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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Nowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowell has chosen Doin Time as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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259 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Nowell!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nowell tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Nowell blocks a head kick by Stone.
Stone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nowell to the mat! Nowell manages to get full guard.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Nowell is keeping the position.
Nowell wants to stand but Stone is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nowell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nowell 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.
Nowell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stone 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a strike but Nowell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nowell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stone pulls Nowell in close to his closed guard and prevents Nowell from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nowell sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Nowell doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Stone instigates a clinch.
Nowell tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nowell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nowell effectively controlling the action here.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sean Stone has been cut.
Nowell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone wants a takedown.
Nowell looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nowell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nowell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone pulls Nowell into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone is looking for a triangle but Nowell pushes his legs off easily.
Stone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking for subs off his back but Nowell has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nowell postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Stone to stand up.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Nowell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowell tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Nowell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bradley Nowell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Stone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nowell is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Nowell rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Nowell lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nowell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Nowell with a knee to the head.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Stone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Nowell working Stone over with knees to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nowell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nowell has Stone pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell misses with a knee strike.
Nowell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Nowell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stone.
Stalling in the clinch from Nowell.
A head punch on the inside from Nowell fails to land.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nowell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nowell has Stone pressed against the cage.
Nowell pushes off an throws an elbow but Stone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nowell tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Nowell stops a takedown attempt from Stone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone letting Nowell take a breather here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowell looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell lands a knee to the body.
Nowell is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Nowell into the cage.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Stone wants a takedown but no success here.
Nowell landing knees to the body.
Nowell tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone goes for a takedown attempt but Nowell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nowell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nowell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stone's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Bradley Nowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nowell avoids the head kick by Stone.
Nowell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowell tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Nowell blocks the low kick.
Nowell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Nowell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Stone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nowell moves into the clinch successfully.
Stone goes for a takedown attempt but Nowell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nowell moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Bradley Nowell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nowell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stone is able to avoid easily.
Stone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nowell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stone throws an elbow but Nowell slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nowell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stone asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nowell is trying to get back to his feet.
Stone tries to score with some ground and pound. Nowell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nowell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nowell pushes Stone away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stone gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nowell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nowell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sean Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nowell is avoiding damage well.
Nowell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stone is controlling him well.
Nowell tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The referee is taking a good look at Nowell as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Stone!
Nowell is trying to remain composed but Stone is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Nowell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Nowell defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Stone's arms.
Stone has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell is trying to get back to his feet but Stone has full control of the position and if anything, Nowell has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sean Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone lands shots from the back.
Stone is looking for a choke. Nowell gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Nowell manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Nowell stands up from Stone's guard - Nowell perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nowell.
Bradley Nowell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nowell wants to clinch.
Nowell pushes Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowell connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nowell 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Nowell!
A relieved looking Bradley Nowell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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