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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Darry Curtis (ranked 21699 p4p, 588 weight class) and Michael Murdock (ranked 1524 p4p, 161 weight class). Curtis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Outsiders 'Stay Gold' by Stevie Wonder . This should be a great matchup!
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161 lbs
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164 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis misses with a body punch
and Murdock counters with a thumping low kick.
Murdock throws a lazy body kick
and Curtis counters with a one-two to the body.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Murdock saw that one coming.
Curtis drives through and clinches with Murdock against the ropes.
Murdock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murdock is looking to control Curtis's arms but Curtis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murdock has his back to the ropes.
Curtis breaks the clinch.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch but Curtis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murdock pushes Curtis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Curtis misses with some punches.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murdock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Curtis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Curtis misses the target.
Murdock steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis throws a sloppy head kick and Murdock moves out of range easily.
Curtis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Curtis scores with a leg kick.
Murdock clinches up with Curtis and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Murdock.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
Curtis lands a shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murdock obliges.
Murdock blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock trying to stall but Curtis improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murdock.
Murdock stalling in the clinch but Curtis improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Curtis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murdock.
Murdock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Murdock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Curtis can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Curtis can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Curtis avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the ropes.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Curtis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Murdock controls the action.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Curtis has had enough of the clinch but Murdock keeps him there for the moment.
Murdock is trying to maintain a safe position but Curtis gets an underhook and turns Murdock into the ropes.
Curtis trying to stall but Murdock improves his position.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murdock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murdock looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Murdock gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Curtis as Murdock tries to tie him up.
Murdock looking to stall.
Murdock tries to stall but Curtis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murdock is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Curtis avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the ropes.
Curtis lands a right hand.
Curtis working hard to break the clinch.
Murdock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Curtis as Murdock tries to tie him up.
Curtis lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Murdock tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock tries to stall but Curtis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Murdock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murdock.
A short body shot lands from Murdock as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Curtis as the two fighters clinch.
Murdock gets through Curtis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murdock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murdock misses with a body punch.
Murdock tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curtis.
Michael Murdock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Curtis avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the ropes.
Curtis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murdock avoids it.
Murdock taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Curtis.
Murdock digs a right hand into Curtis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Curtis's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
Murdock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Murdock.
Murdock trying to control the position but instead, Curtis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murdock into the ropes.
Curtis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock is looking to control Curtis's arms but Curtis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murdock has his back to the ropes.
Murdock works on Curtis's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murdock presses Curtis against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Curtis.
Murdock misses with a body punch.
Murdock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Murdock prevents a body shot from Curtis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Murdock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murdock avoiding damage.
Murdock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
Murdock pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murdock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curtis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murdock is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murdock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock blocking some punches.
Murdock struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
Murdock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murdock trying to control the position but instead, Curtis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murdock into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis prevents a body shot from Murdock.
Murdock lands a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Curtis as Murdock tries to tie him up.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murdock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curtis slows down the pace here.
Murdock pushes Curtis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Curtis avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the ropes.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Murdock controls his hands.
Murdock taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis tries to work over Murdock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
Still in the clinch, Curtis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murdock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis blocks a body shot from Murdock.
Murdock blocking some punches.
Curtis works on Murdock's body with a couple of short punches.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murdock's elbow.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Murdock.
Murdock taking a breather.
Curtis is working Murdock over against the ropes.
Curtis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murdock.
Curtis prevents a body shot from Murdock.
Murdock works on Curtis's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee calls for Murdock to work.
Murdock tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Murdock.
I think Murdock 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Darry Curtis!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Darry Curtis waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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