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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Steele (ranked 1492 p4p, 1025 weight class) and Salyn Sarethi (ranked 209 p4p, 146 weight class). Steele comes into the arena with Manowar - Heart of Steel blaring out of the sound system. Sarethi has chosen Blue Ice as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salyn Sarethi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Steele finds it's way through Sarethi's defenses.
Sarethi looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Sarethi blocks the low kick.
Sarethi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sarethi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sarethi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Sarethi's front leg but catches the back leg as Sarethi tries to avoid it.
Sarethi misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Sarethi.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarethi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sarethi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele cracks Sarethi with an open hand slap.
Sarethi scores with a nice strike.
Steele punishes Sarethi's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Sarethi misses.
A jab from Steele misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarethi missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sarethi throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
Sarethi takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Steele misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steele.
Steele scores with a hook.
Steele thuds a left hand into Sarethi's body.
Sarethi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarethi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sarethi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steele digs a good hook to Sarethi's body.
Sarethi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sarethi throws the kick towards the body but Steele avoids it.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarethi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sarethi.
Sarethi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Sarethi moves out of range easily.
Stanley Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sarethi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steele throws a low kick but Sarethi moves out of range easily.
Steele scores with a punch to the head.
Steele throws out a loose jab but Sarethi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele throws out a leg kick but Sarethi moves out of range and Steele only half commits.
Steele misses with a hook
and Sarethi counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Stanley Steele has been cut.
Steele is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sarethi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Sarethi misses with a left hand
and Steele counters with a leg kick.
Steele slips a straight right by Sarethi.
Steele throws a jab when Sarethi was well out of range.
A low kick lands for Steele.
Sarethi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a hook but Sarethi blocks it.
Steele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Sarethi moves forwards but Steele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sarethi ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Sarethi scores with a nice head shot.
Steele slips under a jab from Sarethi.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sarethi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sarethi tries to keep at a distance but Steele has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steele wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sarethi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steele wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sarethi has Steele pressed against the cage, preventing Steele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sarethi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steele blocks it with crossed arms.
Sarethi breaks the clinch.
Sarethi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steele looks to land a right hand but Sarethi moved out of range.
Sarethi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steele lands with an overhand left.
Sarethi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sarethi scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Sarethi.
Steele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steele moves out of range as Sarethi throws a body kick.
Sarethi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steele misses with a hook. Sarethi ducked under it nicely.
Steele works Sarethi's body with a nice hook.
Steele throws a leg kick but Sarethi checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Sarethi slips the punch.
Sarethi walks into a stiff left hand from Steele.
Both fighters circling a little - Sarethi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sarethi avoids the body shot from Steele.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanley Steele'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.
Sarethi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele throws a leg kick that misses.
Sarethi misses with a hook
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Sarethi blocks a jab.
Sarethi counters with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steele lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sarethi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sarethi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steele moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steele misses with a hook. Sarethi ducked under it nicely.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steele throws a jab when Sarethi was well out of range.
It seemed like Sarethi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steele lands a glancing blow to the side of Sarethi's head.
Steele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarethi's corner calls for a 1-2. Sarethi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steele moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Sarethi misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele tries to clinch up but Sarethi circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Sarethi does it's job there.
Sarethi misses with a lunging right hand
and Steele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sarethi thinking.
Stanley Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Sarethi throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sarethi cracks Steele with an open hand slap.
Steele throws a leg kick
and Sarethi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sarethi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Sarethi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sarethi.
Steele lands with a straight right. Sarethi didn't see that one coming.
Steele moves away from the strike by Sarethi.
Steele lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele lands a really nice looking cross but Sarethi seems unphased.
Sarethi lands an overhand right.
Stanley Steele's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi tries a low kick but Steele avoids it.
Sarethi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steele.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Sarethi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steele at a distance.
Steele looks to land a right hand but Sarethi moved out of range.
Steele moves out of range as Sarethi strikes.
Sarethi blocks a jab.
Sarethi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steele pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sarethi is out of range and Steele settles back down.
Sarethi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Sarethi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steele's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sarethi.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Sarethi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sarethi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sarethi lands a really nice looking cross but Steele seems unphased.
Stanley Steele's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sarethi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steele. Steele obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by Steele.
Sarethi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sarethi.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Sarethi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sarethi misses the jab.
Sarethi lands a glancing blow to the side of Steele's head.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Sarethi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarethi throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Sarethi misses with a looping left.
Steele misses with a left hand
and Sarethi counters with a right hand to the body.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Sarethi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sarethi throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
Sarethi misses the shot to the body.
Steele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sarethi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sarethi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steele connects with an inside leg kick.
Sarethi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarethi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
letting Sarethi counter with a right hand.
Sarethi avoids the body shot from Steele.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Salyn Sarethi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stanley Steele's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sarethi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarethi.
Steele throws the left hand but Sarethi avoids the punch easily.
Sarethi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sarethi.
Sarethi looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Sarethi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steele misses with a hook.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarethi.
Sarethi misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Sarethi circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarethi checks a leg kick nicely.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarethi moves away.
Steele cracks Sarethi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steele cracks Sarethi with a good jab.
Sarethi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a low kick as Sarethi jumps back.
Sarethi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele throws a head kick but Sarethi moves out of range.
Steele missing with a left hand there. Sarethi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and Sarethi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steele scores with a hook.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Sarethi's shoulder, as Sarethi tries to avoid the shot.
Steele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sarethi.
Sarethi slips under a jab.
A jab from Steele does it's job there.
Steele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sarethi avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sarethi lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarethi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steele.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Sarethi moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sarethi misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
Sarethi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steele misses with a double jab
and Sarethi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steele throws a hook but Sarethi avoids it easily.
Sarethi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steele throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Sarethi.
Jeez, Stanley Steele's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Steele throws a poor cross that misses
and Sarethi counters with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stanley Steele's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Salyn Sarethi!
A victorious Salyn Sarethi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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