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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sparring John (ranked 4166 p4p, 24580 weight class) and Cole Steel (ranked 529 p4p, 632 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 Blue Belt
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Steel!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
Steel throws a right hand that misses
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John fails to land with a series of punches.
John swings widly with a right hand
and Steel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by John. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of John.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
Steel clinches.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel lands with a left to the head.
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 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
John throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
Steel is looking for the big counter here.
Steel looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel's corner calls for a 1-2. Steel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steel cracks John with a right hand to the side of the head.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
Steel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steel closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, John scores with a nice short uppercut.
John blocking some punches.
John tries to stall but Steel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel misses with a body punch.
John misses with the head strike.
John breaks from the clinch.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steel throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steel misses with a hook to the body
and John counters with a stiff right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John looks to land a right hand but Steel moved out of range.
Steel throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
John's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steel under the eye.
Steel swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Steel throws a right hand that John ducks under and follows up with a left that John also avoids with ease.
Steel throws a big shot that misses.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel walks into a jab.
Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Steel connects with a jab.
John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
John ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Steel.
Steel throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John misses with a straight right.
Steel throws a sloppy body shot
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts John, as that shot connected.
John throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John lands with a cross.
Steel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. John looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. John looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Steel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
John is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a decent looking hook.
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Steel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut lands for John. That snapped Steel's head back.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Steel misses with a looping right.
John ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
John scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
John throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
Steel takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
John takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Steel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel throws a jab when John was well out of range.
Steel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice jab there from John.
Steel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
John listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
A swing and a miss from John.
Sparring John is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel lands with a shot to the body.
Steel throws an off balance right hand
letting John counter with a right hand.
John tests Steel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from John misses.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel throws a series of punches but John avoids them all with ease.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Steel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
John closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John lands a nice hook to Steel's body. Steel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steel misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
Steel slips a straight right by John.
Steel cracks John with a good jab.
Steel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
John scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Steel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel cracks John with a right hand to the side of the head.
John scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel moves out of range as John strikes.
Steel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
John misses with a looping left.
Steel throws a one two combo.
John throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
John scores with a nice head shot.
Steel clinches up against the cage.
Steel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel scores with a nice hook to the head.
John misses with a body punch.
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Steel - just one landing.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from John.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
John fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steel staying out of range there.
Steel misses with a straight left.
A jab from Steel misses.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Steel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Steel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steel throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from John misses its target.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
Steel throws a big shot that misses.
John slips a straight right by Steel.
John scores with a nice right hand.
Steel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
John throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
John connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steel momentarily.
Jab from Steel.
John lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A decent looking cross lands there for John.
Steel misses with a body punch
and John makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
John bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steel's head backwards.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and John tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel digs a good body shot into John's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab, jab by Steel - just one landing.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring John dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
John throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Steel throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
Steel throws a hook but John blocks it.
John connects with a jab.
John throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
John misses with a straight right.
Steel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steel tries to bum rush John with a series of wild strikes but John uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from John misses.
Steel thuds a left hand into John's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steel.
Steel misses with a jab to the body
and John counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
John is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John ducks right into an uppercut from Steel.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
John throwing a counter right hand but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
Steel cracks John with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steel misses with a double jab
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John lands with an uppercut that bounces Steel off the cage and back into range.
John throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
Steel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
John lands with a nice body punch.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John slips under a jab.
John was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steel takes one to the side of the head.
John feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John lands a right hook to the body.
Steel clinches with his opponent.
John manages to break the clinch.
John connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steel. Steel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
John scores with a jab. Steel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steel misses with a body shot.
John takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steel is looking to clinch.
John swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Steel lands a nice shot that snaps John's head back.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
Steel throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. John darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steel throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
Steel walks into a straight right hand from John.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for John.
Steel misses with a body shot.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel lands with a good body shot.
John lands a jab to the head.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
Steel misses with a hook
and John counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel moves into the clinch.
Steel lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John blocks a body shot from Steel.
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John misses with a body punch.
Cole Steel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
Good body shot from Steel.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steel is struggling to control the position.
John being controlled against the cage.
John lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Steel lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cole Steel.
I think Steel 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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