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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sami Steele (ranked 1381 p4p, 2636 weight class) and Uriah Chin (ranked 73 p4p, 130 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Chin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin takes the fight into the clinch.
Steele is trying to push Chin away but Chin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Steele's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chin scores with a knee to the head.
Chin trying to land knees to the body.
Steele manages to break the clinch.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chin.
It looked like Steele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steele keeps the fight on the outside.
Steele throws a big counter combination but Chin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Steele on his heels. He'll look to pass Steele's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Chin from controlling successfully.
Chin wants to pass the guard but Steele is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele kicks Chin off and gets to his feet.
Steele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chin checks the leg kick.
Chin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Steele is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Steele swats away the attempt to clinch by Chin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steele checks a leg kick.
Chin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.
Chin misses with a knee to the head.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Chin.
Chin landing knees to the head.
Steele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steele.
Chin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chin trying to land knees to the body.
Chin looking to throw knees to the head but Steele is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chin.
Chin trying to land knees to the body.
Chin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Chin tries a knee to the head but Steele blocks it.
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.
Steele prevents a body shot from Chin.
Chin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chin tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chin has him pressed against the cage.
Chin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steele is defending well for now.
Chin is looking for a takedown.
Chin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steele avoids it.
Chin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steele avoids it.
Chin keeps control of Steele as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele can't break the clinch.
Chin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele is looking to break free of the clinch but Chin has double underhooks.
Steele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chin misses with a knee to the head.
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Chin.
A left hand lands to the body for Chin.
A knee to the head by Chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uriah Chin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Chin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uriah Chin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chin has Steele up against the cage in a clinch.
Chin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steele avoids it.
Steele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chin landing knees to the body.
Chin lands a nice knee to the body.
Chin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steele blocks it with crossed arms.
Chin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Steele prevents it.
Chin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steele breaks from the clinch.
Chin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steele counters with an outside leg kick.
Chin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steele checks it well.
Steele went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chin.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Chin moves out of range easily.
Steele lands with an overhand left.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Chin misses
and Steele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chin lands a jab to Steele's midsection.
Steele misses with a few strikes there.
Chin takes the fight into the clinch.
Steele gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steele is defending well for now.
Steele is pressed up against the cage. Chin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Steele down to the mat. Steele avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sami Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uriah Chin.
Chin slips under a jab from Steele.
Chin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chin throws a body shot but no joy.
Chin moves into the clinch.
Chin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steele blocks it with crossed arms.
Chin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uriah Chin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Chin is controlling him.
Steele manages to break the clinch.
Chin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steele.
Chin throws a front kick aimed at Steele's knee but Steele avoids it well.
Steele avoids the body shot from Chin.
Chin digs a good body shot into Steele's ribs.
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chin has Steele pressed against the cage, preventing Steele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Chin has him pressed against the cage.
Chin lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uriah Chin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Steele misses with a wild combination.
Sami Steele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chin misses the shot to the body.
Steele throws a big counter combination but Chin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chin misses with a body shot.
Chin motions for Steele to come forward. Chin throws a leg kick but it misses 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 Chin.
No luck for Chin with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chin clinches up against the cage.
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chin can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Chin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steele avoiding damage as Chin throws knees to the body.
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uriah Chin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steele wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chin has him pressed against the cage.
Steele wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steele blocks it with crossed arms.
Steele is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steele working hard to break the clinch.
Sami Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steele's efforts to push away.
Chin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele wants to break free but Chin has control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steele wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Chin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac 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... Uriah Chin!
Uriah Chin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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