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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Shelby (ranked 2213 p4p, 290 weight class) and Topher Curtis (ranked 2189 p4p, 282 weight class). Topher Curtis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby misses with an uppercut. Curtis saw that one coming.
Shelby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curtis.
Shelby throws a big shot that misses.
Curtis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
Shelby prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curtis lands a lovely overhand right.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Shelby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shelby scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Shelby misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Curtis! But no joy.
Shelby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Shelby is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Curtis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Curtis clinches with his opponent.
Shelby struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
Curtis takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis tries to break the clinch but Shelby is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Curtis.
A right handed body shot lands from Curtis.
Shelby lands a left hand.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Shelby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curtis.
Shelby is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Curtis throws a hook but Shelby avoids it easily.
Shelby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curtis misses with a body shot.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shelby punishes Curtis's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Shelby misses.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby throws a wild body kick that Curtis sees coming a mile off.
Curtis throws out a counter right but Shelby avoids it with no problem.
Curtis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby is looking to land body kicks.
Shelby goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shelby looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shelby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Shelby misses its intended target.
Curtis looks to land a right hand but Shelby moved out of range.
Curtis throws a jab when Shelby was well out of range.
Shelby misses the jab.
Curtis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shelby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shelby is looking to counter punch.
Curtis doesn't manage to clinch there - Shelby circles away.
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Shelby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
Curtis takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Shelby.
Curtis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shelby backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Shelby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis looks to land a right hand but Shelby moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Curtis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Shelby moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Curtis.
Shelby is leaning against Curtis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shelby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Shelby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curtis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Curtis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Curtis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shelby to score with a decent uppercut.
Shelby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis throws out a loose jab but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby cracks Curtis with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curtis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Curtis takes one on the button.
Curtis takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.
Curtis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shelby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelby is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Curtis defending well as Shelby loads up on a big left hand.
Shelby throws a low kick, looking for Curtis's leg but Curtis calmly moves out of range.
Shelby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Curtis is out of range.
Shelby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shelby tries to clinch but Curtis moves away
and Curtis counters with a stiff right hand.
Curtis throws a jab when Shelby was well out of range.
Shelby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Curtis moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Shelby dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Curtis lands a jab-cross combination.
Shelby moves forwards but Curtis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Shelby takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shelby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Curtis catches Shelby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shelby misses with a left hand
and Curtis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shelby misses with a hook.
Shelby closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shelby lands with a light punch inside.
Curtis lands a right hand.
Curtis is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Shelby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curtis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby gets through Curtis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Curtis manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Shelby lands.
Curtis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Curtis looks to land a left hand but Shelby moved out of range nicely.
Curtis 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.
Shelby looks to throw the jab but Curtis is out of range.
Curtis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis avoids a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Curtis is leaning against Shelby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shelby can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Shelby lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby cracks a nice hook into Curtis's ribs.
Shelby has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis moves out of range of the leg kick from Shelby.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shelby swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Curtis throws a looping overhand right but Shelby ducks down to avoid it.
Shelby tried to counter with a leg kick but Curtis avoided it.
Nice uppercut there from Shelby.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Shelby looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis punishes Shelby's body with a nice straight punch.
Shelby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Curtis tries to move into range but Shelby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shelby lands a nice looking kick to the body. Curtis takes a step back to recover.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Shelby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curtis can do to turn this around?
Shelby misses with a left hand
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shelby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curtis slips under a jab from Shelby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Shelby.
The fighters circling - Shelby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curtis misses with a hook.
Shelby clobbers Curtis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelby moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Good shot there by Shelby.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Shelby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Curtis is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Curtis looks to land a combination. Shelby sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed right hand from Curtis misses the target.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shelby.
Hugh Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Curtis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hugh Shelby is winning the standup battle so far.
Curtis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curtis throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a two punch combination.
Curtis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shelby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curtis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Curtis staying out of range there.
Curtis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Curtis moves away from the strike by Shelby.
Shelby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Curtis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Curtis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
Shelby misses with a right hand
and Curtis counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shelby.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Curtis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shelby thinking.
Shelby misses with a lunging right hand
and Curtis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shelby thinking.
Shelby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Curtis doesn't seem bothered though.
Curtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Shelby dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Curtis throws a body punch but Shelby moves out of range.
Shelby looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shelby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curtis throws out the jab.
Shelby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shelby wants to clinch but Curtis slips to the side
and Curtis counters with a stiff right hand.
Shelby with a jab.
Curtis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shelby on the side of the head.
Shelby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shelby connects with a nice looking jab.
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Shelby misses with a low kick.
Shelby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curtis lands with an uppercut that bounces Shelby off the ropes and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelby lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Shelby tries to move into range but Curtis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby throws a big shot that misses.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Curtis's head but Curtis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curtis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Shelby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Curtis doesn't seem phased though.
Shelby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Shelby misses the jab.
Curtis throws out a counter right but Shelby avoids it with no problem.
Shelby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelby misses with the body kick
and Curtis counters with a right hand to the body.
Curtis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shelby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curtis.
Shelby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Shelby saw that one coming.
Shelby appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shelby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shelby connects with the punch.
Curtis misses the jab.
A jab from Curtis misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shelby.
It looked like Shelby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shelby looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
Curtis tests Shelby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Curtis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Curtis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shelby.
Shelby throws an off balance right hand
and Curtis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curtis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shelby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Shelby misses the target.
Curtis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shelby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shelby tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Curtis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shelby moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Shelby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Curtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shelby loads up on a big right hand but Curtis slips the punch.
Curtis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis throws a body punch but Shelby moves out of range.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelby is looking to counter with head kicks.
Shelby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curtis.
Curtis lands with a shot to the body.
Shelby misses with an uppercut.
Curtis has closed the distance and engaged Shelby in a clinch.
Curtis takes a shot to the head.
Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Curtis slips under a jab.
Shelby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Curtis misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shelby.
Shelby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Curtis finds it's way round the side to connect with Shelby's head.
Shelby missing with a left hand there. Curtis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shelby slips a jab and a cross from Curtis.
Shelby cracks Curtis with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Curtis misses.
Shelby misses the shot to the body.
Shelby misses with a hook
and Curtis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Shelby
and Curtis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Topher Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shelby throws a solid leg kick but Curtis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shelby.
Curtis is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curtis tries to clinch but Shelby is having none of it.
Curtis throws a solid leg kick but Shelby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Curtis.
Shelby throws an overhand right that lands on Curtis's shoulder, as Curtis tries to avoid the shot.
Curtis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shelby misses with a two punch combination.
Curtis connects with a looping right hand.
Shelby throws a looping overhand right but Curtis ducks down to avoid it.
Curtis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shelby darts in and clinches Curtis up against the ropes.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Curtis avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the ropes.
Shelby keeps control of Curtis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Curtis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Topher Curtis.
Well Shelby has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Hugh Shelby!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Hugh Shelby!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Hugh Shelby!
Hugh Shelby wins by unanimous decision!
Topher Curtis spoke after the fight, saying 'Everybody loses sometimes which means he got lucky today. Next time we meet will result in a broken jaw.'.
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RATING
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