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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steph Curry (ranked 21106 p4p, 338 weight class) and Eros Ramasotti (ranked 21893 p4p, 325 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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267 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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285 lbs
11 - 0 - 1 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steph Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eros Ramasotti!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Ramasotti misses.
Ramasotti connects with an inside leg kick.
Curry swings for the body but Ramasotti moves out of range.
Ramasotti misses with a low kick.
Ramasotti takes one on the button.
Curry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramasotti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steph Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry takes a swing at Ramasotti's ribcage but misses.
Curry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Curry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramasotti.
Ramasotti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ramasotti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A shot to the body from Curry misses
and Ramasotti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Curry misses with a shot to the body
and Ramasotti counters with a left and a right that stings Curry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry thows a leg kick but Ramasotti checks it
and Ramasotti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Ramasotti is looking to clinch.
Curry misses with a low kick as Ramasotti jumps back.
Ramasotti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ramasotti throws a leg kick but Curry moved away.
Curry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Curry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramasotti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Curry momentarily.
Curry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Ramasotti finds it's target.
Ramasotti moves into the clinch.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramasotti's elbow.
Ramasotti misses with some punches.
Curry pushes Ramasotti back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Curry misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curry tries a body shot but Ramasotti blocks it.
Ramasotti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramasotti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Curry.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Ramasotti on the inside.
Ramasotti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti avoids a wild elbow strike from Curry.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Ramasotti dodges an elbow strike from Curry.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramasotti tries a body shot but Curry blocks it.
Curry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramasotti is leaning against Curry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eros Ramasotti dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Curry misses the shot to the body.
Ramasotti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Curry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curry throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Curry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramasotti manages to avoid it.
Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramasotti is just out of range.
Curry throws a poor cross that misses
and Curry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramasotti defending well as Curry loads up on a big left hand.
Curry misses with a left hand
and Ramasotti counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Curry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curry throws a hook but Ramasotti avoids it easily.
Ramasotti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Curry misses with a wild combination.
Curry throws a sloppy body shot
and Ramasotti counters with a good low kick that Curry was not able to check.
Curry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramasotti.
Curry looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A low kick from Curry is predictable there
and Ramasotti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Curry's knee momentarily.
Ramasotti lands a jab to Curry's midsection.
A jab lands there for Curry.
Ramasotti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Curry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramasotti manages to avoid it.
Curry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ramasotti under the eye.
Curry throws a hook to the side of Ramasotti's head but Ramasotti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti misses with an uppercut.
Curry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Curry drops his hands momentarily and Ramasotti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramasotti moves away from the strike by Curry.
Ramasotti tries to land a leg kick but Curry saw it coming and moves away.
Curry throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramasotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramasotti moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Curry.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Ramasotti avoids it by throwing Curry back against the ropes.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curry blocks a body shot from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti can't find room to land a body shot as Curry controls the action.
Curry working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eros Ramasotti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Curry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramasotti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Curry's hands.
Ramasotti throws a push kick but Curry slaps the foot to one side.
Curry lands a glancing blow to the side of Ramasotti's head.
Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left lands for Ramasotti.
Curry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Curry misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Curry throws a leg kick
and Ramasotti counters with a straight right hand.
Ramasotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curry throws out the jab.
Curry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
Curry throws a low kick, looking for Ramasotti's leg but Ramasotti calmly moves out of range.
Eros Ramasotti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curry scores with a leg kick.
Ramasotti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Curry throws a body kick that misses
enabling Ramasotti to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Curry.
A good leg kick by Curry.
Ramasotti slips under a jab.
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramasotti lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramasotti rushes Curry and presses him up against the ropes.
Ramasotti prevents a body shot from Curry.
Ramasotti scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Ramasotti lands a right hand.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Curry tries to work over Ramasotti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramasotti working aggressively here.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Curry cracks Ramasotti with a nice body shot.
Curry is working Ramasotti over against the ropes.
Ramasotti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Curry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Curry 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 Ramasotti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramasotti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Curry takes a swing at Ramasotti's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Steph Curry did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot by Curry.
Nice uppercut there from Curry.
Curry scores with a nice right hand.
Curry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Curry cracks the inside of Ramasotti's front leg.
Curry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramasotti moves away.
Ramasotti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ramasotti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramasotti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Curry is able to avoid easily.
Curry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ramasotti.
Curry throws an overhand right that lands on Ramasotti's shoulder, as Ramasotti tries to avoid the shot.
Curry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Curry there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry throws an off balance right hand
and Ramasotti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Curry thinking.
Ramasotti slips a jab from Curry.
A little jabbing left from Ramasotti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramasotti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ramasotti instigates a clinch.
Ramasotti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramasotti's elbow.
Ramasotti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramasotti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Curry's efforts to push away.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramasotti has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Ramasotti works on Curry's body with a couple of short punches.
Curry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ramasotti.
Curry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curry prevents a body shot from Ramasotti.
Curry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eros Ramasotti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramasotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramasotti lands with a left 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!
Ramasotti tries to work over Curry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Ramasotti avoids it by throwing Curry back against the ropes.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramasotti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramasotti lands a right hand.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Steph Curry will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ramasotti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Curry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ramasotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramasotti. That's going to slow Curry down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramasotti.
Ramasotti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steph Curry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramasotti circles away quickly and effectively.
Curry looks to land a left hand but Ramasotti moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramasotti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Curry.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Ramasotti.
Curry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramasotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramasotti rushes Curry and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramasotti throws a head punch that misses.
Ramasotti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramasotti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramasotti's elbow.
Curry tries a body shot but Ramasotti blocks it.
Ramasotti is working Curry over against the ropes.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Curry is trying to break the clinch but Ramasotti is controlling him.
Curry lands an uppercut.
Ramasotti lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from Curry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curry throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramasotti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curry sets himself, and Ramasotti steps forward looking for the clinch! Curry avoids it this time.
Curry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramasotti thuds his right hand into Curry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Curry cracks Ramasotti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramasotti. That's going to slow Curry down.
Ramasotti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Ramasotti misses.
Curry throws a hook but Ramasotti avoids it easily.
Ramasotti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramasotti blocks the leg kick.
Ramasotti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eros Ramasotti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramasotti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Eros Ramasotti!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Eros Ramasotti!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Eros Ramasotti!
Eros Ramasotti wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Eros Ramasotti started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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