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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Gacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven comes to the cage accompanied by "Hip To Be Square," by Huey Lewis and the News. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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218 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Steven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Gacy!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gacy misses with a body shot.
Gacy looks to score with a jab to the body but Steven is just out of range.
Steven tries to close the distance and clinch but Gacy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steven shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gacy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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.
Steven works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Steven trying to control the action but Gacy is working from the bottom.
Gacy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Steven asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Steven happy to just control the position for now.
Steven fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gacy gets back to half guard.
Steven wants to control but Gacy is keeping him busy.
Gacy wants to get back to his feet.
Steven perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gacy defending well though.
Steven not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gacy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gacy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gacy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Steven passes Gacy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Steven not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steven missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steven is keen to just control but Gacy is a slippery customer.
Steven keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Steven has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gacy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steven prevents Gacy from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Steven throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steven is looking to land body kicks.
Gacy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steven was well out of range. Poor timing from Gacy.
Steven is looking to clinch.
Gacy scores with a jab.
Gacy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steven manages to avoid it.
Steven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steven shoots for a takedown but Gacy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gacy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steven. Steven obviously looking to wear him down.
Gacy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steven is trying to keep Gacy in close.
Steven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gacy trying to control the position from guard on top but Steven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gacy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gacy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gacy trying to control but Steven is working from the bottom.
Gacy throws and elbow that misses. Steven uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gacy's guard. Nice move by Steven!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steven content to stall in guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gacy misses with a wild body shot.
Gacy cracks a nice hook into Steven's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gacy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gacy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steven moves away.
Gacy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gacy lands a body shot.
Gacy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steven throws a head kick but Gacy moves out of range.
Gacy keeps the fight on the outside.
Gacy digs a good hook to Steven's body.
Gacy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steven as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Steven.
Steven shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gacy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Steven is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Gacy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gacy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gacy wants to control but Steven postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Steven will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gacy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steven moves away.
Gacy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gacy. Steven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gacy scores with a hook to the body. Steven takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steven gets caught flat footed, as Gacy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gacy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gacy trying to control but Steven is working from the bottom.
Steven keeping full guard, as Gacy tries to pass.
Gacy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Steven dives on top into guard.
Gacy keeping moving, preventing Steven from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gacy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gacy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steven looking to sit in guard and control but Gacy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gacy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steven is keeping the position for now.
Steven might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gacy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steven has control of Gacy's left arm, preventing Gacy from doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Gacy wants to pass the guard but Steven is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gacy cracks a nice hook into Steven's ribs.
John Gacy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gacy scores with a jab.
Gacy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steven was well out of range. Poor timing from Gacy.
Gacy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gacy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gacy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gacy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Steven moves into range and clinches up with Gacy.
Gacy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steven blocks a body shot from Gacy.
Gacy digs a right hand underneath Steven's ribcage. Steven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Steven - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Gacy fails to land.
Steven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gacy avoids it.
Steven tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gacy is working Steven over against the cage.
Gacy working hard to break the clinch.
Gacy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gacy tries to throw a body punch but Steven avoids it by throwing Gacy back against the cage.
Gacy scores with a hook to the body.
Gacy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gacy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gacy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Steven looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steven manages to get back to half guard.
Gacy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steven keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gacy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gacy throws some wild stikes that Steven manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gacy breaks from Steven's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gacy tries to control but Steven wriggling away.
Gacy lands a nice shot to the head.
Steven in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gacy looking to ground and pound but Steven is blocking nicely.
Steven is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gacy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Gacy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Jab, jab by Gacy - just one landing.
Gacy cracks a nice hook into Steven's ribs.
Gacy lands with a good body shot.
Steven takes a swing at Gacy's ribcage but misses.
Steven throws the kick towards the body but Gacy avoids it.
Gacy tests Steven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gacy throws a body punch but Steven moves out of range.
Gacy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gacy.
Some wild striking there from Steven.
Gacy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steven.
Gacy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gacy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gacy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steven.
Gacy scores with a jab. Steven acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gacy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steven has a takedown stuffed.
Gacy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gacy shoots in and drives through. Steven sprawls well.
Steven looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gacy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steven momentarily.
Gacy shoots for a double leg takedown but Steven sprawls well. He's pushed Gacy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mike Steven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Gacy.
Gacy misses with a hook to the body
and Steven counters with a big head kick but Gacy shrugs it off.
Steven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from Gacy.
Gacy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steven takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gacy lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gacy lands a right hook to the body.
Gacy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Steven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gacy.
Gacy is trying to control. Steven wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steven trying to control from the bottom.
Steven taking some punishment here, with Gacy in his half guard.
Gacy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steven trying to control but Gacy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gacy 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.
Gacy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Steven wants to control but Gacy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Steven is staying active underneath Gacy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gacy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Steven!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gacy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Steven can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Steven is squirming around, avoiding Gacy's attempts to control the action.
Gacy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gacy punching from mount but Steven doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gacy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gacy working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Steven slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Gacy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gacy 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Gacy!
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