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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Steiner (ranked 5096 p4p, 550 weight class) and Rafael Amaral (ranked 6343 p4p, 606 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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202 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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189 cm
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194 lbs
36 - 23 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Steiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Amaral!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steiner wants to clinch.
Steiner has managed to clinch.
Amaral throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Amaral lands a right hand.
Amaral pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Steiner blocks an elbow strike from Amaral.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steiner wants a takedown but no success here.
Steiner looking for a takedown.
Amaral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steiner tries to clinch up
and Amaral counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral is looking to land body kicks.
Steiner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Amaral scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amaral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steiner tries to clinch but Amaral moves out of range.
Amaral looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steiner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Amaral counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steiner wants to clinch up but Amaral keeps it at a distance.
Amaral looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Steiner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amaral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steiner tries to clinch but Amaral moves out of range.
Alex Steiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steiner is looking to clinch but Amaral is avoiding it.
Steiner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amaral circles away from the clinch attempt
and Amaral counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steiner clinches with his opponent.
Amaral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amaral trying to land knees to the body.
Amaral has a couple of punches blocked by Steiner.
A short right from Amaral.
Steiner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Amaral's efforts to push away.
Amaral is looking to break free of the clinch but Steiner has double underhooks.
Amaral throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amaral stops a takedown attempt from Steiner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Steiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steiner tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Amaral throws a head punch that misses.
Amaral wants to break the clinch but can't.
Amaral lands a shoulder strike.
Steiner tries to pull guard but Amaral holds him up against the cage and eventually Steiner drops back down to his feet.
Steiner tries to score a body lock takedown but Amaral shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Amaral can't break the clinch.
Amaral misses with a punch on the inside.
Amaral stops a takedown attempt from Steiner.
Amaral lands a good knee to the midsection. Steiner won't want to take too many of those.
Amaral lands an elbow just above Steiner 's eye.
Steiner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Steiner prevents a body shot from Amaral.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral is trying to push Steiner away but Steiner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steiner blocks the elbow strike.
Amaral breaks the clinch.
Steiner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amaral paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amaral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steiner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Amaral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steiner tries to clinch there but Amaral circles away.
Amaral is trying to counter with his kicks.
Steiner doesn't manage to clinch there - Amaral circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steiner wants to clinch.
Steiner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amaral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Amaral dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Amaral looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Amaral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amaral only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Steiner clinches.
Steiner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Amaral walks away with a smile on his face. Steiner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Steiner fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Amaral on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steiner tries to clinch there but Amaral circles away.
Steiner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steiner tries to close the distance and clinch but Amaral swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amaral now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Steiner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steiner is looking to clinch but Amaral is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steiner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amaral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Steiner backs off Amaral throws a huge counter combo but Steiner manages to avoid it all.
Steiner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amaral paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rafael Amaral seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steiner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amaral appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steiner wants to clinch up but Amaral keeps it at a distance.
Amaral swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steiner tries to clinch but Amaral moves out of range.
As Steiner backs off Amaral throws a huge counter combo but Steiner manages to avoid it all.
Steiner tries to clinch
and Amaral counters with a good low kick that Steiner was not able to check.
Amaral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steiner looks to clinch
and Amaral counters with a head kick.
Steiner tries to clinch but Amaral moves out of range.
Steiner blocks a jab.
Steiner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steiner tries to clinch up.
Amaral throws a counter combo.
Steiner closes the distance but Amaral moves to the side
and Amaral counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steiner tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steiner tries to clinch but Amaral is having none of it.
Amaral was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Steiner wants to clinch
and Amaral counters with a nice uppercut.
Steiner tries to clinch there but Amaral circles away.
Steiner looks to clinch
and Amaral scores with a counter punch that sends Steiner to the canvas! Amaral smells blood - he's punishing Steiner with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Steiner has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Amaral!
Rafael Amaral decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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