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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Ewing (ranked 5454 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Stamkos (ranked 3212 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard Ewing has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Howard Ewing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Stamkos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewing keeps the fight on the outside.
Stamkos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ewing manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stamkos is looking to clinch.
Ewing really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stamkos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stamkos tries to break the clinch but Ewing is controlling the position.
Stamkos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stamkos is looking to clinch but Ewing is avoiding it.
Stamkos tries to clinch up but Ewing circles away and keeps his distance.
Stamkos wants to clinch up but Ewing keeps it at a distance.
Ewing swings for the body but Stamkos moves out of range.
Stamkos wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ewing clinches with his opponent.
Stamkos has had enough of the clinch but Ewing keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Stamkos clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ewing misses with punches from the back.
Stamkos wants to get back to his feet.
Ewing 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.
Ewing lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Ewing lands strikes to the head.
Ewing lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Stamkos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ewing lands punches and elbows.
Ewing missing with punches from the back.
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!
Ewing cracks Stamkos with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Stamkos from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Ewing lands a shot to the head.
Ewing is punishing Stamkos with some ground and pound.
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.
Ewing throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ewing trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Stamkos doesn't escape.
Stamkos is trapped and Ewing is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Ewing misses with a punch to the head.
Ewing missing with punches from the back.
Ewing gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Stamkos trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ewing lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ewing is riding his opponent, not letting Stamkos buck him off.
Ewing is punishing Stamkos with some ground and pound.
Ewing lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing punches the canvas rather than the man.
Stamkos trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Stamkos looks winded!
Ewing looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ewing is punishing Stamkos with some ground and pound.
Ewing has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Stamkos.
Ewing lands with a hammerfist to the side of Stamkos's head.
Ewing lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Ewing lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ewing lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ewing.
Ewing connects with a big shot to the side of Stamkos's head.
Stamkos covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Ewing cracks Stamkos with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Stamkos from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
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!
Ewing is punishing Stamkos with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamkos covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Ewing is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Ewing really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Stamkos.
Ewing has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Stamkos.
Ewing throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Stamkos!
Ewing will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ewing lands shots from the back.
Can Stamkos hold on?! Ewing is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Ewing keeps control of the position easily here as Stamkos tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Ewing dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ewing shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stamkos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ewing scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ewing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ewing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stamkos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ewing.
Ewing throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ewing working Stamkos over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stamkos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ewing working Stamkos over with strikes.
Stamkos is trying to maintain the position but Ewing is very close to passing his half guard.
Stamkos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ewing scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stamkos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Ewing.
Ewing throwing shots but Stamkos is blocking nicely.
Ewing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ewing scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ewing thows a huge punch but Stamkos dodges it nicely.
Ewing lands with a punch from half guard.
Ewing scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stamkos pushes Ewing off looking to stand but Ewing dives back in and keeps control.
Ewing seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ewing lands a nice short elbow.
Stamkos misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ewing is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ewing seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamkos has hold of Ewing's hands but Ewing slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ewing landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ewing takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ewing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ewing keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ewing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ewing winds up and cracks Stamkos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ewing scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ewing looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stamkos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!
Ewing takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ewing connects with a nice short shot to Stamkos's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ewing scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ewing slips a nice elbow through Stamkos's hands, connecting with Stamkos's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ewing connects with a nice short shot to Stamkos's temple.
Ewing working over Stamkos with some ground and pound. Stamkos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ewing landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ewing lands strikes from half guard.
Ewing is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ewing lands a nice short elbow.
Ewing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ewing seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Ewing seems content to control.
Ewing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Howard Ewing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Ewing there.
Ewing scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Ewing there.
Ewing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stamkos can do to turn this around?
Ewing looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stamkos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ewing working over Stamkos with some ground and pound. Stamkos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ewing lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ewing looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stamkos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ewing controlling the action here.
Ewing seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stamkos for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Ewing dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ewing misses with a takedown attempt - Stamkos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stamkos clinches up against the cage.
Stamkos is looking to break free of the clinch but Ewing has double underhooks.
Ewing blocks an elbow strike from Stamkos.
Stamkos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stamkos has Ewing pressed against the cage.
Stamkos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stamkos clinches.
Stamkos is trying to break free.
Stamkos stops a takedown attempt from Ewing.
Stamkos is trying to break the clinch but Ewing has him pressed against the cage.
Stamkos breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing throws a looping overhand right but Stamkos ducks down to avoid it.
Stamkos digs a good hook to Ewing's body.
Steven Stamkos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ewing fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Ewing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Ewing with that takedown attempt.
Stamkos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ewing manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steven Stamkos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stamkos has managed to clinch.
Stamkos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stamkos misses with a head kick.
Stamkos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ewing circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Stamkos misses.
Steven Stamkos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stamkos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stamkos fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamkos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ewing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stamkos just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEwing.
Ewing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stamkos throws a series of punches but Ewing avoids them all with ease.
Ewing closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stamkos circles away.
Ewing darts in looking for a takedown but Stamkos gets double underhooks and turns Ewing into the cage.
Stamkos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stamkos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ewing.
Stamkos stalks Ewing and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ewing's face. Ewing staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamkos is looking to clinch.
Steven Stamkos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamkos clinches with his opponent.
Stamkos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stamkos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stamkos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stamkos scores with a leg kick.
Ewing closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stamkos did well to prevent Ewing getting side control.
Ewing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stamkos defending well though.
Ewing landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stamkos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stamkos has hold of Ewing's hands but Ewing slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ewing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ewing connects with a nice short shot to Stamkos's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing working over Stamkos with some ground and pound. Stamkos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stamkos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ewing. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ewing lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ewing scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ewing scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Ewing.
Ewing working the head and body with strikes.
Ewing drops an elbow to the side of Stamkos's head.
Ewing working Stamkos over with strikes.
Ewing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ewing working over Stamkos with some ground and pound. Stamkos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ewing takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Howard Ewing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ewing not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Stamkos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ewing 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Ewing!
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