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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North has chosen Howl as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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195 lbs
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188 lbs
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Great elbows
Very strong
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Great elbows
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Steel ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wade North! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! North lands a right hook to the body.
North has Steel up against the ropes in a clinch.
Steel lands an elbow inside that North shrugs off.
It looks like Wade North has been cut. North lands a damaging elbow. North blocks an elbow strike. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Steel just misses with a elbow thrown towards North's brow. Steel lands an elbow that stopped North in his tracks for a moment. Steel lands an elbow that stopped North in his tracks for a moment. Steel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steel blocks the elbow strike.
Steel dodges an elbow strike from North.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses. Stalling in the clinch from North.
A right hook to the body lands for North.
North lands an elbow inside that Steel shrugs off. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. North throws an elbow but it misses.
North stalling against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. North blocks an elbow strike from Steel .
Nice elbow from North. With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses. North avoids the elbow strike from Steel , against the ropes.
Steel avoids a wild elbow strike from North. North lands a nice elbow from the clinch. North misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses. Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. North just leaning against Steel , taking a breather. Steel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
North avoids the elbow strike from Steel , against the ropes.
Steel misses with an elbow over the top. Steel misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. North throws an elbow but it misses.
North throws an elbow but it misses.
North throws an elbow but it misses.
North blocks an elbow strike from Steel .
North struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
North's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Steel blocks the elbow strike.
North is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
North on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
North tries to work over Steel 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Steel misses with an elbow over the top. North pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. North slowing the pace effectively. North blocks an elbow strike. Steel dodges an elbow strike from North.
North taking a breather. North blocks an elbow strike from Steel .
North looking to stall.
North lands a damaging elbow. North taking a breather. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wade North. North closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. North stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Steel just misses with a elbow thrown towards North's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. North pushes off an throws an elbow but Steel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. North content to slow the pace in the clinch.
North lands a body punch. North blocks an elbow strike from Steel .
Steel avoids the elbow strike from North, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, North just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steel 's brow. Steel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
North struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
North misses with an elbow over the top. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as North takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Steel tries to work over North's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. North pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. North blocks an elbow strike from Steel .
Steel misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade North dominated that round. The cut man is working on Wade North's cut. 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.
North clinches up against the ropes. North is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section. North lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. North doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as North takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Steel tries to throw a body punch but North avoids it by throwing Steel back against the ropes. With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses. With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses. North lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. North struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
North lands an elbow that stopped Steel in his tracks for a moment. North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steel blocks the elbow strike.
North blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. North has Steel pressed against the ropes.
North throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses. Nice elbow from Steel . North trying to control the position but instead, Steel has worked for underhooks and has pushed North into the ropes. A nice glancing elbow lands by Steel . North is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steel is keeping busy. Steel blocks the elbow strike.
North stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Steel takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Steel pushes off an throws an elbow but North leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. North has been the more effective fighter overall so far. North throws an elbow but it's blocked.
North blocks an elbow strike from Steel .
North trying to control the position but instead, Steel has worked for underhooks and has pushed North into the ropes. Steel throws an elbow but it misses.
North blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Steel blocks the elbow strike.
North blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Steel throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on North - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but Steel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Wade North seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Steel just misses with a elbow thrown towards North's brow. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as North takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round. North throws an elbow but it's blocked.
North stalling the fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Steel as North tries to tie him up. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wade North. Steel clinches up with North and pushes him back against the ropes. Steel lands an elbow that stopped North in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Wade North's cut even more. North stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. North looking to slow down the pace here. North misses with a body punch.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. North throws an elbow that misses.
North dodges an elbow strike from Steel .
North blocks a body shot from Steel . North blocks an elbow strike from Steel .
North takes an elbow to the forehead. Nice elbow from North. North throws an elbow that misses.
North is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steel is keeping busy. Good body shot from North.
North misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. North working some nice short punches in the clinch. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. 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 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 second round but Wade North will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Wade North's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
North clinches with his opponent.
North blocking some punches.
North manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses. Steel lands an elbow inside that North shrugs off. North taking a breather. Steel misses with an elbow strike.
North creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Steel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
North blocks an elbow strike. North dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, North just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steel 's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by Steel . North creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Steel takes an elbow to the temple. Steel lands an elbow that stopped North in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Wade North's eye is starting to cause him problems now. North blocks the elbow strike.
North tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
Steel looks to throw an elbow but misses. Steel takes an elbow to the temple. North wants to stall.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses. Steel letting North take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Steel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. North is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but North avoids the damage to the body. An uppercut to the body lands inside from North. North lands an elbow inside that Steel shrugs off. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! North takes an elbow to the temple.
Wade North's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wade North's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chuck Steel !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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