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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Steele (ranked 105 p4p, 333 weight class) and Georges St. Georges (ranked 3 p4p, 9 weight class). Steele's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Manowar - Heart of Steel. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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21 - 6 - 0 |
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167 cm
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7 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but St. Georges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St. Georges shoots and misses
and Steele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steele lands a lovely overhand right.
St. Georges keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good leg kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Steele.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Steele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steele takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Steele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St. Georges misses with a kick to the body
and Steele counters with a nice uppercut.
Steele slips a jab from St. Georges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele sizes up St. Georges with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
St. Georges takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steele checks a leg kick.
Steele tries to counter by clinching up but St. Georges breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steele clinches with his opponent.
Steele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St. Georges blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Steele.
St. Georges is rocked!
St. Georges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges is trying to push Steele away but Steele has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steele lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and St. Georges goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Steele in side control.
St. Georges is still in real trouble! Can Steele finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St. Georges knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St. Georges is looking for a sweep.
Steele content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
St. Georges seems to have recovered his senses.
St. Georges tries to bench press Steele off him but Steele keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St. Georges is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee asks Steele politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Steele prefers to stall for the moment though.
St. Georges tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges gets back to half guard.
St. Georges is trying to get back to full guard.
Steele is figuring out what he wants to do next.
St. Georges wants to get back to full guard.
That's four 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.
Well, if Steele is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Steele.
St. Georges with a hook.
Steele tries to clinch up but St. Georges circles away and keeps his distance.
Steele clinches up against the cage.
St. Georges is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Steele misses with some punches.
St. Georges is trying to pull guard but Steele turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele pushes St. Georges back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Steele dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St. Georges scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steele in his tracks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St. Georges - that will leave a mark!
Steele walks into a left hand.
Steele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St. Georges.
Steele moves in looking to clinch but St. Georges pushes him off.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
St. Georges missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by St. Georges.
Steele scores with a crisp jab that stopped St. Georges in his tracks.
Stanley Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Steele swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steele blocks a low kick nicely.
Steele is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steele walks into a jab.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele gets a clinch.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St. Georges takes a knee to the side of the body.
St. Georges misses with the head strike.
St. Georges is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
St. Georges is breathing heavily.
Steele lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and St. Georges goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Steele in side control.
It looks like Georges St. Georges has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lull in the action here.
Steele in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Steele in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Steele's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Steele in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. St. Georges tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Steele!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stanley Steele!
Stanley Steele thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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