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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kal Too (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebediah Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stewart's choice of entrance music: Momma Said Knock You Out. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176 cm
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161 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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181 cm
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163 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kal Too! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jebediah Stewart! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - Stewart looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Too fails with the takedown. Stewart scores with a body shot.
Stewart wants to clinch up but Too keeps it at a distance. Stewart wants to clinch up but Too keeps it at a distance. Stewart moves into the clinch. A shot in the inside from Too. Stewart lands a shot to the body. Stewart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Too.
Too throws an elbow but it misses.
Stewart misses with an elbow strike.
Too avoids a wild elbow strike from Stewart. Too lands on the inside with an uppercut. Stewart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stewart breaks from the clinch.
Too misses with a body shot.
Too misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Stewart is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Stewart tries to clinch there but Too circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Too avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Too looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stewart is fending him off so far but Too persists. Nope, Stewart circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kal Too. That's going to take a lot out of him. Too throws a right and a left that Stewart avoids nicely. Stewart wants to clinch up but Too keeps it at a distance. Too shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stewart as he jumps to the side. Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Stewart wants to clinch up but Too keeps it at a distance. Stewart tries to clinch but Too moves out of range. Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch but Too swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Too shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stewart sprawls well. Stewart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Too gets slowly back to his feet. Stewart is looking to clinch but Too is avoiding it.
Stewart is looking to clinch but Too is avoiding it.
Jebediah Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Stewart tries to clinch but Too is having none of it. Stewart is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Too doesn't manage to clinch there - Stewart circles away.
Too shoots for a double leg takedown but Stewart sprawls well. He's pushed Too's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stewart stuffs the takedown. Too shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stewart sprawls well. Stewart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Too gets slowly back to his feet. Stewart fails in his attempt to clinch. Stewart tries to clinch but Too moves out of range. Too avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jebediah Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Too closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Stewart. This has been an exciting period of action! Stewart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stewart as Too tries to tie him up. Stewart lands a knee to the body.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stewart closes the distance but Too moves to the side and Too counters with a three punch combo that has Stewart backing up. Stewart nods at Too to acknowledge the strikes. Too dives in and scores a takedown into Stewart's guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Stewart pushes Too off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Too changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stewart tries to avoid it but Too manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stewart to the ground. Stewart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Too is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Stewart doesn't manage to clinch there - Too circles away.
Stewart moves to clinch but Too breaks away and Too counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Stewart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Stewart doesn't manage to clinch there - Too circles away.
Too circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Too swats him away and circles back towards the center. Stewart wants to clinch. Too swats away the attempt to clinch by Stewart. Too shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stewart defends it nicely. Stewart is looking to clinch. Too keeps the fight on the outside. Stewart is looking to clinch. Too swats away the attempt to clinch by Stewart.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Stewart wants to clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Stewart looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Too waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stewart. Stewart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Too shoots in and drives through. Stewart sprawls well. Stewart pushes Too up against the cage in a clinch. Too takes a knee to the side of the body. 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! Stewart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Too swats him away and circles back towards the center. Stewart fails in his attempt to clinch. Stewart moves in looking to clinch but Too pushes him off. Stewart tries to clinch there but Too circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebediah Stewart dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stewart has Too up against the cage in a clinch.
Too lands with a short shot to the head. Stewart tries to land a knee to the head but Too blocks with his arms.
Too has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stewart avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Too prevents a body shot from Stewart. Stewart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Too prevents a body shot from Stewart. Too throws a head punch that misses. A frustrated look appears on Stewart's face as he tries to break the clinch. Too breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stewart looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Stewart is looking to clinch but Too is avoiding it.
Stewart moves in looking to clinch but Too pushes him off. Stewart wants to clinch up but Too keeps it at a distance. Stewart tries to clinch and Stewart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Too swats him away and circles back towards the center. Too misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Stewart wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Stewart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Too manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Stewart tries to clinch but fails miserably and Too counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Too fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kal Too. That's going to take a lot out of him. Stewart forces Too back against the cage and clinches. Stewart lands a body punch. Stewart lands an elbow just above Too 's eye. Stewart misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Stewart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Stewart looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kal Too is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Too misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick from Too. Too shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stewart as he jumps to the side. Stewart moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stewart blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Knees in the clinch landing for Stewart.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Stewart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Too has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Too 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. Too letting Stewart take a breather here. Stewart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stewart crunches a lovely knee into Too's ribcage. Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Too has him pressed against the cage. Stewart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Stewart misses with a punch to the body.
Too goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stewart prevents it.
Stewart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Too has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stewart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stewart obliges. Too working aggressively here.
Too misses with some punches.
Jebediah Stewart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stewart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart can't find room to land a body shot as Too controls the action.
Stewart tries a knee to the head but Too blocks it.
Stewart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Too has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stewart. Too can't get the takedown.
Too throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stewarts head. Too wants a takedown.
Stewart missing with knees to the body.
Stewart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Stewart is defending well against a takedown attempt. Too misses with the head strike.
Stewart stalls. Stewart lands a nice knee to the body. Too's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Too lands an uppercut. Stewart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Too.
Stewart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Too avoiding damage as Stewart throws knees to the body.
Stewart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Too backwards. Stewart scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stewart tries a knee to the head but Too blocks it.
Too has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stewart regains guard immediately. Stewart pushes Too off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Too swats away the attempt to clinch by Stewart. Stewart defending well as Too loads up on a big left hand. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stewart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Stewart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebediah Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stewart has managed to clinch.
Too scores with a nice hook to the head. Stewart manages to break the clinch.
Stewart moves in looking to clinch but Too pushes him off. Stewart moves to clinch but Too breaks away and Too counters with a nice double leg into guard. Stewart wants to stand but Too is controlling the position. Stewart pushes Too off and scrambles back to his feet.
Stewart gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Too to score an easy takedown into full guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Stewart wants to stand but Too is controlling the position. Too 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. Too trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Too pushes down on Stewart's leg and manages to get into half guard. Stewart is looking to escape. Too gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Stewart has Too up against the cage in a clinch.
Too tries to score a body lock takedown but Stewart shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Stewart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stewart tries to land a knee to the head but Too blocks with his arms.
Stewart is defending well against a takedown attempt. Too is looking to take this one to the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kal Too. That's going to take a lot out of him. Stewart throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Too creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Too working hard to break the clinch. A short right from Too. Kal Too has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stewart lands a nice uppercut. Stewart tries to land a knee to the head but Too blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Stewart tries to throw a body punch but Too avoids it by throwing Stewart back against the cage. Stewart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stewart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Too avoids it. Stewart tries to land knees in the clinch but Too avoids the damage to the body. A bit of stalling here from Too.
Too has picked Stewart up - he's going for a ride! Too dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Too stops Stewart from getting back to his feet.
Too is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Too stops Stewart from getting back to his feet.
Too is looking to take a break and control but Stewart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Too sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stewart taking some punishment here, with Too in his half guard. Too is trying to control. Stewart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Stewart looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stewart manages to escape and get back to his feet! Stewart tries to clinch but Too is having none of it. Too looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A head kick misses from Stewart. Stewart is looking to clinch. Stewart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Too. Stewart fails in his attempt to clinch. Stewart fails in his attempt to clinch. Too closes the distance and clinches up with Stewart, looking for a takedown. Too pushes Stewart against the cage but Stewart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Stewart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stewart clinches up with Too and pushes him back against the cage. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Too as Stewart tries to tie him up. Stewart landing knees to the head.
Stewart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Too backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Stewart lands a knee to the body.
Stewart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Stewart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Too is defending well for now. Stewart tries a knee to the head but Too blocks it.
Stewart tries a knee to the head but Too blocks it.
Too lands on the inside with an uppercut. Both fighters working to control the clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Stewart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Too tries for a takedown. No joy.
Too can't get the takedown.
Too takes a knee right on the jaw!
Too misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kal Too. I think Stewart 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jebediah Stewart! After winning the bout, Jebediah Stewart thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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