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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Newman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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346 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darrell Stephenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Newman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson darts in looking for a takedown but Newman gets double underhooks and turns Stephenson into the cage.
Newman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Newman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stephenson is trying to defend but Newman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stephenson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stephenson is trying to stand back up but Newman is controlling him
Stephenson wants to control but Newman is keeping busy.
Stephenson is looking for a sweep. Newman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Newman prevents Stephenson from standing back up.
Newman is thwarting Stephenson's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephenson looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman is thwarting Stephenson's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Newman shoots in for a double leg but Stephenson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Newman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stephenson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stephenson pushes Newman off and gets back to his feet.
Stephenson fails with the takedown.
Newman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stephenson scores with a takedown into Newman's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stephenson throwing strikes but missing.
Newman seems keen to control Stephenson's posture.
Stephenson scoring with some ground and pound.
Stephenson distracts Newman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stephenson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stephenson working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stephenson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Newman looking for a sweep. Not yet Newman, not yet.
Stephenson throws an elbow that misses. Newman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stephenson's guard. Nice move by Newman!
Stephenson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Newman is controlling him.
Stephenson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stephenson trying to control the position here.
Stephenson wants to improve his position but instead Newman has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Newman in particular looking to stall.
Newman is looking for a kimura but Stephenson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Newman to get the leverage.
Newman prevents Stephenson from standing back up.
Stephenson regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stephenson is trying to hold Newman in close to prevent damage but Newman has managed to pass into half guard.
Stephenson is trying to stand up here but Newman is controlling him well.
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 Darrell Stephenson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stephenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stephenson or perhaps it was just good defense by Newman, which made it look bad.
Newman shoots in and gets a takedown into Stephenson's guard.
Stephenson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stephenson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Stephenson looking to control.
Stephenson tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephenson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stephenson wants to stand up but Newman is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman stands up and waves to Stephenson to follow him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stephenson.
Stephenson gets the takedown into side control.
Newman sneaks out the side door and pushes Stephenson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Newman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stephenson.
Newman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Newman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stephenson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrell Stephenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stephenson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman looks to land a combination. Stephenson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brock Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newman dives in and grabs Stephenson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stephenson pushes down on Newman's head and hops out.
Stephenson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Stephenson throws a head kick but Newman moves out of range.
Newman clinches up against the cage.
Stephenson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Newman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Newman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stephenson shoots in but Newman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Newman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stephenson swivels and escapes.
Stephenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Stephenson shoots in looking for a takedown but Newman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stephenson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Newman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stephenson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Newman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stephenson is trying to stall.
Newman gets control of Stephenson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Newman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Stephenson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Newman looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Newman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Newman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stephenson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Newman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Newman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stephenson is looking to counter punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Newman.
Stephenson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stephenson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephenson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman is looking to improve his position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Newman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stephenson lands with a punch from half guard.
Stephenson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stephenson working Newman over with strikes.
Stephenson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stephenson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Newman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Newman trying to hold on to Stephenson's head to control him but Stephenson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stephenson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson throwing shots but Newman is blocking nicely.
Newman is trying to stand back up but Stephenson is controlling him
Stephenson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stephenson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Newman wants to get back to full guard.
Newman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stephenson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stephenson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Newman defending well though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman connects with a leg kick. Stephenson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Newman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stephenson was covering up waiting for the punch and Newman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Darrell Stephenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Newman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stephenson keeping moving, preventing Newman from controlling successfully.
Stephenson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Newman is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Newman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Newman gets back to full guard.
Newman pulls Stephenson in to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stephenson stopping the sweep attempt from Newman.
Newman trying to keep a closed guard but Stephenson is proving a slippery customer.
Stephenson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Newman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stephenson has managed to get both his arms back between Newman's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darrell Stephenson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stephenson 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrell Stephenson!
The defeated Brock Newman had this to say: 'I WILL BE BACK'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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