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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leon Scott Jr (ranked 2997 p4p, 166 weight class) and Dave Steele (ranked 6718 p4p, 266 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Scott Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Steele!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scott Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steele tries to avoid it but Scott Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steele to the ground. Steele escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steele slaps away a takedown attempt from Scott Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Scott Jr with a body shot.
Steele stuffs the takedown attempt from Scott Jr. Scott Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Steele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Scott Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steele as he avoids it easily.
Scott Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Steele defends well and Scott Jr ends up having to push Steele into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele keeps the fight on the outside.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scott Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott Jr shoots for a takedown but Steele saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele keeps the fight on the outside.
Steele throws out a counter right but Scott Jr avoids it with no problem.
Leon Scott Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Scott Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Steele, which made it look bad.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Steele sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scott Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scott Jr goes for a double leg but Steele avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steele continues to drive forward.
Scott Jr is breathing heavily.
Scott Jr dives in and grabs Steele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steele pushes down on Scott Jr's head and hops out.
Scott Jr tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steele! But no joy.
Scott Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Scott Jr is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Steele tries to break the clinch but Scott Jr is controlling the position.
Scott Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Scott Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Steele manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Steele is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Steele tries to break free but Scott Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Scott Jr is looking to control Steele's arms but Steele gets an underhook and turns him. Now Scott Jr has his back to the cage.
Steele wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scott Jr has Steele pressed against the cage, preventing Steele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scott Jr is looking to control Steele's arms but Steele gets an underhook and turns him. Now Scott Jr has his back to the cage.
Scott Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Steele gets an underhook and turns Scott Jr into the cage.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Scott Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott Jr tries to pull guard but Steele forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Scott Jr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steele is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Scott Jr has Steele pressed against the cage, preventing Steele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steele is trying to push Scott Jr away but Scott Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Scott Jr taking a breather.
Scott Jr wants to stall.
Scott Jr can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Scott Jr breaks the clinch.
Scott Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Scott Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steele lands with a good body shot.
Scott Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott Jr tries to clinch there but Steele circles away.
Steele swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott Jr.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Scott Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steele circles away.
Steele is looking for the big counter here.
Scott Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steele misses with a double jab.
Scott Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steele! But no joy.
Scott Jr is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott Jr wants to clinch but Steele slips to the side
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steele counters with a left and a right that stings Scott Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Steele dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scott Jr tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Scott Jr tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steele displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scott Jr.
Steele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scott Jr clinches with his opponent.
Scott Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott Jr jumps guard but Steele turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Scott Jr wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Scott Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele tries to break free but Scott Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Steele is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott Jr drags the fight down to the ground.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steele throwing strikes from guard but Scott Jr blocks nicely.
Steele landing some decent shots from guard.
Steele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steele not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Scott Jr wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Steele's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Steele stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scott Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Steele sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott Jr is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steele! But no joy.
Leon Scott Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scott Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scott Jr 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.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scott Jr jumps guard but Steele turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Steele wants to get back to striking at distance but Scott Jr won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Scott Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott Jr tries to clinch but Steele moves away
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott Jr shoots in for a double leg but Steele sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Scott Jr closes the distance and pushes Steele back into the cage.
Scott Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steele throws a jab when Scott Jr was well out of range.
It looked like Scott Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Scott Jr drives through and clinches with Steele against the cage.
Scott Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steele's efforts to push away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steele has had enough of the clinch but Scott Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Scott Jr is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dave Steele will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Scott Jr tries to clinch up.
Steele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scott Jr shoots in and drives through. Steele sprawls well.
Scott Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Scott Jr closes the distance and pushes Steele back into the cage.
Scott Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Scott Jr tries to pull guard but Steele forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Scott Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Steele prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Scott Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott Jr can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Steele gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Scott Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele wants to break free but Scott Jr has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scott Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steele's efforts to push away.
Scott Jr has Steele pressed against the cage, preventing Steele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steele can't break the clinch.
Scott Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Scott Jr keeps control of Steele as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steele wants to get back to striking at distance but Scott Jr won't allow it.
Scott Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Scott Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Scott Jr missing with knees to the body.
Scott Jr tries for a takedown but Steele manages to get underhooks.
Scott Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Steele breaks from the clinch.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Scott Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steele avoids it really well and circles away.
Scott Jr wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
Steele 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.
Scott Jr tries to clinch up but Steele circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Steele releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele unleashes a big counter combination but Scott Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Scott Jr wants to clinch
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steele circles away.
Steele keeps the fight on the outside.
Scott Jr is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Steele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Scott Jr with a body shot.
Scott Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Steele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Scott Jr is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Steele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Scott Jr moves away from the strike by Steele.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott Jr is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Scott Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steele prevents the takedown attempt.
Scott Jr wants to stall.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Scott Jr is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Scott Jr is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Steele really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steele scores with a sloppy right hand. Scott Jr should have avoided that one.
Steele swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott Jr.
Scott Jr is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Steele releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Scott Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Scott Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele throws a jab when Scott Jr was well out of range.
Scott Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steele avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott Jr moves into the clinch.
Scott Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scott Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Scott Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steele pulls his leg out and moves away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Steele throws a nice looking combination but Scott Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steele is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scott Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Scott Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steele! But no joy.
Scott Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Steele sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott Jr.
Scott Jr slips under a jab.
Scott Jr tries to clinch but Steele moves away
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
No luck for Scott Jr with that takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Steele's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott Jr is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Steele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scott Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Dave Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steele lands a right hook to the body.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scott Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Scott Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Steele, which made it look bad.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Scott Jr's head but Scott Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scott Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Scott Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott Jr is looking to clinch.
Scott Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steele defends it nicely.
Scott Jr slips under a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott Jr moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Steele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scott Jr wants to clinch
and Steele counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Steele dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Steele misses with the combination.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steele counters with a series of strikes. Scott Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Scott Jr fails with the takedown.
Scott Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Steele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott Jr.
Scott Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott Jr tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Scott Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott Jr feints and then cracks Steele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steele down.
Scott Jr tries to clinch there but Steele circles away.
Scott Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Scott Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Steele gets double underhooks and turns Scott Jr into the cage.
It seemed like Steele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No luck for Scott Jr with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Scott Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott Jr wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
Scott Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Steele throws out a counter right but Scott Jr avoids it with no problem.
Scott Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Scott Jr's ribs.
Scott Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scott Jr looks for a takedown but Steele sprawls well.
Steele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Scott Jr shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scott Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott Jr dodges the punch combination from Steele.
Scott Jr ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
And Scott Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Steele blocks it.
Scott Jr is looking to clinch.
Steele unleashes a big counter combination but Scott Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Steele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scott Jr. Scott Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Scott Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Dave Steele is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steele displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scott Jr.
Scott Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scott Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steele is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Scott Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Steele lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Leon Scott Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook.
Steele throws the left hand but Scott Jr avoids the punch easily.
Scott Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Scott Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scott Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott Jr throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steele swings for the body but Scott Jr moves out of range.
Scott Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steele manages to circle out of the way.
Scott Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steele unleashes a big counter combination but Scott Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steele winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Steele!
Dave Steele is the new bantamweight champion!
Dave Steele 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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