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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 456 p4p, 1384 weight class) and Don Stewart (ranked 61 p4p, 183 weight class). Stewart comes into a darkened arena with his song building. free ma niggas! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pereira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira digs a good body shot into Stewart's ribs.
Stewart is looking to clinch but Pereira is avoiding it.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stewart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Pereira misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Pereira.
Stewart slips a straight right by Pereira.
Pereira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stewart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pereira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stewart moves away from the strike by Pereira.
Pereira throws a lazy right hand but Stewart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stewart is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big left from Pereira misses.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stewart has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
Stewart blocks a jab.
Pereira scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Pereira misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pereira scores with a kick to the midsection.
A punch combination from Stewart misses.
Stewart slips under a jab from Pereira.
Stewart throws a counter combo.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch but Pereira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pereira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stewart.
Stewart drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
Stewart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Stewart blocks it.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
Stewart swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Stewart.
Stewart blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stewart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
I was talking to Pereira's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stewart lands an uppercut.
Pereira scores with a shot to the side of Stewart's head.
Stewart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Stewart.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stewart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stewart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Stewart.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart scores with a shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Stewart blocks with his arms.
Stewart lands with a left to the head.
Stewart lands with a right to the head.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stewart has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Pereira.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Stewart.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stewart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stewart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stewart.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart scores with a shoulder strike.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stewart.
Stewart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Stewart blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Stewart will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
Pereira misses with a lunging right hand
and Stewart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michel Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
Stewart doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Don Stewart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Stewart.
Stewart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
Stewart blocks a jab.
Stewart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stewart.
Pereira lands a left hand.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Stewart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Stewart.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
A nice left hand lands by Stewart.
Stewart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart lands with a short shot to the head.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stewart misses with some punches.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head.
Don Stewart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Stewart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stewart.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira scores with a shot to the side of Stewart's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Pereira.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stewart.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stewart lands a hook that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Stewart scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stewart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stewart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stewart working aggressively here.
Stewart swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stewart.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stewart.
A nice left hand lands by Stewart.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Stewart.
Stewart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pereira lands a nice shot to the body.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Stewart.
Stewart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Stewart blocks with his arms.
Stewart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stewart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Stewart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stewart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stewart moves into the clinch.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stewart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereiras head.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereiras head.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
Stewart misses with some punches.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stewart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira works on Stewart's body with a couple of short punches.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart blocks an uppercut.
Pereira takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Stewart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stewart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Stewart on the inside.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a shoulder strike.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stewart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stewart lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Stewart.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stewart's elbow.
Stewart misses with some punches.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Stewart on the inside.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stewart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pereira scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Stewart.
Stewart lands a left hand.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Stewart blocks with his arms.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stewart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Pereira.
Stewart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart blocks an uppercut.
Pereira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart lands a shoulder strike.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stewart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Michel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stewart working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stewart is defending well for now.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stewart has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Stewart misses with some punches.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Stewart avoids the damage to the body.
Stewart scores with a shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Stewart prevents a body shot from Pereira.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Stewart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stewart 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Stewart!
Don Stewart bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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