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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilsooooon James Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stepp might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wherever I May Roam . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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218 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Stepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilsooooon James Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepp moves into range and connects with a jab.
James Da Silva dives in and grabs Stepp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stepp pushes down on James Da Silva's head and hops out.
Nice cross by Stepp.
Stepp connects with a crisp jab.
James Da Silva blocks a jab.
James Da Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Stepp. Those never looked like landing.
Stepp throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stepp misses with a wild combination.
Stepp misses with a looping right.
Stepp throws an overhand right that lands on James Da Silva's shoulder, as James Da Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Stepp missing with a left hand there. James Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stepp throws a looping overhand right but James Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
James Da Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stepp looks to land a combination but James Da Silva avoids it well.
James Da Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stepp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James Da Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stepp misses with a hook. James Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
James Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Stepp.
The fighters circling - Stepp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Stepp lands an impressive looking overhand right. James Da Silva doesn't seem phased though.
James Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stepp scores with a punch to the head.
Stepp misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Stepp.
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!
Stepp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James Da Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stepp. James Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stepp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stepp scores with a nice right hand.
Stepp connects with a looping right hand.
James Da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stepp throws a jab when James Da Silva was well out of range.
James Da Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepp scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stepp misses with a few strikes there.
James Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Steven Stepp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilsooooon James Da Silva.
James Da Silva slips under a jab.
Steven Stepp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stepp scores with the left hand. James Da Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Stepp.
Stepp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stepp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James Da Silva.
Nice straight punches there by Stepp. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stepp.
Stepp is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
James Da Silva shoots in and drives through. Stepp sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stepp, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Stepp.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James Da Silva blocks a jab.
Stepp misses with a hook. James Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stepp!
Stepp is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
James Da Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Decent striking displayed by Stepp there.
Stepp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stepp works over James Da Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Stepp misses.
A big right from Stepp misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stepp dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Stepp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James Da Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stepp cracks a nice hook into James Da Silva's ribs.
Nice defenses there by James Da Silva.
Stepp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James Da Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stepp misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Stepp.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but James Da Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stepp has got the better of the exchanges.
Some wild striking there from Stepp.
Stepp with a hook.
Stepp cracks James Da Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steven Stepp is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Stepp misses.
Stepp dips to his left and cracks James Da Silva with an uppercut!
A punch lands to the side of James Da Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stepp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James Da Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stepp.
Stepp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps James Da Silva's head backwards.
Stepp connects with the punch.
Stepp misses with the combination.
James Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stepp.
Stepp misses with a straight right.
James Da Silva blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stepp.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stepp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stepp misses the jab.
A left lands for Stepp.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stepp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stepp misses with a few strikes there.
Stepp misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Stepp. Beautiful body shot.
James Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Stepp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stepp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stepp misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stepp lands with a cross.
James Da Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Stepp is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for James Da Silva.
Nice straight punches there by Stepp. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stepp.
Stepp throws a series of punches but James Da Silva avoids them all with ease.
James Da Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stepp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stepp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Stepp misses.
No joy there for Stepp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James Da Silva staying out of range there.
Stepp misses with a hook.
James Da Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stepp did well to prevent James Da Silva getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepp is trying to get back to full guard.
James Da Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stepp wants to control but James Da Silva is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepp is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stepp defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from James Da Silva.
Stepp really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stepp is working hard here to advance position.
Stepp has given up his back. Will we see James Da Silva going for some submissions?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stepp dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
James Da Silva moves away from the strike by Stepp.
Stepp throws a shot from downtown. James Da Silva moves away and avoids it.
Stepp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James Da Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stepp throws out the jab.
James Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stepp.
Stepp misses with a double jab.
Stepp swings for the body but James Da Silva moves out of range.
James Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stepp.
Stepp catches James Da Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stepp throws a good cross that connects.
James Da Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James Da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steven Stepp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James Da Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stepp wants to stand up but James Da Silva is controlling him.
James Da Silva trying to control but Stepp is working from the bottom.
James Da Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stepp is keeping the position for now.
James Da Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
James Da Silva wants to control from the top but Stepp keeps moving.
Stepp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stepp keeping full guard, as James Da Silva tries to pass.
Stepp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James Da Silva can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James Da Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
James Da Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stepp is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of James Da Silva, into his guard.
Stepp trying to control the position from guard on top but James Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
James Da Silva looks for a takedown but Stepp sprawls well.
James Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepp lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by James Da Silva.
Nice uppercut there from Stepp.
Stepp misses with a series of wild punches.
Stepp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stepp lands with a nice body punch.
Stepp lands with a straight right. James Da Silva didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by James Da Silva.
Some wild striking there from Stepp.
Stepp misses the jab.
Wilsooooon James Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepp looks to throw the jab but James Da Silva is out of range.
James Da Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stepp finds it's way round the side to connect with James Da Silva's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Stepp misses the target.
Stepp connects with a looping right hand.
James Da Silva dodges the punch combination from Stepp.
Steven Stepp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stepp throws a right and a left that James Da Silva avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James Da Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stepp.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stepp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stepp fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James Da Silva on the side of the head.
James Da Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Stepp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stepp, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight for Steven Stepp!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Steven Stepp!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Steven Stepp!
Steven Stepp wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Steven Stepp thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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