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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and First Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel's entrance music is Survivor - Burning Heart. A fine choice. Boy has chosen New York as his entrance music. First Boy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ White Belt
World class 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, First Boy!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Boy looks to clinch
and Steel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Steel does it's job there.
It looks like First Boy has been cut.
Steel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boy throws out the jab.
Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steel.
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Steel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
Boy misses the body punch
and Steel counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Boy misses.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Boy moves in looking to clinch but Steel pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy misses with a wild combination.
Steel throws a combination that misses
and Boy counters with a straight right hand.
Boy misses with a hook.
Boy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steel scores with a shot to the body.
First Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boy instigates a clinch.
Steel breaks from the clinch.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steel lands a right hook to the body.
Steel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel jabs Boy right on the nose. Boy blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boy throws out the jab.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel throws a series of punches but Boy moves out of range.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel scores with a sloppy right hand. Boy should have avoided that one.
Boy has closed the distance and engaged Steel in a clinch.
Steel has Boy pressed against the cage.
Steel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boy looks gassed!
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Boy is controlling him.
Steel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Steel breaks from the clinch.
Boy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steel counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Steel scores with a body shot.
Boy tries to clinch but Steel moves away
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Steel finds it's way through Boy's defenses.
Steel scores with a sloppy right hand. Boy should have avoided that one.
Steel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
John Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on First Boy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Boy throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Boy throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Boy slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
Boy throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Boy throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
Steel lands a nice hook to Boy's body. Boy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boy moves into the clinch.
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Steel trying to stall but Boy improves his position.
Boy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel manages to break the clinch.
Boy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boy slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Boy slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boy.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Boy throws a sloppy body shot
and Steel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Steel feints a jab promting Boy to slip. Steel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boy cracks Steel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
John Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Steel cracks Boy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
John Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Boy throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel counters with a left to the body.
Steel misses with a double jab.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel cracks Boy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boy dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Steel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Steel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boy misses with a double jab.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
Boy misses with an uppercut
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boy lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy looks to land a left hand but Steel moved out of range nicely.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boy.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
John Steel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on First Boy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Boy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steel takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steel on the side of the head.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Boy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Steel lands a jab-cross combination.
Steel drops his hands momentarily and Boy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boy tries to clinch up.
Boy misses with the combination.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boy.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steel.
Steel looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Steel misses.
Steel stalks Boy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boy's face. Boy staggers backwards, shaken.
Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel cracks Boy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boy swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boy misses with a looping right.
Boy swinging wildly here.
Boy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boy. Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a good cross that connects.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boy.
Steel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boy tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Boy loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Steel blocks a jab.
Steel moves out of range of the body kick.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Boy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steel throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
Boy throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Boy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Boy misses.
First Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Steel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Steel.
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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Steel!
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hype
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