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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Steel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Will Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonas Steel!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel drops Montgomery with a nice combination! Steel dives into Montgomery's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Will Montgomery has been cut.
Steel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Montgomery will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Montgomery has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Steel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Montgomery is looking for a triangle but Steel pushes his legs off easily.
Steel postures up in Montgomery's guard and throws a big left but Montgomery blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montgomery keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
Montgomery is looking for a triangle but Steel pushes his legs off easily.
Montgomery is adopting a defensive guard.
Steel throwing strikes but missing.
Steel throws an elbow that misses. Montgomery uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Steel's guard. Nice move by Montgomery!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montgomery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Montgomery sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Steel's guard.
Montgomery thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steel's head.
Montgomery is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Steel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Montgomery.
Montgomery thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montgomery not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Montgomery throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montgomery thows a huge punch but Steel dodges it nicely.
Montgomery lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Montgomery thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montgomery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Montgomery looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Steel looks winded!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Montgomery connects with a nice short shot to Steel's temple.
Montgomery trying to control from half guard but Steel is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is taking a breather. Steel says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nice strikes from Montgomery there.
Steel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Montgomery seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Steel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Montgomery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Montgomery fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Steel to the ground. Montgomery is now in Steel's guard.
Montgomery loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Montgomery postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montgomery postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Montgomery missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Montgomery with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montgomery accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Montgomery throws a big elbow that misses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Steel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Steel motions for Montgomery to come forward. Steel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Montgomery looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Montgomery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Montgomery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Montgomery's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Montgomery closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Steel did well to prevent Montgomery getting side control.
Steel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Montgomery.
Montgomery drops an elbow to the side of Steel's head.
Montgomery sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
Montgomery throwing shots but Steel is blocking nicely.
Steel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Montgomery sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Montgomery.
Montgomery thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steel's head.
Montgomery sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
Montgomery thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Steel is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
Steel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Montgomery.
Steel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Montgomery is keen to just control but Steel is a slippery customer.
Steel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Montgomery scores with a couple of nice shots.
Montgomery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Montgomery lands with a punch from half guard.
Montgomery scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Montgomery throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montgomery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Montgomery showed some decent athleticism there.
Steel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Montgomery stands up out of the half guard.
Montgomery drives through with a takedown into guard.
Montgomery is in close to Steel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Montgomery with a flurry of punches that miss.
Montgomery throws a big elbow that misses.
Montgomery working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery postures up and lands a big shot to Steel's brow.
Montgomery throws a big elbow that misses.
Montgomery scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Montgomery throwing strikes but missing.
Montgomery is in close to Steel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Will Montgomery overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montgomery throws a big right hand that misses.
Montgomery controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Montgomery's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Montgomery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Montgomery throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Montgomery drives through with a takedown into Steel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Montgomery's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Montgomery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
Montgomery is in close to Steel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Montgomery decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Steel, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Montgomery dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Will Montgomery's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Montgomery fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Steel to the ground. Montgomery is now in Steel's guard.
Steel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Steel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Montgomery stops Steel from standing up.
Montgomery postures up and lands a big shot to Steel's brow.
Steel being controlled here, momentarily.
Montgomery 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Montgomery postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Montgomery.
Montgomery shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Montgomery was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Montgomery misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Montgomery crashes against the mat.
Montgomery tries to score with some ground and pound. Steel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Montgomery postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Montgomery working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Montgomery tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
An elbow from Montgomery crashes against the mat.
Montgomery wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steel keeps working.
Montgomery fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Montgomery misses with the ground and pound.
Montgomery looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Steel is avoiding damage well.
Steel taking a bit of punishment here - Montgomery scoring with strikes.
Montgomery in side control, throwing shots but Steel defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with the ground and pound.
Montgomery creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Steel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Montgomery misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Montgomery passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Steel!
Steel is in a horrible position here. Montgomery smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Montgomery throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Montgomery throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Montgomery tries to control but Steel wriggling away.
Jonas Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montgomery landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Montgomery there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Montgomery in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Montgomery working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Montgomery looking to ground and pound but Steel is blocking nicely.
Montgomery breaks from Steel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montgomery landing strikes from the mount and Steel is in trouble!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montgomery looking to finish Steel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steel!
Montgomery lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Will Montgomery is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montgomery landing strikes from the mount and Steel is in trouble!
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Montgomery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Montgomery, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Montgomery!
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energy
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RATING
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