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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alarcon Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Ramirez has chosen War is my destiny as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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204 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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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
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alarcon Ramirez !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramirez lands with a nice body kick.
Steel lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez .
Ramirez gets the takedown into side control.
Ramirez cracks Steel with a big right hand but Steel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez lands a nice forearm strike.
Ramirez is looking to take a break and control but Steel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramirez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ramirez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ramirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramirez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Steel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ramirez 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ramirez throwing shots but Steel is blocking nicely.
Ramirez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez wants to control but Steel is keeping him busy.
Steel manages to get to full guard.
Steel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramirez postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Steel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steel decides to stand and escape the position.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Steel moved away.
Steel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez throws a front kick that sends Steel stumbling back into the cage.
Alarcon Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramirez is defended easily by Steel.
Steel lunges at Ramirez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramirez 's hand.
Steel throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez swings widly with a right hand
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez clinches up against the cage.
Steel is working Ramirez over against the cage.
Ramirez trying to control the position but instead, Steel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramirez into the cage.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steel.
Steel lands a body punch.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
Steel lands with a left to the head.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel presses Ramirez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramirez tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Steel won't allow it.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel misses with a punch to the body.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
Ramirez lands a shot to the body.
Steel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Steel is working Ramirez over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Steel.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Max Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alarcon Ramirez .
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alarcon Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ramirez jabs at Steel's body.
Steel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Steel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez .
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Steel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez .
Steel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramirez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
That kick from Steel tenderised Ramirez 's leg. Ramirez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramirez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramirez wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
Ramirez throws a right hand that Steel ducks under and follows up with a left that Steel also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands a jab.
Steel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Max Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez misses with a hook.
Max Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramirez 's calf.
Steel lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Steel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Steel catches Ramirez right on the button with a cross.
Steel lands a head kick. Ramirez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramirez 's calf.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Steel moved away.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steel avoids the head kick by Ramirez .
Decent striking displayed by Steel there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel cracks Ramirez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramirez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steel jabs Ramirez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Steel connects with a high kick.
Steel lunges at Ramirez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramirez 's hand.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Ramirez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramirez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Steel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steel.
Ramirez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Steel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ramirez swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Steel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steel stuns Ramirez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steel cracks a nice hook into Ramirez 's ribs.
Steel lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Steel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramirez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid body kick from Steel.
Ramirez walks into a jab.
Steel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramirez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ramirez takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch lands to the side of Ramirez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steel digs a good body shot into Ramirez 's ribs.
Steel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez .
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel thumps Ramirez with a low kick.
Ramirez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Steel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steel.
Steel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steel scores with a jab to the head.
Steel scores with a head kick.
Ramirez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramirez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Steel.
Steel throws a one two combo.
Steel throws a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steel!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Steel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramirez walks into a stiff left hand from Steel.
Ramirez throws a good cross that connects.
Steel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Steel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?
Ramirez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick from Steel.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ramirez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Steel - the referee stops the clock and Ramirez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Steel. Ramirez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Steel blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steel.
Horrible takedown by Ramirez or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel which made him look bad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez .
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramirez walks into a stiff left hand from Steel.
Steel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel moves out of range of the body kick from Ramirez .
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steel, right into the meat.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramirez . That did some damage!
Ramirez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramirez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steel, right into the meat.
Steel scores with a decent looking hook.
Steel digs a good body shot into Ramirez 's ribs.
Ramirez 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramirez throws a big shot that misses.
Steel lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Ramirez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ramirez shoots in for a double leg but Steel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Steel - just one landing.
Steel jabs Ramirez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands with a nice body punch.
Steel thumps Ramirez with a low kick.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramirez doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel works Ramirez 's body with a nice hook.
Steel cracks a nice hook into Ramirez 's ribs.
Steel lands a really nice looking cross but Ramirez seems unphased.
Steel cracks Ramirez with a good jab.
Ramirez throws a lazy body kick
and Steel counters with a two punch combo.
Ramirez slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Steel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steel.
Steel thows a body kick. Ramirez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ramirez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ramirez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice cross by Steel.
Steel checks a leg kick.
Steel digs a good hook to Ramirez 's body.
Steel connects with the punch.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel connects with a body shot that sends Ramirez 's belly button to the back.
Steel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramirez . That did some damage!
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Steel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez .
Ramirez shoots in for a double leg but Steel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Max Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alarcon Ramirez .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez .
Steel keeps Ramirez at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramirez doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramirez .
Steel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Steel!
Steel connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Steel. That snapped Ramirez 's head back.
Steel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel scores with a shot to the body.
Steel thumps Ramirez with a low kick.
Ramirez throws a lazy head kick
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Steel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Steel!
Max Steel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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