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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Farina (ranked 4139 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Steel (ranked 5556 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mike Steel was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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187 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Farina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Steel!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steel slips a jab from Farina.
Steel tries to clinch up
and Farina counters with a series of strikes. Steel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Farina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel darts in trying to clinch
and Farina counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steel thinking.
Steel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Farina swats away the attempt to clinch by Steel.
Steel wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel misses with the body kick
letting Farina counter with a right hand.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farina throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Farina.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Farina moves out of range easily.
Farina throwing a counter right hand but Steel manages to avoid it.
Farina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Farina.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farina paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Farina misses the target.
Mike Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steel clinches up with Farina and pushes him back against the cage.
Steel is trying to stall.
Steel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Steel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Farina fails to land.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but Farina blocks with his arms.
Farina presses Steel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Farina.
Farina lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farina avoids it.
Steel looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Farina.
Farina lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Farina scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farina lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel prevents a body shot from Farina.
Farina lands a nice uppercut.
Farina lands a hook that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Farina lands with a left to the head.
Steel is rocked!
Steel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Farina.
Farina lands a shot to the body.
Farina working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Farina finish him?
Farina misses with a body punch.
Farina lands with a light punch inside.
Farina gets through Steel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farina scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
Farina lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farina lands with a right to the head.
Farina misses with a punch to the body.
Farina drops Steel onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Steel is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A right hook to the body lands for Farina.
Farina lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Farina digs a right hand into Steel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steel's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farina works on Steel's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farina.
A short left from Farina.
A short right from Farina.
Farina lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Steel to his knees! Farina keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Farina!
A victorious Mario Farina thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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