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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TJ Blaize (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaize's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yall Dont Hear Me. TJ Blaize has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Blaize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaize rushes Stewart and presses him up against the cage.
Blaize misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blaize creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stewart's defenses.
Blaize tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stewart wants to pass the guard but Blaize is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart looking to sit in guard and control but Blaize gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stewart has control of Blaize's left arm, preventing Blaize from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart wants to sweep here but Blaize controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Donald Stewart was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stewart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blaize circles away.
Stewart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Blaize sprawls well. He's pushed Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stewart decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blaize wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Blaize tries to kick Stewart off but Stewart keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stewart is looking to take a break and control but Blaize is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Donald Stewart was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blaize leaves Stewart with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
TJ Blaize has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Stewart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries to clinch but Blaize moves out of range.
Stewart blocks a head kick by Blaize.
Blaize wants to clinch.
TJ Blaize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Blaize sprawls well. He's pushed Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stewart tries to score a body lock takedown but Blaize shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blaize.
Stewart takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries to pull guard but Blaize won't allow it.
Stewart taking a breather.
Blaize tries to land a knee to the head but Stewart blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blaize.
Blaize throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart working aggressively here.
Blaize stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blaize with a knee to the head.
Stewart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blaize gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaize throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Blaize.
Stewart jumps guard but Blaize stands there with Stewart around his waist. Stewart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaize misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that TJ Blaize will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stewart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaize looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blaize clinches with his opponent.
Stewart jumps guard but Blaize stands there with Stewart around his waist. Stewart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blaize throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Blaize throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stewart gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stewart content to control rather than advance.
Blaize is defending against the submission attempts here by Stewart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stewart takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stewart is looking for a kimura but Blaize is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stewart to get the leverage.
Stewart trying to control from half guard but Blaize is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaize blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stewart.
Stewart is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stewart decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart gets tackled into the cage by Blaize. Blaize maintains the clinch.
Stewart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stewart jumps guard but Blaize turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blaize with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blaize with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaize throws a right hand that Stewart ducks under and follows up with a left that Stewart also avoids with ease.
Blaize scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blaize darts in and clinches Stewart up against the cage.
Blaize lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stewart is pushing Blaize up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blaize blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart dodges an elbow strike from Blaize.
Stewart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blaize pulls his leg out and moves away.
TJ Blaize has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Stewart.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaize doesn't manage to clinch there - Stewart circles away.
Stewart misses with a series of wild punches.
Stewart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
TJ Blaize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaize misses with a two punch combination.
Stewart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blaize sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donald Stewart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blaize tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stewart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blaize moves in looking to clinch but Stewart pushes him off.
Stewart shoots in looking for a takedown but Blaize manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stewart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blaize misses with a series of wild punches.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaize but Blaize pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stewart tries for a takedown but Blaize sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
TJ Blaize has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Stewart.
Blaize throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaize fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaize throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Blaize circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart moves into the clinch.
Blaize comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stewart is looking for a takedown.
Blaize tries a knee to the head but Stewart blocks it.
Stewart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stewart gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Blaize keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blaize is defending against the submission attempts here by Stewart.
Stewart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart with the ground and pound but Blaize uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaize is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaize works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stewart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart stands up and waves to Blaize to follow him.
Stewart darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stewart is controlling the pace.
Stewart wants to control but Blaize is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stewart is keen to just control but Blaize is a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Donald Stewart wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stewart gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart wants to control but Blaize is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Stewart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Stewart!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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