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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darry Curtis (ranked 1285 p4p, 2372 weight class) and Ivan Jomoney (ranked 185 p4p, 319 weight class). Curtis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stevie Wonder - Stay Gold. Darry Curtis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Lethal high kicks
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Jomoney!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jomoney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Curtis counter with a right hand.
Curtis swings for the body but Jomoney moves out of range.
Jomoney changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Curtis throws a hook but Jomoney avoids it easily.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jomoney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Curtis defends well and Jomoney ends up having to push Curtis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jomoney shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Curtis is trying to defend but Jomoney finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curtis taking some punishment here, with Jomoney in his half guard.
Jomoney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jomoney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Curtis tries to kick Jomoney off but Jomoney keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Curtis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jomoney.
Curtis is refusing to be controlled, as Jomoney sits in half guard.
Curtis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jomoney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jomoney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Curtis defending well though.
Jomoney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Curtis's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jomoney lands strikes from half guard.
Jomoney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jomoney working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Curtis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jomoney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney trying to control the action but Curtis is working from the bottom.
Jomoney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jomoney throwing shots but Curtis is blocking nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Curtis is looking to slow Jomoney down with leg kicks.
Darry Curtis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jomoney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jomoney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jomoney trying to control the action but Curtis is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Jomoney are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jomoney scores with punches from side control.
Jomoney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jomoney working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney in side control, throwing shots but Curtis defends.
Jomoney sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Curtis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jomoney throws a strike aimed at the side of Curtis's head but Curtis avoids it well.
Jomoney trying to control the action but Curtis is working from the bottom.
Jomoney advances to full mount.
Curtis suckers Jomoney into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Curtis is now in Jomoney's guard!
Curtis wants to stand but Jomoney is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jomoney pulls Curtis in close to prevent any damage.
Curtis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jomoney is proving hard to escape from.
Jomoney has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jomoney manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Curtis manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jomoney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Jomoney dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jomoney misses with a takedown attempt
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Curtis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curtis.
Jomoney dives in and grabs Curtis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Curtis pushes down on Jomoney's head and hops out.
Jomoney looking to score a takedown here. Curtis is defending well but Jomoney drives through and ends up in Curtis's guard.
Jomoney is looking to work some ground and pound but Curtis has wrist control.
Curtis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Curtis tries to get out of the position.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Curtis keeps moving.
Curtis is looking to stand up but Jomoney isn't so interested in that idea.
Curtis keeping moving, preventing Jomoney from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis being controlled here, momentarily.
Jomoney throws a strike but Curtis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney is looking to sweep but instead, Curtis has passed into half guard.
Jomoney holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Jomoney gets full guard.
Curtis wants to stand but Jomoney has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jomoney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jomoney is pulling down on Curtis's head to control his posture.
Jomoney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jomoney looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jomoney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Curtis is trying to stand up here but Jomoney is controlling him well.
Jomoney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Curtis's head.
Jomoney throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney wants to control but Curtis is keeping him busy.
Curtis taking some punishment here, with Jomoney in his half guard.
Jomoney sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Curtis is not content to let Jomoney control the position.
Curtis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jomoney.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Curtis leaves Jomoney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Darry Curtis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jomoney.
Curtis takes a swing at Jomoney's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jomoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Jomoney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Curtis defends well and Jomoney ends up having to push Curtis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jomoney drives through with a takedown into Curtis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Curtis wants to get back to his feet but Jomoney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jomoney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Curtis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Curtis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jomoney throwing strikes from guard but Curtis blocks nicely.
Jomoney trying to control the position from guard on top but Curtis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jomoney lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jomoney is looking to work some ground and pound but Curtis has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Jomoney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Curtis throws out a leg kick but Jomoney moves out of range and Curtis only half commits.
Jomoney tries for a takedown but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jomoney or perhaps it was just good defense by Curtis, which made it look bad.
Ivan Jomoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jomoney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Curtis's waist but Curtis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jomoney off to one side.
Darry Curtis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jomoney.
Jomoney scores with a takedown into Curtis's guard.
Jomoney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jomoney tries to free his leg and advance position but Curtis is retaining full guard.
Jomoney trying to control the position from guard on top but Curtis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jomoney throws a big elbow that misses.
Jomoney postures up in Curtis's guard and throws a big left but Curtis blocks it.
Jomoney postures up in Curtis's guard and throws a big left but Curtis blocks it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jomoney working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Curtis keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jomoney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jomoney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Curtis tries to avoid it but Jomoney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Curtis to the ground. Curtis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A quick step to the side and Curtis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jomoney gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Curtis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jomoney shoots in looking for a takedown. Curtis tries to sprawl out of it but Jomoney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Curtis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jomoney fails with the takedown
and Curtis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jomoney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Curtis tries to avoid it but Jomoney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Curtis to the ground. Curtis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Curtis throws a big counter combination but Jomoney scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jomoney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jomoney goes for a double leg but Curtis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Curtis continues to drive forward.
Jomoney shoots in for a takedown but Curtis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Curtis lands a glancing blow to the side of Jomoney's head.
Curtis tries to work over Jomoney's front leg with a kick but Jomoney checks it.
And Jomoney tries to counter it with a takedown but Curtis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jomoney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Curtis's waist but Curtis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jomoney off to one side.
Curtis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jomoney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jomoney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Curtis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jomoney shoots for a takedown but Curtis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jomoney shoots in but Curtis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Curtis connects with a body shot.
Curtis is looking to slow Jomoney down with leg kicks.
Darry Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
Curtis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jomoney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Curtis as he jumps to the side.
Good standup being displayed there by Curtis as he connects with a hook.
Darry Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney blocks a leg kick.
Jomoney shoots in looking for a takedown. Curtis tries to sprawl out of it but Jomoney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Curtis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Curtis cracks Jomoney with an open hand slap.
Curtis feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jomoney sprawling to the canvas! Jomoney rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Curtis finish him?!
Jomoney is rocked!
Curtis fakes the leg kick and cracks Jomoney in the body.
Jomoney is still on wobbly legs! Can Curtis finish him?
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jomoney can do to turn this around?
Jomoney shoots in and bounces Curtis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jomoney stops Curtis from standing up.
Jomoney seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jomoney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jomoney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jomoney trying to control but Curtis is working from the bottom.
Curtis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jomoney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Curtis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jomoney gets a takedown into half guard.
Jomoney is looking to take a break and control but Curtis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darry Curtis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jomoney has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Jomoney!
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