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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balbus Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Curran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balbus Michael has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balbus Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Curran!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Michael lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Curran at a distance.
Michael fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Curran cracks Michael with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Michael misses with a hook. Curran ducked under it nicely.
Curran scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Curran there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Curran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've been told by Michael's head coaches at The Iron Palace that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Michael connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Michael lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Curran has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Curran and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Michael staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Michael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curran throws out a counter right but Michael avoids it with no problem.
Curran has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Michael.
A bone on bone clash there as Curran blocks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michael throws out a loose jab but Curran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael lands a slapping body shot.
Michael throws the left hand but Curran avoids the punch easily.
Michael looks to throw the jab but Curran is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Michael slips a jab and a cross from Curran.
Curran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michael avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Michael scores with a nice head shot.
Curran misses with a looping left.
Curran looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Curran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michael counters with an inside leg kick.
Michael throws a low kick but Curran moves out of range easily.
Curran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Michael in his tracks.
Curran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michael.
Curran moves out of range of the body kick from Michael.
Curran misses with a hook.
Curran throws a leg kick which misses Michael's front leg but catches the back leg as Michael tries to avoid it.
Curran misses with a straight right.
Curran throws a leg kick but Michael sees it coming and moves out of range.
Michael fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Curran checks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michael throws a solid leg kick but Curran takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Michael.
Curran is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Curran. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Curran.
Good leg kick by Michael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Michael tries to land a front kick but Curran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A clash of legs there as Michael blocks the low kick.
Curran lands a nice looking body shot.
Curran moves out of range of the body kick from Michael.
A little jabbing left from Curran on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Michael connects with a single shot there.
Curran throws a leg kick but Michael sees it coming and moves out of range.
Curran swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Michael throwing a counter right hand but Curran manages to avoid it.
Curran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michael.
Curran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Curran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Michael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michael scores with a knee to the head.
Curran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Michael avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Michael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Michael looking to stall.
Curran has a couple of punches blocked by Michael.
Michael working aggressively here.
Michael throws a knee to the head but misses.
Michael is trying to break the clinch but Curran is controlling him.
Michael has Curran pushed against the cage.
Curran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curran prevents a body shot from Michael.
A head punch on the inside from Michael fails to land.
Curran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Michael throws a head punch that misses.
Curran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Curran lands a hook that snaps the head of Michael backwards.
Still in the clinch, Michael scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curran lands with a light punch inside.
Curran lands an uppercut.
Michael misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Michael throws a knee to the head but misses.
Curran misses with a body punch.
Michael lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curran backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curran.
Curran has a couple of punches blocked by Michael.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curran.
Curran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Michael looking to throw knees to the head but Curran is blocking nicely.
Curran misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curran.
Curran can't find room to land a body shot as Michael controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michael swings wildly with an uppercut but Curran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Michael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curran throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Curran will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Curran misses the target.
Michael misses with a low kick.
Michael tests Curran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Michael feints and then cracks Curran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Curran down.
Curran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michael circles away quickly and effectively.
Michael stuns Curran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Curran tries to close the distance and clinch but Michael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Curran!
Curran tries to keep at a distance but Michael has taken the fight into the clinch.
Curran swings wildly with an uppercut but Michael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael pushes Curran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mario Curran seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Curran misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Michael is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Curran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Michael.
Curran takes a shot to the head.
Michael tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Curran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curran lands with a right to the head.
Michael connects with a knee to the head.
Curran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michael tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Michael struggles to land a body shot inside as Curran controls his hands.
Michael lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curran backwards.
Curran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curran blocks an uppercut.
Curran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Michael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Curran.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Curran lands with a left to the head.
Curran breaks the clinch.
Curran cracks Michael with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Curran misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Curran lands a head shot.
Curran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Michael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curran was well out of range. Poor timing from Michael.
Curran throws a lazy body kick
and Michael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curran misses with a kick to the body.
Michael is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mario Curran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curran scores with a nice head shot.
Curran throws the left hand but Michael avoids the punch easily.
Curran checks a low kick from Michael.
Michael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michael swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Curran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for Michael. That snapped Curran's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michael.
Curran tries a low kick but Michael avoids it.
Michael misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Curran.
Michael on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Michael - that will leave a mark!
Curran swings away with a body shot that misses
and Michael counters with an outside leg kick.
Curran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Curran looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Curran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Michael finds it's way round the side to connect with Curran's head.
Curran throws a leg kick
and Michael makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michael turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Curran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michael.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Michael.
Michael feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Curran's calf.
Curran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michael feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Currans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Michael.
Michael clobbers Curran with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Curran with a jab.
Curran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michael.
Curran misses with a body shot.
Michael throws a looping overhand right but Curran ducks down to avoid it.
Balbus Michael is winning the standup battle so far.
Curran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Michael throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Curran.
A bone on bone clash there as Curran blocks the leg kick.
Curran wants to clinch up but Michael keeps it at a distance.
Curran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michael circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michael with a jab.
A jab from Curran misses.
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 Balbus Michael will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Michael connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Michael works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Michael is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Curran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Michael turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Michael misses with a leg kick.
Michael looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Michael scores with a spinning back kick!
Curran blocks the body kick.
Curran lands a jab.
Curran wants to land a leg kick but Michael is out of range.
Curran misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael throws a leg kick
and Curran counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michael misses with a hook. Curran ducked under it nicely.
Curran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Michael misses
and Curran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Michael.
Curran is looking to clinch.
Michael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curran.
Curran blocks a jab.
Curran wants to counter with a clinch but Michael pushes him away.
Michael looks to land a left hand but Curran moved out of range nicely.
As Michael backs off Curran throws a huge counter combo but Michael manages to avoid it all.
Curran checks a leg kick.
Curran throws a push kick but Michael slaps the foot to one side.
Curran stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michael.
Michael forces Curran back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curran.
Michael lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Michael using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Curran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Michael.
Curran's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Michael stalling against the cage.
Curran blocks a body shot from Michael.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Michael misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michael scores with a shoulder strike.
Curran blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curran misses with the head strike.
Michael digs a right hand underneath Curran's ribcage. Curran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Curran working aggressively here.
Curran lands with a short shot to the head.
Michael is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curran is defending well for now.
Curran scores with a shoulder strike.
Curran swings wildly with an uppercut but Michael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael lands with a left to the head.
Michael scores with a nice hook to the head.
Curran lands a shot to the body.
Michael lands with a short shot to the head.
Michael connects with a knee to the head.
Michael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael blocking some punches.
Michael is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Curran has a couple of punches blocked by Michael.
Michael blocking some punches.
Curran throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michael.
A head punch on the inside from Curran fails to land.
Michael blocks an uppercut.
Curran blocks an uppercut.
Curran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Michael lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Curran throws a punch but it's blocked by Michael.
Curran lands with a light punch inside.
Curran blocking some punches.
Curran taking a breather.
Michael with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curran backwards.
Curran is rocked!
Curran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michael showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Curran.
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!
Curran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Michael misses its intended target.
Curran is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Michael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Curran walks into a straight right hand from Michael.
Michael has Curran up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Curran.
Michael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Michael.
Michael throws a hook to the side of Curran's head but Curran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michael tried to score with a low kick but Curran checks it.
Michael avoids the body shot from Curran.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balbus Michael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michael 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balbus Michael!
Balbus Michael was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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