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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Mathews (ranked 9493 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Steel (ranked 24197 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Steel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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278 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maxwell Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Steel!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel leaves Mathews with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mathews counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mathews seems to be working for a kimura but Steel defends the submission attempt.
Mathews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mathews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mathews not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steel trying to control here.
Steel keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mathews looks to land a strike but Steel avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steel has his foot on Mathews's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mathews works his way back into a safe position though.
Steel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mathews is one step ahead there.
Mathews wants to stand but Steel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mathews postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Steel wants to sweep here but Mathews controlling him for the moment.
Steel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mathews's guard.
Mathews keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
Mathews working a defensive guard here.
Steel throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews wants to get back to his feet but Steel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Steel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mathews looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steel passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel advances nicely into full mount.
Steel misses with a head shot.
Mathews is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a head shot.
Mathews is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mathews working to try and regain half guard.
Steel looking to control but Mathews is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathews is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mathews is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mathews holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Steel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Steel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mathews tries to hold on but Steel postures up.
Steel is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Steel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mathews wants to control but Steel postures up.
Steel tries for a kimura but Mathews is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mathews gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Steel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Steel stays in close to Mathews's body and controls the position.
Steel stands and throws Mathews's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mathews managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Steel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel trying to control the action but Mathews is working from the bottom.
Mathews is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel tries for a kimura but Mathews is defending well.
Mathews defending against the ground and pound.
Mathews wants to control but Steel postures up.
Mathews manages to get back to half guard.
Mathews avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steel.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Steel. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Steel trying to advance position but Mathews counters by regaining guard.
Steel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mathews is working an open guard so Steel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Steel feints and as Mathews raises his hands in defense, Steel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mathews is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Steel trying to control but Mathews is working from the bottom.
Steel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mathews is keeping the position for now.
Mathews bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steel's guard.
Mathews postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Steel pulls Mathews in close to his closed guard and prevents Mathews from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mathews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews postures up and lands a big shot to Steel's brow.
Mathews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steel working for a triangle but Mathews defends it easily.
Steel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mathews defends it easily.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Mathews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mathews lands a couple of digs.
Mathews lands a couple of digs.
Mathews in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steel trying to control the position.
Mathews throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mathews with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mathews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mathews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mathews got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mathews has managed to get both his arms back between Steel's legs - danger averted.
Mathews postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Steel wants to sweep here but Mathews controlling him for the moment.
Steel trying to control the position.
Mathews landing with the ground and pound.
Mathews has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mathews lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maxwell Mathews will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Steel takes a swing at Mathews's ribcage but misses.
Steel lands a body shot.
Steel stuffs the takedown.
Steel wants to clinch.
Mathews drops down looking for a counter takedown but Steel sprawls and moves away.
Mathews gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Steel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Steel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mathews has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Steel has managed to get both his arms back between Mathews's legs - danger averted.
Mathews is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steel is stalling in the full guard.
Steel is looking to work some ground and pound but Mathews has wrist control.
Steel prevents Mathews from getting back to his feet.
Steel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mathews has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Steel has managed to get both his arms back between Mathews's legs - danger averted.
Steel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mathews can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mathews is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Steel asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mathews tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Mathews is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews looking very determined here, making life difficult for Steel.
Steel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mathews haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mathews is trying to stand back up.
Steel is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mathews defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Steel working for a choke but Mathews is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mathews is trying to stand back up.
Mathews breaks Steel's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mathews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mathews postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mathews manages to get himself to full guard.
Steel looking to sit in guard and control but Mathews gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Steel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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