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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 3005 p4p, 343 weight class) and Butch Steel (ranked 3160 p4p, 361 weight class). Von Kuschelbär comes into the arena with Erasure - Always blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
40 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Butch Steel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Kuschelbär throws a right hand that misses
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel cracks Von Kuschelbär with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Von Kuschelbär in his tracks.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel slips a jab from Von Kuschelbär.
Steel throws out a loose jab but Von Kuschelbär uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steel. That's going to slow Von Kuschelbär down.
Steel walks into a straight right hand from Von Kuschelbär.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Kuschelbär. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Von Kuschelbär with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steel, as that shot connected.
Steel gets a clinch.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Von Kuschelbär checks a leg kick nicely.
Steel 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.
Steel throws a hook but Von Kuschelbär avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel clinches up against the cage.
Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel gets a clinch.
Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Von Kuschelbär both land. Nice combination.
Von Kuschelbär scores with the left hand. Steel knows he should have avoided that one.
Steel tries to land a leg kick but Von Kuschelbär saw it coming and moves away.
Von Kuschelbär on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Von Kuschelbär throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Steel misses with a leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär misses with an uppercut.
Von Kuschelbär throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Butch Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab from Steel.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a wild body shot.
Steel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Von Kuschelbär's head.
Steel tries to bum rush Von Kuschelbär with a series of wild strikes but Von Kuschelbär uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws out a loose jab but Von Kuschelbär uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Kuschelbär lands a jab to the head.
Steel clinches up against the cage.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Kuschelbär drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Von Kuschelbär tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Von Kuschelbär.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Kuschelbär tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a body punch.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Kuschelbär can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
Steel lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Kuschelbär has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Steel leaning against his opponent.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Kuschelbär scoring well with a low kick there.
Steel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steel throws a right and a left that Von Kuschelbär avoids nicely.
Steel clinches with his opponent.
Steel gets through Von Kuschelbär's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Kuschelbär is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steel is defending well.
Von Kuschelbär doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a hook to the body.
Von Kuschelbär wants to take the fight to the mat but Steel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Friedrich Von Kuschelbär. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Steel fails to land.
Steel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Kuschelbär lands a left hand.
Steel blocking some punches.
Von Kuschelbär tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Von Kuschelbär back against the cage.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a punch to the body.
Von Kuschelbär gets through Steel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Kuschelbär.
Steel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Kuschelbär lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Von Kuschelbär is looking to take this one to the mat.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Von Kuschelbär swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Kuschelbärs head.
Von Kuschelbär being controlled against the cage.
Von Kuschelbär tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Von Kuschelbär back against the cage.
Von Kuschelbär throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steels head.
Von Kuschelbär misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Kuschelbär swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Kuschelbär softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel lands with an overhand left.
Von Kuschelbär ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Steel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steel lands a nice looking body kick.
Von Kuschelbär takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steel looks to land a right hand but Von Kuschelbär moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a crisp jab.
Butch Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steel throws a nice head kick!
Von Kuschelbär throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Kuschelbär stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Von Kuschelbär checks a leg kick nicely.
Von Kuschelbär misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Kuschelbär catches Steel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Von Kuschelbär displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Von Kuschelbär moved out of range nicely.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a jab to the body
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Von Kuschelbär.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel looks for the body kick but Von Kuschelbär saw that one coming.
Von Kuschelbär moves out of range of the leg kick from Steel.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Kuschelbär throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Kuschelbär is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A good leg kick by Steel.
Steel stuns Von Kuschelbär with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good leg kick by Steel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Von Kuschelbär finds it's way round the side to connect with Steel's head.
Von Kuschelbär needs to keep his hands up - Steel had a free shot at his head there.
Von Kuschelbär lands a slapping body shot.
Steel instigates a clinch.
Steel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Kuschelbär throws a right hand that Steel ducks under and follows up with a left that Steel also avoids with ease.
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 moves into the clinch.
Steel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Kuschelbär backwards.
Steel manages to break the clinch.
Von Kuschelbär wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steel clinches up with Von Kuschelbär and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Steel.
Von Kuschelbär is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Von Kuschelbär tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Kuschelbär tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Steel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Kuschelbär backwards.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Von Kuschelbär tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Kuschelbär doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Steel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Von Kuschelbär gets through Steel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Kuschelbär's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Kuschelbär misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Steel.
Steel blocking some punches.
Steel misses with some punches.
A short right from Steel.
Von Kuschelbär lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Von Kuschelbär working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Kuschelbär.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel lands a nice looking body kick.
Von Kuschelbär bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
Von Kuschelbär throws a low kick but Steel moves out of range easily.
Steel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a right hand but Steel moved out of range.
Von Kuschelbär takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Von Kuschelbär avoids the head kick by Steel.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Kuschelbär.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Kuschelbär.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steel! But no joy.
Steel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Von Kuschelbär dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Von Kuschelbär slips under a jab from Steel.
Von Kuschelbär slips a jab from Steel.
A little feinted left hand from Von Kuschelbär on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Von Kuschelbär shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Steel has his feet on Von Kuschelbär's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Von Kuschelbär checks a leg kick.
Steel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot lands for Von Kuschelbär.
Steel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Von Kuschelbär bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Von Kuschelbär misses.
Steel throws the kick towards the body but Von Kuschelbär avoids it.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel misses with a straight left.
Von Kuschelbär tried to counter with a leg kick but Steel avoided it.
Von Kuschelbär throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
Von Kuschelbär throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steel lands a nice shot that snaps Von Kuschelbär's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Von Kuschelbär wants to slow Steel down by chopping away at his legs.
Steel tries to land a leg kick but Von Kuschelbär saw it coming and moves away.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steel on the side of the head.
Von Kuschelbär thuds his right hand into Steel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steel connects with a looping right hand.
Steel is looking to land body kicks.
Steel lands with an uppercut that bounces Von Kuschelbär off the cage and back into range.
Steel connects with a body shot that sends Von Kuschelbär's belly button to the back.
Von Kuschelbär throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Steel cracks Von Kuschelbär with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steel lands a big head kick that sends Von Kuschelbär tumbling to the mat! Steel takes a step backwards and waves Von Kuschelbär back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Von Kuschelbär is rocked!
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!
Von Kuschelbär misses with a hook
and Steel counters with an outside leg kick.
Oh Von Kuschelbär is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steel stuffs the takedown.
Steel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Kuschelbär sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Kuschelbär pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Von Kuschelbär seems to have got his legs back now.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Steel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good work by Von Kuschelbär as he checks the leg kick.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Von Kuschelbär needs to keep his hands up - Steel had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Von Kuschelbär appears to be looking for a big counter.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Von Kuschelbär.
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Kuschelbär throws out the jab.
Steel throws a lazy body kick
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Steel. That snapped Von Kuschelbär's head back.
Von Kuschelbär staying out of range there.
Von Kuschelbär clobbers Steel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Kuschelbär swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Von Kuschelbär finds it's way round the side to connect with Steel's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steel cracks Von Kuschelbär with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Kuschelbär moves away.
Steel throws out a leg kick but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range and Steel only half commits.
Von Kuschelbär takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Von Kuschelbär does it's job there.
Von Kuschelbär scoring well with a low kick there.
Steel lands a jab.
Butch Steel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär thuds his right hand into Steel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a jab.
Von Kuschelbär throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Steel duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Von Kuschelbär's hands.
Von Kuschelbär motions for Steel to come forward. Von Kuschelbär throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Von Kuschelbär works Steel's body with a nice hook.
Von Kuschelbär dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steel. That did some damage!
Von Kuschelbär is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
A clash of legs there as Steel blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Steel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Steel does it's job there.
Steel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a right hand but Steel moved out of range.
Von Kuschelbär shoots in but Steel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Von Kuschelbär dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Von Kuschelbär throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Von Kuschelbär thinking.
Von Kuschelbär on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel pushes Von Kuschelbär up against the cage in a clinch.
Von Kuschelbär tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Von Kuschelbär as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Kuschelbär misses with some punches.
Steel blocking some punches.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Steel!
Butch Steel tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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