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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Topher Curtis (ranked 2129 p4p, 271 weight class) and Hugh Shelby (ranked 2221 p4p, 283 weight class). Hugh Shelby is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shelby tries to clinch up.
Shelby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shelby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch but Curtis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Curtis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shelby.
Curtis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shelby.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Curtis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shelby working aggressively here.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curtis motions for Shelby to come forward. Curtis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shelby moves into the clinch successfully.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
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 breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Curtis.
The fighters circle momentarily. Curtis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
Shelby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shelby instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis is trying to break free.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Shelby fails to land.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Shelby moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Shelby fails to land.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Shelby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Curtis.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis breaks the clinch.
Shelby slips a jab from Curtis.
Shelby tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
Curtis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shelbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Curtis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Shelby is out of range.
A big left from Curtis misses.
Shelby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis has had enough of the clinch but Shelby keeps him there for the moment.
Curtis working hard to break the clinch.
Curtis looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curtis.
Curtis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shelby misses with some punches.
Curtis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shelby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curtis is trying to stall.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby working aggressively here.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Curtis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Curtis lands a hook that snaps the head of Shelby backwards.
Curtis tries a body shot but Shelby blocks it.
Curtis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Curtis.
Curtis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Curtis presses Shelby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Shelby.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis is looking to control Shelby's arms but Shelby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Curtis has his back to the cage.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shelby lands with a light punch inside.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
Shelby lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curtis tries to stall but Shelby uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shelby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hugh Shelby will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Curtis lands a right hook to the body.
Curtis throws a hook but Shelby blocks it.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Curtis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Curtis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Curtis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shelby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curtis jabs Shelby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Curtis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shelby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Curtis throws a low kick but Shelby moves out of range easily.
Shelby tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Shelby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Curtis cracks Shelby with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shelby tries to clinch
and Shelby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shelby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shelby doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
Shelby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Curtis, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis breaks the clinch.
Shelby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shelby needs to keep his hands up - Curtis had a free shot at his head there.
Shelby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curtis throws out the jab.
Hugh Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby moves into range and clinches up with Curtis.
Curtis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Curtis lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby lands with a right to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Curtis.
Shelby being controlled against the cage.
Curtis tries to work over Shelby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curtis.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Shelby controls the action.
Shelby lands an uppercut.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Shelby avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curtis blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Shelby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Topher Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Shelby tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Shelby has Curtis up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Curtis.
Curtis is leaning against Shelby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis is leaning against Shelby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Curtis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Shelby controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curtis.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Curtis.
Curtis looking to slow down the pace here.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shelby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Curtis can pounce on him.
Shelby gets a clinch.
A short left from Shelby.
A nice left hand lands by Shelby.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shelby as Curtis tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
Shelby lands a hook that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shelbys head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis breaks the clinch.
Curtis gets tackled into the cage by Shelby. Shelby maintains the clinch.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shelby lands with a left to the head.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shelby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Curtis.
Shelby takes the fight into the clinch.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shelby has him pressed against the cage.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Topher Curtis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shelby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Curtis.
Shelby tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Shelby tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Curtis scores with a hook.
Shelby tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Shelby.
Curtis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shelbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shelby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curtis loads up on a big right hand but Shelby slips the punch.
Shelby moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Shelby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Curtis blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Curtis.
Curtis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shelby backwards.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Curtis tries to keep at a distance but Shelby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shelby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Curtis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shelby doesn't seem phased though.
Shelby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shelby takes the fight into the clinch.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Shelby prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shelby backwards.
Shelby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Shelby fails to land.
Curtis lands a shot to the body.
Curtis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Shelby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hugh Shelby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis throws a jab but it's blocked by Shelby.
Shelby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shelby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Curtis, pushing him back against the cage.
Shelby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Curtis trying to stall but Shelby improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shelby.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelby lands with a light punch inside.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curtis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Shelby tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Curtis lands a nice uppercut.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Curtis breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Curtis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shelby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curtis.
It looks like Hugh Shelby has been cut.
Curtis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shelby clinches up with Curtis and pushes him back against the cage.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Shelby.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shelby in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shelby backwards.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shelby takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shelby drives through and clinches with Curtis against the cage.
Shelby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis lands with a light punch inside.
Shelby lands with a left to the head.
Shelby working aggressively here.
Shelby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shelby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis connects with a single shot there.
Shelby tries to clinch but Curtis moves away
and Curtis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch but Curtis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shelby tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Curtis throwing a counter right hand but Shelby manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Topher Curtis.
I think Curtis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Topher Curtis!
Our winner, Topher Curtis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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