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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 629 p4p, 824 weight class) and Jerome Steel (ranked 20 p4p, 31 weight class). Delsarte comes to the cage accompanied by Ah Non Cest Terrible. This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
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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 39 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Steel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a right hand that misses
and Delsarte counters with a good, hard body kick but Steel shrugs it off.
Delsarte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Good standup being displayed there by Steel as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Delsarte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel throws an overhand right that lands on Delsarte's shoulder, as Delsarte tries to avoid the shot.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Delsarte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Delsarte tried to score with a low kick but Steel checks it.
Delsarte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Delsarte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Steel misses with a looping right.
As Steel backs away, Delsarte returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Delsarte throws a big shot that misses.
Steel tries a quick counter leg kick but Delsarte is wise to it.
Steel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delsarte.
Steel lands with a shot to the body.
Jerome Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delsarte, pushing him back against the cage.
Steel's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
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!
Delsarte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Steel.
Steel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Delsarte walks away with a smile on his face. Steel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Delsarte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte throws a leg kick which misses Steel's front leg but catches the back leg as Steel tries to avoid it.
Steel wants to clinch.
Delsarte throwing a counter right hand but Steel manages to avoid it.
Delsarte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel in his tracks.
A big left from Steel misses.
Nice body punch from Steel.
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Delsarte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick lands for Steel.
Steel connects with a right hand. Delsarte shakes it off.
Steel tries to clinch up
and Delsarte counters with a stiff right hand.
Delsarte scores with a head kick. Steel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Steel blocks a head kick by Delsarte.
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!
Delsarte is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steel drives through and clinches with Delsarte against the cage.
Delsarte tries a knee to the head but Steel blocks it.
Delsarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Steel misses with a punch to the body.
Delsarte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steel blocks an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Delsarte.
Steel pushes Delsarte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
A right hand to the body from Steel.
Delsarte is breathing heavily.
Delsarte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Steel.
Steel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delsarte backwards.
Steel pushes Delsarte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delsarte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steel lands with a right to the head.
Steel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delsarte backwards.
Delsarte takes a shot to the head.
Steel manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to sweep here but Delsarte controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steel is on top in guard.
Steel throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel is in close to Delsarte's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Delsarte is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steel tries to roll over but Delsarte keeps him under control.
Steel wants to sweep but Delsarte has passed to side control!
Delsarte controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Steel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Steel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Delsarte's best efforts.
Steel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steel gets full guard.
Delsarte trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jerome Steel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steel missing with a left hand there. Delsarte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delsarte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Delsarte is just out of range.
Gauthier Delsarte is winning the standup battle so far.
Delsarte scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Delsarte.
Delsarte displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Delsarte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Delsarte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Delsarte cracks Steel with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delsarte moves into range and connects with a jab.
Delsarte loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Steel punishes Delsarte's body with a nice straight punch.
Delsarte throws a head kick that misses.
Delsarte loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Delsarte scores with a spinning back kick!
Steel throws a leg kick
and Delsarte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte jabs at Steel's body.
Delsarte checks a leg kick.
Steel misses with a leg kick.
Steel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delsarte.
Delsarte misses with a punch to the body.
Steel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Delsarte to keep the fight standing.
Delsarte tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
Delsarte tries to land knees in the clinch but Steel avoids the damage to the body.
Delsarte misses with a body punch.
Delsarte tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Delsarte back against the cage.
Delsarte breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Delsarte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Delsarte looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Delsarte explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel doesn't manage to clinch there - Delsarte circles away.
Delsarte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
Steel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Delsarte cracks Steel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steel blocks a low kick nicely.
Steel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steel fakes the leg kick and cracks Delsarte in the body.
Gauthier Delsarte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delsarte sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delsarte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Delsarte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gauthier Delsarte's cut is getting worse.
Some bone on bone action there as Steel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Steel misses.
Delsarte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Delsarte!
Steel lands a nice hook to Delsarte's body. Delsarte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Delsarte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Delsarte.
Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
Steel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Delsarte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Delsarte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel works Delsarte's body with a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Steel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Steel.
Delsarte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel lands a nice looking body shot.
Delsarte throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Delsarte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Steel lands with a kick to the temple. Delsarte shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Delsarte.
A nice leg kick lands there from Delsarte.
Steel stuns Delsarte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Delsarte needs to keep his hands up - Steel had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Delsarte has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
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 scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gauthier Delsarte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Steel throws a head kick but Delsarte moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Steel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel tries to clinch up.
Delsarte scores with a hook.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delsarte misses the shot to the body.
Delsarte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steel on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Delsarte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Delsarte is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delsarte with a nice calf kick.
Steel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Delsarte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
And Delsarte counters with a quick kick to the body but Steel blocks it.
Delsarte lands with an uppercut that bounces Steel off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gauthier Delsarte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Delsarte throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Steel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delsarte thumps Steel with a low kick.
Steel digs a good body shot into Delsarte's ribs.
Steel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Delsarte throws a push kick but Steel slaps the foot to one side.
Steel throws a right hand that misses
and Delsarte makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Delsarte throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delsarte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Delsarte misses with a leg kick.
Delsarte lands a leg kick that knocks Steel off balance momentarily.
Delsarte looks for the body kick but Steel saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Steel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Steel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel lands a nice looking body shot.
Delsarte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Delsarte.
Steel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Delsarte.
Steel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steel tries to land a front kick but Delsarte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab by Delsarte.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Delsarte checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Delsarte.
Steel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Delsarte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel has managed to clinch.
Steel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a shoulder strike.
Delsarte misses with a punch to the body.
Delsarte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Steel as the two fighters clinch.
Steel manages to pull guard.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Delsarte controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Steel wants to sweep here but Delsarte controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel pulls Delsarte in close to his closed guard and prevents Delsarte from doing any damage or advancing position.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delsarte is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Delsarte is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steel's back!
Steel breaks Delsarte's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Steel is looking to work some ground and pound but Delsarte has wrist control.
Steel connects with a couple of short punches.
Steel cracks Delsarte with a solid left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gauthier Delsarte's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jerome Steel!
A relieved looking Jerome Steel 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 Gauthier Delsarte had this to say: 'Ill Train Real Hard And Win Again '.
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