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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Cardenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spenser Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spenser Steel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Cardenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spenser Steel!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardenas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Steel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Steel.
Cardenas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cardenas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cardenas stopping the sweep attempt from Steel.
Cardenas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Steel looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardenas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Steel's guard.
Cardenas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel darts in looking for a takedown but Cardenas gets double underhooks and turns Steel into the cage.
Steel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cardenas on his heels. He'll look to pass Cardenas's guard now, I'm sure.
Cardenas has his foot on Steel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Steel works his way back into a safe position though.
Cardenas is looking for a triangle but Steel pushes his legs off easily.
Steel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steel wants to stand and escape but instead Cardenas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Steel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardenas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cardenas scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardenas won't allow Steel to sweep him here.
Cardenas is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cardenas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cardenas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cardenas is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Steel's shoulder. That is not cool.
Cardenas landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cardenas working the ground and pound.
Cardenas controls the position.
Cardenas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've been informed that Steel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas decides to stand up, so the ref orders Steel to his feet.
Steel gets caught flat footed, as Cardenas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cardenas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Steel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cardenas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cardenas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cardenas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Steel on his heels. He'll look to pass Steel's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cardenas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cardenas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Cardenas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cardenas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Steel on his heels. He'll look to pass Steel's guard now, I'm sure.
Cardenas is pushing down on Steel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steel is fighting to maintain full guard but Cardenas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Still in half guard, Cardenas seems content to control.
Steel has hold of Cardenas's hands but Cardenas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cardenas lands strikes from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cardenas connects with a nice short shot to Steel's temple.
Cardenas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardenas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cardenas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Steel is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardenas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cardenas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Steel is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardenas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Steel wants to control but Cardenas is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cardenas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Steel did well to prevent Cardenas getting side control.
Cardenas tries to stand but can't do so whilst Steel controls his leg.
Cardenas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Steel is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas controlling the pace.
Steel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cardenas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cardenas feints and as Steel raises his hands in defense, Cardenas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cardenas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Steel looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel, not yet.
Cardenas stands up over Steel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cardenas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steel's head.
Cardenas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Cardenas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Cardenas dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Cardenas fails with the takedown.
Steel with the counter takedown but Cardenas avoids it easily.
Cardenas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cardenas content to stall in guard here.
Cardenas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cardenas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel has a closed guard, preventing Cardenas from standing up.
Steel has his foot on Cardenas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cardenas works his way back into a safe position though.
Brian Cardenas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steel looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel, not yet.
Cardenas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cardenas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cardenas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cardenas landing some decent shots from guard.
Cardenas content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cardenas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Steel is trying to defend but Cardenas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel has hold of Cardenas's hands but Cardenas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cardenas not doing much here.
Cardenas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cardenas seems to be looking for submissions.
Cardenas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cardenas forces Steel back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Steel stalling in the clinch but Cardenas improves position.
Steel is pressed up against the cage. Cardenas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Steel down to the mat. Steel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Steel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cardenas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steel doesn't seem bothered though.
Cardenas scores with a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel misses with a wild combination.
Spenser Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brian Cardenas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cardenas drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Cardenas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cardenas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Cardenas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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