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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Steele (ranked 225 p4p, 5 weight class) and Zdravko Saric (ranked 197 p4p, 12 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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234 lbs
24 - 9 - 1 |
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267 lbs
26 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdravko Saric!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric looks to land a body kick but Steele moved away.
Saric takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steele throws a body punch but Saric moves out of range.
Saric moves into range and clinches up with Steele.
Saric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saric avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saric is looking to control Steele's arms but Steele gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saric has his back to the cage.
Saric avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
A right handed body shot lands from Saric.
A short body shot lands from Saric as the two fighters clinch.
Saric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Steele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saric holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saric.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Saric controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele misses with some punches.
Steele blocking some punches.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saric.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saric lands with a left to the head.
Saric misses with some punches.
Saric prevents a body shot from Steele.
Saric avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Saric managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saric avoids it.
We've been informed that Saric has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Saric just leaning against Steele, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Steele.
Saric misses with the head strike.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saric lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saric avoids it.
Steele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saric blocks an uppercut.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Saric.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Saric.
Saric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Saric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steele wants to clinch.
It seemed like Saric was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saric manages to avoid it.
Steele misses with a body shot
and Saric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Saric.
Steele throws out a powerful jab.
Jason Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good exchange - Steele coming out on top.
Saric takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steele moves into range and clinches up with Saric.
Saric lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Zdravko Saric has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saric digs a right hand into Steele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steele's gas tank.
Saric makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saric scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele letting Saric take a breather here.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saric stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Saric fails to land.
Saric blocking some punches.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Steele.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saric's efforts to push away.
Steele tries a body shot but Saric blocks it.
Saric manages to break the clinch.
Saric throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saric throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saric thinks about the counter body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zdravko Saric's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saric misses the shot to the body.
Steele misses with a double jab.
Saric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saric! But no joy.
Steele connects with the punch.
Steele takes a swing at Saric's ribcage but misses.
Saric swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Steele falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saric counters with a left and a right that stings Steele.
Steele walks into a stiff left hand from Saric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saric breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steele connects with a body shot that sends Saric's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Steele.
A big left from Saric misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele connects with a single shot there.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saric stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saric swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot to the body from Steele misses
and Saric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saric moves away from the strike by Steele.
It seemed like Saric was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saric takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steele throws a jab when Saric was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Saric on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saric.
Steele tries to clinch but Saric is having none of it.
Saric throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
and Saric counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saric avoids the body shot from Steele.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele tries to clinch up but Saric circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saric was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Saric on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saric throws out the jab.
Saric takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saric gets tackled into the cage by Steele. Steele maintains the clinch.
Steele lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saric's elbow.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saric can do to turn this around?
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saric avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Saric trying to control the position but instead, Steele has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saric into the cage.
Saric lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saric.
Saric lands a right hand.
Saric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Saric controls his hands.
Saric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saric taking a breather.
Saric lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Saric controls his hands.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saric working aggressively here.
Saric blocking some punches.
Saric works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Steele as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steele.
Steele misses with a body punch.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Saric controls his hands.
Steele digs a right hand underneath Saric's ribcage. Saric let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steele lands a hook that snaps the head of Saric backwards.
Saric blocks an elbow strike.
Saric wants to stall.
Steele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele prevents a body shot from Saric.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saric.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zdravko Saric's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Saric swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saric doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Saric takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steele lands with a straight right. Saric didn't see that one coming.
Steele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saric moves away.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele rushes Saric and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jason Steele has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Saric controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saric creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saric scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Saric prevents a body shot from Steele.
Steele lands a good knee to the midsection. Saric won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Saric.
Saric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saric.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Saric blocking some punches.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saric is defending well for now.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
Saric avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Steele lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Saric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saric's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric misses with a punch to the body.
Saric trying to stall but Steele improves his position.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saric avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Saric fails to land.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saric.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saric misses with the head strike.
Steele tries to work over Saric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Saric misses with a punch to the body.
Saric blocking some punches.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saric backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saric takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zdravko Saric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
Saric takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steele working Saric over with knees to the body.
Saric blocking some punches.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Saric controls the action.
Steele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Saric blocks an uppercut.
Saric misses with the head strike.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Saric controls his hands.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saric looking to slow down the pace here.
Saric blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Steele.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saric's elbow.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Saric takes a shot to the head.
Jason Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saric digs a right hand into Steele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steele's gas tank.
Saric is looking to break free of the clinch but Steele has double underhooks.
Steele is working Saric over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Steele.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saric.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saric backwards.
Steele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saric tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Saric back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steele 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Steele!
Zdravko Saric was interviewed post fight and said 'Jesus, what the fuck'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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