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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steph Curry (ranked 24707 p4p, 687 weight class) and Aie Thai (ranked 23546 p4p, 649 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steph Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aie Thai!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Curry blocks it.
Curry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thai tries to stall but Curry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Thai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curry.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curry lands with a right to the head.
Curry avoids the elbow strike from Thai, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thai has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Curry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thai can turn it around.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
Curry blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai is trying to maintain a safe position but Curry gets an underhook and turns Thai into the cage.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curry scores with a hook to the body.
Curry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Curry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai lands a knee to the head.
Curry blocks the elbow strike.
Thai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Thai taking a breather.
Curry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai blocks a body shot from Curry.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Curry blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Curry as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry avoids the elbow strike from Thai, against the cage.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Curry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry pushes Thai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curry avoids it.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Curry lands a shoulder strike.
Thai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Thai.
A left hand lands to the body for Curry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Curry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Curry blocks it.
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thai looking to stall.
Thai throws an elbow that misses.
Curry tries a body shot but Thai blocks it.
Thai misses with an elbow strike.
Thai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thai misses with an elbow over the top.
Thai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Curry misses with the head strike.
Curry misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Curry blocks with his arms.
Curry working aggressively here.
Curry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thai misses with an elbow strike.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
Thai is stalling here.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Curry.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thai misses with an elbow strike.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Curry blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steph Curry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Curry instigates a clinch.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Curry lands a right hand.
Steph Curry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thai stalling.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Curry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Thai.
Thai looking to stall.
Thai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai is looking to control Curry's arms but Curry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thai has his back to the cage.
Thai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry pushes Thai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Curry blocks it.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thai trying to control the position but instead, Curry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thai into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Curry as Thai tries to tie him up.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curry.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Curry lands a shot to the body.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Curry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
Curry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curry letting Thai take a breather here.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Thai looking to stall.
Thai blocks a body shot from Curry.
A body shot lands from Curry.
Thai slows down the pace here.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Curry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
Curry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Curry is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry works on Thai's body with a couple of short punches.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Thai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Curry blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Curry works on Thai's body with a couple of short punches.
Thai throws an elbow but it misses.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thai crunches a lovely knee into Curry's ribcage.
Curry is working Thai over against the cage.
A short left from Curry.
Thai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Curry blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Curry blocks it with crossed arms.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Curry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thais head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curry misses with the head strike.
Curry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Curry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thai is looking to control Curry's arms but Curry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thai has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Curry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thai or not.
Curry is leaning against Thai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curry's brow.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Thai.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Curry is blocking nicely.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Curry blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Curry.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steph Curry dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Curry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thai, pushing him back against the cage.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry blocks an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Curry.
A nice left hand lands by Curry.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Curry blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Curry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Curry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Curry lands with a light punch inside.
Thai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curry.
Curry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Curry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry lands with a left to the head.
Thai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
A short left from Curry.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thai's elbow.
Curry working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Curry.
Curry misses with some punches.
Thai lands a knee to the head.
Curry takes an elbow to the temple.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry working aggressively here.
Thai blocking some punches.
Thai wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thai lands a damaging elbow.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thai misses with an elbow strike.
Curry lands a right hand.
Thai trying to stall but Curry improves his position.
Thai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Curry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Curry managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai is stalling here.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Thai lands a good knee to the midsection. Curry won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Curry tries to work over Thai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Curry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steph Curry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thai obliges.
Thai misses with an elbow over the top.
Curry lands a right hand.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Curry blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Curry as Thai tries to tie him up.
Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
Aie Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thai stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
Thai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Curry scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steph Curry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Curry 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steph Curry!
Steph Curry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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