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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Case Steele (ranked 639 p4p, 352 weight class) and Juan Martinez (ranked 66 p4p, 44 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Case Steele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Steele staying out of range there.
Martinez is looking to score with low kicks.
Steele throwing a counter right hand but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
And Martinez responds with a good body kick, but Steele manages to step out the way in time.
A low kick lands for Martinez.
Steele has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Steele takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele scores with a jab to the body.
Steele lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinez throws a push kick but Steele slaps the foot to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steele lands with an overhand left.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez tests Steele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Steele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steele scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steele forces Martinez back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Steele.
Steele gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez is trying to break free.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Steele lands a jab to the nose.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez throws a leg kick that misses.
Steele moves away from the strike by Martinez.
Steele lands a jab.
Martinez connects with a nice looking jab.
Steele shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martinez eats them both and turns towards Steele to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Steele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Steele throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Martinez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martinez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steele on the side of the head.
Steele lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Martinez blocks the low kick.
Steele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martinez on the side of the head.
Steele defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Steele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martinez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steeles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steele is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
Martinez throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Steele slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Martinez misses the jab.
Martinez connects with a right hand. Steele shakes it off.
Steele slips a jab from Martinez.
Steele throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Steele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Martinez misses.
Martinez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steele. Steele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martinez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele lands the left hand.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steele lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Steele misses with a two punch combination.
Martinez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Steele moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Steele throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Steele works the jab nicely.
Jab, jab by Steele - just one landing.
Steele connects with a leg kick.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Martinez with a nice cross.
Steele throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martinez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steele momentarily.
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!
Martinez lands with a right hand.
Martinez throws a body shot but no joy.
Steele works Martinez's body with a nice hook.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martinez thuds his shin into the meat of Steele's side.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Martinez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez misses with a kick to the body.
Martinez is looking to score with low kicks.
Martinez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinez throws a one two combo.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Steele moved away.
Steele misses with a hook.
Martinez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martinez throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Martinez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martinez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Martinez. That snapped Steele's head back.
A jab from Martinez finds it's way through Steele's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Steele.
Steele throws a shot to the body.
Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steele. That did some damage!
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.
Steele throws out a powerful jab.
Martinez looks to land a body kick but Steele moved away.
Nice straight punches there by Steele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steele.
Martinez staying out of range there.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steele looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinez! But no joy.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Steele is out of range.
Martinez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Martinez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steele is out of range.
Martinez takes one to the side of the head.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Steele.
Steele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steele throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Steele slips a straight right by Martinez.
Steele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele misses the jab.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Martinez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steele with a body shot.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele walks into a stiff left hand from Martinez.
Martinez swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martinez back to the ropes. Steele follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Martinez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steele momentarily.
Steele misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Steele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martinez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele moves out of range of the body kick from Martinez.
Martinez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steele.
A jab from Steele does it's job there.
Martinez throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinez slips under a jab from Steele.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steele stuns Martinez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steele blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Steele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks Steele with an uppercut!
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele scores with a jab to the body.
Steele connects with a right hand. Martinez shakes it off.
Martinez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steele takes one to the side of the head.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Steele.
Martinez throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steele.
Steele throwing a counter right hand but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Steele's corner calls for a 1-2. Steele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Steele lands with a right hand.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele lands a nice hook to Martinez's body. Martinez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steele swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steele throws a low kick, looking for Martinez's leg but Martinez calmly moves out of range.
Martinez is looking to slow Steele down with leg kicks.
Martinez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steele is out of range and Martinez settles back down.
Steele slips under a jab.
A jab from Steele misses.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez connects with a nice looking jab.
Steele misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Martinez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steele throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Steele blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks Steele off balance momentarily.
Steele moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Case Steele.
Well Steele has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Case Steele!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Case Steele!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Juan Martinez!
Case Steele wins by split decision!
Case Steele decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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