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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Mazaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazaro's entrance music is Hed Pe - Raise Hell. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
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200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Mazaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steiner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mazaro pinned against the cage. Mazaro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steiner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mazaro circles away quickly and effectively.
Steiner misses with a series of wild punches.
Mazaro shoots in looking for a takedown but Steiner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mazaro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steiner stalks Mazaro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mazaro's face. Mazaro staggers backwards, shaken.
Steiner throws a series of strikes that have Mazaro backpedaling.
Mazaro throws a sloppy head kick and Steiner moves out of range easily.
Steiner scores with a nice head shot.
No joy there for Steiner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mazaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steiner.
A punch combination from Steiner misses.
Sloppy strikes from Mazaro. Those never looked like landing.
Mazaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steiner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mazaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steiner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mazaro forces Steiner back against the cage and clinches.
Steiner has Mazaro pressed against the cage, preventing Mazaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steiner avoiding damage as Mazaro throws knees to the body.
Steiner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mazaro is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mazaro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mazaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Mazaro.
Steiner crunches a lovely knee into Mazaro's ribcage.
Mazaro is breathing heavily.
Steiner has Mazaro pressed against the cage, preventing Mazaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steiner scores a nice knee to the body.
Steiner tries a knee to the head but Mazaro blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is keeping an eye on Steiner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Steiner trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazaro avoids a wild elbow strike from Steiner.
Steiner tries to land knees in the clinch but Mazaro avoids the damage to the body.
Mazaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steiner tries to bum rush Mazaro with a series of wild strikes but Mazaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mazaro fails to land the takedown.
Steiner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mazaro.
Steiner looks to land a combination but Mazaro avoids it well.
Mazaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Steiner circles away.
A nice combination there by Steiner.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steiner.
Mazaro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steiner.
Steiner misses with a series of wild punches.
Steiner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mazaros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner misses with a combination
and Mazaro counters by clinching up.
Steiner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mazaro misses with a knee strike.
Steiner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mazaro avoids it.
Steiner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steiner tries for a takedown but Mazaro manages to get underhooks.
Ivan Mazaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Steiner.
Mazaro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steiner avoids it.
Mazaro trying to land knees to the body.
Steiner looking to slow down the pace here.
Mazaro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mazaro tries to circle away but Steiner has him pinned against the cage.
Steiner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Steiner managing to block the knees to the body from Mazaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazaro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steiner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mazaro blocks it with crossed arms.
Steiner is looking to control Mazaro's arms but Mazaro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steiner has his back to the cage.
Mazaro missing with knees to the body.
Mazaro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steiner trying to land knees to the body.
Mazaro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steiner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mazaro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steiner lands a nice knee to the body.
Steiner is trying to drag Mazaro to the mat but Mazaro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mazaro avoids the elbow strike from Steiner, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mazaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mazaro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mazaro avoids the elbow strike from Steiner, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Steiner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steiner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott Steiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Steiner circles away.
Mazaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mazaro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steiner misses with a straight right.
Steiner lands a jab to the head.
A nice combination there by Steiner.
Sloppy strikes from Steiner. Those never looked like landing.
Steiner lands a jab-cross combination.
Mazaro slips under a jab from Steiner.
Steiner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Mazaro blocks the low kick.
Steiner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mazaro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Steiner avoiding damage as Mazaro throws knees to the body.
Steiner is trying to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mazaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner throws a right hand that Mazaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Mazaro also avoids with ease.
Steiner looks to land a combination but Mazaro avoids it well.
Mazaro slips a jab and a cross from Steiner.
Mazaro slips a jab and a cross from Steiner.
Mazaro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Steiner!
Mazaro misses with a head shot.
Steiner slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Steiner tries to kick Mazaro off but Mazaro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Steiner wants to control but Mazaro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Steiner tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mazaro thows a huge punch but Steiner dodges it nicely.
Mazaro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steiner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mazaro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steiner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steiner controls Mazaro momentarily but Mazaro frees himself.
Steiner manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mazaro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mazaro lands in his opponent's guard.
Mazaro trying to control but Steiner is working from the bottom.
Steiner trying to control the position.
Mazaro is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Steiner has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mazaro is looking to defend but Steiner has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mazaro! Steiner pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mazaro taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Scott Steiner!
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hype
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RATING
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