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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between tj Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Stewart will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, tj Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Stewart!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Stewart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stewart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Stewart scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
Stewart lands with a good body shot.
Miller rushes Stewart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stewart gets tackled into the cage by Miller. Miller maintains the clinch.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stewart lands a jab.
Stewart lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart misses with the combination.
Stewart jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stewart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Stewart pushes him off.
Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stewart punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller moves into the clinch successfully.
Miller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stewart pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stewart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stewart lands a slapping body shot.
Miller tries to clinch but Stewart is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a few strikes there.
Miller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stewart scores with a jab.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Stewart sprawls well.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Stewart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tj Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Stewart throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stewart thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stewart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Damien Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stewart looks to land a combination. Miller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stewart scores with a one two! Miller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Stewart misses.
Nice body punch from Stewart.
Stewart throws a good cross that connects.
Stewart lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Miller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stewart lands with a shot to the body.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stewart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Stewart connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Stewart. Those never looked like landing.
Jab by Stewart.
Stewart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stewart duly obliges.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Stewart throws a combination. Miller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart throws a good cross that connects.
Miller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stewart.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Stewart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stewart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Stewart finds it's way through Miller's defenses.
Stewart scores with a decent looking hook.
Damien Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart misses with the combination.
Stewart clobbers Miller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Miller walks into a left hand.
Stewart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stewart jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stewart misses with the combination.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Stewart, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Stewart against the cage but Stewart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stewart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stewart digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
Stewart connects with a single shot there.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Miller tries to clinch but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stewart.
Damien Stewart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stewart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stewart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stewart feints a jab promting Miller to slip. Stewart then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stewart scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Stewart misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart checks a low kick from Miller.
Sloppy strikes from Stewart. Those never looked like landing.
Stewart leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stewart lands a jab-cross combination.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tj Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Stewart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stewart. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stewart but Stewart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
tj Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot lands for Stewart.
Miller throws a hook but Stewart avoids it easily.
Stewart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stewart.
A left and a right from Stewart both land. Nice combination.
Stewart leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Miller misses with a takedown
and Stewart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stewart!
Stewart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Miller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stewart manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stewart has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Miller off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Stewart throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stewart!
Stewart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stewart is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Stewart circles away.
Stewart scores with a decent looking hook.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Stewart both land. Nice combination.
Stewart scores with a one two! Miller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stewart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheers as Stewart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miller doesn't seem phased though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
Miller tries to clinch there but Stewart circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miller tries to clinch but Stewart is having none of it.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stewart with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stewart.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stewart lands a slapping body shot.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stewart scores with a decent looking hook.
Stewart throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stewart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Miller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stewart lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stewart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart works over Miller's head and body with a nice combination.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donk. Stewart catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stewart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stewart throws out a powerful jab.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stewart as he avoids it easily.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stewart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stewart feints a jab promting Miller to slip. Stewart then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stewart works Miller's body with a nice hook.
Stewart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Stewart.
Stewart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stewart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stewart.
Stewart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stewart scores with a three punch combo!
Stewart scores with a three punch combo!
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stewart defends it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller walks into a straight right hand from Stewart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Stewart.
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tj Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart stalks Miller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miller's face. Miller staggers backwards, shaken.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Stewart.
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stewart cracks Miller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stewart lands with a nice body punch.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Miller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stewart finds it's way round the side to connect with Miller's head.
Stewart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miller momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Stewart displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miller.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stewart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
Stewart scores with a one two! Miller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miller's head.
Stewart lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stewart lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Stewart really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stewart looks to land a combination. Miller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Miller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stewart is trying to stand back up but Miller is controlling him
Miller controlling the action here.
Miller is trying to control. Stewart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stewart is trying to stand.
Miller wants to take a breather but Stewart is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of tj Miller.
Stewart feints a jab promting Miller to slip. Stewart then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stewart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stewart wants it to stay on the feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stewart lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Stewart throws a series of strikes that have Miller backpedaling.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
Stewart moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stewart scores with a three punch combo!
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stewart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stewart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stewart moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Stewart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stewart bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
Stewart swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Stewart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Stewart.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Stewart, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Stewart against the cage but Stewart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tj Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miller has time to react.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Stewart. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Stewart does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Stewart.
Stewart thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Miller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stewart to the mat! Stewart manages to get full guard.
Stewart wants to stand but Miller is controlling the position.
Stewart has a closed guard, preventing Miller from standing up.
Stewart is looking to stand up but Miller isn't so interested in that idea.
Miller trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stewart scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stewart lands with a good body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miller.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Stewart dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stewart throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Stewart connects with a body shot.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Stewart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stewart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Stewart connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stewart connects with a body shot that sends Miller's belly button to the back.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stewart throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Stewart lands a jab-cross combination.
Stewart gets tackled into the cage by Miller. Miller maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stewart avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tj Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart wants to break free but Miller has control.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Stewart turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Miller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller jumps guard but Stewart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stewart scores with a nice head shot.
Stewart lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stewart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart with a jab.
Stewart punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Stewart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miller doesn't seem phased though.
Stewart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miller ducks right into an uppercut from Stewart.
Stewart moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stewart scores with a three punch combo!
Stewart darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stewart stuns Miller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Stewart. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Stewart. Those never looked like landing.
Stewart misses with a few strikes there.
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stewart tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stewart tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stewart throws a one two combo.
Miller has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Stewart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stewart tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Miller wants to take the fight to the mat but Stewart manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stewart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stewart wants to break free but Miller has control.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stewart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
tj Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damien Stewart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Stewart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stewart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Damien Stewart!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Damien Stewart!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Damien Stewart!
Damien Stewart wins by unanimous decision!
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