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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 259 p4p, 198 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 38 p4p, 31 weight class). Curtis has chosen Stevie Wonder - Stay Gold as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuzaka connects with a body shot that sends Curtis's belly button to the back.
Matsuzaka 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.
Curtis wants to slow Matsuzaka down by chopping away at his legs.
Curtis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matsuzaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Darry Curtis has been cut.
Matsuzaka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Curtis.
Matsuzaka connects with a body shot that sends Curtis's belly button to the back.
Matsuzaka lands a jab to the nose.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curtis.
Matsuzaka misses with a leg kick.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
Curtis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Matsuzaka.
We've been informed that Curtis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A slow jab from Matsuzaka misses its intended target.
A big right from Matsuzaka misses.
Darry Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matsuzaka counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matsuzaka with the inside leg kick.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
As Curtis tries to get set, Matsuzaka tries to push him back and clinch up but Curtis manages to avoid the attempt.
Curtis misses the shot to the body.
Curtis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curtis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curtis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka obviously looking to wear him down.
Matsuzaka moves out of range of the leg kick from Curtis.
Curtis wants to land a leg kick but Matsuzaka is out of range.
Curtis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matsuzaka throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Curtis scores with a nice right hand.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Matsuzaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curtis misses with an uppercut
and Matsuzaka counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka drops his hands momentarily and Curtis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis clinches up against the cage.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Matsuzaka controls the action.
Curtis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Curtis looking to slow down the pace here.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsuzaka blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow that stopped Curtis in his tracks for a moment.
Curtis dodges an elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matsuzaka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curtis's brow.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Curtis's defenses.
Curtis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matsuzakas head.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsuzaka blocking some punches.
Matsuzaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Matsuzaka breaks from the clinch.
Matsuzaka drops his hands momentarily and Curtis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Curtis scores with a decent looking hook.
Matsuzaka misses with a right hand
and Curtis counters with a solid body kick.
Curtis tries a head kick but it misses.
Curtis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curtis throws a body shot but no joy.
Curtis tries a low kick but Matsuzaka avoids it.
Curtis throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsuzaka counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Darry Curtis's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuzaka misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Curtis! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka throws a hook to the side of Curtis's head but Curtis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curtis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curtis scores with a jab to the head.
Curtis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matsuzaka looks to throw the jab but Curtis is out of range.
Curtis scores with a nice body kick.
Curtis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Curtis avoids the body shot from Matsuzaka.
Curtis lands a jab to Matsuzaka's midsection.
Curtis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Curtis lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Matsuzaka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
That's time! Matsuzaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Curtis clinches.
Matsuzaka blocking some punches.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curtis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Matsuzaka.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow just above Curtis 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
A short right from Curtis.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Matsuzaka misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuzaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Curtis won't allow it.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuzaka controls his hands.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Curtis effectively controlling the action here.
Matsuzaka pushes off an throws an elbow but Curtis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matsuzaka gets through Curtis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matsuzaka lands a shot to the body.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuzaka controls his hands.
Curtis lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis prevents a body shot from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matsuzaka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matsuzaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
Matsuzaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curtis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis throws a big shot that misses.
Curtis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsuzaka misses the target.
Matsuzaka lands a jab to Curtis's midsection.
Curtis throws an overhand right that lands on Matsuzaka's shoulder, as Matsuzaka tries to avoid the shot.
Curtis misses with a head kick.
Darry Curtis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsuzaka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matsuzaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuzaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Curtis avoids the body shot from Matsuzaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka slips under a jab.
A cross from Curtis lands.
Curtis checks a leg kick nicely.
Curtis swings for the body but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Matsuzaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Curtis scores with a jab. Matsuzaka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A leg kick checked by Matsuzaka.
Curtis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matsuzaka is able to avoid easily.
Matsuzaka throws a quick counter kick to the body but Curtis avoids it.
Curtis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matsuzaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuzaka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Curtis slips under a jab from Matsuzaka.
Curtis scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matsuzaka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Curtis can pounce on him.
Curtis misses with a body kick.
Curtis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curtis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matsuzaka appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Curtis checks a leg kick nicely.
Curtis throws a leg kick
and Matsuzaka counters with a nice body shot.
Curtis with a hook.
Matsuzaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Curtis throws a head kick that misses.
Matsuzaka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Curtis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot.
Curtis throws a leg kick
and Matsuzaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darry Curtis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
That's time! Matsuzaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Matsuzaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matsuzaka pushes Curtis away with a front kick.
Curtis misses with a leg kick.
Matsuzaka misses the shot to the body.
Curtis unleashes a big counter combination but Matsuzaka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Matsuzaka throws a looping overhand right but Curtis ducks down to avoid it.
Curtis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matsuzaka misses with a wild body shot.
Matsuzaka 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.
The cut above Darry Curtis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Curtis throws a poor cross that misses
letting Matsuzaka counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Curtis is predictable there
and Matsuzaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Curtis is rocked!
A combination from Curtis does no damage.
Curtis is still on wobbly legs! Can Matsuzaka finish him?
Matsuzaka rushes Curtis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis seems to have recovered his senses.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuzaka controls his hands.
Curtis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Matsuzaka.
Curtis avoids the elbow strike from Matsuzaka, against the cage.
Matsuzaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Curtis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matsuzaka is trying to break free.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matsuzaka breaks the clinch.
Matsuzaka misses with a looping right.
Donk. Curtis catches Matsuzaka right on the button with a cross.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
Matsuzaka takes a swing at Curtis's ribcage but misses.
Curtis throws an off balance right hand
and Matsuzaka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Curtis to work.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside.
Darry Curtis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Darry Curtis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keisuke Matsuzaka!
Keisuke Matsuzaka bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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