata comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Parata there.
Curtin misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtin throws a hook but Parata blocks it.
Curtin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Curtin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parata throws a jab but it's blocked by Curtin.
Parata misses with an uppercut
and Curtin counters with a straight right hand.
Curtin throws a low kick, looking for Parata's leg but Parata calmly moves out of range.
Parata thuds a left hand into Curtin's body.
Curtin with a poor takedown
and Parata counters with a stiff right hand.
Parata works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parata takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Parata throws a series of punches but Curtin avoids them all with ease.
Curtin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anaru Parata is winning the standup battle so far.
Parata misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parata misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Curtin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curtin throws a right hand that Parata ducks under and follows up with a left that Parata also avoids with ease.
Curtin is breathing heavily.
Parata takes a kick to the side of the head.
Parata misses with a leg kick
and Curtin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Parata ducks right into an uppercut from Curtin.
Nice defenses there by Parata.
Parata throwing a counter right hand but Curtin manages to avoid it.
Parata throws a shot from downtown. Curtin moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Parata.
Parata throws a jab when Curtin was well out of range.
Parata lands with a hook. Curtin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Curtin defending well as Parata loads up on a big left hand.
Curtin checks a low kick from Parata.
It seemed like Curtin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Curtin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parata with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parata swings widly with a right hand
and Curtin counters with a thumping low kick.
Parata throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Curtin counters with a straight right hand.
Parata lands a nice looking body shot.
Curtin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parata.
Curtin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtin.
Parata loads up on a big right hand but Curtin slips the punch.
Parata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Curtin looks to land a combination but Parata avoids it well.
Curtin throws a jab but it's blocked by Parata.
The fighters circling - Parata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curtin throws out a counter right but Parata avoids it with no problem.
Curtin misses with a leg kick
and Parata counters with a series of strikes. Curtin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parata throws an overhand right that lands on Curtin's shoulder, as Curtin tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parata.
A combination from Parata does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parata misses with an uppercut
and Curtin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Parata misses the shot to the body.
Parata throws a series of punches but Curtin avoids them all with ease.
Parata misses with a looping left.
Curtin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parata looks to land a right hand but Curtin moved out of range.
Curtin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anaru Parata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dani Curtin.
Curtin throws a leg kick that misses.
Parata loads up on a big right hand but Curtin slips the punch.
Curtin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anaru Parata dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Curtin slips a jab from Parata.
And Curtin tries to counter it with a takedown but Parata pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Parata ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Curtin connects with a high kick.
Curtin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parata.
Curtin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Parata misses with a left hand
and Curtin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parata's knee momentarily.
Parata moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parata gets through Curtin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parata scores with a hook to the body.
Parata lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parata lands with a left to the head.
Parata lands a right hand.
Parata lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Curtin trying to control the position but instead, Parata has worked for underhooks and has pushed Curtin into the cage.
Curtin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Curtin is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Parata has denied him.
Parata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curtin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dani Curtin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Parata.
A shot in the inside from Parata.
Parata lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parata as Curtin tries to tie him up.
Curtin misses with a knee strike.
Curtin looking to slow down the pace here.
Parata lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parata taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Curtin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Curtin is trying to stall.
Curtin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Parata is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Curtin looking to throw knees to the head but Parata is blocking nicely.
Parata pushes Curtin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Parata on the inside.
Curtin is trying to pull guard but Parata has him pressed against the cage.
Curtin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parata has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Parata scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parata digs a right hand underneath Curtin's ribcage. Curtin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Curtin tries a knee to the head but Parata blocks it.
Curtin keeps control of Parata as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anaru Parata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Come on Parata - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parata lands a body shot in the clinch.
Curtin throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anaru Parata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Parata 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anaru Parata!
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FIGHT
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