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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Rolla (ranked 796 p4p, 109 weight class) and James Steel (ranked 978 p4p, 133 weight class). Rolla comes to the cage accompanied by Hit 'Em Up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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202 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Rolla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Steel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rolla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rolla is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Steel throws a series of punches but Rolla avoids them all with ease.
Steel has managed to clinch.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rolla lands an overhand right.
It looks like James Steel has been cut.
Steel has closed the distance and engaged Rolla in a clinch.
A short right from Rolla.
Our sources have told us that Rolla has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rolla creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Rolla is controlling him.
Steel digs a right hand underneath Rolla's ribcage. Rolla let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Steel.
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Rolla has him pressed against the cage.
Steel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Steel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rolla blocks a body shot from Steel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel blocks the elbow strike.
Rolla cracks Steel with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Steel tries to work over Rolla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rolla tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
Steel can't find room to land a body shot as Rolla controls the action.
Rolla trying to control the position but instead, Steel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rolla into the cage.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rolla breaks from the clinch.
James Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rolla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rolla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Rolla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rolla lands a glancing blow to the side of Steel's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolla misses the jab.
Steel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steel is working for takedown but Rolla is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rolla lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel working aggressively here.
Rolla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steel avoids it.
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rolla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Rolla.
Rolla closes the distance and pushes Steel back into the cage.
Rolla breaks from the clinch.
Steel avoids the head kick by Rolla.
Rolla takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steel. That's going to slow Rolla down.
Steel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rolla.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Rolla tries to clinch up.
Rolla darts in and clinches Steel up against the cage.
Rolla stalling against the cage.
Steel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rolla fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ronnie Rolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Steel.
Rolla dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steel. That did some damage!
Steel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steel tries to clinch but Rolla moves out of range.
Steel tries to clinch but Rolla is having none of it.
Rolla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice takedown defense from Rolla. No joy for Steel on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to clinch there but Rolla circles away.
Rolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Rolla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rolla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolla bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
Steel moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rolla.
Rolla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rolla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Steel with a poor takedown
and Rolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Steel misses.
Rolla throwing a counter right hand but Steel manages to avoid it.
Rolla lands with a straight right. Steel didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Rolla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Steel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rolla looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Steel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rolla counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rolla blocks a jab.
Rolla goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Rolla.
Steel lands an overhand right.
Rolla scores with a punch to the head.
Rolla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rolla defends well and Steel ends up having to push Rolla into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rolla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
Steel misses with an uppercut
enabling Rolla to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel rushes Rolla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rolla blocks a body shot from Steel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Rolla.
Rolla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rolla throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steel on the side of the head.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Rolla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rolla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steel throws a series of punches but Rolla avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Rolla was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steel.
Steel tries to clinch up but Rolla circles away and keeps his distance.
Steel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rolla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ronnie Rolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rolla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Steel.
Steel wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel clinches with his opponent.
Steel working aggressively here.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rolla's elbow.
Rolla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rolla shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Steel eats them both and turns towards Rolla to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steel!
Ronnie Rolla is winning the standup battle so far.
Rolla steps into range and cracks Steel with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Steel flops backwards and Rolla dives into his guard looking to finish!
Steel is rocked!
That has opened up James Steel's cut even more.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rolla postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Steel is still in real trouble! Can Rolla finish him?
Rolla throws a big elbow that misses.
Rolla chips away with some ground and pound.
Rolla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel is keeping the position for now.
Rolla postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel is keeping the position for now.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
Rolla with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rolla tries to stand but Steel is controlling from the bottom.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Rolla from controlling successfully.
Rolla scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rolla's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rolla wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Rolla is sitting in close to Steel's body. Steel has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rolla is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rolla is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Steel.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Steel!
James Steel is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, James Steel made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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