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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Pathos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ain't No Sunshine. 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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300 lbs
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236 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Pathos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Steel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steel wants it to stay on the feet.
Steel's corner calls for a 1-2. Steel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Pathos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pathos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pathos ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pathos.
Pathos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pathos looks to land a left hand but Steel moved out of range nicely.
Steel throws a big shot that misses.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Pathos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Steel lands.
Pathos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pathos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Alex Steel has been cut.
Pathos ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Steel cracks Pathos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pathos throws a lazy uppercut
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pathos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steel circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Pathos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Ian Pathos has been cut.
Steel defending well as Pathos loads up on a big left hand.
Pathos throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pathos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pathos is looking to advance position but Steel won't allow it.
Pathos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pathos is looking to take a break and control but Steel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Steel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Steel has hold of Pathos's hands but Pathos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking for a sweep. Pathos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pathos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steel makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pathos misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Pathos misses with a straight right.
Pathos throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel throws a right and a left that Pathos avoids nicely.
Pathos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alex Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Pathos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ian Pathos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel lands an overhand right.
Steel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pathos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steel doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel misses with a double jab
enabling Pathos to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands with a cross.
Pathos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pathos misses the target.
Pathos gets tackled into the cage by Steel. Steel maintains the clinch.
Steel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pathos is looking for a takedown.
Pathos takes a shot to the head.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pathos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Steel.
Steel landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steel.
Steel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Steel lands with a light punch inside.
Steel lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Steel prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pathos.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel misses with a hook.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Pathos.
Steel lands with an overhand left.
Steel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ian Pathos's cut is getting worse.
Pathos throws a lazy right hand but Steel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pathos throws a nice looking combination but Steel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Pathos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steel throws the left hand but Pathos avoids the punch easily.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pathos or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Steel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pathos looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Pathos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steel is looking to escape.
Steel is not content to let Pathos control the position.
Pathos working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel wants to get back to his feet.
Pathos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Steel pushes Pathos off looking to stand but Pathos dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pathos is looking for a kimura but Steel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pathos to get the leverage.
Steel is trying to stand.
Pathos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel is trying to stand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pathos.
Pathos throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pathos keeps the fight on the outside.
Steel misses with a hook. Pathos ducked under it nicely.
Pathos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Steel on his heels. He'll look to pass Steel's guard now, I'm sure.
Pathos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steel wants to stand but Pathos is controlling the position.
Ian Pathos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pathos trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Pathos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steel is defending well.
Steel is working Pathos over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pathos backwards.
Steel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pathos takes an elbow to the temple.
Steel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pathoss head.
Pathos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Steel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab, jab by Steel - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Steel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steel.
Steel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Steel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pathos misses with a body shot
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pathos throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pathos walks into a jab.
Ian Pathos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Alex Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pathos throws out the jab.
Steel lands with a nice combination. Pathos backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Steel as Pathos shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Pathos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pathos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steel cracks Pathos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steel misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Steel.
Steel slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Steel misses.
Steel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alex Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Steel - just one landing.
Pathos misses with a takedown attempt - Steel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pathos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel forces Pathos back against the cage and clinches.
Steel breaks from the clinch.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Steel moves away from the strike by Pathos.
Pathos shoots in but no luck this time.
Steel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pathos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pathos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Steel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pathos scores with the left hand. Steel knows he should have avoided that one.
Steel closes the distance and pushes Pathos back into the cage.
Steel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pathos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Steel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pathos takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Ian Pathos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ian Pathos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Steel!
Alex Steel decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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