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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Fraquineti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart has chosen Hold On as his entrance music. Fernando Fraquineti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steven Stewart's chin.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernando Fraquineti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Steven Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraquineti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart clinches.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fraquineti gets tackled into the cage by Stewart. Stewart maintains the clinch.
Stewart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fraquineti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stewart with a knee to the head.
Fraquineti misses with a body punch.
Stewart lands an elbow inside.
Stewart is pushing Fraquineti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stewart lands an elbow inside.
Stewart prevents the takedown attempt.
Stewart lands a good knee to the midsection. Fraquineti won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fraquineti fails to pull guard.
Fraquineti tries to break the clinch but Stewart is controlling the position.
Stewart lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraquineti tries to pull guard but Stewart forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Fraquineti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart lands an elbow that stopped Fraquineti in his tracks for a moment.
Fraquineti tries to break the clinch but Stewart is controlling the position.
Stewart lands a good knee to the midsection. Fraquineti won't want to take too many of those.
Fraquineti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stewart lands a good knee to the midsection. Fraquineti won't want to take too many of those.
Stewart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Stewart.
Fraquineti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stewart with a knee to the head.
Fraquineti tries a body shot but Stewart blocks it.
Fraquineti fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stewart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stewart connects with a crisp jab.
Stewart wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraquineti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fraquineti tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stewart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fraquineti somewhat.
Fraquineti misses with a takedown attempt - Stewart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fraquineti closes the distance and pushes Stewart back into the cage.
Fraquineti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from Stewart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraquineti is trying to force a seperation but Stewart has the dominant position.
Stewart stalling in the clinch.
Stewart is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fraquineti takes an elbow to the temple.
Fraquineti takes an elbow to the temple.
Fraquineti jumps guard but Stewart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stewart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stewart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fraquineti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fraquineti is breathing heavily.
Stewart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fraquineti's face.
Stewart lands a nice elbow.
Fraquineti is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Stewart.
Stewart lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fraquineti takes an elbow to the temple.
Stewart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart darts in and clinches Fraquineti up against the cage.
Stewart crunches a lovely knee into Fraquineti's ribcage.
Stewart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stewart lands a knee to the head.
Stewart landing knees to the head.
Stewart scores with a knee to the head.
Stewart stalling against the cage.
Stewart lands a nice elbow.
Fraquineti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stewart scores a nice knee to the body.
Stewart has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fraquineti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Come on Stewart - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stewart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stewart dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stewart drives through and clinches with Fraquineti against the cage.
Fraquineti fails to pull guard.
Stewart lands an elbow that stopped Fraquineti in his tracks for a moment.
Stewart connects with a knee to the head.
Stewart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fraquineti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stewart obliges.
Stewart with a knee to the head.
Stewart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stewart lands an elbow that stopped Fraquineti in his tracks for a moment.
Fraquineti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stewart lands a damaging elbow.
Stewart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fraquineti's efforts to push away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stewart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Stewart.
Stewart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fraquineti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch but Fraquineti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stewart connects with a looping right hand.
Fraquineti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stewart wants to clinch up but Fraquineti keeps it at a distance.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch but Fraquineti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fraquineti tries to keep at a distance but Stewart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stewart lands an elbow that stopped Fraquineti in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Stewart.
Fraquineti tries to pull guard but Stewart forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stewart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraquineti tries to pull guard but Stewart holds him up against the cage and eventually Fraquineti drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Fraquineti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart lands a knee to the head.
Stewart controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stewart.
Stewart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stewart connects with a knee to the head.
Stewart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fraquineti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stewart gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart is pushing Fraquineti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fraquineti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stewart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stewart landing knees to the body.
Stewart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fraquineti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stewart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fraquineti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stewart pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stewart lands a knee to the head.
Stewart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stewart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart landing knees to the head.
Stewart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stewart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stewart connects with a knee to the head.
Fraquineti is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stewart to keep the fight standing.
Stewart scores with a knee to the head.
Stewart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fraquineti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fraquineti misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stewart takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stewart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steven Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fraquineti keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fraquineti misses with a two punch combination.
Stewart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stewart tries to clinch but Fraquineti moves out of range.
Stewart is looking to clinch but Fraquineti is avoiding it.
Stewart wants to clinch.
Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stewart throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fraquineti.
Fernando Fraquineti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fraquineti is defended easily by Stewart.
Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart lands an elbow inside that Fraquineti shrugs off.
Stewart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fraquineti up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Stewart's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Fraquineti takes an elbow to the temple.
Stewart landing knees to the head.
Stewart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fraquineti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fraquineti tries to pull guard but Stewart forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stewart landing knees to the head.
Stewart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fraquineti's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stewart unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fraquineti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fraquineti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stewart walks away with a smile on his face. Fraquineti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Fraquineti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch but Fraquineti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stewart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fraquineti takes an elbow to the temple.
Stewart connects with a knee to the head.
Fraquineti drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stewart lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Fernando Fraquineti has been cut.
Stewart has Fraquineti pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stewart lands a good knee to the midsection. Fraquineti won't want to take too many of those.
Fraquineti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stewart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stewart.
Nice elbow from Stewart.
Stewart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stewart obliges.
Stewart lands an elbow just above Fraquineti 's eye.
Stalling in the clinch from Stewart.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stewart obliges.
Steven Stewart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fraquineti takes an elbow to the temple.
Fraquineti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stewart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stewart breaks from the clinch.
Stewart has Fraquineti up against the cage in a clinch.
Stewart with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stewart.
Fraquineti takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fraquineti taking a breather.
Stewart lands an elbow inside that Fraquineti shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Stewart.
Fernando Fraquineti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven Stewart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stewart lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Stewart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stewart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Stewart!
Steven Stewart seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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