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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Craddock (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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185 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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197 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Steel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Craddock! The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Craddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Steel swinging wildly here.
Craddock misses with a head kick.
Steel misses with a looping left. Good leg kick by Steel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Craddock tries to clinch up enabling Steel to counter with a crisp jab. Craddock slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Steel is looking to slow Craddock down with leg kicks. Steel blocks a low kick nicely. Craddock throws a nice head kick!
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Steel misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craddock blocks a head kick by Steel.
Steel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Craddock. Craddock dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Steel misses with the combination.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Craddock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Steel throws a right hand that Craddock ducks under and follows up with a left that Craddock also avoids with ease. Steel misses with a left hand and Craddock counters with a thumping low kick. Craddock throws a lazy head kick and Steel counters with a big head kick but Craddock shrugs it off. Steel moves out of range of the body kick from Craddock.
Craddock moves out of range as Steel strikes. Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center. Craddock throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Craddock. Craddock throws a head kick that half lands.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craddock slips under a jab from Steel. Craddock walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craddock misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Craddock.
Craddock looks gassed! Steel is looking to land body kicks. Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Craddock closes the distance and pushes Steel back into the ropes. Craddock prevents Steel from breaking the clinch. Craddock has Steel pressed against the ropes, preventing Steel from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Steel breaks the clinch.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Craddock lands with a kick to the temple. Steel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Craddock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Craddock moves into the clinch. Craddock throws an elbow that misses.
Steel tries to break free but Craddock pushes him back against the ropes. Steel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Steel breaks the clinch.
Craddock dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Steel misses with a lunging right hand
and Craddock counters with a nice kick to the body. Steel throws a lazy head kick and Craddock counters with a slapping leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Steel avoids the head kick by Craddock.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
Craddock tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Steel dominated that round. 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.
Craddock thuds his shin into the meat of Steel's side. Steel misses with a combination
and Craddock counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Steel is lucky that one didn't land flush. Nice defenses there by Craddock. Steel looks to land a combination but Craddock avoids it well. Nathan Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Craddock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Steel's head. Steel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Albert Craddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Steel throws a right and a left that both miss. Nathan Steel is winning the standup battle so far. Craddock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steel throws a right hand that Craddock ducks under and follows up with a left that Craddock also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. Steel looks to land a right hand but Craddock moved out of range. Some wild striking there from Steel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Craddock scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Steel throws an overhand right that lands on Craddock's shoulder, as Craddock tries to avoid the shot. Craddock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steel misses with a combination
and Craddock counters with an inside leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Craddock.
Steel misses with a body kick. Steel keeps the fight on the outside. Craddock tries to land a body kick and Steel counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Craddock throws a nice outside leg kick. Steel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Craddock's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Craddock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Steel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Craddock. Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A combination from Steel does no damage. Craddock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steel. That did some damage! Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Craddock scores with a head kick. Steel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Steel throws a nice looking combination but Craddock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Craddock throws a head kick that Steel semi-blocks.
Craddock connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Craddock lands a nice looking body kick. Craddock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. 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 throws a head kick but Craddock moves out of range.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target. Craddock misses with a kick to the body.
Craddock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Craddock looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range. Steel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Craddock. Craddock obviously looking to wear him down.
Danga de danga de dang - Steel scores with a four punch combination! Craddock feints and then cracks Steel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steel down. Steel lands a nice shot that snaps Craddock's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Steel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Steel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Craddock saw that one coming. Craddock connects with an inside leg kick. Craddock misses with a head kick.
Craddock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steel.
Craddock is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Craddock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Steel lands a really nice looking cross but Craddock seems unphased.
Craddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Steel finish him? Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Craddock misses and Steel counters with a head kick that wobbles Craddock - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Steel sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan 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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RATING
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