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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curry has chosen Billy the Mountain as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Billy Curry was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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184 lbs
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182 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Curry!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Curry circles away.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Curry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Curry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie is keen to just control but Curry is a slippery customer.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Curry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Curry won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Curry wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Curry defends it well.
Curry trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Curry is keeping him busy.
Curry controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Curry moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Curry lands a knee to the head.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Curry smiles and moves away.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Curry as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a head kick!
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gracie is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Curry with a hook.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Curry lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Curry throws a good cross that connects.
Curry lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Curry's waist but Curry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Curry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Curry.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Curry's waist but Curry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Curry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Billy Curry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curry moves into the clinch.
Curry connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Curry scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Curry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curry connects with a knee to the head.
Curry scores with a knee to the head.
Curry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Curry landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Curry.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Curry lands a nice elbow.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Curry smiles and moves away.
Curry misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Curry.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Curry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Curry wants it to stay on the feet.
Curry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Curry but Curry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Curry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Curry scores with a four punch combination!
Curry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Curry wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Curry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Curry lands a head shot.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Curry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Curry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Curry lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gracie wants to control but Curry is keeping him busy.
Curry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Curry is looking for a sweep.
Curry can't do much from the bottom here.
Curry tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Curry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Gracie seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie shoots in but Curry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Curry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curry wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie throws a strike but Curry avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Curry looking for a sweep. Not yet Curry, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working Curry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Curry wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Curry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Curry looking for submissions off his back.
Curry is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Curry has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
Gracie wants to advance to full mount but Curry doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Curry keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Curry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Curry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
It looks like Curry is going to stand back up.
Curry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Curry wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Curry avoids it really well and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Curry!
Curry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curry gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Curry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Curry has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Curry wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Curry is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Curry is not content to let Gracie control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie throwing shots but Curry is blocking nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Curry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Curry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Curry there.
Nice jab there from Curry.
A head kick from Curry lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Curry lands a right hook to the body.
Curry takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Curry.
Curry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Curry working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Curry crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Curry lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Curry stalling.
Gracie jumps guard but Curry stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Curry has Gracie pushed against the cage.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Curry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Curry landing knees to the head.
The referee calls for Curry to work.
Curry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie successfully pulls guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Curry from controlling successfully.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Curry defends it easily.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Curry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Curry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Curry has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Curry.
Curry trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Curry pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Curry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Curry trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Curry.
I think Curry 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Billy Curry!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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