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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Vasconcelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele's entrance music is Lil Wayne-Drop the World. A fine choice. Vasconcelos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sveriges elit. Timo Vasconcelos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Steele's chin.
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288 lbs
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284 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Vasconcelos!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasconcelos circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Ben Steele has been cut.
Vasconcelos misses with a head kick.
Vasconcelos doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Steele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasconcelos manages to avoid it.
Vasconcelos takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasconcelos instigates a clinch.
Steele is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've been informed that Vasconcelos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vasconcelos tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Vasconcelos keeps control of Steele as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasconcelos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasconcelos.
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Steele does no damage.
Vasconcelos forces Steele back against the cage and clinches.
Steele wants to break free but Vasconcelos has control.
Steele has had enough of the clinch but Vasconcelos keeps him there for the moment.
Vasconcelos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ben Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasconcelos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
Steele slips a straight right by Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos avoids the body shot from Steele.
Vasconcelos moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Steele clobbers Vasconcelos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Vasconcelos lands a left and a right that send Steele crashing to the mat, dazed. Vasconcelos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasconcelos misses with a head kick.
Vasconcelos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasconcelos swinging wildly here.
Vasconcelos moves out of range of the strikes.
Vasconcelos lands with a nice body punch.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steele swings for the body but Vasconcelos moves out of range.
Vasconcelos wants to clinch.
Vasconcelos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Vasconcelos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a nice hook to Vasconcelos's body. Vasconcelos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vasconcelos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steele swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steele lands a two punch combo.
Vasconcelos moves into range and clinches up with Steele.
A right handed body shot lands from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos missing with knees to the body.
Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Vasconcelos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vasconcelos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steele on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasconcelos manages to avoid it.
Vasconcelos lands a jab to Steele's midsection.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Vasconcelos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasconcelos lands a really nice looking cross but Steele seems unphased.
Vasconcelos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steele with a hook.
Steele displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steele takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele works the jab nicely.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Vasconcelos.
Steele misses with an uppercut
and Vasconcelos counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Vasconcelos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Steele's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vasconcelos scores with a shot to the body.
Vasconcelos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steele takes a swing at Vasconcelos's ribcage but misses.
Steele tries to bum rush Vasconcelos with a series of wild strikes but Vasconcelos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steele misses with the combination.
Vasconcelos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Steele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vasconcelos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Vasconcelos darts in and clinches Steele up against the cage.
I was talking to Steele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vasconcelos.
Ben Steele's cut is getting worse.
Vasconcelos breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Steele misses.
Vasconcelos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasconcelos.
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasconcelos lands with a nice body kick.
Steele swings for the body but Vasconcelos moves out of range.
Steele jabs Vasconcelos right on the nose. Vasconcelos blinks but takes it well.
Vasconcelos lands with a good body shot.
Timo Vasconcelos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vasconcelos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasconcelos misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vasconcelos.
Ben Steele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Steele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
and Vasconcelos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasconcelos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasconcelos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vasconcelos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Vasconcelos moves to clinch but Steele breaks away
and Steele counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasconcelos.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Vasconcelos drops Steele with a beautiful combination! Steele stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vasconcelos is looking for the KO!
Steele is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasconcelos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasconcelos is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Steele hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Timo Vasconcelos!
Timo Vasconcelos spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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