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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ain't No Sunshine. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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213 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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291 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bartholomew Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Steel misses.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Alex Steel has been cut.
Roberts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roberts throws a combination. Steel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good standup being displayed there by Steel as he connects with a hook.
Steel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts lands a nice looking body shot.
Steel connects with a right hand. Roberts shakes it off.
Roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
A punch lands to the side of Roberts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roberts has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Roberts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roberts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberts won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Steel fails to land.
Roberts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roberts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Steel has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Steel managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Steel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Steel.
Steel lands with a right to the head.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Roberts blocks it.
Steel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts dodges an elbow strike from Steel.
Roberts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roberts avoids the elbow strike from Steel, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roberts blocks it with crossed arms.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Roberts has Steel pressed against the cage, preventing Steel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Steel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel misses with an elbow over the top.
Roberts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Roberts tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Steel avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts avoids the elbow strike from Steel, against the cage.
Steel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Steel avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts misses with an elbow over the top.
Steel misses with a punch to the body.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Steel blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roberts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts pushes Steel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel.
Roberts misses with a knee to the head.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Steel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberts cracks Steel with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steel.
Steel misses with an elbow strike.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberts.
Steel blocks the elbow strike.
Steel avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberts.
Steel lands a right hand.
Steel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alex Steel's cut is getting worse.
Steel lands an uppercut.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steel.
Steel connects with a knee to the head.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but Steel blocks it.
Steel throws an elbow that misses.
Roberts blocks an uppercut.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roberts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberts trying to control the position but instead, Steel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roberts into the cage.
Steel tries to break free but Roberts pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel has Roberts pressed against the cage, preventing Roberts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bartholomew Roberts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Steel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Roberts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Alex Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
Roberts connects with a body shot.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alex Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Roberts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel stalks Roberts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roberts's face. Roberts staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel scores with a three punch combo!
Roberts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Steel duly obliges.
Roberts moves into the clinch successfully.
Roberts can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Roberts.
Alex Steel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel trying to land knees to the body.
Steel blocks a body shot from Roberts.
Roberts blocks a body shot from Steel.
Roberts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Roberts.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts misses with a low kick.
Roberts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Roberts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roberts misses the body punch
and Steel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Steel scores with the left hand. Roberts knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel is looking to clinch.
Roberts clinches with his opponent.
Roberts misses with a body punch.
Roberts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberts pushes Steel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to break free but Roberts has control.
Roberts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Roberts misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberts prevents Steel from breaking the clinch.
Roberts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steel blocks it with crossed arms.
Roberts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Roberts lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alex Steel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Roberts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Steel blocks the low kick.
Roberts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Roberts forces Steel back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberts has closed the distance and engaged Steel in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Roberts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberts crunches a lovely knee into Steel's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Roberts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steel lands with a light punch inside.
Roberts landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel working aggressively here.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Steel is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Steel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Steel slips a jab from Roberts.
A jab from Steel finds it's way through Roberts's defenses.
Steel throws a series of strikes that have Roberts backpedaling.
Roberts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel working aggressively here.
Roberts lands a nice elbow.
Steel keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roberts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Roberts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steel is defending well for now.
Steel scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steel.
Roberts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steel takes a shot to the head.
Roberts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Alex Steel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Roberts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steel is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alex Steel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bartholomew Roberts!
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