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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Steele (ranked 424 p4p, 47 weight class) and Benjamin BK (ranked 292 p4p, 31 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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221 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele lands a lovely overhand right.
Steele tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and BK decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steele's guard.
BK working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steele wants to stand and escape but BK is having none of it.
BK works over Steele with some ground and pound from guard.
BK has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BK stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
BK throws a big right hand that misses.
BK lands a couple of decent looking shots.
BK trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from BK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BK stops Steele from standing up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw BK working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele keeping moving, preventing BK from controlling successfully.
Steele wants to stand and escape but BK is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
BK shoots in but no luck this time.
BK throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele takes a swing at BK's ribcage but misses.
BK drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
BK throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
BK keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by BK.
BK has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from BK there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
BK uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele darts in and clinches BK up against the cage.
BK is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steele is defending well.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steele.
BK goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
BK tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele blocking some punches.
Steele blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BK is defending well for now.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BK is defending well for now.
Steele tries a body shot but BK blocks it.
BK struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from BK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BK blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but BK leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from BK.
A short body shot lands from BK as the two fighters clinch.
BK is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steele is defending well.
Jason Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin BK.
BK lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from BK.
Steele is breathing heavily.
BK is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steele is defending well.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
Good body shot from BK.
BK lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele blocks a body shot from BK.
BK tries for a takedown. No joy.
Steele takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
BK goes for a takedown in the clinch but Steele prevents it.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as BK controls his hands.
BK blocks a body shot from Steele.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but BK avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
Steele misses with a body punch.
BK dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Steele misses with an elbow strike.
BK can't get the takedown.
Steele gets through BK's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
BK misses with a short punch on the inside.
BK throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Steele scores a nice knee to the body.
BK misses with some punches.
BK tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing BK back against the cage.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and BK avoids it.
BK can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Steele prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
BK wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
BK takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steele scores with a hook to the body.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but BK avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
BK blocking some punches.
Steele works on BK's body with a couple of short punches.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BK is defending well for now.
BK misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele blocks a body shot from BK.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
Steele misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Steele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
BK is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
BK tries for a takedown but Steele manages to get underhooks.
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 Jason Steele will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
BK scores with a punch to the head.
BK misses with a straight left.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
BK sizes up Steele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steele blocks a head kick by BK.
BK is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
BK dodges the punch combination from Steele.
And BK tries to counter it with a takedown but Steele pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Steele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
BK is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Steele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by BK.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
BK scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BK scores with a kick to the body.
Steele slips a jab from BK.
Steele is looking to wear down BK with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
BK swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Good exchange - BK coming out on top.
BK's corner calls for a 1-2. BK obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
BK might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BK uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
BK looks for the body kick but Steele saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Steele.
Steele takes a swing at BK's ribcage but misses.
BK misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
BK connects with a nice looking jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
BK is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steele throws a series of punches but BK avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - BK throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by BK.
Steele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice takedown defense from Steele. No joy for BK on that attempt.
BK swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steele has managed to clinch.
Steele lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele lands a shoulder strike.
BK misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, BK scores with a nice short uppercut.
BK misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele lands a nice knee to the body.
BK is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steele works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steele throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steele.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
BK is trying to push Steele away but Steele has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
BK is trying to force a seperation but Steele has the dominant position.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of BK backwards.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
BK manages to break the clinch.
Steele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steele cracks a nice hook into BK's ribs.
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Nice shot by Steele.
BK tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from BK.
BK tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from BK.
BK throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele throws a shot from downtown. BK moves away and avoids it.
BK tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as BK backs up against the cage.
Steele takes the fight into the clinch.
BK tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Steele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
BK avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage.
BK avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
BK working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Steele lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steele lands a left hand.
Steele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jason Steele has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BK blocks a body shot from Steele.
Steele working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but BK avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from BK - that landed with a thud.
BK tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing BK back against the cage.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Benjamin BK has been cut.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
A nice left hand lands by Steele.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
BK is working Steele over against the cage.
Steele lands with a short shot to the head.
BK blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
BK throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steele obliges.
Knees to the body from Steele.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that BK can do to turn this around?
Steele working BK over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin BK'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. This is the final round!
Steele works BK's body with a nice hook.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
BK ducks right into an uppercut from Steele.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent BK stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jason Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele throws a body punch but BK moves out of range.
BK throws a good cross that connects.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele tries to clinch but BK is having none of it.
BK takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jason Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele needs to keep his hands up - BK had a free shot at his head there.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but BK swats him away and circles back towards the center.
BK scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good exchange - Steele coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BK dives in and grabs Steele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steele pushes down on BK's head and hops out.
BK takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
BK takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BK manages to avoid it.
BK has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steele finds it's way round the side to connect with BK's head.
BK throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele instigates a clinch.
BK doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steele.
BK is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steele is keeping busy.
BK looking for a takedown.
BK blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Steele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
Steele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of BK backwards.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but BK leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
BK throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. BK lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Benjamin BK has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from BK.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as BK controls his hands.
BK dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Steele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of BKs head.
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from BK fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
BK avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
BK blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BK lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
BK takes a knee to the side of the body.
BK's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Steele.
BK blocks a body shot from Steele.
Steele tries to work over BK's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by BK.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Steele.
Steele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Steele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steele tries to work over BK's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
BK doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele crunches a lovely knee into BK's ribcage.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
BK misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section.
BK avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Steele scores with a shot to the side of BK's head.
BK avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Jason Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as BK controls the action.
BK is trying to drag Steele to the mat but Steele just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jason Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin BK.
BK lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from BK fails to land.
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BK lands an uppercut.
Steele lands with a short shot to the head.
BK struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
BK lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steele.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steele, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Steele!
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