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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Maurizio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Steven has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Steven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Maurizio!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steven checks a leg kick.
Steven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maurizio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steven.
Maurizio throws a body kick that misses.
Maurizio should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Steven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maurizio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Maurizio. No joy for Steven on that attempt.
Steven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maurizio stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Steven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maurizio throws a body kick that misses.
Steven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maurizio can pounce on him.
Steven throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steven closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maurizio circles away.
Maurizio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steven shoots in but Maurizio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steven tries to bum rush Maurizio with a series of wild strikes but Maurizio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maurizio fakes the leg kick and cracks Steven in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurizio tries to bum rush Steven with a series of wild strikes but Steven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steven walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Maurizio.
Maurizio rushes Steven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maurizio is trying to stall.
Steven manages to pull guard.
Maurizio looking to sit in guard and control but Steven gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maurizio wants to stand up but Steven is controlling him.
Maurizio keeping full guard, as Steven tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mick Maurizio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steven instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Maurizio.
Steven drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steven keeps control of Maurizio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maurizio misses with a knee to the head.
Steven looking for a takedown.
Maurizio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steven closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Maurizio has eaten all the pies!
Steven is breathing heavily.
Steven stands up and beckons Maurizio to his feet.
Steven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steven has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steven there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maurizio misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio tries to land a body kick
and Steven counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maurizio thinking.
Maurizio clinches.
Maurizio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maurizio has closed the distance and engaged Steven in a clinch.
Maurizio breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maurizio.
Steven lands with a kick to the temple. Maurizio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Steven moves into the clinch successfully.
Maurizio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steven has him pressed against the cage.
Steven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maurizio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Steven shoots in for a takedown but Maurizio shows good takedown defense.
Maurizio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maurizio misses the jab.
Steven scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Steven wants to stand but Maurizio has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Steven missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio wants to get back to his feet.
Steven is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Steven in particular looking to stall.
Steven gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Steven will probably get the nod.
That's time! Steven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steven is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maurizio.
Maurizio looks to land a body kick but Steven moved away.
Steven shoots in for a takedown but Maurizio shows good takedown defense.
Steven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maurizio avoids a kick to the body.
Steven tries a head kick but it misses.
Steven misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Steven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maurizio pinned against the cage. Maurizio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maurizio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steven has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maurizio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maurizio checks it well.
Maurizio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurizio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steven's head backwards.
Steven takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maurizio throws the kick towards the body but Steven avoids it.
Mick Maurizio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maurizio checks a low kick from Steven.
Maurizio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maurizio scores with a kick to the body.
Mike Steven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maurizio misses with a series of wild punches.
Steven closes the distance and clinches up with Maurizio, looking for a takedown. Steven pushes Maurizio against the cage but Maurizio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maurizio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Steven takes a step back to recover.
Steven throws a sloppy head kick and Maurizio moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Maurizio as Steven shoots in.
Steven shoots in but no luck this time.
Maurizio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maurizio misses with a double jab.
Steven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maurizio's waist but Maurizio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Steven off to one side.
Steven throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maurizio misses with a kick to the body
and Steven counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steven stands up.
Maurizio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Steven.
Steven connects with a jab.
Maurizio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steven counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maurizio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steven wants to stand up but Maurizio has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mike Steven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maurizio wants to get back to his feet.
Maurizio wants to improve his position but Steven is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Maurizio misses with a wild combination.
Steven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maurizio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steven tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maurizio swivels and escapes.
Steven has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maurizio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steven.
Maurizio scores with a kick to the body.
Steven throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steven slips a straight right by Maurizio.
Mick Maurizio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Maurizio.
Maurizio throws a wild body kick that Steven sees coming a mile off.
Maurizio moves out of range as Steven throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maurizio.
Maurizio tries to clinch up but Steven circles away and keeps his distance.
Steven throws a looping overhand right but Maurizio ducks down to avoid it.
Maurizio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steven's head.
Maurizio throws a leg kick
and Steven counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steven shoots in but no luck this time.
An inside leg kick lands from Maurizio.
Steven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maurizio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steven scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steven misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steven gets the takedown into side control.
Steven decides to stand up, so the ref orders Maurizio to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maurizio gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Steven counters with a takedown into side control.
Steven decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Maurizio throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Steven counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maurizio's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Steven dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Steven looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steven looks to throw the jab but Maurizio is out of range.
Steven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maurizio's waist but Maurizio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Steven off to one side.
Maurizio misses with a two punch combination.
Steven looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Steven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steven on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maurizio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Steven takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Maurizio.
Steven wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maurizio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maurizio pinned against the cage. Maurizio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steven drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Maurizio can't keep his opponent in guard - Steven advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Steven is trying to control the action in half guard but Maurizio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Steven is going to stand back up.
Steven will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Maurizio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steven thows a huge punch but Maurizio dodges it nicely.
Steven is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maurizio manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Steven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maurizio.
Steven connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maurizio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Steven shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steven showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio is defending against the submission attempts here by Steven.
Maurizio has one foot on Steven's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Steven or perhaps it was just good defense by Maurizio which made him look bad.
Maurizio misses with a lunging right hand
and Steven counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steven decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Steven will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maurizio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Steven.
Steven slips a jab and a cross from Maurizio.
Steven is looking to wear down Maurizio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maurizio can pounce on him.
Steven fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steven tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maurizio swivels and escapes.
Maurizio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maurizio lands with a light punch inside.
Steven fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Steven tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maurizio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maurizio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maurizio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steven tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maurizio swivels and escapes.
Steven tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maurizio swivels and escapes.
Steven fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab from Steven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Steven does no damage.
Steven scores with a takedown into Maurizio's guard.
Steven keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maurizio's head.
Steven prevents Maurizio from getting back to his feet.
Mick Maurizio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Maurizio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maurizio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maurizio looks to land a body kick but Steven moved away.
Steven throws a leg kick which misses Maurizio's front leg but catches the back leg as Maurizio tries to avoid it.
Steven is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maurizio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steven closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maurizio circles away.
Steven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steven fails to land the takedown.
Steven looks for a takedown but Maurizio sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Steven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steven, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Mike Steven!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Mike Steven!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Mike Steven!
Mike Steven wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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