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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stewart Charelston (ranked 3794 p4p, 3065 weight class) and Gray Dixon (ranked 287 p4p, 245 weight class). Stewart Charelston has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stewart Charelston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gray Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charelston tries to keep at a distance but Dixon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Charelston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Charelston.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dixon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dixon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Charelston. Those never looked like landing.
Dixon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Charelston lands a jab-cross combination.
Charelston shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dixon eats them both and turns towards Charelston to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Gray Dixon has been cut.
Charelston really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dixon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Charelston!
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!
Dixon takes a little break here. Charelston wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Charelston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Charelston tries to get out of the position.
Dixon scores with punches from side control.
Charelston managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dixon.
The ground and pound from Dixon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dixon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Charelston is avoiding damage well.
Dixon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon controlling the position.
Charelston tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Dixon biding his time, controlling Charelston.
Charelston wants to get back to his feet.
Charelston is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Charelston is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dixon just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Charelston is trying to get back to his feet but Dixon has full control of the position and if anything, Charelston has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands strikes to the head.
Dixon has good solid back control here.
Dixon throwing damaging strikes from the back! Charelston could be in trouble here!
A lull in the action here.
Dixon controlling the position well here. Charelston rolled but Dixon kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Can Charelston hold on?! Dixon is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Charelston trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Charelston tries to roll but Dixon sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charelston covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Charelston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dixon on the ground.
Dixon is hanging on to Charelston's back as he tries to escape.
Dixon controlling the position well here. Charelston rolled but Dixon kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Charelston wants to get back to his feet.
Charelston is trapped and Dixon is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Charelston is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Dixon lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Charelston is trying to get back to his feet but Dixon has full control of the position and if anything, Charelston has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Charelston is trapped and Dixon is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Charelston trying to get back to his feet but Dixon is in full control for now.
Charelston is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Dixon off. It looks like it's working - Dixon slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Charelston displaying calm under pressure there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charelston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Charelston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dixon counters with a shoot takedown. Charelston fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon prevents Charelston from getting back to his feet.
Dixon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dixon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Charelston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dixon wants to control from the top but Charelston keeps moving.
Dixon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dixon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dixon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Dixon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gray Dixon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Charelston tries to clinch but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Charelston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dixon.
Charelston looks to land a left hand but Dixon moved out of range nicely.
Charelston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Charelston as he jumps to the side.
Charelston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Charelston misses with the combination.
Charelston lands with a nice body punch.
Dixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Charelston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stewart Charelston is winning the standup battle so far.
Charelston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dixon shoots for a takedown but Charelston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Charelston as he jumps to the side.
Stewart Charelston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gray Dixon.
Dixon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A quick step to the side and Charelston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charelston lands with a good body shot.
Charelston misses with a body shot.
Charelston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dixon misses its intended target.
Dixon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Charelston pinned against the cage. Charelston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Dixon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Charelston.
Charelston lands a nice looking body shot.
Charelston shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dixon eats them both and turns towards Charelston to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dixon is rocked!
Charelston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dixon is still on wobbly legs! Can Charelston finish him?
Dixon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Charelston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Charelston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dixon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charelston feints and then cracks Dixon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dixon down.
Dixon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Charelston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Charelston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dixon can do to turn this around?
Charelston lands with a right that hurts Dixon. Dixon looks to clinch but Charelston throws a short knee that drops Dixon. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Stewart Charelston!
Stewart Charelston seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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