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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iggy Steve (ranked 5143 p4p, 561 weight class) and Huffy Sanna (ranked 5854 p4p, 619 weight class). Steve's entrance music is The Vamps-Wake Up. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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192 lbs
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iggy Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huffy Sanna!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanna.
Sanna connects with an inside leg kick.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.
A leg kick checked by Steve.
Sanna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Sanna.
A combination from Sanna does no damage.
Sanna throws a chopping leg kick but Steve manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Steve throws a head kick but Sanna moves out of range.
Steve closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanna's coach down at All Star Performance Institute was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sanna's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sanna attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steve appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanna throws a sloppy body shot
and Steve counters with a series of strikes. Sanna will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanna throws a leg kick but Steve checks it.
Steve takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steve slips a jab and a cross from Sanna.
Sanna lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve pushes Sanna up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanna wants to break free but Steve has control.
Sanna working hard to break the clinch.
Sanna trying to control the position but instead, Steve has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanna into the cage.
Sanna working hard to break the clinch.
Steve manages to pull guard.
Steve on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steve tries to get out of the position.
Sanna wants to control from the top but Steve keeps moving.
Steve keeping full guard, as Sanna tries to pass.
Sanna slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanna gets to his feet. Steve looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Steve dives in and scores a takedown into Sanna's guard.
Sanna trying to keep a closed guard but Steve is proving a slippery customer.
Steve tries to stand but Sanna is controlling from the bottom.
Steve has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanna bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steve's guard.
Steve being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanna decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Steve, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanna lands a nice hook to Steve's body. Steve takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Sanna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanna tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanna misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Sanna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanna swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve is looking for a counter combo.
Steve shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanna lands with a kick to the temple. Steve shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanna is looking for the big counter here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steve tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanna swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Steve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steve moves away from the strike by Sanna.
Steve has closed the distance and engaged Sanna in a clinch.
Sanna tries to break free but Steve pushes him back against the cage.
Sanna is trying to break the clinch but Steve is controlling him.
Steve tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Steve has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanna is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sanna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanna swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huffy Sanna dominated that round.
That's time! Steve's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanna gets tackled into the cage by Steve. Steve maintains the clinch.
Sanna stops a takedown attempt from Steve.
Steve manages to break the clinch.
Steve shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanna but Sanna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanna misses with the combination.
Sanna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steve shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanna defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Steve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanna pushes Steve away with a front kick.
Sanna connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Sanna.
Sanna leaves Steve with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanna lands a two punch combo.
Sanna connects with a leg kick. Steve looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Sanna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanna cracks Steve with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve wants to clinch.
Steve throws a sloppy head kick and Sanna moves out of range easily.
Steve with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanna counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanna throws a nice looking combination but Steve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steve appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sanna takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Huffy Sanna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Sanna finds it's target.
Sanna scores with a jab to the body.
Steve instigates a clinch.
Sanna wants to get back to striking at distance but Steve won't allow it.
Sanna can't break the clinch.
Steve is struggling to control the position.
Sanna wants to break free but Steve has control.
Steve is pushing Sanna up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanna tries to break the clinch but Steve is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sanna wants to control from the top but Steve keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanna gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sanna tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanna lands a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanna lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steve has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steve and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanna throws a leg kick but Steve moved away.
Huffy Sanna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanna looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steve drives through and clinches with Sanna against the cage.
Steve tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanna just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanna tries to circle away but Steve has him pinned against the cage.
Sanna is trying to break the clinch but Steve is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanna tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve checks a low kick from Sanna.
Sanna scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve doesn't seem bothered though.
Steve doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanna circles away.
Steve takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanna.
Sanna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steve.
A quick step to the side and Steve tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanna throws a solid leg kick but Steve takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanna.
Sanna connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steve. Steve circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanna.
Sanna missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve slips a jab and a cross from Sanna.
As Sanna looks to move away, Steve throws a big counter combo but Sanna just gets out of the way.
Horrible takedown attempt by Steve or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanna, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huffy Sanna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sanna connects with a body shot that sends Steve's belly button to the back.
Sanna lands with a nice combination. Steve backs away looking to recover.
Steve takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanna misses with the combination.
Steve takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steve shoots in for a takedown but Sanna shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steve's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanna connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steve scrambles back to his feet.
Steve showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanna.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanna scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanna stalks Steve and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steve's face. Steve staggers backwards, shaken.
Steve takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanna looks for the body kick but Steve saw that one coming.
Sanna misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Sanna.
Sanna misses with a leg kick.
Steve appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Steve fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanna fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanna lands with a straight right. Steve didn't see that one coming.
Sanna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanna misses with a double jab
and Steve counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Steve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanna.
Sanna fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steve checks it well.
Sanna throws a sloppy head kick and Steve moves out of range easily.
Steve half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sanna swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steve.
Sanna throws a shot to the body.
Sanna throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
Steve misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steve has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanna.
Steve shoots in for a double leg but Sanna sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steve moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to pull guard but Sanna won't allow it.
Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve avoids a kick to the body.
Steve is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanna.
Iggy Steve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve checks a leg kick.
Sanna lands a jab to Steve's midsection.
Sanna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steve takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Iggy Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanna connects with a jab.
Sanna pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steve is out of range and Sanna settles back down.
Steve blocks a low kick nicely.
Steve drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sanna sprawls and moves away.
Steve pushes Sanna up against the cage in a clinch.
Steve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanna displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve shoots for a takedown but Sanna saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steve is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Steve is looking to clinch but Sanna is avoiding it.
Sanna lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steve at a distance.
Sanna lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Sanna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A cross from Sanna lands.
Sanna lands a nice looking body shot.
Huffy Sanna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanna scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanna scores with a jab. Steve acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanna connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanna.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huffy Sanna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanna winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huffy Sanna!
The defeated Iggy Steve had this to say: 'Sorry,i've got an idiot manager'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
64% |
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