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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steph Curry (ranked 1903 p4p, 220 weight class) and Sergey Burenkov (ranked 2673 p4p, 301 weight class). Curry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - Enter Sandman. Steph Curry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steph Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Burenkov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Sergey Burenkov has been cut.
Burenkov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burenkov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Burenkov tries to move to mount but Curry blocks the move with his legs.
Burenkov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Curry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Burenkov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burenkov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Curry rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Burenkov's guard! Nice work there by Curry!
Burenkov looking for a sweep. Not yet Burenkov, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burenkov trying to control the position here.
Curry wants to control from the top but Burenkov keeps moving.
Burenkov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Burenkov looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov passes Curry's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Curry tries to get to full guard but Burenkov has control of the leg.
Burenkov content to control rather than advance.
Curry is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Doherty's Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Curry tries to roll over but Burenkov keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov wants to take a breather but Curry is having none of it.
Burenkov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Burenkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Curry defends it well.
Burenkov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Curry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burenkov.
Burenkov wants to pass to mount but Curry is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burenkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curry keeps working.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Burenkov is looking for a kimura here.
Curry is looking to control Burenkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Curry avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Burenkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch but Burenkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Curry tries to move into range but Burenkov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good exchange - Curry coming out on top.
Curry has managed to clinch.
Burenkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Burenkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Burenkov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burenkov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Curry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Burenkov working away.
Burenkov swings around for an armbar but Curry sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Burenkov's guard.
Burenkov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curry is one step ahead there.
Burenkov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Curry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burenkov is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burenkov is keeping the position for now.
Burenkov wants to hit a switch here but Curry passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Burenkov there!
Curry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burenkov is looking to escape.
Burenkov is trying to escape the mount.
Burenkov is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry works his way to his opponent's back.
Burenkov trying to control the action but Curry just sinks the hooks in.
Burenkov wants to escape the position.
Burenkov wants to control his opponent's hands but Curry gets his hands free.
Curry controlling well, preventing Burenkov from escaping the position.
Burenkov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Burenkov prevents Curry from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Curry controlling the positon.
A lull in the action here.
Burenkov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Curry's guard. Nice work there by Burenkov.
Burenkov wants to control from the top but Curry keeps moving.
Burenkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curry is keeping the position for now.
Curry keeping moving, preventing Burenkov from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burenkov controls the pace.
Burenkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Curry is retaining full guard.
Burenkov won't allow Curry to sweep him here.
Burenkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curry is keeping the position for now.
Burenkov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Curry is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Burenkov, into his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steph Curry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Burenkov's cut.
That's time! 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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curry looks to land a left hand but Burenkov moved out of range nicely.
Burenkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Curry lands with a nice body punch.
Burenkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Curry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burenkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curry wants to clinch.
Burenkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burenkov shoots in for a takedown but Curry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Curry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burenkov blocks a body shot from Curry.
Burenkov is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burenkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Curry turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Curry manages to end up in side control.
Burenkov tries to buck Curry off but Curry is having none of it.
Steph Curry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry taking a breather here.
Burenkov can't do much from the bottom here.
Burenkov is looking for a sweep.
Burenkov can't do much from the bottom here.
Curry trying to control the action but Burenkov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Curry avoids the strikes from the bottom by Burenkov.
Burenkov struggling a bit here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Burenkov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Burenkov regains half guard.
Curry is trying to control the action in half guard but Burenkov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Burenkov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Curry has passed into side control.
Burenkov manages to get back to half guard.
Curry is trying to control. Burenkov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Curry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Burenkov is looking to improve his position.
Burenkov is concentrating on defense, preventing Curry from advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Curry scores with the left hand. Burenkov knows he should have avoided that one.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burenkov.
Burenkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Curry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Curry.
Burenkov misses with a takedown attempt - Curry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steph Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Burenkov.
Nice cross by Curry.
Burenkov 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 Burenkov off to one side.
A slow jab from Curry misses its intended target.
Burenkov lands with a cross.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burenkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Curry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Curry closes the distance and clinches.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steph Curry!
Steph Curry 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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