fight, you ve got to be a strong warrior to fight, especially in prison fighting because i think it s more harder than professional fights. if i take this belt, if i win, i m the man. i mean, nobody has beat this cat for three to four years, and if i beat him i m the big man on the compound. nobody tell me nothing. one way in which curtis draws inspiration is through his family. i brought him in. two days before this fight, curtis s mother, sister, and niece traveled to elayn hunt to wish him their best. i try to come to visit him every other weekend. in the beginning it was real hard because i knew i had to leave him here, but now it s getting better because i realize that it was just it was a mistake that he made, and it s
smash something. from the hunt correctional center. i m the outlaw. i m going to bring it and bring it and bring the pain. i m ready to beat somebody up. i mean, i ain t fight in a while so i m ready to go fight now. anticipating his own fight, inmate curtis merrells is more reserved. the guy i m supposed to fight, he s pretty good. he s been having the belt for like three, four years. ain t nobody beat him yet. so i got my hands full. i ve been training like a mad russian. i really think i ve got a good chance of beating him. when the bus arrives, hunt s 22-member boxing team sets out for angola state prison, the site of tonight s title fights. due to filming restrictions placed on our camera crew by angola prison officials, we are only allowed to show inmates from elayn hunt. inmate derek rayborn is the first to enter the ring. representing hunt correctional center, let s give it up for derek rayborn! [ bell ] the fights are limited to three three-minute rounds.
live and in living color. smash something. from the hunt correctional center. i m the outlaw. i m going to bring it and bring it and bring the pain. i m ready to beat somebody up. i mean, i ain t fight in a while so i m ready to go fight now. anticipating his own fight, inmate curtis merrells is more reserved. the guy i m supposed to fight, he s pretty good. he s been having the belt for like three, four years. ain t nobody beat him yet. so i got my hands full. i ve been training like a mad russian. i really think i ve got a good chance of beating him. when the bus arrives, hunt s 22-member boxing team sets out for angola state prison, the site of tonight s title fights. due to filming restrictions placed on our camera crew by angola prison officials, we are only allowed to show inmates from elayn hunt. inmate derek rayborn is the first to enter the ring. representing hunt
institutions. in just a few days curtis will travel with the boxing team to a nearby state penitentiary where he will compete for the title in his weight division. to just get in that ring and fight, you got to be a stone warrior to fight, especially in prison fighting because i think it s more harder than professional fights. if i take this belt, if i win, i m the man. i mean, nobody has beat this cat for three to four years, and if i beat him i m the big man on the compound. nobody tell me nothing. one way in which curtis draws inspiration is through his family. i brought him in. two days before this fight, curtis s mother, sister, and niece traveled to elayn hunt to wish him their best. i try to come to visit him every other weekend. in the beginning it was real hard because i knew i had to
the final bell rings and the fighters return to their corners, waiting for the judges decision. ladies and gentlemen, by way of split decision we have a winner. the number one contender in the light heavyweight division, give it up for angola s [ applause ] when they said the split decision, i knew he had it. i was like, oh, man, i knew he got it. they re going to give it to him because he s as home. it is now time for curtis merrells to step into the ring. the stakes are high, not only bragging rights but a title belt. both fighters start off slow in round one. neither impressing the judges.