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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baki Fuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baki Fuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Stevens!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens scores with a one two! Fuma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Baki Fuma has been cut.
Stevens misses with a body kick.
Fuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stevens avoids the head kick by Fuma.
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.
Stevens misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens misses with a leg kick.
Stevens lands with a shot to the body.
Fuma fails to land the takedown.
Stevens scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fuma has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Fuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens throws a right and a left that Fuma avoids nicely.
Fuma shoots in and drives through. Stevens sprawls well.
Fuma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fuma is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens lands a left and a right that send Fuma crashing to the mat, dazed. Stevens thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stevens looks to land a combination but Fuma avoids it well.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuma shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stevens is not content to let Fuma control the position.
Fuma stops Stevens from getting back to his feet.
Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fuma. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stevens is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stevens with a poor takedown
and Fuma counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stevens's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuma is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stevens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fuma is controlling him.
Fuma works over Stevens with some ground and pound from guard.
Fuma trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Fuma postures up in Stevens's guard and throws a big left but Stevens blocks it.
Stevens wants to stand up but Fuma is controlling him.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Fuma from controlling successfully.
Fuma is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stevens is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fuma has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stevens!
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens lands with a slapping head kick.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Fuma avoids them all with ease.
Fuma shoots in for a double leg but Stevens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stevens throws out a leg kick but Fuma moves out of range and Stevens only half commits.
Fuma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stevens throws a nice looking combination but Fuma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fuma checks the leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fuma.
Stevens lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fuma backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick by Stevens misses
so Fuma counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fuma with a nice head shot there.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Fuma from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fuma's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fuma is looking to work some ground and pound but Stevens has wrist control.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but Fuma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stevens can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fuma controls the pace.
Fuma prevents Stevens from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fuma throws a body kick that misses.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baki Fuma's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuma tries to score with a low kick but Stevens moves his leg out of the way.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fuma but Fuma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fuma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fuma tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stevens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fuma somewhat.
Fuma avoids the head kick by Stevens.
Stevens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baki Fuma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuma fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Fuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fuma counters with a shoot takedown. Stevens fights it but they end up in guard.
Stevens wants to stand up but Fuma is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fuma's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fuma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fuma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fuma looking to pass the guard.
Fuma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stevens wants to stand but Fuma is controlling the position.
Fuma wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stevens throws a body kick that misses.
Stevens's corner calls for a 1-2. Stevens obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fuma checks a leg kick.
Stevens misses with a leg kick
and Fuma counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stevens is looking to stand up but Fuma isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuma sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fuma drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fuma jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but Fuma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Fuma from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stevens, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Fuma moves out of range easily.
Fuma fails with a takedown attempt.
James Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Stevens misses.
Stevens misses with a combination
and Fuma decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stevens's guard.
Fuma wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Fuma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stevens wants to stand up but Fuma is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuma controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Baki Fuma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fuma wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Fuma is in close to Stevens's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stevens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Fuma moves out of range easily.
Fuma slips a jab and a cross from Stevens.
Fuma fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stevens throws a right and a left that Fuma avoids nicely.
Stevens blocks a head kick by Fuma.
Stevens throws a leg kick which misses Fuma's front leg but catches the back leg as Fuma tries to avoid it.
Stevens scores with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fuma is defended easily by Stevens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Fuma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baki Fuma's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
No luck for Fuma with that takedown attempt.
Stevens stalks Fuma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fuma's face. Fuma staggers backwards, shaken.
Stevens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevens throws a nice looking combination but Fuma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fuma shoots for a takedown but Stevens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt - Fuma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stevens looks to land a combination but Fuma avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Fuma.
Stevens displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Stevens misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuma fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stevens avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Fuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stevens!
Fuma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stevens counters by clinching up.
Stevens is looking to break free of the clinch but Fuma has double underhooks.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fuma has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Stevens is trying to keep an underhook but Fuma manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stevens can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stevens has hold of Fuma's hands but Fuma slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stevens looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fuma trying to control the action but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Fuma is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fuma in particular looking to stall.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.
Fuma takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fuma is looking for a kimura but Stevens is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fuma to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stevens goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stevens throws a nice looking combination but Fuma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fuma tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens misses with the combination.
Fuma closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stevens did well to prevent Fuma getting side control.
Stevens pushes Fuma off looking to stand but Fuma dives back in and keeps control.
Fuma wants to work for an arm triangle but Stevens is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuma prevents Stevens from standing back up.
Fuma keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fuma is looking to stall here but Stevens recovers full guard.
Stevens is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fuma stays in close to Stevens's body and controls the position.
Fuma won't allow Stevens to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuma stands up over Stevens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fuma stops Stevens from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Fuma from controlling successfully.
Stevens wants to stand but Fuma is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevens connects with a solid leg kick.
Fuma dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
Stevens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stevens wants it to stay on the feet.
Stevens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fuma.
Stevens lands a jab-cross combination.
Fuma shoots in for a takedown but Stevens shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fuma shoots for a takedown but Stevens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stevens throws a low kick, looking for Fuma's leg but Fuma calmly moves out of range.
Fuma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stevens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Stevens.
I think Stevens has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Stevens!
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