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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernard McCurtney (ranked 1571 p4p, 2700 weight class) and Laddy Sutherland (ranked 109 p4p, 160 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCurtney might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Wonton Soup”. Bernard McCurtney has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard McCurtney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Laddy Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by McCurtney.
McCurtney tries to bum rush Sutherland with a series of wild strikes but Sutherland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sutherland scores with a spinning back kick!
Sutherland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCurtney throws a sloppy head kick and Sutherland moves out of range easily.
McCurtney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCurtney works the jab nicely.
Sutherland misses with a right hand
and McCurtney counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sutherland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sutherland cracks a nice hook into McCurtney's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Sutherland.
Sutherland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCurtney.
Sutherland lands a two punch combo.
Sutherland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCurtney to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland throws a body kick that misses
and McCurtney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCurtney scores with a three punch combo!
Sutherland is rocked!
It looks like Laddy Sutherland has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCurtney. Sutherland does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCurtney misses with a wild body shot.
McCurtney tries to bum rush Sutherland with a series of wild strikes but Sutherland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sutherland throws out a loose jab but McCurtney uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCurtney moves out of range as Sutherland throws a body kick.
Sutherland misses with a takedown
and Sutherland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sutherland throws a jab when McCurtney was well out of range.
Sutherland shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland is looking to chop away at McCurtney's legs.
McCurtney seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sutherland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sutherland misses with a low kick.
McCurtney appears to be looking for a big counter.
McCurtney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sutherland takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sutherland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McCurtney throws a head kick that misses.
McCurtney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sutherland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sutherland throws a body shot but no joy.
Laddy Sutherland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCurtney digs a good hook to Sutherland's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCurtney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sutherland throws a sloppy head kick and McCurtney moves out of range easily.
McCurtney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sutherland throws a push kick but McCurtney slaps the foot to one side.
McCurtney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sutherland at a distance.
McCurtney uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCurtney shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bernard McCurtney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sutherland dodges the punch combination from McCurtney.
Sutherland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been informed that Sutherland has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sutherland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland throws a head kick that misses.
McCurtney was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sutherland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A counter left hand to the body from McCurtney misses its target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McCurtney!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sutherland with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCurtney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sutherland is still on wobbly legs! Can McCurtney finish him?
McCurtney throws a chopping leg kick but Sutherland manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sutherland seems to have recovered his senses.
Good standup being displayed there by McCurtney as he connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Sutherland.
Sutherland throws a push kick but McCurtney slaps the foot to one side.
Sutherland throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard McCurtney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Laddy Sutherland's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCurtney checks the leg kick nicely there.
McCurtney swinging wildly here.
McCurtney cracks Sutherland with a good jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sutherland.
Sutherland throws a wild body kick that McCurtney sees coming a mile off.
McCurtney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sutherland moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCurtney throws a nice looking combination but Sutherland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sutherland looks to land a combination but McCurtney avoids it well.
McCurtney tried to counter with a leg kick but Sutherland avoided it.
Sutherland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sutherland lands with a kick to the temple. McCurtney shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCurtney avoids the body shot from Sutherland.
Jab, jab by McCurtney - just one landing.
Sutherland misses with a body shot.
McCurtney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Sutherland might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McCurtney has got the better of the exchanges.
McCurtney throws a body shot but no joy.
McCurtney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sutherland can do to turn this around?
Sutherland misses with a hook
and McCurtney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sutherland tries a head kick but it misses.
McCurtney throwing a counter right hand but Sutherland manages to avoid it.
McCurtney scores with a jab to the head.
Sutherland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sutherland blocks the body kick.
Sutherland throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from McCurtney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCurtney throws a series of punches but Sutherland avoids them all with ease.
Sutherland throws out a counter right but McCurtney avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCurtney takes a swing at Sutherland's ribcage but misses.
Sutherland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCurtney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCurtney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sutherland plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCurtney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sutherland walks into a straight right hand from McCurtney.
Sutherland lands a head kick!
Sutherland looks for the body kick but McCurtney saw that one coming.
A big left from Sutherland misses.
McCurtney lands a nice hook to Sutherland's body. Sutherland takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCurtney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland throws a sloppy head kick
and McCurtney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sutherland thinking.
Nice body kick from Sutherland.
McCurtney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sutherland throws the kick towards the body but McCurtney avoids it.
McCurtney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sutherland on the side of the head.
Sutherland is looking to slow McCurtney down with leg kicks.
McCurtney feints a jab promting Sutherland to slip. McCurtney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sutherland slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sutherland takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
BOOM! McCurtney lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sutherland. Sutherland tries to recover but McCurtney is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sutherland lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernard McCurtney!
After winning the bout, Bernard McCurtney thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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