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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricky Steamboat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steamboat. Steamboat obviously looking to wear him down.
Steamboat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Steamboat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steamboat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Steamboat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steamboat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steamboat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Steamboat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Johnson.
Steamboat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steamboat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Matt Johnson has been cut.
Steamboat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steamboat scores with a shoulder strike.
Steamboat lands a knee to the body.
Steamboat pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Steamboat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Steamboat with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Steamboat.
A short body shot lands from Steamboat as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steamboat.
Steamboat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Steamboat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steamboat is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Steamboat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steamboat pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steamboat lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Steamboat.
Steamboat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steamboat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Steamboat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steamboat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Steamboat as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Steamboat.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Steamboat is controlling the position.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Steamboat is working Johnson over against the cage.
Steamboat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steamboat cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
A short left from Steamboat.
Steamboat lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Steamboat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steamboat cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Steamboat.
Steamboat works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Steamboat lands a nice uppercut.
Steamboat digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steamboat.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steamboat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steamboat struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Steamboat pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Steamboat as the two fighters clinch.
Steamboat pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steamboat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Steamboat.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Steamboat has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steamboat obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steamboat.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steamboat gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steamboat.
Steamboat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steamboat keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steamboat lands a shoulder strike.
Steamboat is working Johnson over against the cage.
Steamboat has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Steamboat.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Steamboat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steamboat shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Steamboat stands up from Johnson's guard - Steamboat perhaps looking for a knockout.
Steamboat moves into the clinch.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steamboat lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steamboat lands with a left to the head.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steamboat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steamboat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Steamboat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steamboat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steamboat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steamboat lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Steamboat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steamboat has him pressed against the cage.
Steamboat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Steamboat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steamboat.
Steamboat lands a nice shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Steamboat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Steamboat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson tries to clinch there but Steamboat circles away.
Steamboat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick but Steamboat moves out of range.
Steamboat darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Steamboat - that landed with a thud.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steamboat has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Steamboat has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Steamboat.
Steamboat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Steamboat cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Ricky Steamboat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steamboat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steamboat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steamboat lands an uppercut.
Steamboat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A hook to the body from Steamboat.
Steamboat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Steamboat.
A shot in the inside from Steamboat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Steamboat is controlling the position.
Steamboat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steamboat.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steamboat obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steamboat digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steamboat is working Johnson over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Steamboat.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Steamboat.
A nice left hand lands by Steamboat.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Steamboat - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Steamboat.
Steamboat lands a body punch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Steamboat misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Steamboat on that attempt.
Steamboat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steamboat looks to clinch
and Steamboat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Steamboat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steamboat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Steamboat lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Steamboat misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Steamboat.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steamboat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Steamboat. Steamboat gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Steamboat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Steamboat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Steamboat counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steamboat.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steamboat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steamboat has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Steamboat.
Good body shot from Steamboat.
Steamboat landing knees to the body.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Steamboat.
A right hand to the body from Steamboat.
Steamboat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steamboat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Steamboat.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Steamboat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Steamboat - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Steamboat on the inside.
Steamboat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steamboat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steamboat digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steamboat lands a nice shot to the body.
Steamboat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steamboat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
A hook to the body from Steamboat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A short right from Johnson.
Steamboat keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steamboat lands with a light punch inside.
Steamboat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Steamboat.
A short right from Steamboat on the inside.
Johnson avoiding damage as Steamboat throws knees to the body.
Steamboat blocking some punches.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Steamboat has him pressed against the cage.
Steamboat lands a body shot.
A short right from Steamboat.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steamboat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Steamboat avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Johnson wants to stall.
Steamboat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steamboat lands an elbow inside.
Steamboat lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Steamboat.
Steamboat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Steamboat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steamboat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Steamboat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Steamboat rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Steamboat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Steamboat is controlling the position.
Steamboat lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Steamboat as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Steamboat as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Steamboat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steamboat works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Steamboat gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steamboat lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Steamboat.
A nice left hand lands by Steamboat.
A body shot lands from Steamboat.
Steamboat blocking some punches.
Steamboat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Steamboat pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Steamboat is working Johnson over against the cage.
Steamboat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steamboat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson pushes Steamboat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steamboat digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steamboat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Steamboat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steamboat pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steamboat lands a body punch.
Steamboat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steamboat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steamboat is working Johnson over against the cage.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Steamboat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Steamboat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steamboat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Steamboat keeps him there for the moment.
Steamboat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson tries to break free but Steamboat pushes him back against the cage.
Steamboat works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steamboat tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Steamboat tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Steamboat takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Steamboat improves position.
Steamboat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steamboat struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Steamboat keeps him there for the moment.
Steamboat working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson tries to circle away but Steamboat has him pinned against the cage.
Steamboat lands a body punch.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steamboat works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Steamboat cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free but Steamboat has control.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steamboat lands a body punch.
Steamboat lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Steamboat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Steamboat.
Steamboat cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steamboat.
A shot in the inside from Steamboat.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
Steamboat lands a nice uppercut.
Steamboat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Good body shot from Steamboat.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steamboat.
Steamboat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Steamboat has denied him.
A right hook to the body lands for Steamboat.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Steamboat digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steamboat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steamboat pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steamboat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
A nice left hand lands by Steamboat.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steamboat is keeping busy.
Steamboat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Steamboat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Steamboat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Steamboat.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Steamboat has him pressed against the cage.
Steamboat lands a nice shot to the body.
Steamboat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steamboat scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steamboat has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Steamboat has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steamboat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steamboat lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Steamboat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steamboat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Steamboat lands a left hand.
Steamboat tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Steamboat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steamboat misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steamboat closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Steamboat misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matt Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steamboat scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Steamboat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steamboat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Steamboat!
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FIGHT
RATING
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