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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Steve (ranked 581 p4p, 88 weight class) and Art Brock (ranked 754 p4p, 109 weight class). Steve comes to the cage accompanied by Its a fine day to whoop somebodies ass. Mark Steve had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Brock!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brock.
Art Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Steve checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brock.
Steve throws a right and a left that Brock avoids nicely.
Brock misses with the combination.
Brock lands a jab to Steve's midsection.
Brock fails to land with a series of punches.
Brock misses with an uppercut
and Steve counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brock.
Steve on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brock. Brock obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve checks a leg kick nicely.
Brock sizes up Steve with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steve doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve clinches with his opponent.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steve tries to land knees in the clinch but Brock avoids the damage to the body.
Brock breaks from the clinch.
Steve tries to move into range but Brock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steve looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Brock.
Brock misses with a body shot.
Steve half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brock takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve forces Brock back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Steve lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Steve.
Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brock.
Brock misses with a wild body shot.
Brock tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve lands a jab to the head.
Steve closes the distance and clinches.
Steve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brock tries to land knees in the clinch but Steve avoids the damage to the body.
Brock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock avoids a wild elbow strike from Steve.
Brock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steve.
Brock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
Brock lands a hook that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Brock is leaning against Steve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steve pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Brock stalling against the cage.
Brock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Brock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Brock. Those never looked like landing.
Steve throwing a counter right hand but Brock manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brock lands with a hook. Steve tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brock scores with a three punch combo!
Brock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
A telegraphed right hand from Brock misses the target.
Brock moves into the clinch successfully.
Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brock tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brock takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brock stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steve tries to clinch up but Brock circles away and keeps his distance.
Steve displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Brock dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brock is looking to chop away at Steve's legs.
Brock misses with a hook
and Steve makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brock looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Brock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steve is looking for a counter combo.
Brock throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brock cracks Steve with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Brock.
Brock connects with a single shot there.
Brock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Brock.
Brock looks for the body kick but Steve saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Brock misses with a low kick.
It looked like Steve was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Steve moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brock misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve takes a swing at Brock's ribcage but misses.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Steve wants to clinch.
Brock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Brock.
Steve moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Brock misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steve is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve blocks the body kick.
Brock misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from Steve misses.
Brock swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Steve takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brock ducks right into an uppercut from Steve.
Brock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steve has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brock rushes Steve and presses him up against the cage.
Brock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve digs a right hand into Brock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brock's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Brock.
Steve missing with knees to the body.
Brock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
Brock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brock blocks a body shot from Steve.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steve lands a right hand.
Brock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brock is trying to maintain a safe position but Steve gets an underhook and turns Brock into the cage.
Steve lands a shoulder strike.
Brock misses with some punches.
Steve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brock has Steve pressed against the cage, preventing Steve from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Brock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brock swinging wildly here.
Brock throws a leg kick but Steve checks it.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
Steve lands a glancing blow to the side of Brock's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brock throws a sloppy body shot
and Steve counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Brock is predictable there
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
Brock is breathing heavily.
Steve scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Steve will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Brock misses
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brock.
Brock avoids the body shot from Steve.
Brock scores with a body shot.
Steve takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steve is looking to clinch but Brock is avoiding it.
Steve slips a straight right by Brock.
Steve punishes Brock's body with a nice straight punch.
Steve takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock misses with a body shot.
Brock closes the distance and clinches.
Steve prevents Brock from breaking the clinch.
Brock is trying to maintain a safe position but Steve gets an underhook and turns Brock into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Steve's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steve tries to land knees in the clinch but Brock avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Brock fails to land.
Brock blocking some punches.
Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brock.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Brock.
Steve feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brock throws a body kick that misses.
Steve is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Brock.
Steve moves forwards but Brock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Steve pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brock is out of range and Steve settles back down.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Brock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That kick from Brock tenderised Steve's leg. Steve is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock scores with a hook.
Steve takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brock throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
Steve was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Brock throws a combination that misses
and Steve makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
It looks like Steve has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick from Brock lands but Steve takes it in his stride.
Brock throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
Brock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steve checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve thuds his right hand into Brock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Art Brock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve tries to clinch up but Brock circles away and keeps his distance.
Steve moves into range and clinches up with Brock.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Brock managing to block the knees to the body from Steve.
Brock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brock misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Brock misses the target.
Steve tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to clinch up but Brock circles away and keeps his distance.
Brock throws a fast counter high kick but Steve manages to duck under it in time.
Brock tries a head kick but it misses.
Steve was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brock thows a body kick. Steve tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brock throws an off balance right hand
and Steve counters with a good low kick that Brock was not able to check.
Brock throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Brock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Brock throws a counter combo.
Brock is looking to chop away at Steve's legs.
Brock with a nice cross.
Brock has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brock scores with a punch to the head.
Steve takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brock throws a head kick but Steve moves out of range.
Brock misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Art Brock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Art Brock!
A relieved looking Art Brock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Mark Steve had this to say: 'broke both my hands on that thick skull and played hell on any offense....and I aint much on defense.....'.
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