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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelvin Stewart will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stewart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Striker shoots in for a takedown but Stewart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Striker avoids the head kick by Stewart.
Stewart tries to clinch there but Striker circles away.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch but Striker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stewart tries to clinch
and Striker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stewart rushes Striker and presses him up against the cage.
Striker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stewart gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Striker breaks from the clinch.
Striker feints and as Stewart raises his hands in defense, Striker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Striker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stewart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Striker is controlling him.
Stewart scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Striker looking to score a takedown here. Stewart is defending well but Striker drives through and ends up in Stewart's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker stands up from Stewart's guard - Striker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Striker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Striker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Striker fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Striker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stewart blocks a body shot from Striker.
Striker 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.
Striker pulls guard successfully.
Stewart stands up and waves to Striker to follow him.
Stewart motions for Striker to come forward. Stewart throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelvin Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Striker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Striker.
Stewart tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Striker smiles and moves away.
Stewart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Striker misses with some punches.
Striker stalling the fight.
Striker is pressed up against the cage. Stewart has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Striker down to the mat. Striker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stewart looks gassed!
Striker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Striker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Striker frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stewart tries to buck Striker off but he can't manage it.
Striker controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker dominating with strikes here.
Striker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Striker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Striker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stewart is looking to escape.
Striker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stewart is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Striker is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Stewart gets caught napping as Striker dives in and scores a takedown. Stewart manages to retain guard.
Striker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Striker trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Striker gets to his feet. Stewart looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Striker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelvin Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Striker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Striker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Striker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stewart's head.
Striker takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Striker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Striker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stewart pinned against the cage. Stewart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Striker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Striker works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Stewart wants to stand but Striker is controlling the position.
Striker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Striker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stewart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Striker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Striker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stewart fails to land with a series of punches.
Striker scores with a nice strike.
Stewart clinches up with Striker and pushes him back against the cage.
Striker gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Stewart kicks Striker off and gets to his feet.
Striker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stewart's waist but Stewart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Striker off to one side.
Striker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Striker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stewart is trying to drag Striker to the mat but Striker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Striker tries for a takedown but Stewart manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Striker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Striker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Striker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stewart quickly recovers to half guard.
Striker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stewart keeps working.
Striker is trying to work for a kimura but Stewart is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Striker stops Stewart from getting back to his feet.
Stewart wants to stand back up but Striker manages to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Striker prevents Stewart from escaping the position.
Bob Striker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker working the ground and pound from side control.
Striker trying to control the action but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Stewart is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Striker remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Striker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stewart is trying to get back to his feet.
Stewart tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Stewart tries to buck Striker off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Striker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stewart is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Striker working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Striker breaks from Stewart's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Striker controlling from the full mount.
Stewart's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Striker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Striker gets a takedown into half guard.
Striker prevents Stewart from standing back up.
Striker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stewart doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Striker.
Stewart looks like he's trying to stand up.
Striker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Striker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Striker seems content to control.
Stewart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker trying to control from half guard but Stewart is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Striker in particular looking to stall.
Striker is trying to control. Stewart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Striker in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bob Striker just wasn't active enough.
Striker moves into range and clinches up with Stewart.
A right handed body shot lands from Striker.
Stewart breaks from the clinch.
Stewart throws a series of punches but Striker moves out of range.
Stewart throws a combination that misses
and Stewart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Striker shoots in looking for a takedown. Stewart tries to sprawl out of it but Striker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stewart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stewart throws out a loose jab but Striker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stewart lands the left hand.
Striker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stewart defends it nicely.
Stewart fails to land with a series of punches.
Striker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stewart fails to land with a series of punches.
Stewart looks to clinch
and Striker counters by clinching up.
Striker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Striker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stewart sprawls well initially but Striker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stewart tries to kick Striker off but Striker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, if Striker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker works his way into full mount!
Stewart is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Striker has taken his back!
Stewart trying to get back to his feet but Striker is in full control for now.
Stewart takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Stewart controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Stewart is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Stewart defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Stewart looking very determined here, making life difficult for Striker.
Stewart controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Striker is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Stewart up.
Stewart has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kelvin Stewart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Striker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stewart is trying to defend against the choke here but Striker has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Striker Tightens the hold and Stewart taps out furiously! Striker displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob Striker!
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