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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Steakworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Care Less (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lionel Steakworth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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254 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
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273 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lionel Steakworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Care Less!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steakworth stuns Less with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Less dives in and grabs Steakworth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steakworth pushes down on Less's head and hops out.
Less fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Less.
Lionel Steakworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Care Less.
Steakworth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Less.
Steakworth digs a good body shot into Less's ribs.
Less shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steakworth defends it nicely.
Less tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steakworth swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steakworth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steakworth lands a jab to the head.
Steakworth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Less shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Less trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steakworth is desperately trying to improve his position but Less has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steakworth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steakworth is trying desperately to improve position.
Steakworth 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.
Less wants to take a breather but Steakworth is having none of it.
Steakworth is trying to control but can't.
Less wants to work for an arm triangle but Steakworth is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Less is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Less looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steakworth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Steakworth is pressing down on Less's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Steakworth looking to control.
Less looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Less tries for a takedown but Steakworth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Steakworth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Less.
Steakworth slaps away a takedown attempt from Less, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steakworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Less manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Steakworth.
Steakworth closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Less did well to prevent Steakworth getting side control.
Steakworth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Less has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Steakworth 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.
Less misses with a takedown
and Steakworth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Less with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steakworth counters with a nice uppercut.
Steakworth tries for a takedown but Less circles away easily
and Less counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Less thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Less postures up.
Less is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Less stopping the sweep attempt from Steakworth.
Less has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Steakworth to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Less is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Steakworth pulls down on the head and he's put Less to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lionel Steakworth!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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