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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Bros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Its a Fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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181 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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189 cm
30
179 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bros!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Bros. Those never looked like landing.
Bros misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steel pushes Bros up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bros slips a straight right by Steel.
Steel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bros counter with a right hand.
Steel throws out a leg kick but Bros moves out of range and Steel only half commits.
Bros throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Bros.
Steel avoids the body shot from Bros.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bros digs a good body shot into Steel's ribs.
Bros fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Julius Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bros lands a slapping body shot.
Steel cracks Bros with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bros misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steel counters by moving into the clinch.
Bros is looking to control Steel's arms but Steel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bros has his back to the cage.
Steel pushes off an throws an elbow but Bros leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steel wants to get back to striking at distance but Bros won't allow it.
Steel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bros has him pressed against the cage.
Bros stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bros has clasped his hands together around Steel's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel regains half guard, as Bros was trying to land strikes.
Steel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bros slips a nice elbow through Steel's hands, connecting with Steel's forehead.
Bros not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bros trying to pass the guard but Steel defending well.
Bros working the head and body with strikes.
Bros is looking for a kimura here.
Bros seems to be working for a kimura but Steel defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel pushes Bros off looking to stand but Bros dives back in and keeps control.
Bros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steel is looking to escape.
Steel wants to improve his position but Bros is controlling well.
Bros prevents Steel from standing back up.
Bros thows a huge punch but Steel dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bros wants to work for an arm triangle but Steel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bros not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bros seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Steel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Steel tries to roll over but Bros keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bros lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bros is keen to just control but Steel is a slippery customer.
Bros stalling away here and it's allowed Steel to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Steel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Bros dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steel moves into the clinch.
Steel blocks a body shot from Bros.
Bros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bros shoots in for a double leg but Steel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bros. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel misses with a double jab.
Steel misses with a jab to the body
and Bros counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bros.
Bros is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bros keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steel's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Steel breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel clinches up against the cage.
Steel can't break the clinch.
Steel letting Bros take a breather here.
Bros turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bros manages to end up in side control.
Steel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Steel parries the strikes from Bros easily there. Bros is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Steel to escape.
Bros laying and praying for a moment but Steel takes advantage and regains half guard.
Bros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bros seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Steel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bros not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bros working the head and body with strikes.
Bros working Steel over with strikes.
Steel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bros on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bros is taking a breather. Steel says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Steel is looking to improve his position.
Bros not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bros blocks the strikes from Steel.
Bros is looking for a kimura but Steel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bros to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bros is looking for a kimura here.
Bros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
Bros scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mario Bros has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bros working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Steel tries to roll over but Bros keeps him under control.
Bros throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bros throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bros tries to pass the half guard into mount. Steel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Steel manages to get to full guard.
Bros loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bros wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bros throws a big elbow that misses.
Steel looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Bros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Bros throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Bros swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steel.
Steel blocks the body kick.
Steel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mario Bros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Steel misses.
Steel misses the jab.
Bros is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steel rather than just go for the knockout.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Steel misses with a hook. Bros ducked under it nicely.
Steel throws a right and a left that Bros avoids nicely.
Bros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Bros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bros throws a right hand that Steel ducks under and follows up with a left that Steel also avoids with ease.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steel throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bros to counter with a crisp jab.
Steel gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bros is holding Steel down, trying to stall.
Bros struggling a bit here.
Bros sneaks back into half guard.
Steel is thwarting Bros's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel blocks the strikes from Bros.
Bros wants to improve his position but Steel is controlling well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bros works his way to full guard. Good work.
Steel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bros fails with the takedown.
Steel throws a one two combo.
Bros misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bros misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bros throws a nice looking combination but Steel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Julius Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel connects with a looping right hand.
Bros lands with a nice combination. Steel backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Bros sizes up Steel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Bros goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bros tries to keep at a distance but Steel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steel blocks a body shot from Bros.
Steel manages to break the clinch.
Steel misses with a left hand
and Bros counters with a straight right hand.
Steel clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Bros.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bros clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Steel doesn't have the hooks in and Bros manages to turn into his guard.
Bros wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Julius Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Bros is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steel is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bros doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Bros.
I've got Bros winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Bros!
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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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