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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Its a Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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181 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Steel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Steel feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Steel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thompson backs up against the cage.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Steel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Steel happy to just control the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thompson to his feet.
Steel tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
Steel misses with a wild combination.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Steel, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Steel against the cage but Steel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steel throws a combination. Thompson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Danga de danga de dang - Steel scores with a four punch combination!
Steel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steel looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes one on the button.
Steel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steel finds it's way round the side to connect with Thompson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Steel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Steel sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Steel sprawls well.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel scores with the left hand. Thompson knows he should have avoided that one.
Steel throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Steel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Steel throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Thompson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - Steel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel instigates a clinch.
Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steel lands a two punch combo.
Steel drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
Steel lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
Julius Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Steel.
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Steel 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.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Steel throws a front kick aimed at Thompson's knee but Thompson avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
Thompson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thompson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left and a right from Steel both land. Nice combination.
Steel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thompson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Steel drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Steel moves into range and clinches up with Thompson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel manages to break the clinch.
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steel throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steel defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
A cross from Steel lands.
Julius Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steel as he avoids it easily.
Thompson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Steel on his heels. He'll look to pass Steel's guard now, I'm sure.
Thompson prevents Steel from getting back to his feet.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson drops back looking for a leg! Steel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steel manages to kick Thompson off! Thompson jumps back into Steel's guard.
Steel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thompson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson walks into a straight right hand from Steel.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Danga de danga de dang - Steel scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Steel slips under a jab from Thompson.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown but Steel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thompson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown. Steel tries to sprawl out of it but Thompson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Steel misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thompson checks a leg kick.
Steel throws a push kick but Thompson slaps the foot to one side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steel!
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steel as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel misses with a double jab.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Steel.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steel as he jumps to the side.
Steel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Left hook, right uppercut from Steel.
Thompson takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steel lands with a nice combination. Thompson backs away looking to recover.
Thompson checks a low kick from Steel.
Steel has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Steel breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Steel.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steel checks it well.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Steel scores with a jab to the body.
Steel throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steel stuffs the takedown.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Steel connects with a right hand. Thompson shakes it off.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel stuffs the takedown.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Steel, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Steel against the cage but Steel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thompson is looking to wear down Steel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steel takes the fight into the clinch.
Steel pulls Thompson into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson stands up over Steel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Steel keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Steel is pulling down on Thompson's head. It's preventing any offense from Thompson, at least for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson drops back looking for a leg! Steel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steel manages to kick Thompson off! Thompson jumps back into Steel's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Julius Steel!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Julius Steel!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Julius Steel!
Julius Steel wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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