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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turner but Turner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turner.
Turner tries to land a leg kick but Stewart saw it coming and moves away.
Turner tries to sprawl but Stewart drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Turner won't allow Stewart to pass to mount.
Stewart trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stewart is looking to take a break and control but Turner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner is controlling Stewart's trapped leg to prevent Stewart from advancing to side control.
Stewart is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stewart wants to take a breather but Turner is having none of it.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stewart.
Stewart looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Turner is trying is best to control the position here.
Turner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stewart scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stewart thows a huge punch but Turner dodges it nicely.
Stewart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turner's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart thows a huge punch but Turner dodges it nicely.
Turner is trying to get back to full guard.
Stewart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turner's head.
Stewart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turner's head.
Stewart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stewart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stewart winds up and cracks Turner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stewart is working for a submission of some sort.
Turner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart wants to pass the guard but Turner is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Turner is just riding it out for now. Stewart eventually gives up the hold.
Turner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stewart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stewart stalling.
Turner desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Stewart landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stewart is pressing down on Turner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Turner is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Stewart there.
Turner is trying to get back to full guard.
Turner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stewart lands a nice short elbow.
Stewart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Turner tries to get to full guard but Stewart has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stewart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stewart drops an elbow to the side of Turner's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Stewart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stewart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Stewart slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stewart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stewart trying to control the position but Turner is working away.
Don Stewart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stewart thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart looks up at the clock and then as Turner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stewart smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stewart tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stewart working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stewart is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Stewart cracks Turner with a big elbow.
Stewart tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stewart connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Turner some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart working away.
Stewart connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Turner some visible discomfort.
Stewart lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stewart controls the position from side control.
Stewart lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stewart wants to control but Turner is keeping him busy.
Stewart cracks Turner with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner is not content to let Stewart control the position.
Stewart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Stewart works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart wants to control but Turner is keeping him busy.
Stewart throws a strike aimed at the side of Turner's head but Turner avoids it well.
Stewart trying to control the position but Turner is working away.
Stewart throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Turner is trying to control Stewart's posture but Stewart avoids it.
Turner taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stewart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Turner struggling a bit here.
Stewart throwing strikes but Turner manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Stewart is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stewart manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Stewart dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stewart defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Turner stuffs the takedown attempt from Stewart. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stewart shoots in looking for a takedown. Turner tries to sprawl out of it but Stewart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stewart crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Turner - the referee stops the clock and Stewart gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Turner. Stewart manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Don Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ben Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick from Turner lands but Stewart takes it in his stride.
Stewart has a takedown stuffed.
Turner throws a head kick that half lands.
Turner throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Stewart counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Turner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stewart.
Stewart trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Stewart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stewart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stewart wants to pass the guard but Turner is keeping the position.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart postures up in Turner's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stewart throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Stewart is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Turner's half guard.
Stewart trying to control the pace.
Stewart is working for a submission of some sort.
Stewart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turner keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stewart looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stewart seems to be looking for submissions.
Turner wants to control but Stewart is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stewart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stewart landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stewart is looking to take a break and control but Turner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ben Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stewart is stalling here. Turner is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stewart seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Turner has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Turner.
I think Stewart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Stewart!
During a confident post fight interview, Don Stewart thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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