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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuno Guerreiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nuno Guerreiro!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerreiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guerreiro shoots in looking for a takedown. Steel tries to sprawl out of it but Guerreiro 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.
Steel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Steel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guerreiro is keeping the position for now.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerreiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guerreiro is working an open guard so Steel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Steel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Steel trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel wants to stand up but Guerreiro has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Steel is controlling the pace.
Steel decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Steel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guerreiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guerreiro.
Guerreiro misses with a few strikes there.
Steel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guerreiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tony Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuno Guerreiro.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Guerreiro is keeping the position.
Guerreiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steel stops Guerreiro from standing up.
Guerreiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerreiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guerreiro looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerreiro trying to strike off his back.
Steel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tony Steel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Steel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Guerreiro did well to prevent Steel getting side control.
Guerreiro misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerreiro gets back to full guard.
Steel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerreiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guerreiro throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Steel escapes and throws Guerreiro's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Guerreiro gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Guerreiro wants to control but Steel is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Steel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Guerreiro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Steel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Guerreiro controls Steel momentarily but Steel frees himself.
Steel trying to control but Guerreiro is working from the bottom.
Steel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guerreiro throws a low kick but Steel avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel wants to clinch up but Guerreiro keeps it at a distance.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel shoots in looking for a takedown. Guerreiro tries to sprawl out of it but Steel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guerreiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guerreiro tries to clinch but Steel moves away
and Steel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guerreiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steel trying to control but Guerreiro is working from the bottom.
Guerreiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tony Steel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guerreiro 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.
Guerreiro controlling from the top position.
Guerreiro is pushing down on Steel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steel is fighting to maintain full guard but Guerreiro has managed to sneak the leg through.
Guerreiro looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Guerreiro stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Guerreiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steel moves into the clinch.
Steel jumps guard and drags Guerreiro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Guerreiro preventing the sweep.
Guerreiro gets to his feet - Steel follows without any prompting.
Guerreiro shoots in looking for a takedown but Steel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Guerreiro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerreiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Guerreiro dives in and grabs Steel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steel pushes down on Guerreiro's head and hops out.
Tony Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuno Guerreiro.
Guerreiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerreiro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Guerreiro tries to stand but Steel controls the position and pulls Guerreiro into his guard.
Steel trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel has an active guard here but Guerreiro has managed to pass into half guard.
Steel trying to control but Guerreiro postures up.
Guerreiro postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Steel to stand up.
Guerreiro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nuno Guerreiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Steel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Steel is thwarting Guerreiro's attempts to control the position.
Steel is trying to control. Guerreiro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Guerreiro is in trouble now - Steel has advanced to mount!
Steel looking to finish with strikes here!
Guerreiro wants to hold on but Steel pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guerreiro trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Steel looking to ground and pound but Guerreiro is blocking nicely.
Steel looking to finish with strikes here!
Guerreiro wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Guerreiro defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Steel.
Steel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guerreiro is looking to escape.
Guerreiro tries to buck Steel off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerreiro tries to lock up and control but Steel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Steel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Guerreiro working to try and regain half guard.
Steel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Guerreiro avoids a series of strikes thrown by Steel.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guerreiro is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Steel content just to control the position here.
Guerreiro is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Steel unloads with some shots from mount but Guerreiro bucks and avoids them well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Guerreiro to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Guerreiro shrugs it off.
Guerreiro can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Steel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steel 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Steel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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