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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darry Curtis (ranked 883 p4p, 985 weight class) and Shock Linewood (ranked 115 p4p, 130 weight class). Curtis comes to the cage accompanied by Stevie Wonder - Stay Gold. Darry Curtis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shock Linewood's chin.

Curtis
vs
Linewood

188 cm
29
171
16 - 9 - 0

185 cm
40
180
22 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Fast

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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 16 - 9 - 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 22 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis checks a low kick from Linewood.
Curtis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Curtis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Curtis connects with a body shot.
Linewood misses with a low kick.
Curtis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Curtis throws a series of punches but Linewood avoids them all with ease.
Curtis throws the kick towards the body but Linewood avoids it.
Curtis avoids the body shot from Linewood.
Curtis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linewood moves away.
Curtis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Linewood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtis.
Curtis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Linewood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Linewood flicks out a counter leg kick but Curtis steps away.
A jab lands there for Curtis.
Some wild striking there from Linewood.
Curtis tried to counter with a leg kick but Linewood avoided it.
Curtis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Linewood is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curtis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linewood.
Curtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curtis throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Linewood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Curtis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linewood.
Curtis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Linewood to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curtis.
We've been informed that Linewood has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Linewood.
Linewood missing with a left hand there. Curtis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linewood. Curtis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Curtis misses
and Linewood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Linewood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Curtis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Linewood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Linewood is looking to land body kicks.
Curtis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Linewood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linewood wants to slow Curtis down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Curtis at a distance.
Curtis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linewood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curtis.
Curtis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Curtis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Linewood in his tracks.
Darry Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linewood 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.
Linewood throws a shot from downtown. Curtis moves away and avoids it.
Linewood throws a body shot but no joy.
Curtis blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Curtis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Curtis.
Curtis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Linewood throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Curtis counters with a good low kick that Linewood was not able to check.
Linewood looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtis is just out of range.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linewood.
Curtis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linewood throws a leg kick but Curtis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Curtis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Curtis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Curtis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice defenses there by Curtis.
Linewood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Linewood. Beautiful body shot.
Curtis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Linewood checks it well.
Curtis throws a leg kick that misses.
Curtis throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Curtis - just one landing.
Linewood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Curtis. That's going to slow Linewood down.
Curtis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Linewood if he has to take too many more of those.
Curtis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linewood is looking to clinch.
Curtis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Linewood will feel that in the morning.
Linewood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Linewood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis slips a jab from Linewood.
Linewood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtis was well out of range. Poor timing from Linewood.
Linewood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Curtis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linewood.
Linewood walks into a jab.
Curtis misses with a body shot.
Linewood misses with a low kick.
Curtis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Linewood wants to clinch
enabling Curtis to counter with a crisp jab.

Linewood is rocked!
Linewood throws a shot from downtown. Curtis moves away and avoids it.
Curtis connects with a leg kick.
Curtis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Linewood is still on wobbly legs! Can Curtis finish him?
Linewood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Curtis.

Linewood closes the distance and pushes Curtis back into the cage.
Curtis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Linewood up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darry Curtis dominated that round.
That's time! Curtis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Curtis cracks Linewood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Curtis connects with a solid leg kick.
Linewood seems to have recovered his senses.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Linewood.
Linewood checks a low kick from Curtis.
Curtis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Linewood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Curtis connects with a single shot there.
Nice shot by Curtis.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Linewood saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis thumps Linewood with a low kick.
Linewood throws a body punch but Curtis moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Curtis misses its target.
Curtis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Linewood thuds a left hand into Curtis's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linewood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Linewood is looking to slow Curtis down with leg kicks.
Linewood lets loose with a powerful body kick. Curtis will feel that in the morning.
A slapping leg kick lands for Curtis.
Curtis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Curtis gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Linewood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis misses with a straight right.
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Linewood can do to turn this around?
Curtis tries a head kick but it misses.
Linewood jabs at Curtis's body.
Curtis throws a series of punches but Linewood avoids them all with ease.
Curtis slips under a jab.
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Linewood is out of range.
Curtis tries to land a leg kick but Linewood saw it coming and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curtis scores with a push kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Linewood checks a leg kick.
Curtis's corner calls for a 1-2. Curtis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Curtis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Curtis pushes Linewood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linewood lands a nice shot to the body.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Linewood misses with the head strike.
Linewood pushes Curtis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curtis.
Curtis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Curtis misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Linewood scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Curtis.
Linewood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Linewood struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
Linewood working aggressively here.
Linewood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curtis avoids it.
Curtis avoiding damage as Linewood throws knees to the body.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Linewood avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Linewood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curtis avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Darry Curtis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Linewood prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
Linewood working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Curtis.
Nice body punch from Linewood - that landed with a thud.
Linewood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linewood tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Linewood controls the action.
Curtis prevents a body shot from Linewood.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Curtis throws an elbow but misses.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis lands a right hand.
Curtis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Linewood avoids it.
Curtis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Linewood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Curtis.
Linewood working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linewood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Linewood avoids it.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Linewood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Linewood misses with a punch on the inside.

Linewood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Linewood misses the shot to the body.
Curtis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linewood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linewood throws the kick towards the body but Curtis avoids it.
Darry Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
Linewood looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linewood circles away from the clinch attempt.

Curtis takes the fight into the clinch.
Curtis missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Curtis as the two fighters clinch.
Curtis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Curtis lands a hook that snaps the head of Linewood backwards.
A short body shot lands from Curtis as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darry Curtis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Linewood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curtis.
Curtis blocks a jab.
Curtis slips a jab from Linewood.
Curtis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Curtis wants to slow Linewood down by chopping away at his legs.
Linewood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Linewood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Linewood.
A lazy left from Curtis finds it's target.
Curtis misses with a hook. Linewood ducked under it nicely.
Linewood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Curtis slams his shin into Linewood's torso.
Linewood throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Curtis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Curtis misses with a straight left.
Linewood lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis tries a head kick but it misses.
Linewood misses with a straight right.
Curtis throws a big counter combination but Linewood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Curtis throws a leg kick
and Curtis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curtis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linewood.

Curtis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Linewood working Curtis over with knees to the body.
Linewood is leaning against Curtis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Linewood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curtis avoids it.
Curtis scores with a hook to the body.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Linewood blocks an uppercut.

Linewood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Linewood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Curtis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Curtis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Linewood takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linewood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Linewood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curtis.
Donk. Curtis catches Linewood right on the button with a cross.
Linewood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Linewood throws an off balance right hand
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linewood throws a body shot but no joy.
Curtis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Linewood thuds a left hand into Curtis's body.
Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linewood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Linewood lands a body shot.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Linewood throws a shot from downtown. Curtis moves away and avoids it.
Linewood jabs at Curtis's body.
Curtis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Curtis lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis throws a jab but it's blocked by Linewood.
Curtis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body kick from Curtis.
Curtis with a hook.
Linewood blocks a head kick by Curtis.
Curtis clobbers Linewood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linewood.
Curtis lands with a nice body kick.
Donk. Curtis catches Linewood right on the button with a cross.
Curtis punishes Linewood's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Curtis misses.

Curtis moves into the clinch.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linewood's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linewood misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis managing to block the knees to the body from Linewood.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shock Linewood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Linewood struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
Curtis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Linewood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linewood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Linewood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Linewood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linewood blocks a body shot from Curtis.
A frustrated look appears on Linewood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Curtis.
Linewood misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis pushes Linewood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Curtis avoiding damage as Linewood throws knees to the body.
Curtis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darry Curtis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Curtis 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darry Curtis!