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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). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
2 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Drover!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drover walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Drover as Stewart shoots in.
Stewart clinches up with Drover and pushes him back against the cage.
Stewart leaning against his opponent.
Stewart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drover is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stewart gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Stewart.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stewart lands with a light punch inside.
Drover landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drover lands an elbow inside.
Stewart trying to stall but Drover improves his position.
Drover tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stewart just stands there and leans against the cage.
Drover pulls guard.
Stewart is looking to work some ground and pound but Drover has wrist control.
Stewart has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stewart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stewart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drover wants to sweep here but Stewart controlling him for the moment.
Stewart throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drover working for a triangle but Stewart defends it easily.
Stewart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drover working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stewart.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stewart is stalling in the full guard.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Drover keeps moving.
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.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stewart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stewart looks to land a combination but Drover avoids it well.
Stewart moves into range and clinches up with Drover.
Stewart takes an elbow to the temple.
Stewart is trying to maintain a safe position but Drover gets an underhook and turns Stewart into the cage.
Drover jumps guard.
Drover is looking for a triangle but Stewart pushes his legs off easily.
Stewart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is stalling in the full guard.
Stewart trying to control but Drover is working from the bottom.
Drover trying to keep a closed guard but Stewart is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but Drover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drover dodges the punch combination from Stewart.
Stewart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stewart throws a series of strikes that have Drover backpedaling.
Stewart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stewart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stewart throws a series of punches but Drover avoids them all with ease.
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 Nathan Stewart will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stewart moves in looking to clinch but Drover pushes him off.
Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Stewart blocks an elbow strike from Drover.
Stewart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drover takes a shot to the head.
Drover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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.
Drover blocks an elbow strike from Stewart.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drover blocks the elbow strike.
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 thows a body shot but no joy.
Stewart lands a jab-cross combination.
Stewart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Drover shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stewart as he avoids it easily.
Drover closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stewart counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drover tries for a takedown but Stewart circles away easily
and Stewart counters with a nice uppercut.
Nathan Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Drover.
Drover is breathing heavily.
Stewart displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stewart lands a nice looking body shot.
Stewart moves into the clinch.
Stewart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stewart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stewart stalling in the clinch but Drover improves position.
Drover goes for a takedown attempt but Stewart pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stewart's corner calls for a 1-2. Stewart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart rushes Drover and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stewart pushes off an throws an elbow but Drover leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Drover.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drover avoids a wild elbow strike from Stewart.
Drover is trying to drag Stewart to the mat but Stewart just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Drover blocks an elbow strike from Stewart.
Drover stops a takedown attempt from Stewart.
Stewart tries to break free but Drover pushes him back against the cage.
Drover tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drover tries to score a body lock takedown but Stewart shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Drover is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stewart pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Stewart scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stewart.
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.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stewart trying to land knees to the body.
Stewart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drover is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stewart gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stewart's efforts to push away.
Stewart trying to control the position but instead, Drover has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stewart into the cage.
Stewart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stewart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Drover is controlling him.
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 misses with an elbow over the top.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Stewart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drover tries to land knees in the clinch but Stewart avoids the damage to the body.
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 misses with an elbow over the top.
Stewart lands an elbow just above Drover 's eye.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Drover is controlling him.
Stewart working hard to break the clinch.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stewart fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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.
Stewart stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stewart is trying to force a seperation but Drover has the dominant position.
Stewart is looking to control Drover's arms but Drover gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stewart has his back to the cage.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drover decides to pull guard.
Stewart throws a big right hand that misses.
Drover working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stewart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stewart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drover is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stewart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stewart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Stewart dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Drover shoots in but no luck this time.
Stewart darts in trying to clinch
so Drover counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stewart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Drover blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stewart.
Drover is refusing to be controlled, as Stewart sits in half guard.
Drover on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drover wants to improve his position but Stewart is controlling well.
Drover takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drover keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart is working for a submission of some sort.
Stewart is taking a breather. Drover says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Drover avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stewart.
Drover is refusing to be controlled, as Stewart sits in half guard.
Stewart thows a huge punch but Drover dodges it nicely.
Stewart perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drover misses with a takedown attempt
and Stewart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stewart.
Stewart lands with a light punch inside.
Drover gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stewart.
Drover misses with a knee to the head.
Stewart prevents the takedown attempt.
Nathan Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Drover.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drover is working for takedown but Stewart is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stewart cracks Drover with a nice body shot.
Drover keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Drover won't allow it.
Stewart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Drover blocks the elbow strike.
Stewart prevents the takedown attempt.
Stewart turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Stewart looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Drover is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart working the ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Stewart are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stewart misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stewart working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stewart decides to stand up, so the ref orders Drover to his feet.
Stewart lands a jab-cross combination.
Nathan Stewart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Stewart coming out on top.
Stewart moves into the clinch.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drover is pressed up against the cage. Stewart has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drover down to the mat. Drover avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drover tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stewart swivels and escapes.
Stewart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drover counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drover.
Stewart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drover avoids the elbow strike from Stewart, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stewart.
Stewart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drover changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stewart fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stewart clinches with his opponent.
Stewart avoids a wild elbow strike from Drover.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Drover won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Stewart.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stewart is trying to force a seperation but Drover has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stewart, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Nathan Stewart!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Nathan Stewart!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Nathan Stewart!
Nathan Stewart wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
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