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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Steve (ranked 3750 p4p, 1674 weight class) and Rico Van-Plant (ranked 441 p4p, 223 weight class). 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rico Van-Plant!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van-Plant slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
Van-Plant dives in for a single leg takedown but Steve sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Van-Plant shoots in but no luck this time.
We've been told by Steve's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Van-Plant fails to land the takedown.
Jay Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Van-Plant.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Van-Plant ducks down to avoid it.
Van-Plant avoids the body shot from Steve.
Van-Plant throws a counter combo.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve stuns Van-Plant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van-Plant shoots in for a double leg but Steve sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van-Plant counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve swings for the body but Van-Plant moves out of range.
Jab from Steve.
Steve misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van-Plant looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Steve is staying active underneath Van-Plant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Van-Plant prevents Steve from improving his position.
Van-Plant looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Steve tries to get to full guard but Van-Plant has control of the leg.
Van-Plant is just content to waste time from the top position. Steve takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van-Plant works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Steve is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van-Plant is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Steve has managed to free his arm - good work.
Van-Plant is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Steve gets back to full guard.
Van-Plant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steve is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van-Plant works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Van-Plant looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Van-Plant looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Steve tries to get to full guard but Van-Plant has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steve blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van-Plant.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steve manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van-Plant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van-Plant trying to control the position from guard on top but Steve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steve is trying to keep Van-Plant in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van-Plant is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Steve is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Steve has escaped and now he's on top!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Steve dominated that round.
That's time! Steve's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van-Plant manages to avoid it.
Steve is looking to wear down Van-Plant with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A low kick from Steve is predictable there
and Van-Plant counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Steve!
Steve sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Steve is holding on to half guard well.
Van-Plant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Steve doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Van-Plant.
Steve is pressing down on Van-Plant's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van-Plant wants to control from the top but Steve keeps moving.
Steve pulls Van-Plant in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van-Plant tries to free his leg and advance position but Steve is retaining full guard.
Van-Plant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van-Plant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van-Plant throws a big elbow that misses.
Van-Plant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steve thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Van-Plant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steve is trying to control the position but Van-Plant postures up.
Van-Plant decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Steve, up you get!
Steve throws a hook but Van-Plant blocks it.
Jay Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van-Plant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steve, pushing him back against the cage.
Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Steve. Those never looked like landing.
Van-Plant is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van-Plant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steve circles away.
Steve feints and then cracks Van-Plant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van-Plant down.
Steve throws a body punch but Van-Plant moves out of range.
A jab from Steve misses.
Van-Plant feints the counter takedown.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve throws a leg kick that misses.
Van-Plant slips a straight right by Steve.
Van-Plant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Steve misses the target.
Steve thows a body kick. Van-Plant tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van-Plant shoots in for a double leg but Steve sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jay Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Van-Plant.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve throws a sloppy head kick and Van-Plant moves out of range easily.
Van-Plant let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steve throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steve misses with a leg kick.
Van-Plant shoots in looking for a takedown. Steve tries to sprawl out of it but Van-Plant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steve manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van-Plant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steve jabs at Van-Plant's body.
Steve scores with a jab.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Van-Plant ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Van-Plant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jay Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van-Plant moves away.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Van-Plant shoots in and drives through. Steve sprawls well.
Steve looks to land a combination but Van-Plant avoids it well.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van-Plant was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Van-Plant counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Van-Plant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van-Plant wants to control from the top but Steve keeps moving.
Van-Plant tries to free his leg and advance position but Steve is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van-Plant is one step ahead there.
Steve pulls Van-Plant in close to prevent any damage.
Van-Plant looking to sit in guard and control but Steve gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Van-Plant striking off his back but it's not causing Steve any problems.
Van-Plant looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Steve dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Steve misses with a body shot.
Van-Plant counters with a body kick.
Steve will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van-Plant shoots in looking for a takedown but Steve manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van-Plant's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van-Plant just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSteve.
Van-Plant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steve as he jumps to the side.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steve.
A head kick misses from Steve.
Steve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Van-Plant saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van-Plant darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Van-Plant is looking for a kimura but Steve is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Van-Plant to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van-Plant is trying to work for a kimura but Steve is defending well.
Steve moves into full guard.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van-Plant can do to turn this around?
Van-Plant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Van-Plant decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Steve, up you get!
Steve slaps away a takedown attempt from Van-Plant, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jay Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Van-Plant.
Steve swings for the body but Van-Plant moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve stuffs the takedown attempt from Van-Plant. Van-Plant gets slowly back to his feet.
Steve misses with a double jab.
Van-Plant shoots for a takedown but Steve saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Steve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steve throws a series of punches but Van-Plant avoids them all with ease.
Rico Van-Plant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van-Plant shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steve defends it nicely.
Steve connects with a body shot.
Van-Plant avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van-Plant shoots in but no luck this time.
Van-Plant drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Van-Plant decides to stand back up. Van-Plant steps back and let's Steve get back to his feet.
No luck for Van-Plant with that takedown attempt.
Steve uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steve with a hook.
Steve misses with a lunging right hand
and Van-Plant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steve's guard.
Van-Plant trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
Van-Plant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rico Van-Plant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van-Plant drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Steve dives on top into guard.
Van-Plant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steve can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Steve is working Van-Plant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van-Plant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van-Plant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steve is one step ahead there.
Steve throwing strikes from guard but Van-Plant blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Steve showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steve, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Steve!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jay Steve waved his t-shirt featuring Bondi MMA 🏝️'s logo in front of the cameras.
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