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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darius Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Steel!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.
Steel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darius Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Steel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Darius Thomas has been cut.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steel counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Steel misses with a body shot
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel counters with a nice leg kick.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Steel counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Thomas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Steel avoids the body shot from Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel thuds his shin into the meat of Thomas's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
Steel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Steel counters with a nice body kick.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Steel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Steel scores with a nice body kick.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Thomas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Steel misses.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darius Thomas's cut.
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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Nice uppercut lands for Steel. That snapped Thomas's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Max Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
Steel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and Steel counters with a thumping low kick.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Nice defenses there by Steel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darius Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Steel looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Max Steel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Steel counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Steel.
Well Steel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max 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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