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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Archie Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Radziewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Frightened Rabbit - The Twist. Radziewicz has chosen Nie Zasługujesz as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 cm
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183 lbs
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190 cm
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Archie Stewart! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartek Radziewicz! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good work by Radziewicz as he checks the leg kick. Radziewicz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A bone on bone clash there as Stewart blocks the leg kick.
Radziewicz scores with a jab. Radziewicz blocks the body kick.
Stewart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Stewart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Radziewicz. Stewart shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Radziewicz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Stewart not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Stewart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stewart tries to free his leg and advance position but Radziewicz is retaining full guard. Radziewicz is trying to keep Stewart in close.
Stewart stands and throws Radziewicz's legs to the side, diving into side control. Stewart lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Radziewicz down.
Stewart passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Radziewicz! Radziewicz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Stewart wants to pass to mount but Radziewicz is defending the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stewart passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Radziewicz! Radziewicz can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stewart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Stewart breaks from Radziewicz's wrist control and lands an elbow. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Stewart wants to control the pace but Radziewicz is squirming around nicely. Stewart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Stewart thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Stewart landing strikes, looking to finish! Stewart scoring with strikes but Radziewicz is staying in there. Stewart in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stewart postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Radziewicz looks a forlorn figure.
Stewart controlling his opponent. Stewart raining down hammerfists from mount. Stewart throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stewart 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. Radziewicz is desperately trying to improve his position but Stewart has a good base and remains in mount. Stewart unloading with bombs! Stewart lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stewart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Stewart lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Radziewicz hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stewart with good strikes from the mount here! Stewart with good strikes from the mount here! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Stewart putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Radziewicz is working to get back to half guard.
Stewart is in the full mount, landing strikes. Stewart cracks Radziewicz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stewart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Radziewicz is rocked! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Stewart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Radziewicz is still in real trouble! Can Stewart finish him? Radziewicz is desperately trying to improve his position but Stewart has a good base and remains in mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Stewart dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stewart drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Radziewicz seems to have recovered his senses. Stewart in side control, just content to control the action for now. Archie Stewart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Stewart trying to control the position but Radziewicz is working away. Stewart controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Radziewicz is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Stewart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radziewicz can do to turn this around? Stewart taking a break here but Radziewicz is having none of it and regains half guard. Stewart passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Radziewicz! Radziewicz working to try and regain half guard.
Stewart landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stewart controlling his opponent. Stewart cracks Radziewicz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stewart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Radziewicz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stewart landing shots from mount. Stewart controlling the pace for now. Stewart lands a heavy elbow. Stewart controlling the pace for now. Stewart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stewart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Stewart trying to control but he's not successful this time. Stewart cracks Radziewicz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stewart controlling from the full mount. Stewart trying to control but he's not successful this time. Stewart controlling his opponent. Stewart scoring with strikes but Radziewicz is staying in there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The referee warns Radziewicz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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 working Radziewicz over with strikes here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Stewart dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stewart drives through with a takedown into guard. Radziewicz keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully. Stewart might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Stewart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Stewart advances to half guard. Radziewicz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stewart is working away from the top position though. Radziewicz is staying active underneath Stewart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Radziewicz regains full guard. Nicely done. Radziewicz keeping full guard, as Stewart tries to pass. Stewart controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Stewart works a leg free and moves into half guard. Radziewicz is refusing to be controlled, as Stewart sits in half guard. Stewart passes the guard and advances to mount! Stewart tries to control but Radziewicz wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Radziewicz regains half guard. Stewart is looking to stall here but Radziewicz recovers full guard. Stewart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Stewart landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stewart working some strikes from top position. Stewart forces his way into half guard. Stewart is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Stewart working away from the top, dropping strikes. Stewart is in the full mount, landing strikes. Stewart trying to control but he's not successful this time. Stewart lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Stewart landing strikes from the mount and Radziewicz is in trouble! Stewart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Radziewicz is looking to escape. Stewart is really struggling to control Radziewicz but he's trying to hold on to the position. Stewart is landing with some decent strikes but Radziewicz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Stewart with the ground and pound from mount. Stewart lands a big shot there that rocks Radziewicz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Stewart lands a big shot there that rocks Radziewicz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bartek Radziewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Stewart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight! Archie Stewart showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stewart, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie 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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