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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis comes to the cage accompanied by Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata. Blake has chosen Break Your Neck as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Ezekiel Curtis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ezekiel Curtis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ezekiel Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dylan Blake!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Curtis misses with a shot to the body
and Blake counters with a two punch combo.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Curtis is out of range.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curtis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curtis.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blake.
Curtis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blake on the side of the head.
Ezekiel Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blake in his tracks.
Blake misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Curtis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Curtis dodges the punch combination from Blake.
Curtis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curtis is looking to wear down Blake with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake moves into range and clinches up with Curtis.
Blake misses with some punches.
Curtis lands with a light punch inside.
Curtis stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curtis is defending well for now.
Curtis blocks a body shot from Blake.
Curtis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curtis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Curtis is defending well.
Curtis is working Blake over against the cage.
Blake lands an elbow inside.
Curtis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Curtis taking a breather.
Curtis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Curtis finds it's way round the side to connect with Blake's head.
Ezekiel Curtis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curtis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Curtis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blake is rocked!
Curtis creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Blake's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Blake drops to his knees and Curtis pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekiel Curtis!
A pretty intense looking Ezekiel Curtis took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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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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