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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny violator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Lay Low - Snoop Dogg as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Danny violator has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Danny violator seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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173 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny violator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Steel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
violator shoots in looking for a takedown. Steel tries to sprawl out of it but violator keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
violator throws a good cross that connects.
violator closes the distance and clinches up with Steel, looking for a takedown. violator pushes Steel against the cage but Steel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
violator tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steel swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny violator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Steel.
violator is looking to regain half guard here but Steel keeps moving and retains side control.
Steel cracks violator with a big elbow.
violator is looking to reverse the position.
Steel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
violator is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
violator is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Steel cracks violator with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
violator tries to buck Steel off but Steel is having none of it.
violator takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Steel is working violator over with some ground and pound from side control.
Steel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
violator tries to improve position but can't.
Steel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
violator is working to avoid the ground and pound but Steel connects with a decent elbow.
Steel landing a few strikes.
Steel working the head with strikes.
Steel trying to control the action but violator is working from the bottom.
violator tries to buck Steel off but Steel is having none of it.
violator manages to get back to half guard.
violator works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Steel wants to control from the top but violator keeps moving.
violator is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Steel is controlling him.
violator working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steel.
violator throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
violator had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Steel defends it easily.
Steel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel pushing down on violator's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
violator is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Steel jumps into side control!
Steel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
violator is trying to improve his position.
Steel trying to control the action but violator is working from the bottom.
Steel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at violator to see if he's OK.
Steel lands a few punches from side control.
violator manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Steel there.
Steel lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel is trying to control. violator wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
violator is trying to get back to full guard.
Steel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
violator slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Steel is in close to violator's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Steel with a flurry of punches that miss.
violator not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
violator throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
violator is breathing heavily.
Steel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steel working some strikes from top position.
Steel won't allow violator to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Steel preventing the sweep.
Steel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow 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!
Steel sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Steel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steel with a lazy takedown attempt
and violator counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Steel!
violator trying to control but Steel is having none of it.
Julian Steel has got the better of the ground game so far.
violator is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Steel is surviving well by controlling violator's body position as best he can.
violator looking to ground and pound but Steel is blocking nicely.
violator throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
violator trying to control but Steel is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel working to try and regain half guard.
Steel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
violator wants to stand but Steel is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Steel is in all sorts of trouble here.
violator wants to control but Steel has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
violator trying to mount his opponent but Steel defends it.
That's two 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
violator with a poor takedown
and Steel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Steel wants to control from the top but violator keeps moving.
violator looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steel passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
violator is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Steel connects with a nice short shot to violator's temple.
Steel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Steel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
violator looks like he's trying to stand up.
Steel working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
violator on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Steel slips a nice elbow through violator's hands, connecting with violator's forehead.
Steel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
violator taking some punishment here, with Steel in his half guard.
violator tries to kick Steel off but Steel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
violator gets back to full guard.
Steel with a nice head shot there.
Steel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Steel got a little sloppy there for a moment and violator has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Steel has managed to get both his arms back between violator's legs - danger averted.
violator looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Steel scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
violator looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Steel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Steel is working for a submission of some sort.
violator is looking to improve his position.
Steel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Steel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Steel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish violator?
Steel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
violator is looking to improve his position but Steel isn't that keen on the idea.
Steel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of violator's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
violator tries for a takedown but Steel circles away easily
and Steel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Steel thows a huge punch but violator dodges it nicely.
Steel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Steel connects with a nice short shot to violator's temple.
violator is looking for a sweep. Steel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Steel there.
Steel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Steel prevents violator from improving his position.
Steel drops an elbow to the side of violator's head.
Well, if Steel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Steel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
violator regains full guard. Nicely done.
violator looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but violator is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
violator trying to control the position.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but violator is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Steel cracks violator with a solid left hand.
Steel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
violator bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steel's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
violator trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel is adopting a defensive guard.
violator works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Steel is not content to let violator control the position.
violator is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Steel defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
violator trying to control the action but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel is concentrating on defense, preventing violator from advancing position.
Danny violator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
violator trying to mount his opponent but Steel defends it.
violator sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
violator wants to stand up but Steel is controlling the position.
Julian Steel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Steel won't allow violator to pass to mount.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
violator looks to clinch
and Steel counters with a single leg into guard. violator didn't expect that.
Steel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Steel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
violator looking for a guillotine here but Steel defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steel 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Steel!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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