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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tool - Aenima. This should be a great matchup!
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203 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Steele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele checks a leg kick nicely.
Kessler tries a head kick but it misses.
Kessler swinging wildly here.
Steele shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kessler defends it nicely.
Kessler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut lands for Kessler. That snapped Steele's head back.
Steele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kessler's hands.
Steele throws a push kick but Kessler slaps the foot to one side.
Steele cracks Kessler with a good jab.
Steele has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steele there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kessler fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Kessler.
Kessler clinches with his opponent.
Kessler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Steele tries to pull guard but Kessler forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kessler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steele.
Steele takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steele goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Kessler scores with a nice right hand.
Kessler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kessler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Kessler.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kessler moves into the clinch.
Kessler manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Steele.
Kessler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kessler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Kessler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Stefan Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kessler closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steele to the mat! Steele manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kessler looking to sit in guard and control but Steele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kessler keeping full guard, as Steele tries to pass.
Steele wants to control from the top but Kessler keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kessler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steele wants to stand but Kessler is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele looking to sit in guard and control but Kessler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Steele wants to control but Kessler passes easily into half guard.
Kessler is working for a kimura but Steele is defending it quite comfortably.
Steele wants to control the action here but instead Kessler manages to pass to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kessler scoring with strikes but Steele is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kessler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kessler scoring with strikes but Steele is staying in there.
Steele is rocked!
Steele takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kessler's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Kessler!
Jack Kessler is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Jack Kessler was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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