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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Its a Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
30
180 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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190 cm
32
181 lbs
19 - 15 - 3 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan McCarthy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Steel! The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! That kick from Steel tenderised McCarthy's leg. McCarthy is trying to keep his angry face on. Julius Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Crunch! Steel slams his shin into McCarthy's torso. Steel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarthy. Steel lands a two punch combo.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range. Steel lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCarthy's sensitive parts. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Steel misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from McCarthy. Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Steel scores with a three punch combo!
McCarthy staying out of range there. McCarthy misses with a straight left. Steel pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCarthy is out of range and Steel settles back down. Steel scores with a decent looking hook. Steel lands a nice looking kick to the body. McCarthy takes a step back to recover. McCarthy is breathing heavily. Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Steel lands a nice looking body shot.
Steel lands a lovely overhand right. McCarthy moves into range and connects with a jab. Steel lands a front kick. Steel jabs McCarthy right on the nose. McCarthy blinks but takes it well. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Steel is looking to slow McCarthy down with leg kicks. Steel misses with a leg kick. Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Steel coming out on top. Oooh a lovely combination from Steel sends McCarthy down but not out. Steel dives into side control looking to finish.
McCarthy is rocked! We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Steel stands up and we're back to a striking position. Oh McCarthy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Steel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Steel steps into range and cracks McCarthy with a monster punch that buckles his knees! McCarthy flops backwards and Steel dives into his guard looking to finish!
Steel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Steel drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McCarthy dives on top into guard. McCarthy seems to have got his legs back now. Steel wriggles free and stands up. Steel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Steel swinging wildly here.
Steel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCarthy.
McCarthy sizes up Steel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Steel jabbing away but nothing is landing. McCarthy looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range. Steel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Nice uppercut there from Steel. Steel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. McCarthy misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Steel connects with a jab. Steel misses with a wild body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Steel throws a right hand that McCarthy ducks under and follows up with a left that McCarthy also avoids with ease. McCarthy swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Steel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Steel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Steel throws a head kick that misses. McCarthy drops his hands momentarily and Steel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. McCarthy blocks a head kick by Steel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Steel slips under a jab from McCarthy. Steel throws a head kick but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McCarthy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Steel dominated that round. 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.
Steel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. McCarthy thows a left - swing and a miss! McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely. Some wild striking there from Steel.
A big head kick from Steel and McCarthy is sent sprawling to the canvas! This has been an exciting period of action! Steel gets to his feet - McCarthy follows without any prompting. Steel catches McCarthy napping and connects with a big right hand that sends McCarthy to the canvas!
Steel gets to his feet - McCarthy follows without any prompting. Julius Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. McCarthy throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range. Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Steel moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt McCarthy! Steel continues to tee off on McCarthy, landing with a left and a right! Steel connects with a right hand that leaves McCarthy sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Steel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Julius Steel! A very excited looking Julius Steel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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