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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Sesnak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curry comes to the cage accompanied by Billy the Mountain. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Sesnak!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sesnak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Curry tries to avoid it but Sesnak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Curry to the ground. Curry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sesnak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sesnak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sesnak is looking to clinch.
Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Sesnak or perhaps it was just good defense by Curry which made him look bad.
Billy Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Sesnak.
Curry misses with a hook.
Sesnak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry throws a head kick but Sesnak moves out of range.
Sesnak blocks a head kick by Curry.
Curry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sesnak throws a head kick but Curry moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sesnak moves out of range of the body kick from Curry.
Curry throws a head kick that half lands.
Sesnak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sesnak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A cross from Curry lands.
Curry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curry throws a head kick but Sesnak moves out of range.
Curry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sesnak wants to clinch up but Curry keeps it at a distance.
Sesnak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sesnak has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Curry as Sesnak shoots in.
Billy Curry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sesnak looks gassed!
Sesnak shoots in but Curry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Curry misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with a head kick.
Curry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sesnak managing to block the knees to the body from Curry.
Curry landing knees to the head.
Sesnak managing to block the knees to the body from Curry.
Sesnak avoids the elbow strike from Curry, against the cage.
Curry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Curry trying to land knees to the body.
Curry prevents the takedown attempt.
Sesnak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Curry smiles and moves away.
Curry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Curry clinches.
Curry trying to land knees to the body.
Sesnak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Curry smiles and moves away.
Sesnak avoids the head kick by Curry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sesnak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Curry as he avoids it easily.
Curry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sesnak shoots for a takedown but Curry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sesnak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Curry scores with a one two! Sesnak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Curry clinches with his opponent.
Curry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Curry misses with an elbow strike.
Curry tries to land knees in the clinch but Sesnak avoids the damage to the body.
Curry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sesnak avoids it.
Sesnak looking to stall.
Sesnak tries to pull guard but Curry won't allow it.
Sesnak taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Curry lands a good knee to the midsection. Sesnak won't want to take too many of those.
Sesnak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sesnak fails to pull guard.
Curry manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sesnak is working for takedown but Curry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sesnak takes an elbow to the temple.
Sesnak tries to pull guard but Curry holds him up against the cage and eventually Sesnak drops back down to his feet.
Sesnak blocks an elbow strike.
Curry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sesnak is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Curry tries to land knees in the clinch but Sesnak avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Curry.
Sesnak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Curry smiles and moves away.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curry throws a sloppy head kick and Sesnak moves out of range easily.
Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Curry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Curry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sesnak's hands.
No luck for Sesnak with that takedown attempt.
A head kick by Curry misses
and Sesnak counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Curry!
Curry is working to get back to half guard.
Sesnak avoids the attempt from Curry to control.
Sesnak controlling from mount.
Sesnak wants to control but Curry has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Curry is not content to let Sesnak control the position.
Sesnak is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sesnak wants to get back to his feet.
Curry is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Curry throws out a powerful jab.
Curry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Curry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sesnak closes the distance and clinches up with Curry, looking for a takedown. Sesnak pushes Curry against the cage but Curry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Curry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Curry throws a head kick that misses.
Curry moves into the clinch successfully.
Sesnak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Curry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curry throws a sloppy head kick and Sesnak moves out of range easily.
Sesnak misses with a kick to the body.
Billy Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sesnak tries to clinch
and Curry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sesnak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Curry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sesnak is defending well for now.
Curry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sesnak blocks it with crossed arms.
Sesnak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sesnak wants a takedown.
Billy Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Sesnak.
Curry missing with knees to the body.
Curry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Curry tries to land knees in the clinch but Sesnak avoids the damage to the body.
Sesnak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Curry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Curry tries a knee to the head but Sesnak blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sesnak tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
Curry breaks the clinch.
Sesnak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Curry misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Curry.
Sesnak is looking to clinch.
Sesnak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Curry counters with a head kick.
Curry tries to clinch but Sesnak is having none of it.
Curry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sesnak shoots in for a takedown but Curry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Curry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sesnak clinches but Curry breaks the clinch
and Curry counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Curry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sesnak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Curry trying to land knees to the body.
Sesnak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sesnak blocks an elbow strike from Curry.
Curry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sesnak avoids it.
Curry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sesnak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sesnak tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Curry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sesnak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Curry smiles and moves away.
Sesnak shoots in for a takedown but Curry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Curry scores with a leg kick.
Billy Curry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sesnak's head.
Curry wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Curry dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curry misses with a low kick.
Sesnak shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Curry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sesnak remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Curry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sesnak on the ground.
Sesnak wants to stand but Curry has his arm trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sesnak trying to control the action but Curry is working from the bottom.
Curry is looking for a sweep.
Sesnak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry is not content to let Sesnak control the position.
You can see the frustration on Curry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Curry is looking for a sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sesnak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sesnak avoids the head kick by Curry.
Sesnak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Curry tries to avoid it but Sesnak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Curry to the ground. Curry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
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.
Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sesnak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Curry.
Curry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sesnak shoots for a takedown but Curry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Billy Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Sesnak.
Curry throws a head kick but Sesnak moves out of range.
Sesnak blocks a low kick nicely.
Sesnak swinging wilding here.
Sesnak avoids the head kick by Curry.
Curry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Curry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sesnak, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sesnak avoids the head kick by Curry.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curry takes a swing at Sesnak's ribcage but misses.
Curry has managed to clinch.
Sesnak managing to block the knees to the body from Curry.
Curry avoiding damage as Sesnak throws knees to the body.
Curry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sesnak avoids it.
Sesnak managing to block the knees to the body from Curry.
Sesnak has Curry pressed against the cage, preventing Curry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Curry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Curry stalling the fight.
Sesnak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Curry trying to land knees to the body.
Curry pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daniel Sesnak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Curry breaks the clinch.
Sesnak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Curry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Billy Curry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Curry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sesnak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curry misses with a double jab.
Sesnak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Curry sprawls well. Curry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sesnak gets slowly back to his feet.
Curry lands a nice shot that snaps Sesnak's head back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Curry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Curry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Curry!
Billy Curry is the new welterweight champion!
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