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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steph Curry (ranked 1578 p4p, 183 weight class) and Pentti Pentele (ranked 2487 p4p, 277 weight class). Curry's entrance music is Metallica - Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
8 - 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pentti Pentele!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pentele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Curry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doherty's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pentele throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Curry fails to land the takedown.
Curry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Curry dives in and grabs Pentele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pentele pushes down on Curry's head and hops out.
A nice side step and Pentele releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pentele scores with a shot to the body.
Curry misses with a takedown attempt
and Pentele counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steph Curry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curry staying out of range there.
Curry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pentele looks to land a combination but Curry avoids it well.
Pentele slaps away a takedown attempt from Curry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pentele keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pentele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curry connects with a leg kick. Pentele looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Curry misses with the combination.
Pentele throws a head kick that misses.
Curry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pentele throws a jab when Curry was well out of range.
Pentele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Pentele.
Curry throws out a powerful jab.
Pentele jabs Curry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pentele tries to sprawl but Curry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pentele has a hand on Curry's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Curry takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Pentele tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Curry wants to control the pace but Pentele is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentele working to try and regain half guard.
Curry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pentele has given up his back here.
Pentele tries to roll but Curry sticks to his back.
Pentele is taking damage to the body and head.
Pentele tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Pentele trying to control the hands but Curry won't let him.
Curry keeps control of the position easily here as Pentele tries to buck him off.
Pentele tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Curry controlling the pace for now.
Pentele slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Curry is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pentele!
Curry controlling the position easily from mount.
Pentele is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Curry breaks from Pentele's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pentele is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pentele tries to hold on but Curry pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pentti Pentele will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Curry clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Pentele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curry gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Curry won't allow Pentele to sweep him here.
Pentele wants to stand but Curry is controlling the position.
Pentele looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Curry puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Curry trying to pass the guard but Pentele defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Curry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pentele does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentele is trying to stand back up but Curry is controlling him
Pentele looking for a kimura from the bottom but Curry passes into side control!
Pentele is pushing Curry's head away, looking to escape. Curry manages to hold on to the position though.
Pentele tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Curry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Curry trying to control the action but Pentele is working from the bottom.
Pentele is being controlled here.
Curry working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curry is staying tight to Pentele's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Pentele tries to buck Curry off but Curry is having none of it.
That's two 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.
Pentele throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pentele misses with a jab, cross combination.
Curry attempts a counter takedown but Pentele avoids it well and moves away.
Pentele checks a low kick from Curry.
Pentele swings away with a body shot that misses
and Curry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pentele's guard.
Curry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Curry trying to control the position from guard on top but Pentele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pentele working for a triangle but Curry defends it easily.
Steph Curry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pentele utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentele keeping full guard, as Curry tries to pass.
Curry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Curry pushes down on Pentele's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Curry is looking to advance position but Pentele won't allow it.
Pentele is looking for a sweep. Curry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pentele is trying to maintain the position but Curry is very close to passing his half guard.
Curry working Pentele over with strikes.
Curry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Curry frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pentele wants to hold on but Curry pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pentele is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steph Curry dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Pentele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curry.
Curry shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Curry works his foot free and advances to mount.
Curry tries to control but Pentele wriggling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry has hold of Pentele's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pentele manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentele working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Curry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pentele sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pentele wants to get back to his feet.
Curry controlling the pace.
Pentele is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentele throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pentele with the active half guard here but Curry passes nicely into side control.
Curry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pentele can do to turn this around?
Curry controls the position.
Pentele wants to control but Curry postures up.
Pentele is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Curry has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pentele tries to improve position but can't.
Curry just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pentele for as long as he can get away with.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Curry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pentele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Curry wants a takedown.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curry leaning his opponent against the cage.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Pentele.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentele is working Curry over against the cage.
Pentele lands a body shot in the clinch.
Curry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Curry can't find room to land a body shot as Pentele controls the action.
Pentele struggles to land a body shot inside as Curry controls his hands.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pentele pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Pentele.
Curry looking to slow down the pace here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pentele throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Curry goes for a takedown attempt but Pentele pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steph Curry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Curry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steph Curry!
After the fight, Steph Curry was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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