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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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123 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stewart tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Stewart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones jumps guard but Stewart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stewart prevents a takedown attempt there.
Damien Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jones.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws a low kick but Stewart moves out of range easily.
Damien Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart throws a one two combo.
It looks like John Jones has been cut.
A nice combination there by Stewart.
Jones is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart fails with the takedown.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Stewart finish him?
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones scores with a takedown into Stewart's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stewart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jonesis looking to pass into half guard but Stewart pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stewart is in guard.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stewart defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jones 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 tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Stewart decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stewart avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stewart leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones looks gassed!
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Stewart lands a slapping body shot.
Jones tries to clinch but Stewart moves out of range.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Stewart is retaining full guard.
Jones prevents Stewart from getting back to his feet.
Jones wants to stand but Stewart is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones won't allow Stewart to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stewart is defended easily by Jones.
Stewart shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stewart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart fails to land the takedown.
Jones 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 Jones off to one side.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stewart avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stewart!
Stewart displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones looks to land a combination but Stewart avoids it well.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stewart's elbow.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stewart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stewart as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Stewart or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stewart.
Damien Stewart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stewart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart lands a two punch combo.
Stewart scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stewart wants to clinch.
Stewart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stewart to the ground. Jones is now in Stewart's guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Stewart blocks nicely.
Jones works over Stewart with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stewart is looking to stand back up but Jones counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Stewart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a huge punch but Stewart dodges it nicely.
Stewart is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stewart wants to stand back up but Jones manages to pass into side control.
Jones tries for a kimura but Stewart is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stewart to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damien Stewart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stewart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damien Stewart is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Stewart sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Stewart.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Stewart which made him look bad.
Stewart shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Stewart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stewart tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stewart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stewart tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stewart.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Stewart as Jones shoots in.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stewart tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stewart to the ground. Stewart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Stewart to get back to his feet.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stewart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Stewart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Stewart tries to sprawl out of it but Jones 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 tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Stewart doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Stewart shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stewart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice uppercut there from Stewart.
Jones is looking to clinch but Stewart is avoiding it.
Stewart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stewart as he jumps to the side.
Stewart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is looking to clinch.
Stewart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stewart shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Stewart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stewart is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stewart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Jones.
I think Jones 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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