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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Free Bird as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Steel throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson lands a lovely overhand right.
Thompson works Steel's body with a nice hook.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Thompson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson scores with a jab. Steel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thompson checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thompson takes one to the side of the head.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
Thompson dips to his left and cracks Steel with an uppercut!
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice jab there from Thompson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Steel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steel slips under a jab.
Thompson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Steel misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thompson cracks Steel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Thompson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Thompson.
A lazy left from Steel finds it's target.
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Thompson throws a good cross that connects.
Thompson works the jab nicely.
Steel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thompson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
Steel is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel tries to land a front kick but Thompson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thompson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Steel eats them both and turns towards Thompson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Steel off the cage and back into range.
Steel throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson lands a jab.
Jeff Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel throws a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thompson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Steel. That one must have hurt.
Steel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thompson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot by Thompson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Thompson jabs at Steel's body.
Steel throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Thompson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Steel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thompson jabs at Steel's body.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Steel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thompson lunges at Steel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steel's hand.
Steel needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Thompson takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson lands a jab.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.
Steel scores with a spinning back kick!
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a decent looking hook.
Steel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thompson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Thompson - just one landing.
Steel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel walks into a stiff left hand from Thompson.
A jab from Steel finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
Steel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thompson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson blocks the body kick.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Steel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Thompson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steel defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson misses the body punch
and Steel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thompson's knee momentarily.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Thompson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steel throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Steel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Steel's belly button to the back.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Steel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steel counters with a head kick.
Antoine Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good work by Thompson as he checks the leg kick.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
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!
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
Left hook, right uppercut from Steel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Thompson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel tries to move into range but Thompson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts.
Steel throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thompson.
Steel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thompson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Steel's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Thompson.
Thompson cracks Steel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Thompson punishes Steel's body with a nice straight punch.
Steel throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson with a hook.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Thompson lands with a shot to the body.
Thompson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steel blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Jeff Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel throws a leg kick which misses Thompson's front leg but catches the back leg as Thompson tries to avoid it.
Steel moves out of range of the body kick.
Thompson digs a good hook to Steel's body.
Steel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Steel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson moves out of range of the leg kick from Steel.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick.
Steel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thompson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steel. Steel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson dips to his left and cracks Steel with an uppercut!
Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thompson jabs Steel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Steel takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thompson.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body. Steel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
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.
Thompson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thompson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thompson.
Steel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thompson counters with an inside leg kick.
Thompson cracks Steel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Thompson misses.
Steel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steel throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off.
Thompson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thompson tries a low kick but Steel avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel takes one on the button.
Thompson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson scores with a body shot.
Thompson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thompson scores with a jab. Steel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thompson throws a low kick but Steel moves out of range easily.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thompson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steel lands a body shot.
Steel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steel has time to react.
Steel walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.
Steel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson tries to land a leg kick but Steel saw it coming and moves away.
Thompson clobbers Steel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thompson digs a good hook to Steel's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson avoids a kick to the body.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thompson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thompson tries to work over Steel's front leg with a kick but Steel checks it.
Thompson jabs at Steel's body.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Steel throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Steel drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Steel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Steel's head.
Thompson throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Steel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steel throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Antoine Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steel. Steel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Steel moved away.
Jab by Thompson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Steel misses.
Steel lands with a slapping head kick.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick.
Steel walks into a jab.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steel doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steel throws a leg kick but Thompson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thompson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Steel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thompson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thompson lands a jab to Steel's midsection.
Steel takes one to the chin there.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Thompson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steel doesn't seem phased though.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Steel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Thompson jabs Steel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thompson connects with the punch.
Thompson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Steel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Thompson connects with a single shot there.
Steel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Thompson lands an overhand right.
Steel is looking to land body kicks.
Thompson jabs Steel right on the nose. Steel blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Steel there.
Jeff Thompson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Steel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steel at a distance.
Steel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Some bone on bone action there as Thompson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Thompson!
Jeff Thompson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, -OVERDOSE Factory-, into his post fight interview.
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