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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tae Shik Cha (ranked 3525 p4p, 359 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 22086 p4p, 652 weight class). Cha comes to the ring accompanied by Emancipator - When I Go. Curtis has chosen The Outsiders 'Stay Gold' by Stevie Wonder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tae Shik Cha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darry Curtis's chin.
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164 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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177 cm
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161 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tae Shik Cha!
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 Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis lands a slapping body shot.
Cha misses with a hook. Curtis ducked under it nicely.
Cha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Curtis's head backwards.
Tae Shik Cha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curtis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Curtis defending well as Cha loads up on a big left hand.
Curtis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cha throws the left hand but Curtis avoids the punch easily.
Cha cracks Curtis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Darry Curtis has been cut.
A jab from Curtis misses.
Curtis jabs Cha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Curtis defending well as Cha loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Curtis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Curtis jabs Cha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Curtis connects with an inside leg kick.
Curtis slips under a jab from Cha.
Curtis rushes Cha and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cha.
Curtis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha closes the distance and clinches.
Cha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cha tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cha looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Curtis.
Cha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Curtis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
Curtis slips a straight right by Cha.
Cha tries to keep at a distance but Curtis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Curtis throws a big shot that misses.
Curtis drops his hands momentarily and Cha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cha is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Cha misses.
Cha misses with a lunging right hand
and Curtis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cha misses with a hook. Curtis ducked under it nicely.
Curtis slips under a jab from Cha.
Cha misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Curtis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Curtis cracks a nice hook into Cha's ribs.
Curtis blocks a jab.
Cha throws a poor cross that misses
and Curtis counters with a solid body kick.
Cha looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
Curtis walks into a jab.
Cha throws a hook but Curtis avoids it easily.
Cha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Curtis.
Cha moves in looking to clinch but Curtis pushes him off.
Curtis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Cha misses its intended target.
Curtis looks to land a body kick but Cha moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis lands a front kick.
Curtis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cha moves into the clinch.
Cha blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darry Curtis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
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.
Cha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cha misses with a right hand
and Curtis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Cha controls his hands.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curtis.
Cha working hard to break the clinch.
Cha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curtis throws out the jab.
Cha looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Cha tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Cha tries to close the distance and clinch but Curtis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Curtis follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cha misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis looks to land a body kick but Cha moved away.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Cha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Curtis finds it's way round the side to connect with Cha's head.
Crunch! Curtis slams his shin into Cha's torso.
Cha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Curtis. Curtis obviously looking to wear him down.
Curtis rushes Cha and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha misses with a punch to the body.
Cha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Curtis lands an uppercut.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Cha avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the ropes.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Cha.
Curtis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cha tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cha is trying to break the clinch but Curtis is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Curtis.
Cha wants to break free but Curtis has control.
Cha throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
Cha is trying to break the clinch but Curtis is controlling him.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cha misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands an uppercut.
Curtis looking to slow down the pace here.
Curtis lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Cha manages to break the clinch.
Curtis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Cha misses its intended target.
Curtis lands with a nice body punch.
Jab, jab by Curtis - just one landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Curtis, right into the meat.
Cha misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Curtis! But no joy.
Curtis cracks Cha with an open hand slap.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curtis lands with a hook. Cha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cha misses with a hook
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Curtis walks into a stiff left hand from Cha.
Cha throws a jab but it's blocked by Curtis.
Curtis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Curtis slips under a jab.
Curtis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curtis dips to his left and cracks Cha with an uppercut!
Cha misses with a hook.
Curtis clobbers Cha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Curtis throws the left hand but Cha avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Cha does it's job there.
Curtis throws a head kick but Cha moves out of range.
Curtis lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cha misses with a left hand
and Curtis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cha slips under a jab.
Cha throws an off balance right hand
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Cha has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Curtis.
Cha throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha needs to keep his hands up - Curtis had a free shot at his head there.
Darry Curtis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cha misses with a hook.
Curtis wants to land a leg kick but Cha is out of range.
Cha lands an overhand right.
Cha misses with an uppercut.
Cha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Curtis misses.
Cha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
Cha throws an off balance right hand
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curtis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Curtis scores with a head kick. Cha tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cha throws a lazy uppercut
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curtis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Curtis throws a hook but Cha avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cha misses with a straight right.
Curtis tries a head kick but it misses.
Curtis walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curtis.
Curtis throws a front kick aimed at Cha's knee but Cha avoids it well.
Curtis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cha.
Cha misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Cha misses its intended target.
Cha tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis looks to land a right hand but Cha moved out of range.
Curtis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curtis staying out of range there.
Cha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cha slips under a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Curtis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Curtis.
Cha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cha throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Cha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cha.
Darry Curtis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Curtis.
Cha throws out a loose jab but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis flicks out a counter leg kick but Cha steps away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darry Curtis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Curtis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darry Curtis!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Darry Curtis made sure he mentioned Freebok (85% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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