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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio McCannio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Steinbach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Steinbach has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio McCannio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Steinbach!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCannio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steinbach slips under a jab.
Nice cross by McCannio.
Steinbach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCannio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Steinbach rushes McCannio and presses him up against the cage.
Steinbach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steinbach lands with a short shot to the head.
Steinbach misses with the head strike.
Steinbach misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCannio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steinbach pushes McCannio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCannio blocking some punches.
McCannio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Steinbach - that landed with a thud.
Steinbach swings wildly with an uppercut but McCannio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Steinbach scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCannio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCannio is trying to break the clinch but Steinbach is controlling him.
Steinbach scores with a shoulder strike.
McCannio wants to get back to striking at distance but Steinbach won't allow it.
Steinbach lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinbach keeps control of McCannio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCannio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steinbach closes the distance and clinches.
Steinbach misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Steinbach.
Steinbach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCannio wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCannio wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCannio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steinbach works on McCannio's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Steinbach.
Steinbach scores with a hook to the body.
Steinbach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steinbach.
McCannio is breathing heavily.
Steinbach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steinbach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steinbach swings wildly with an uppercut but McCannio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steinbach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCannios head.
McCannio blocks an uppercut.
Steinbach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steinbach has a couple of punches blocked by McCannio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinbach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steinbach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steinbach scores with a shoulder strike.
McCannio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Steinbach.
McCannio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steinbach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCannios head.
Steinbach prevents McCannio from breaking the clinch.
McCannio is trying to break free.
A body shot lands from Steinbach.
Steinbach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steinbach misses with a punch on the inside.
Steinbach misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCannio.
Steinbach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steinbach throws a punch but it's blocked by McCannio.
Steinbach lands a left hand.
Steinbach has McCannio pressed against the cage, preventing McCannio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steinbach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steinbach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCannio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steinbach scores with a shot to the side of McCannio's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinbach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCannio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Steinbach. No joy for McCannio on that attempt.
A slow jab from Steinbach misses its intended target.
McCannio lands a really nice looking cross but Steinbach seems unphased.
Steinbach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCannio was well out of range. Poor timing from Steinbach.
McCannio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steinbach circles away quickly and effectively.
McCannio thuds a left hand into Steinbach's body.
Steinbach throws a one two combo.
McCannio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steinbach manages to avoid it.
Steinbach falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCannio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circling - McCannio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Steinbach.
Steinbach pushes McCannio up against the cage in a clinch.
McCannio wants to break free but Steinbach has control.
Steinbach misses with some punches.
McCannio takes a shot to the head.
Steinbach misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinbach lands a right hand.
Steinbach misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steinbach.
McCannio is trying to force a seperation but Steinbach has the dominant position.
McCannio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steinbach misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCannio tries for a takedown but Steinbach sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio McCannio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCannio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steinbach swivels and escapes.
McCannio misses with a double jab.
Steinbach throws an overhand right that lands on McCannio's shoulder, as McCannio tries to avoid the shot.
Viktor Steinbach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steinbach throws a series of punches but McCannio moves out of range.
Steinbach fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCannio, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steinbach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steinbach has McCannio pressed against the cage, preventing McCannio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steinbach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steinbach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCannio backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steinbach.
Steinbach digs a right hand into McCannio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCannio's gas tank.
Steinbach lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steinbach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Steinbach dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McCannio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McCannio trying to control but Steinbach is working from the bottom.
Steinbach is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steinbach looking for a sweep. Not yet Steinbach, not yet.
Steinbach really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCannio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McCannio stands up from Steinbach's guard - McCannio perhaps looking for a knockout.
Steinbach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steinbach misses with a hook. McCannio ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Steinbach misses
and McCannio counters with a nice uppercut.
McCannio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by McCannio there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinbach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCannio circles away quickly and effectively.
Steinbach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viktor Steinbach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCannio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steinbach momentarily.
McCannio looks to land a right hand but Steinbach moved out of range.
McCannio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steinbach.
Nice body punch from McCannio.
Steinbach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steinbach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCannio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCannio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steinbach leaves McCannio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McCannio misses with a looping right.
McCannio misses with a body shot
and Steinbach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCannio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steinbach counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio McCannio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steinbach throws a shot from downtown. McCannio moves away and avoids it.
Steinbach throws a combination that misses
and McCannio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steinbach misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCannio has his takedown stuffed
and Steinbach counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steinbach connects with a jab.
Steinbach lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCannio at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steinbach misses with a body shot.
Steinbach has McCannio up against the cage in a clinch.
Steinbach lands a body punch.
Steinbach misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Steinbach.
A short left from Steinbach.
Steinbach lands a left hand.
Steinbach lands with a right to the head.
Steinbach misses with the head strike.
McCannio is trying to break free.
McCannio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steinbach misses with a punch on the inside.
McCannio is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinbach throws a punch but it's blocked by McCannio.
McCannio is trying to break the clinch but Steinbach has him pressed against the cage.
McCannio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCannio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steinbach has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steinbach.
Steinbach has a couple of punches blocked by McCannio.
McCannio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steinbach takes the fight into the clinch.
Steinbach lands an uppercut.
Steinbach misses with a punch on the inside.
Steinbach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCannio is trying to break the clinch but Steinbach is controlling him.
Steinbach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steinbach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCannio tries to break free but Steinbach pushes him back against the cage.
Steinbach presses McCannio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steinbach has a couple of punches blocked by McCannio.
Steinbach throws a punch but it's blocked by McCannio.
McCannio wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Steinbach.
A left hand lands to the body for Steinbach.
Steinbach lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steinbach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steinbach.
Steinbach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steinbach scores with a shoulder strike.
Steinbach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steinbach.
Steinbach lands a hook that snaps the head of McCannio backwards.
McCannio breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Steinbach.
No joy there for Steinbach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steinbach throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Antonio McCannio is winning the standup battle so far.
McCannio tries for a takedown but Steinbach circles away easily
and Steinbach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCannio swats away the attempt to clinch by Steinbach.
McCannio staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Steinbach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
McCannio throws a nice looking combination but Steinbach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steinbach ducks under a wild hook from McCannio.
McCannio throws a looping overhand right but Steinbach ducks down to avoid it.
Steinbach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steinbach gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steinbach misses with a double jab
and McCannio counters with a nice body shot.
McCannio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steinbach gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steinbach.
McCannio avoiding damage as Steinbach throws knees to the body.
McCannio is trying to break the clinch but Steinbach has him pressed against the cage.
Steinbach misses with a punch on the inside.
Steinbach misses with some punches.
Steinbach lands a body punch in the clinch.
McCannio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steinbach keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCannio's efforts to push away.
Steinbach misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinbach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steinbach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steinbach swings wildly with an uppercut but McCannio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steinbach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steinbach lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steinbach has McCannio pressed against the cage, preventing McCannio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Steinbach.
McCannio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCannio wants to break free but Steinbach has control.
Steinbach throws a punch but it's blocked by McCannio.
McCannio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCannio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steinbach was well out of range. Poor timing from McCannio.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Steinbach misses.
Steinbach gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McCannio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steinbach counters with a one-two to the body.
McCannio misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCannio throws out a loose jab but Steinbach uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinbach throws a one two combo.
McCannio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steinbach counters with a right hand to the body.
McCannio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steinbach to score with a decent uppercut.
Steinbach lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCannio is rocked!
Steinbach misses with a wild body shot.
McCannio ducks under a wild hook from Steinbach.
Steinbach closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oh McCannio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Steinbach there.
Steinbach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCannio.
McCannio slips a jab and a cross from Steinbach.
McCannio seems to have got his legs back now.
McCannio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steinbach counters by clinching up.
Steinbach makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCannio tries to circle away but Steinbach has him pinned against the cage.
McCannio is trying to force a seperation but Steinbach has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Steinbach.
McCannio wants to get back to striking at distance but Steinbach won't allow it.
Steinbach prevents McCannio from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinbach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steinbach lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steinbach.
Steinbach scores with a shot to the side of McCannio's head.
Steinbach lands with a short shot to the head.
Steinbach lands a body punch.
Steinbach lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCannio backwards.
Steinbach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Steinbach fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steinbach.
Steinbach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steinbach lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steinbach.
Steinbach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steinbach scores with a shoulder strike.
Steinbach works on McCannio's body with a couple of short punches.
Antonio McCannio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steinbach misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Steinbach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steinbach lands a nice shot to the body.
Steinbach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinbach throws a punch but it's blocked by McCannio.
McCannio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steinbach has McCannio up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Steinbach.
Steinbach lands an uppercut.
Steinbach lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steinbach.
Steinbach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steinbach working aggressively here.
Steinbach misses with some punches.
Viktor Steinbach seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steinbach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCannio can't break the clinch.
Steinbach lands with a right to the head.
Steinbach throws a punch but it's blocked by McCannio.
McCannio lands a left hand.
Steinbach has McCannio pressed against the cage, preventing McCannio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCannio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steinbach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steinbach lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Steinbach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steinbach 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Viktor Steinbach!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Viktor Steinbach!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Viktor Steinbach!
Viktor Steinbach wins by unanimous decision!
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