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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steinar Sting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gimme Shelter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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147 lbs
26 - 20 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Steinar Sting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Knuckle Stone!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sting cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Sting lands a body shot.
Stone checks the leg kick.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sting sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sting plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sting misses the shot to the body.
Stone defending well as Sting loads up on a big left hand.
Sting uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stone moves out of range as Sting throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sting tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sting momentarily.
Sting misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with an inside leg kick.
Sting definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stone moves away from the strike by Sting.
Sting slips a jab from Stone.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Knuckle Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting throws a big shot that misses.
Sting misses with a looping left.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sting.
Stone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sting scores with a body shot.
Sting looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stone takes a swing at Sting's ribcage but misses.
Sting looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stone is fending him off so far but Sting persists. Nope, Stone circles away and we're back to standing.
Stone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sting throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
A right handed body shot lands from Stone.
Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone scores with a shot to the side of Sting's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands with a short shot to the head.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Sting.
A left hand lands to the body for Sting.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sting escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sting shoots in for a takedown but Stone shows good takedown defense.
Sting darts in looking for a takedown but Stone gets double underhooks and turns Sting into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steinar Sting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stone as Sting tries to tie him up.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone gets through Sting's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sting.
Sting is looking to control Stone's arms but Stone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sting has his back to the cage.
Stone working aggressively here.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Sting blocks an uppercut.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Sting just leaning against Stone, taking a breather.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Sting is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Sting into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stone.
Sting escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sting's calf.
Stone staying out of range there.
Sting shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Sting misses with a low kick as Stone jumps back.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Sting misses.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sting throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Stone - just one landing.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sting thows a leg kick but Stone checks it
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stone - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sting throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Sting throws a body shot but no joy.
Sting pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Knuckle Stone will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sting lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stone with a jab.
Sting throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab from Stone.
Stone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sting at a distance.
Steinar Sting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Sting saw that one coming.
Sting looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Sting gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sting ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Sting.
Stone moves out of range of the leg kick from Sting.
Sting on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stone cracks the inside of Sting's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sting.
Knuckle Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sting looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sting with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sting throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a one-two to the body.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from Sting.
Sting throws a leg kick but Stone checks it.
Sting takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sting moves away.
Stone throws a hook to the side of Sting's head but Sting sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Sting rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sting displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Stone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sting cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sting throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sting looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
Sting will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Sting.
Stone feints and then cracks Sting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sting down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone ducks right into an uppercut from Sting.
Stone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sting under the eye.
Sting missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sting shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Sting uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Sting is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sting misses the shot to the body.
Sting is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steinar Sting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sting fails with the takedown
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Sting connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sting shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sting lands a head kick!
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Stone throws a leg kick but Sting checks it.
Stone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Stone.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sting.
Sting throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckle Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sting swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sting blocks a low kick nicely.
Sting takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone blocks a head kick by Sting.
Stone works Sting's body with a nice hook.
Sting pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sting misses with a body shot.
Sting shoots for a double leg takedown but Stone sprawls well. He's pushed Sting's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stone feints and then cracks Sting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sting down.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sting lands with a cross.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sting tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sting has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Sting bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sting throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stone counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stone takes the fight into the clinch.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stone prevents a body shot from Sting.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Stone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stone tries a body shot but Sting blocks it.
Stone lands a nice uppercut.
Sting wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sting tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Sting back against the cage.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sting tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sting lands a body punch.
Stone prevents a body shot from Sting.
Sting blocks an uppercut.
Sting wants a takedown but no success here.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sting backwards.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Sting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sting misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sting misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sting misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sting blocks an uppercut.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sting lands a shot to the body.
Knuckle Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sting is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sting. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Stone gets through Sting's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stings head.
Sting manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Steinar Sting has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sting misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Stone.
Stone lands an uppercut.
Sting fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sting.
A bit of stalling here from Stone.
Knuckle Stone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.
Stone blocks a body shot from Sting.
Sting is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Sting - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sting jumps guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sting is trying to control the position but Stone postures up.
Sting will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sting's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knuckle Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knuckle Stone!
A victorious Knuckle Stone thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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