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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Drover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Drover!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart throws a right and a left that Drover avoids nicely.
Drover shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stewart.
Stewart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drover moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stewart lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drover closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stewart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Drover using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drover connects with a knee to the head.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stewart misses with an elbow strike.
Stewart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drover pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stewart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drover scores with a knee to the head.
Drover goes for a takedown attempt but Stewart pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Drover closes the distance but Stewart moves to the side
and Stewart counters with a one-two to the body.
Stewart is looking to clinch.
Stewart lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drover tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stewart counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stewart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stewart counters with a one-two to the body.
Drover tries to clinch up but Stewart circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drover clinches.
Stewart is pushing Drover up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Drover won't allow it.
Drover blocks an elbow strike from Stewart.
Stewart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stewart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drover tries to land knees in the clinch but Stewart avoids the damage to the body.
Stewart pushes off an throws an elbow but Drover leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stewart managing to block the knees to the body from Drover.
Stewart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stewart dodges an elbow strike from Drover.
A short uppercut from Stewart.
Drover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stewart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stewart throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stewart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drover tries to pull guard but Stewart won't allow it.
Nathan Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Drover.
Stewart is trying to maintain a safe position but Drover gets an underhook and turns Stewart into the cage.
The referee calls for Stewart to work.
Stewart gets underhooks to prevent Drover's takedown attempt.
Drover avoids the elbow strike from Stewart, against the cage.
Drover throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Drover landing knees to the body.
Drover wants a takedown but no success here.
Drover wants a takedown.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stewart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drover.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Drover is controlling the position.
Stewart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drover lands a nice knee to the body.
Stewart wants to break free but Drover has control.
Stewart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stewart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart avoids the elbow strike from Drover, against the cage.
Drover missing with knees to the body.
Drover prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stewart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stewart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stewart lands a nice shot to the body.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Drover crunches a lovely knee into Stewart's ribcage.
Stewart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stewart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drover up against the cage.
Drover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stewart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stewart tries to stall but Drover uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Stewart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stewart lands an overhand right.
Stewart clinches but Drover breaks the clinch
and Drover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drover wants a takedown.
A knee to the head by Drover.
Drover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stewart.
Stewart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stewart looking to stall.
Drover lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drover tries for a takedown but Stewart manages to get underhooks.
Drover looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely.
Stewart trying to stall but Drover improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stewart.
Drover blocks an elbow strike from Stewart.
Stewart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drover.
Stewart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drovers head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drover taking a breather.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Drover keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Drover has double underhooks.
Stewart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stewart tries to land knees in the clinch but Drover avoids the damage to the body.
Stewart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stewart presses Drover against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stewart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drover avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stewart throws an elbow but misses.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stewart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stewart scores with a shot to the side of Drover's head.
Stewart manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Drover is controlling the position.
Stewart scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two 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.
Drover landing knees to the body.
Drover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drover is working for takedown but Stewart is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nathan Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Drover.
Stewart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drover backwards.
Drover lands an elbow that stopped Stewart in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Stewart.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Drover is controlling the position.
Stewart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drover.
Stewart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drover jumps guard and drags Stewart to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but Drover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stewart looking to sit in guard and control but Drover gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stewart trying to keep a closed guard but Drover is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drover is one step ahead there.
Drover slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stewart can't do much from the bottom here.
Stewart is looking to reverse the position.
Stewart struggling a bit here.
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.
Drover looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stewart is looking to reverse the position.
Drover working the head with strikes.
Stewart misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Drover is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stewart knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stewart can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Drover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stewart catches Drover with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch combination from Stewart misses.
Stewart tries to clinch up
and Drover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stewart trying to stall but Drover improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Drover won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stewart takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stewart lands a hook that snaps the head of Drover backwards.
Drover can't get the takedown.
Stewart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drover gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart misses with an elbow over the top.
Drover stalling against the cage.
Stewart lands a left hand.
Drover using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stewart pushes Drover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stewart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drover tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stewart taking a breather.
Drover lands a damaging elbow.
Stewart gets through Drover's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drover keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Stewart is looking to control Drover's arms but Drover gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stewart has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Drover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drover lands a knee to the head.
Stewart tries to stall but Drover uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Drover scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stewart is pressed up against the cage. Drover has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stewart down to the mat. Stewart avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stewart fails to land with a series of punches.
Stewart wants to clinch but Drover slips to the side
and Drover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stewart is struggling to control the position.
Drover has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stewart is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nathan Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Drover.
Drover lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drover tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stewart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drover up against the cage.
Stewart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drover or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drover lands an elbow that stopped Stewart in his tracks for a moment.
Drover misses with a knee to the head.
Drover avoids the elbow strike from Stewart, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drover as Stewart tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Drover keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Drover is controlling the position.
Stewart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drover pulls his leg out and moves away.
Drover tries to clinch up but Stewart circles away and keeps his distance.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drover doesn't manage to clinch there - Stewart circles away.
Stewart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drover circles away quickly and effectively.
Drover tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stewart counters with a two punch combo.
Stewart throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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 moves into the clinch successfully.
Drover is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drover lands an elbow that stopped Stewart in his tracks for a moment.
Drover can't get the takedown.
Stewart trying to stall but Drover improves his position.
Stewart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stewart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stewart prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stewart lands a hook that snaps the head of Drover backwards.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stewart lands a shot to the body.
Stewart is struggling to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stewart throws an elbow but misses.
Stewart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stewart pulls Drover into guard.
Stewart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drover manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Stewart!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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