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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Doug Stewart (ranked 4281 p4p, 4243 weight class) and James Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gonzales sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stewart somewhat.
Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonzales sprawls well. He's pushed Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gonzales lands with a straight right. Stewart didn't see that one coming.
Stewart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzales is fending him off so far but Stewart persists. Nope, Gonzales circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart throws a hook but Gonzales avoids it easily.
Stewart tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Gonzales defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stewart.
Stewart takes one on the button.
Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzales has Stewart up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzales has picked Stewart up - he's going for a ride! Gonzales dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart trying to control but Gonzales postures up.
Gonzales stands up from half guard.
Gonzales chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gonzales scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stewart doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart defending well as Gonzales loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Stewart was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Both fighters circling a little - Gonzales finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab by Gonzales.
It looks like Doug Stewart has been cut.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gonzales sprawls well. Gonzales wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
Gonzales takes the fight into the clinch.
Gonzales turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gonzales manages to end up in side control.
Gonzales stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
Gonzales chopping away at his opponent's legs.
James Gonzales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzales throws a body punch but Stewart moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzales lands a jab to Stewart's midsection.
Gonzales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gonzales forces Stewart back against the cage and clinches.
Stewart jumps guard but Gonzales stands there with Stewart around his waist. Stewart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gonzales gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Stewart regains guard.
Gonzales gets to his feet. Stewart looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzales gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Stewart regains guard.
Gonzales decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stewart, up you get!
Gonzales explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gonzales scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stewart in his tracks.
Gonzales scores with a body shot.
Stewart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gonzales clinches with his opponent.
Stewart drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gonzales gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gonzales works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stewart, up you get!
Stewart darts in looking for a takedown but Gonzales gets double underhooks and turns Stewart into the cage.
Gonzales ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gonzales no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stewart wants to get up but he can't break Gonzales's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gonzales is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gonzales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gonzales pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart is looking to stand up but Gonzales won't let him.
Gonzales wriggles free and stands up.
Stewart steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gonzales. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales cracks Stewart with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stewart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales moves into range and clinches up with Stewart.
Gonzales has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stewart regains guard immediately.
Gonzales decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stewart, up you get!
Gonzales with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzales scores with a spinning back kick!
Gonzales has closed the distance and engaged Stewart in a clinch.
Gonzales tightens his grip and picks Stewart up, before dumping him to the ground. Stewart manages to land in guard.
Stewart throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gonzales stands and steps away. Stewart gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzales.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzales.
A punch lands to the side of Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gonzales with the inside leg kick.
Gonzales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Stewart.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Gonzales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Stewart's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
Gonzales throws a nice inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gonzales!
Gonzales lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doug Stewart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzales. Stewart does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Gonzales tries to get set, Stewart tries to push him back and clinch up but Gonzales manages to avoid the attempt.
Gonzales rushes Stewart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzales 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 tries to stall but Gonzales uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gonzales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stewart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stewart is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gonzales is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Stewart to the mat. Stewart regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Stewart throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Stewart working for a triangle but Gonzales defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart gets tackled into the cage by Gonzales. Gonzales maintains the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzales.
Gonzales crunches a lovely knee into Stewart's ribcage.
Gonzales jumps guard.
Gonzales scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stewart sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Gonzales.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart dives in for a single leg takedown but Gonzales sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gonzales.
Gonzales jumps guard and drags Stewart to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gonzales can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gonzales uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stewart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales has managed to clinch.
Stewart tries to pull guard but Gonzales forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gonzales lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonzales lands a left hand.
Gonzales gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Stewart is working an open guard so Gonzales takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gonzales scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzales takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gonzales.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gonzales obliges.
Gonzales has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gonzales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stewart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Gonzales.
Gonzales working Stewart over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales pulls Stewart into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Gonzales manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Stewart will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gonzales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
Gonzales lands with a light punch inside.
Gonzales unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gonzales has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stewart uses from the top position.
Stewart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzales is keeping the position for now.
Gonzales is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
Gonzales lands a knee to the body.
Stewart is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gonzales is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Stewart to the mat. Stewart regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gonzales decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stewart, up you get!
Gonzales delivers a nice body kick.
Stewart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales stuffs the takedown attempt from Stewart. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzales there.
Gonzales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzales lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stewart takes a step back to recover.
Gonzales throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzales instigates a clinch.
Gonzales lands with a left to the head.
Gonzales lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stewart has one foot on Gonzales's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzales throws a front kick that sends Stewart stumbling back into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stewart crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gonzales - the referee stops the clock and Stewart gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gonzales. Stewart manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gonzales lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Gonzales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doug Stewart's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stewart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gonzales.
Stewart moves out of range as Gonzales strikes.
Stewart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gonzales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stewart, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzales lands a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stewart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gonzales is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gonzales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gonzales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzales lands a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales successfully pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are working up against the cage. Gonzales manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Gonzales has picked Stewart up - he's going for a ride! Gonzales dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzales escapes and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Stewart.
Gonzales throws a body shot but no joy.
Stewart tries to counter by clinching up but Gonzales breaks away and moves out of range.
James Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Stewart blocks the low kick.
Stewart appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stewart dives in and grabs Gonzales's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzales pushes down on Stewart's head and hops out.
Gonzales only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gonzales digs a good body shot into Stewart's ribs.
Gonzales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzales throws a leg kick which misses Stewart's front leg but catches the back leg as Stewart tries to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gonzales. Stewart shrugs it off though.
Gonzales misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stewart throws a series of punches but Gonzales avoids them all with ease.
Gonzales looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Stewart misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Gonzales lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stewart doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick lands for Gonzales.
Stewart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzales lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzales fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
Gonzales getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Gonzales.
Gonzales is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stewart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick there by Gonzales.
Gonzales fakes the leg kick and cracks Stewart in the body.
Gonzales scores with a sloppy right hand. Stewart should have avoided that one.
Gonzales moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales gets control of Stewart's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gonzales will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzales wants to stand up but Stewart is controlling him.
Stewart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gonzales is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stewart is controlling him.
Stewart sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gonzales's guard.
Stewart takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gonzales has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Stewart is on him like a limpet, forcing Gonzales back against the cage.
Gonzales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
Gonzales pulls Stewart into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
Stewart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzales is keeping the position for now.
Gonzales pushes Stewart off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stewart gets tackled into the cage by Gonzales. Gonzales maintains the clinch.
Stewart tries to pull guard but Gonzales forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stewart tries to pull guard but Gonzales won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gonzales stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzales.
Crunch! Gonzales slams his shin into Stewart's torso.
Doug Stewart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Gonzales is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzales is looking to slow Stewart down with leg kicks.
Gonzales lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Gonzales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzales has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Gonzales!
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