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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce White Jr (ranked 830 p4p, 1058 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 108 p4p, 137 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Darry Curtis has been cut.
White Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curtis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Curtis throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Curtis misses.
White Jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Curtis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Curtis is retaining full guard.
Curtis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White Jr pushing down on Curtis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Curtis is looking to improve his position.
White Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Curtis defending well though.
Curtis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White Jr controlling the action here.
White Jr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White Jr is pressing down on Curtis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Curtis is holding on for now.
White Jr winds up and cracks Curtis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
White Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curtis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White Jr is working away from the top position though.
White Jr controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Curtis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White Jr.
White Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
Curtis wants to get back to full guard.
White Jr is trying to control. Curtis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. White Jr connects with a nice short shot to Curtis's temple.
White Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Curtis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
White Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Curtis is defending well.
Curtis works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Curtis wants to sweep but no luck.
White Jr stands up over Curtis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Curtis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White Jr wants to pass the guard but Curtis is keeping the position.
White Jr throwing strikes from guard but Curtis blocks nicely.
White Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
White Jr stops Curtis from standing up.
White Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Curtis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Curtis thumps White Jr with a low kick.
Curtis throws a body punch but White Jr moves out of range.
Darry Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Curtis under the eye.
Good shot there by White Jr.
White Jr ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
White Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curtis.
White Jr throws a series of punches but Curtis moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Curtis! But no joy.
White Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Curtis throws a lazy head kick
and White Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Curtis throws a poor cross that misses
and White Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Curtis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curtis defending well as White Jr loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White Jr checks a leg kick.
Bruce White Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
White Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
White Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Curtis on the side of the head.
A low kick from Curtis misses
and White Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White Jr moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Curtis misses the jab.
Curtis throws a big shot that misses.
White Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Curtis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Curtis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from White Jr does no damage.
Curtis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curtis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White Jr.
White Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White Jr takes one to the chin there.
Curtis throws a leg kick
letting White Jr counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curtis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Curtis darts in trying to clinch
and White Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Curtis throws a poor cross that misses
and White Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White Jr.
Curtis wants to sweep here but White Jr controlling him for the moment.
Curtis keeps trying to improve his position.
White Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
White Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Curtis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis wants to sweep but no luck.
White Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Curtis throws a low kick but it's checked well by White Jr.
Curtis throws a right hand that misses
and White Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
White Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White Jr 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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curtis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curtis throws a looping overhand right but White Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Curtis throws a hook but White Jr blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darry Curtis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
White Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Curtis is looking to regain half guard here but White Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Curtis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Curtis struggling a bit here.
White Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
White Jr with the ground and pound but Curtis regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Curtis controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis is trying to maintain the position but White Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Curtis tries to roll over but White Jr keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
White Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Curtis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
White Jr moves into full mount! Curtis won't be happy about that!
Curtis regains half guard.
White Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curtis can do to turn this around?
White Jr trying to mount his opponent but Curtis defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
White Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Curtis tries to sprawl out of it but White Jr 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 ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
White Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Curtis tries to clinch there but White Jr circles away.
White Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Curtis sprawls and moves away.
Curtis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White Jr.
White Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis misses with a hook to the body
and White Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curtis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curtis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White Jr connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr throws a shot from downtown. Curtis moves away and avoids it.
Curtis misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Curtis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Curtis swings widly with a right hand
and White Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Curtis is rocked!
Curtis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Curtis is still on wobbly legs! Can White Jr finish him?
Curtis misses with a lunging right hand
and White Jr scores with a counter punch that sends Curtis to the canvas! White Jr smells blood - he's punishing Curtis with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Curtis has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce White Jr!
Our winner, Bruce White Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Darry Curtis had this to say: 'Thank you to the fans who came out to watch me. I will come back stronger. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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