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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes into the arena with The Terminator Theme blaring out of the sound system. Conner has chosen Godsmack - Time Bomb as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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175 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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182 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Steele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Conner!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conner works Steele's body with a nice hook.
Steele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Conner.
Conner tries a head kick but it misses.
Conner slips a straight right by Steele.
A telegraphed right hand from Conner misses the target.
Conner tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Steele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
A jab from Steele finds it's way through Conner's defenses.
Conner moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a nice looking combination but Conner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conner lands a jab to the head.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tim Conner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steele misses with an uppercut
and Conner counters with a straight right hand.
Conner throws a leg kick but Steele sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conner tries to clinch up but Steele circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Conner is just out of range.
Conner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conner to score with a decent uppercut.
Conner throws a leg kick but Steele checks it.
Conner misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Steele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele throws a shot to the body.
Conner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conner.
Conner thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner staying out of range there.
Steele throws a big shot that misses.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conner slips a straight right by Steele.
Conner is looking to slow Steele down with leg kicks.
Conner throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele jabs Conner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steele.
Conner slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands an overhand right.
Conner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steele throws a big shot that misses.
Conner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
Conner scores with a jab to the body.
Steele scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.
Steele moves away from the strike by Conner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Conner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Conner dodges the punch combination from Steele.
Steele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tim Conner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele lands a really nice looking cross but Conner seems unphased.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Conner.
Sloppy strikes from Conner. Those never looked like landing.
Conner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
Steele scores with a takedown into Conner's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Steele forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Conner is trying to get back to full guard.
Conner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Conner wants to improve his position but Steele is controlling well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Steele is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Conner is just riding it out for now. Steele eventually gives up the hold.
Steele landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Steele is working away from the top position though.
Steele is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Conner defends it well.
Steele working Conner over with strikes.
Conner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steele drops an elbow to the side of Conner's head.
Steele seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele slips a nice elbow through Conner's hands, connecting with Conner's forehead.
Conner is looking to improve his position.
Conner trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Steele works his way into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Steele cracks Conner with a big elbow.
Conner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Steele has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Steele tries for a kimura but Conner is defending well.
Check out the look on Steele's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Conner prevents Steele from improving position.
Steele scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Conner to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele throws a strike aimed at the side of Conner's head but Conner avoids it well.
Conner is looking for a sweep.
Steele in side control lands a decent elbow.
Steele throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Steele cracks Conner with a big elbow.
Steele misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Steele.
Steele tries to score with some ground and pound. Conner controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Conner tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Conner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Conner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele defending well as Conner loads up on a big left hand.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Conner connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conner was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Steele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Conner can pounce on him.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Conner misses.
Conner misses with the combination.
Conner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steele.
Conner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conner is looking to clinch.
Conner throws a big shot that misses.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conner, right into the meat.
Conner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conner throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conner loads up on a big right hand but Steele slips the punch.
Conner tried to score with a low kick but Steele checks it.
Conner jabs at Steele's body.
Conner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conner throws a low kick but Steele moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele slips under a jab from Conner.
Conner throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt.
Steele misses with a low kick.
Conner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Conner lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Conner.
Steele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conner stuns Steele with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steele throws a hook but Conner blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steele is defended easily by Conner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele avoids the body shot from Conner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Conner really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Conner thows a body shot but no joy.
Conner misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
Steele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Conner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conner. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Conner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steele. Steele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Conner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Steele scores with a couple of nice shots.
Steele looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Conner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Conner wants to stand but Steele is controlling the position.
Steele passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Conner is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Steele working away.
Steele throws an elbow but Conner slips to the side and avoids it well.
Conner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Conner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conner tries to escape but Steele is in control.
Jason Steele overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conner is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Steele working the body and head with strikes.
Steele cracks Conner with a big elbow.
Steele throws a strike aimed at the side of Conner's head but Conner avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Conner some visible discomfort.
Steele is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Conner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Steele landing strikes.
Steele throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Steele working the ground and pound from side control.
Conner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Steele cracks Conner with a big elbow.
Conner is looking to get back to his feet here but Steele is keeping cool and he's managed to take Conner's back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele has managed to slip his arm under Conner's chin. This could be all over... yep, Conner is tapping out! Submission win for Steele.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jason Steele!
Jason Steele retains his welterweight title!
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