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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Thomas (ranked 3424 p4p, 396 weight class) and Topher Curtis (ranked 1810 p4p, 232 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Curtis saw that one coming.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
Thomas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Curtis lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Curtis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Curtis slips under a jab.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Curtis's shoulder, as Curtis tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Curtis ducks down to avoid it.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Curtis connects with a jab.
A big left from Thomas misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curtis. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curtis throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Curtis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Curtis.
Curtis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas slips under a jab from Curtis.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas shoots in and bounces Curtis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thomas stops Curtis from standing up.
Thomas landing some decent shots from guard.
Thomas stands up over Curtis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Curtis keeps moving.
Thomas connects with a couple of short punches.
Curtis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Curtis keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling him.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Thomas chips away with some ground and pound.
Thomas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thomas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Curtis keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curtis wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Curtis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Curtis wants to stand but Thomas is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Curtis has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Thomas is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Curtis misses.
Curtis doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Curtis sprawls well.
Curtis lands a jab.
Curtis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Thomas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Curtis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Curtis loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
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!
Curtis throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Curtis.
Curtis scores with a leg kick.
Curtis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Curtis dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curtis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curtis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
Curtis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Topher Curtis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Curtis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Curtis rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Curtis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas gets control of Curtis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thomas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topher Curtis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Curtis connects with a body shot.
Curtis lands with a nice body punch.
Curtis misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Curtis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Curtis. That one must have hurt.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Curtis.
Thomas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thomas cracks Curtis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Curtis, as that shot connected.
Curtis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Curtis avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Curtis throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Curtis moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Curtis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtis was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Curtis throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Curtis, right into the meat.
Curtis has managed to clinch.
Curtis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Curtis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Curtis improves position.
Curtis is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Curtis as the two fighters clinch.
Curtis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas is trying to push Curtis away but Curtis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Curtis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curtis misses with an uppercut.
Thomas throws a hook but Curtis avoids it easily.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Curtis scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curtis lands a really nice looking cross but Thomas seems unphased.
Curtis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Curtis throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curtis blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Curtis misses the jab.
Curtis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curtis throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Curtis, right into the meat.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Curtis lands a jab to the nose.
Topher Curtis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Curtis misses.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curtis.
Curtis avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Curtis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curtis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a body shot
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
Curtis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thomas seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Curtis can turn it around.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas tries to break free but Curtis pushes him back against the cage.
Curtis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Curtis blocks it with crossed arms.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Thomas keeps control of Curtis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis lands a right hand.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Curtis avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thomas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Curtis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Curtis holds him up against the cage and eventually Thomas drops back down to his feet.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topher Curtis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Curtis cracks Thomas with an open hand slap.
A combination from Curtis does no damage.
Curtis blocks a jab.
Curtis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Curtis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Curtis.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Curtis feints a counter leg kick.
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
Curtis misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Curtis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Curtis manages to avoid it.
Curtis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Curtis defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Curtis misses the jab.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Curtis swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Thomas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curtis is looking to clinch.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curtis.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
Thomas drops down looking for a counter takedown but Curtis sprawls and moves away.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Curtis throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Curtis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Curtis lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Curtis slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Curtis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Curtis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Curtis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Curtis. Curtis maintains the clinch.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thomas.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Curtis cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Curtis managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis misses with an uppercut.
Curtis throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Curtis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curtis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas letting Curtis take a breather here.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Curtis has double underhooks.
Curtis scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomas, as that shot connected.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Curtis stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curtis throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Curtis misses the target.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Curtis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Curtis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curtis scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Curtis throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas throws the left hand but Curtis avoids the punch easily.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Curtis misses.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Topher Curtis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Curtis clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
Curtis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curtis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mason Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Topher Curtis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Curtis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Topher Curtis!
A relieved looking Topher Curtis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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