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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Darry Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Outsiders 'Stay Gold' by Stevie Wonder . Lars Karlsson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis tries to land a leg kick but Karlsson saw it coming and moves away.
Curtis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karlsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
Curtis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karlsson.
Karlsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Karlsson lands a lovely overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curtis.
Curtis takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Karlsson misses with a left hand
and Curtis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Curtis is working Karlsson over against the ropes.
Karlsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Curtis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karlsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karlsson blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis prevents a body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson lands a nice uppercut.
Karlsson working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Curtis scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
A nice left hand lands by Curtis.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Karlsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Curtis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karlsson or not.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curtis walks into a left hand.
Curtis misses with a wild body shot.
Curtis wants to clinch.
Karlsson tries to counter with a clinch but Curtis shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson cracks Curtis with an open hand slap.
Karlsson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karlsson swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Curtis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karlsson lands a nice shot that snaps Curtis's head back.
Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karlsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curtis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karlsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karlsson checks the leg kick.
Karlsson blocks a head kick by Curtis.
Curtis feints and then cracks Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karlsson down.
Curtis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karlsson checks a leg kick.
Karlsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Curtis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karlsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Curtis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Karlsson just manages to avoid it.
Curtis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karlsson wants to counter with a clinch but Curtis pushes him away.
Karlsson lands a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Curtis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Karlsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karlsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Curtis counters by moving into the clinch.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
Curtis lands a left hand.
Karlsson is working Curtis over against the ropes.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson lands a right hand.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karlsson's elbow.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karlsson's elbow.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Curtis prevents a body shot from Karlsson.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Curtis - that landed with a thud.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
Curtis scores with a shot to the side of Karlsson's head.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Darry Curtis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Curtis.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Curtis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Curtis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
Karlsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Curtis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Curtis misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Curtis.
Karlsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karlsson misses with a body punch.
Karlsson lands a right hand.
Curtis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karlsson scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lars Karlsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Karlsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karlsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Curtis counters with an outside leg kick.
Curtis scores with a nice body kick.
Karlsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Darry Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
Karlsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Curtis swings for the body but Karlsson moves out of range.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karlsson misses with a looping left.
Karlsson connects with the punch.
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtis is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis tries to land a leg kick but Karlsson saw it coming and moves away.
Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
Curtis moves into the clinch successfully.
Karlsson gets through Curtis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Curtis.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a body punch.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Karlsson avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the ropes.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
Curtis trying to control the position but instead, Karlsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Curtis into the ropes.
Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
Karlsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Karlsson tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Karlsson.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Karlsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Karlsson prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Curtis or not.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curtis lands a body shot.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Curtis blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Karlsson.
A short right from Karlsson.
Karlsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Karlsson really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Karlsson lands an overhand right.
Curtis misses with the combination.
Curtis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karlsson closes the distance but Curtis moves to the side
and Curtis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Karlsson moves out of range as Curtis throws a body kick.
Curtis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Curtis. That's going to slow Karlsson down.
Curtis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Karlsson.
Karlsson wants to counter with a clinch but Curtis pushes him away.
Curtis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karlsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Curtiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karlsson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Karlsson duly obliges.
Karlsson jabs Curtis right on the nose. Curtis blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis lands the left hand.
Curtis avoids the body shot from Karlsson.
Curtis moves out of range as Karlsson strikes.
Curtis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Karlsson there.
Curtis lands with a good body shot.
Karlsson throws a hook but Curtis avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karlsson, as that shot connected.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to counter with a clinch but Curtis shakes him off and moves away.
Curtis scores with a punch to the head.
Curtis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Curtis tries to land a front kick but Karlsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karlsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karlsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Curtis throws a leg kick but Karlsson checks it.
Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Curtis moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlsson. Curtis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson moves in looking to clinch but Curtis pushes him off.
Karlsson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Karlsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Curtis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtis.
Curtis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curtis is looking to wear down Karlsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Curtis connects with an inside leg kick.
Curtis scores with a hook to the body. Karlsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Curtis misses with a body shot.
Karlsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Curtis.
Karlsson scores with a hook to the body. Curtis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Curtis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Curtis. Karlsson shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Curtis slips the punch.
Karlsson throws the left hand but Curtis avoids the punch easily.
Curtis is looking to counter the offense by Karlsson and move into the clinch.
Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Curtis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lars Karlsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Karlsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Curtis misses with a body shot.
Karlsson scores with a nice strike.
Karlsson lands a nice hook to Curtis's body. Curtis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karlsson connects with a looping right hand.
Curtis avoids the body shot from Karlsson.
Curtis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karlsson.
Curtis connects with a solid leg kick.
Curtis throws a low kick but Karlsson moves out of range easily.
Karlsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karlsson swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Curtis throws a counter high kick but Karlsson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Curtis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karlsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson throws a body punch but Curtis moves out of range.
Darry Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karlsson forces Curtis back against the ropes and clinches.
Curtis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Curtis pushes Karlsson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Lars Karlsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karlsson lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Curtis.
Karlsson scores with a shot to the side of Curtis's head.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karlsson's elbow.
Karlsson takes a shot to the head.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Curtis.
Karlsson cracks Curtis with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson avoids the body shot from Curtis.
Karlsson wants to counter the offense by Curtis and move into the clinch position.
Karlsson lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis feints and then cracks Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karlsson down.
Curtis is looking to chop away at Karlsson's legs.
Nice body punch from Curtis.
Curtis darts in and clinches Karlsson up against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Curtis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curtis.
Curtis lands a hook that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karlsson's elbow.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot in the inside from Karlsson.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darry Curtis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karlsson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Karlsson!
Lars Karlsson is the new welterweight champion!
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