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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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220 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vlad Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rasputin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rasputin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rasputin works Steele's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rasputin. That's going to slow Steele down.
Steele checks a leg kick nicely.
Rasputin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steele momentarily.
Steele takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Rasputin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rasputin misses with a right hand
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rasputin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rasputin sizes up Steele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rasputin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Steele falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rasputin counters with a good low kick that Steele was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rasputin misses with a low kick.
Rasputin keeps Steele at a distance using the push kick.
Vlad Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele misses with a takedown attempt
letting Rasputin counter with a right hand.
Rasputin lands a leg kick that knocks Steele off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rasputin.
Rasputin wants to land a leg kick but Steele is out of range.
Rasputin throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Rasputin misses with a double jab
so Steele counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rasputin keeping full guard, as Steele tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steele accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele won't allow Rasputin to sweep him here.
Rasputin is pulling down on Steele's head. It's preventing any offense from Steele, at least for the moment.
Steele wants to control from the top but Rasputin keeps moving.
Rasputin is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vlad Rasputin.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rasputin manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Rasputin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Steele finds it's way through Rasputin's defenses.
Steele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rasputin. Rasputin obviously looking to wear him down.
Rasputin tries to clinch up.
Steele keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rasputin looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rasputin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Steele blocks the leg kick.
Steele throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steele fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steele throws a body punch but Rasputin moves out of range.
Steele swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rasputin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rasputin throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
Rasputin misses with a lunging right hand
and Steele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rasputin misses with a lunging right hand
and Steele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rasputin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steele is out of range and Rasputin settles back down.
Steele swings widly with a right hand
and Rasputin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Steele.
Rasputin moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Steele.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rasputin.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Steele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Vlad Rasputin has been cut.
Steele tries to stall but Rasputin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Steele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steele blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Steele lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rasputin or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Rasputin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steele works on Rasputin's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Steele lands a shot to the body.
Rasputin letting Steele take a breather here.
Rasputin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steele scores with a hook to the body.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Good body shot from Steele.
Steele decides to pull guard.
Steele is trying to keep Rasputin in close.
Steele is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele is looking for a triangle here but Rasputin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Steele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Rasputin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rasputin swings widly with a right hand
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele moves out of range of the leg kick from Rasputin.
Steele misses with a hook
and Rasputin counters with a nice body shot.
Steele avoids the body shot from Rasputin.
Steele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rasputin doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin throws a poor cross that misses
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steele misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vlad Rasputin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rasputin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steele misses with a right hand
and Rasputin counters with a leg kick.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rasputin was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Steele looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rasputin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rasputin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin connects with a solid leg kick.
Rasputin throws a body kick that misses.
Rasputin connects with a leg kick. Steele looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rasputin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
Steele misses with a jab to the body
and Rasputin counters with a good low kick that Steele was not able to check.
Rasputin throws a jab but it's blocked by Steele.
A jab lands there for Rasputin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rasputin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rasputin throws an ugly left hook that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Steele misses with a wild combination.
Rasputin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rasputin misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rasputin doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Rasputin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rasputin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steele.
Rasputin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rasputin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Rasputin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rasputin 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Rasputin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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