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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Runa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Runa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Steiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Runa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Runa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steiner manages to avoid it.
Steiner throws a right hand that Runa ducks under and follows up with a left that Runa also avoids with ease.
Steiner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steiner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Runa but Runa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Runa misses the jab.
Steiner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Runa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steiner is looking to clinch.
Runa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aaron Steiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runa lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runa tries to land a front kick but Steiner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steiner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steiner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steiner tries to clinch up but Runa circles away and keeps his distance.
Steiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runa.
Steiner shoots in for a takedown but Runa shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Steiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steiner misses with an uppercut.
Steiner fails with the takedown.
Steiner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steiner throws a head kick but Runa moves out of range.
Runa thows a body shot but no joy.
Runa stuffs the takedown attempt from Steiner. Steiner gets slowly back to his feet.
Runa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Runa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Runa shoots in and drives through. Steiner sprawls well.
Runa misses with a low kick.
Runa blocks a head kick by Steiner.
Steiner fails with the takedown
and Runa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Steiner!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Steiner manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Steiner can't do much from the bottom here.
Runa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steiner keeps working.
Steiner prevents Runa from moving into mount.
Runa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steiner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Steiner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steiner lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Steiner tries to pass to full mount but Runa defends it.
Steiner prevents Runa from improving his position.
Steiner thows a huge punch but Runa dodges it nicely.
Runa trying to hold on to Steiner's head to control him but Steiner postures up.
Steiner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Runa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Steiner frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Runa looks gassed!
Runa is in a horrible position here. Steiner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Steiner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Runa regains half guard.
Steiner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Runa's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Runa dominated that round.
That's time! Steiner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steiner thows a body shot but no joy.
Steiner fails to land the takedown.
Steiner moves out of range of the body kick from Runa.
Steiner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Steiner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Runa wants to control but Steiner is keeping busy.
Steiner misses with a head shot. Runa uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steiner trying to control but Runa is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner cracks Runa with a solid left hand.
Steiner is looking to work some ground and pound but Runa has wrist control.
Steiner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Runa keeping full guard, as Steiner tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steiner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steiner wants to control from the top but Runa keeps moving.
Runa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steiner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Steiner throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Runa blocks a jab.
Steiner keeps the fight on the outside.
Steiner drives through and clinches with Runa against the cage.
Runa jumps into guard, dragging Steiner to the mat.
Runa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Steiner landing some decent shots from guard.
Steiner lands a couple of digs.
Steiner with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runa is looking to stand back up but Steiner counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Runa.
Runa taking a bit of punishment here - Steiner scoring with strikes.
Runa is trying to get back to half guard.
Aaron Steiner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Runa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Steiner off and has taken his back!
Runa trying to control momentarily.
Steiner turns into Runa and is now in his guard.
Runa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Steiner is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Runa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Steiner's back instead.
Steiner wants to control his opponent's hands but Runa gets his hands free.
Runa looking for the choke from the back.
I really don't envy Steiner right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runa gets his hands free as Steiner looks to control.
Runa trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Steiner is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Runa gets his way!
Steiner is trying to break free.
Runa struggling to keep hold of the position.
Steiner turns into Runa and is now in his guard.
Runa is looking to stand up but Steiner isn't so interested in that idea.
Steiner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Steiner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Steiner scoring with some ground and pound.
Steiner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Steiner dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Runa connects with a jab.
Steiner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Runa trying to keep a closed guard but Steiner is proving a slippery customer.
Steiner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Runa is keeping the position for now.
Steiner landing some decent shots from guard.
Runa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steiner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steiner is in close to Runa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Runa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Runa wants to get back to his feet but Steiner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Steiner landing with the ground and pound.
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.
Runa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Steiner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Runa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Runa drags the fight down to the ground.
Runa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steiner wants to control from the top but Runa keeps moving.
Runa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steiner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Steiner looking to sit in guard and control but Runa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runa preventing the sweep.
Steiner wants to improve his position but instead Runa has moved into half guard.
Steiner trying to control from the bottom.
Steiner is trying to get back to full guard.
Steiner misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Runa wants to pass the guard but Steiner is defending well.
Steiner wants to improve his position but Runa is controlling well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Steiner drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner lands a couple of digs.
Runa is looking for a triangle but Steiner pushes his legs off easily.
Steiner trying to control the position from guard on top but Runa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steiner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Runa keeping moving, preventing Steiner from controlling successfully.
Steiner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Runa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steiner passes into side control.
Runa prevents Steiner from moving into mount.
Steiner with the ground and pound but Runa regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Runa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steiner.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Steiner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steiner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Steiner!
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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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