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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Massive Attack - One thought at a time. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Steele!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott closes the distance and clinches up with Steele, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes Steele against the cage but Steele circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scott has a takedown stuffed.
Steele tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
Scott fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Steele sprawls well initially but Scott persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Steele looks like he's trying to stand up.
Steele is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Scott pulls his head out easily.
Steele is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Scott is thwarting Steele's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is trying to stand.
Scott is controlling the pace.
Steele is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steele forces Scott back against the cage and clinches.
Steele prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele scores with a knee to the head.
Scott manages to pull guard.
Scott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Scott has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Steele is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Steele can't escape the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You get the feeling that Steele really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele is working to get back to half guard.
Scott working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steele is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Steele really wants to buck Scott off and get back to his feet.
Scott scoring with strikes but Steele is staying in there.
Scott controlling from the full mount.
Steele keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steele wants to control but Scott is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Scott dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steele tries to avoid it but Scott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steele to the ground. Steele escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steele keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steele tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott shoots in for a double leg but Steele sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
James Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steele rushes Scott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Steele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steele is trying to stall.
Steele misses with an elbow strike.
Steele is trying to stall.
Steele with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steele lands a knee to the head.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Steele.
Steele scores a nice knee to the body.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scott tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steele just stands there and leans against the cage.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is trying to maintain a safe position but Scott gets an underhook and turns Steele into the cage.
Steele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.
Steele misses with a knee to the head.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scott tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Scott fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steele.
Scott tries to pull guard but Steele won't allow it.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steele landing knees to the head.
Steele is pressed up against the cage. Scott has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Steele down to the mat. Steele avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Scott looks for a takedown but Steele sprawls well.
Steele wants to clinch.
Scott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steele circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands with a nice body kick.
Scott keeps the fight on the outside.
Steele wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele misses with a wild combination.
Steele moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Scott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Scott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steele tries to avoid it but Scott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steele to the ground. Steele escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steele stuffs the takedown attempt from Scott. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steele.
Steele takes the fight into the clinch.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steele lands an uppercut.
Steele stalling the fight.
Scott goes for a takedown attempt but Steele pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Scott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steele's waist but Steele gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scott off to one side.
Steele scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steele wants to clinch.
Steele is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Scott looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Steele is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele moves into full guard.
Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steele avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott stops Steele from standing up.
Steele working for submissions but it's allowed Scott to get to half guard.
Steele is not content to let Scott control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Steele wants to get back to full guard but Scott has passed into side control.
Steele is trying to escape the mount.
Steele is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling from mount.
Steele bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Steele is looking to stand up but Scott won't let him.
Scott controls Steele momentarily but Steele frees himself.
Steele trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scott's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steele advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Steele in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scott 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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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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