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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viimeinen Toivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viimeinen Toivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Steele!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Toivo.
Toivo throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
Steele connects with a leg kick. Toivo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Toivo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toivo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steele feints a jab promting Toivo to slip. Steele then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Toivo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dick Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele throws a combination. Toivo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Steele connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steele punishes Toivo's body with a nice straight punch.
Toivo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toivo moves into the clinch successfully.
Toivo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steele blocks it with crossed arms.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Toivo.
Toivo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steele avoids it.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Toivo is blocking nicely.
Toivo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Toivo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Toivo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Toivo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toivo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Toivo moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Steele!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele clobbers Toivo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toivo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toivo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steele misses with a few strikes there.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toivo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steele misses with a body kick.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Toivo's shoulder, as Toivo tries to avoid the shot.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steele clobbers Toivo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body kick from Toivo.
Steele throws a front kick that sends Toivo stumbling back into the ropes.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele avoids the head kick by Toivo.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Toivo moves out of range easily.
Steele looks to throw the jab but Toivo is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Steele.
Steele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steele cracks Toivo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Steele cracks the inside of Toivo's front leg.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Toivo's shoulder, as Toivo tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy body kick from Steele
and Toivo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steele is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Toivo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Steele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toivo. That did some damage!
Toivo misses with a low kick.
Steele lets loose with a powerful body kick. Toivo will feel that in the morning.
Steele is looking to slow Toivo down with leg kicks.
Steele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steele moves away from the strike by Toivo.
Toivo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
Toivo is breathing heavily.
Toivo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
Steele tries to keep at a distance but Toivo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steele has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toivo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Steele dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Steele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toivo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good leg kick by Steele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Toivo.
Steele lands a jab to the nose.
Steele lets loose with a powerful body kick. Toivo will feel that in the morning.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dick Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toivo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steele thows a leg kick but Toivo checks it
and Toivo moves into the clinch.
Toivo tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Toivo as Steele tries to tie him up.
Toivo breaks from the clinch.
Toivo misses the jab.
Steele lands with a slapping head kick.
Toivo looks to throw a body kick
and Steele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steele throws a good cross that connects.
Toivo is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Oh Toivo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steele throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Toivo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivo fails to land with a series of punches.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Toivo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steele throws a big shot that misses.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toivo rushes Steele and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Toivo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steele.
Toivo seems to have got his legs back now.
Toivo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toivo moves forwards but Steele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Toivo misses with the body kick
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toivo dodges the punch combination from Steele.
Jab by Toivo.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steele misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivo slips under a jab from Steele.
Steele thows a leg kick but Toivo checks it
and Toivo counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toivo.
A short body shot lands from Toivo as the two fighters clinch.
Toivo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steele avoids it.
Toivo prevents Steele from breaking the clinch.
Steele can't break the clinch.
Steele trying to stall but Toivo improves his position.
Toivo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steele avoids it.
Toivo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toivo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steele.
Toivo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Toivo is able to avoid easily.
Toivo moves into the clinch.
Toivo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Steele pushes Toivo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toivo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steele, as that shot connected.
Toivo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Steele takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele tries to stall but Toivo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Toivo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steele misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Toivo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steele throws a head kick but Toivo moves out of range.
Steele throws a lazy head kick
and Toivo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toivo backwards.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele is trying to force a seperation but Toivo has the dominant position.
Toivo lands a knee to the body.
Viimeinen Toivo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steele wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Toivo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Toivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toivo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toivo cracks a nice hook into Steele's ribs.
Toivo moves into the clinch.
Toivo lands a good knee to the midsection. Steele won't want to take too many of those.
Steele wants to get back to striking at distance but Toivo won't allow it.
Toivo manages to break the clinch.
Toivo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steele tries to keep at a distance but Toivo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steele avoiding damage as Toivo throws knees to the body.
Toivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toivo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivo has managed to clinch.
Toivo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steele working hard to break the clinch.
Toivo missing with knees to the body.
Toivo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Toivo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Toivo breaks the clinch.
Steele tries to land a leg kick but Toivo saw it coming and moves away.
Toivo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Steele lands a slapping body shot.
Steele throws a hook but Toivo avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Toivo.
Toivo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steele avoids a kick to the body.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Steele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toivo circles away quickly and effectively.
Toivo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick
and Toivo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Toivo clinches up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Toivo with a knee to the head.
Toivo prevents Steele from breaking the clinch.
Toivo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Toivo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Toivo breaks the clinch.
Toivo scores with a kick to the body.
Toivo darts in and clinches Steele up against the ropes.
Toivo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toivo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Toivo manages to break the clinch.
Toivo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Steele.
Toivo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Toivo has Steele up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toivo breaks the clinch.
Steele misses with a combination
and Toivo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viimeinen Toivo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steele has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Dick Steele!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Dick Steele!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Dick Steele!
Dick Steele wins by unanimous decision!
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