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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Steggman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Kali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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192 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Steggman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damien Kali!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steggman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steggman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kali.
Kali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kali lands a lovely overhand right.
Kali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damien Kali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steggman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kali misses the shot to the body.
Kali lands with an overhand left.
Kali lands an overhand right.
Steggman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kali misses with a hook. Steggman ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steggman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steggman.
Kali throws a head kick that misses.
Steggman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Kali misses
and Steggman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steggman looks for a takedown but Kali sprawls well.
Steggman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kali wants to get back to full guard.
Kali lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Steggman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kali slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steggman forces his way into half guard.
Kali is looking to improve his position.
Steggman is pressing down on Kali's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kali is holding on for now.
Steggman working Kali over with strikes.
Kali is looking to escape.
Steggman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kali is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Steggman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kali tries to roll over but Steggman keeps him under control.
Steggman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kali sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steggman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steggman is looking for a kimura but Kali is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steggman to get the leverage.
Steggman is breathing heavily.
Kali tries to get to full guard but Steggman has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kali manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kali lands an upkick as Steggman stands over him.
Steggman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kali throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kali trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Steggman throws a big right hand that misses.
Kali working for a triangle but Steggman defends 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.
Steggman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kali lands a slapping body shot.
Kali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steggman counters with a nice body shot.
Kali misses with a straight right.
Kali throws a leg kick but Steggman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kali lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Kali dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kali thows a body shot but no joy.
Kali misses with a body punch
and Steggman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kali thinking.
Kali throws a jab when Steggman was well out of range.
Kali throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steggman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Steggman.
Kali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steggman is one step ahead there.
Steggman cracks Kali with a solid left hand.
Steggman trying to control but Kali is working from the bottom.
Kali keeping full guard, as Steggman tries to pass.
Kali is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Steggman prevents Kali from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steggman postures up and lands a big shot to Kali's brow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kali throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kali with a jab.
Kali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kali throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steggman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kali lands with a shot to the body.
Kali misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steggman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kali misses the target.
Kali lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kali avoids the body shot from Steggman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kali falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steggman counters with a right hand to the body.
Damien Kali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kali connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Kali is predictable there
and Steggman counters with a straight right hand.
Kali has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kali dodges the punch combination from Steggman.
Steggman defending well as Kali loads up on a big left hand.
Kali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steggman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kali.
Kali misses with the body kick
and Steggman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kali fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kali throws a lazy body kick
and Steggman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kali really felt that one!
Steggman throws a sloppy head kick and Kali moves out of range easily.
Kali misses with a hook. Steggman ducked under it nicely.
Kali misses with a combination
and Steggman counters with a left and a right that stings Kali.
Kali is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kali throws a head kick that misses
letting Steggman counter with a right hand.
Kali throws a shot from downtown. Steggman moves away and avoids it.
Kali connects with the punch.
Steggman fakes the leg kick and cracks Kali in the body.
Kali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steggman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kali misses
and Steggman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kali misses with a takedown attempt
and Steggman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kali is breathing heavily.
Steggman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kali.
Kali misses with a combination
and Steggman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kali misses with a hook to the body
and Steggman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Steggman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Steggman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steggman advances position into side control!
Steggman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kali, who protects the arm well.
Kali wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Steggman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Steggman moves out of range of the strikes.
Kali throws a sloppy head kick
and Steggman counters with a body kick.
Kali swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steggman counters with a big head kick but Kali shrugs it off.
Kali throws a combination that misses
and Steggman counters with a stiff right hand.
Kali scores with a jab to the head.
Steggman misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steggman counters with a leg kick.
Steggman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Steggman blocks the strikes from Kali.
Kali takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Steggman working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kali tries to bench press Steggman off him but Steggman keeps the position.
Kali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kali parries the strikes from Steggman easily there. Steggman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kali to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kali prevents Steggman from moving into mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Steggman.
Kali tries to buck Steggman off but Steggman is having none of it.
Steggman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Steggman lands some shots froms side control.
Kali holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big left from Kali misses.
Kali misses with a jab to the body
and Steggman counters with a head kick.
Kali misses with a leg kick
and Steggman counters with a nice uppercut.
Kali misses with a body shot
and Steggman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kali throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kali misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Kali as he connects with a hook.
Steggman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kali defends it nicely.
A jab from Kali does it's job there.
A shot to the body from Kali misses
and Steggman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab lands there for Kali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kali throws a leg kick
and Steggman counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Kali misses its intended target.
Kali throws a looping overhand right but Steggman ducks down to avoid it.
Steggman is looking to wear down Kali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kali misses the jab.
Kali throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steggman counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Kali misses.
Steggman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steggman slips a straight right by Kali.
Kali throws a combination that misses
and Steggman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kali really felt that one!
Kali misses the body punch
and Steggman counters with a shoot takedown. Kali fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steggman throws a big right hand that misses.
Kali throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kali manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steggman manages to get himself to full guard.
Steggman wants to sweep but no luck.
Steggman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kali manages to get himself to full guard.
Steggman stands and throws Kali's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Steggman working away.
Kali pushes Steggman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Steggman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Steggman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kali to see if he's OK.
Steggman lands a few punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Steggman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steggman 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Steggman!
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FIGHT
RATING
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