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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randal Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stone's choice of entrance music: SMALL AXE. Randal Stevens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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183 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randal Stevens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stevens staying out of range there.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
Randal Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Nice body kick from Stone.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
Stone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stevens throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stevens's knee momentarily.
Stevens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone throws a leg kick but Stevens moved away.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevens.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Stone misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands a head kick!
Stevens moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevens shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stone's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stone pulls Stevens in close to prevent any damage.
Stone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stevens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stone wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ben Stone.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Stone lands with a kick to the temple. Stevens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
Stone moves away from the strike by Stevens.
Stone lands with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randal Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevens slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stevens connects with the punch.
Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stevens finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Stone feints and then cracks Stevens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevens down.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stevens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses.
Stone is trying to keep Stevens in close.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevens trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stevens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stone looking to control.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throwing strikes but missing.
Stone controls Stevens momentarily but Stevens frees himself.
Stevens postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevens is looking to work some ground and pound but Stone has wrist control.
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stevens chips away with some ground and pound.
Stevens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stevens tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevens throwing strikes from guard but Stone blocks nicely.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stevens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone tries to strike from the bottom.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.
Stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone keeping full guard, as Stevens tries to pass.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.
Stone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stevens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevens throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Randal Stevens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stevens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Stevens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone lunges at Stevens with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stevens's hand.
Stevens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stone.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Stevens pushes Stone against the cage but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stevens checks a leg kick.
Stone jabs Stevens right on the nose. Stevens blinks but takes it well.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Stevens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stevens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stevens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stone throws a wild body kick that Stevens sees coming a mile off.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Ben Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Stevens finds it's target.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Stevens misses.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stevens.
Stone defending well as Stevens loads up on a big left hand.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Stone is predictable there
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stevens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone looks to land a body kick but Stevens moved away.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Stevens.
Stone slips a jab from Stevens.
Jab by Stevens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Stevens is out of range.
Stone defending well as Stevens loads up on a big left hand.
Stone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stevens misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stevens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stone circles away.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Stevens.
Stevens throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone counters with a nice body kick.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevens throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeps Stevens at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone thuds his shin into the meat of Stevens's side.
Stone slips a jab from Stevens.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Nice cross by Stone.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Stone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stevens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stevens has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stone.
Stone scores with a spinning back kick!
Stevens takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevens's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randal Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone scores with a jab. Stevens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stevens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stevens there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stevens is rocked!
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Stone misses.
Whack! Stone lands a heavy head kick that drops Stevens. The ref tackles Stone to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Stevens was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ben Stone!
Ben Stone is the new welterweight champion!
Ben Stone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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