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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Kwetche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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196 cm
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274 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmanuel Kwetche!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens clinches with his opponent.
Stephens tries to land knees in the clinch but Kwetche avoids the damage to the body.
Kwetche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stephens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwetche. Stephens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stephens misses with a wild body shot.
Kwetche misses with a hook. Stephens ducked under it nicely.
Kwetche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Kwetche misses.
Stephens misses with a body shot.
Kwetche just misses with a punch to the body.
Stephens closes the distance and pushes Kwetche back into the cage.
Stephens turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Stephens manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Stephens scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kwetche to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stephens misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens taking a breather here.
Kwetche tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stephens wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stephens taking a breather here.
Kwetche wants to get back to his feet but Stephens is dominant here and he's now got Kwetche's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens missing with strikes from the back.
Kwetche covering up well and avoiding damage.
Stephens has good solid back control here.
Stephens has the hooks in. Kwetche is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kwetche.
Stephens just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Stephens has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kwetche has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stephens dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stephens moves away from the strike by Kwetche.
Stephens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kwetche.
Stephens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stephens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kwetche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tony Stephens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwetche. Stephens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stephens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kwetche.
Kwetche blocks a head kick by Stephens.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwetche. Stephens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stephens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kwetche paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Tony Stephens has been cut.
Kwetche throws a looping overhand right but Stephens ducks down to avoid it.
Emmanuel Kwetche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens looks to land a combination but Kwetche avoids it well.
Kwetche tries to sprawl but Stephens drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stephens content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stephens uses his free foot to push down on Kwetche's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kwetche.
Stephens with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwetche wants to hold on but Stephens pushes him away.
Stephens controlling the position easily from mount.
Stephens throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stephens sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stephens is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kwetche can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwetche avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stephens.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kwetche can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stephens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kwetche is looking to escape.
Stephens lands a couple of good shots and Kwetche has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens is punishing Kwetche with some ground and pound.
Stephens lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Stephens.
Stephens trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kwetche doesn't escape.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stephens here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stephens wants to control but Kwetche is keeping busy.
Kwetche really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stephens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stephens is punishing Kwetche with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stephens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Stephens's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kwetche misses with a straight left.
Kwetche misses with a straight right.
Kwetche throws a right hand that Stephens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stephens also avoids with ease.
Kwetche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stephens moves away.
Stephens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Stephens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stephens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwetche.
Stephens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kwetche but Kwetche pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stephens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kwetche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Kwetche misses.
Stephens drives through and clinches with Kwetche against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kwetche is defending well for now.
Kwetche throws a punch but it's blocked by Stephens.
Stephens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kwetche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stephens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kwetche throws out the jab.
Kwetche throws a leg kick but Stephens sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stephens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwetche.
Kwetche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwetche throws a solid leg kick but Stephens takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kwetche.
Emmanuel Kwetche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Kwetche.
Kwetche is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stephens.
Kwetche pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kwetche missing with a left hand there. Stephens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Stephens misses.
Stephens tries a head kick but it misses.
Stephens throws a push kick but Kwetche slaps the foot to one side.
Stephens moves out of range as Kwetche strikes.
Kwetche throws a body punch but Stephens moves out of range.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kwetche napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stephens wants to control but Kwetche is keeping him busy.
Kwetche on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stephens wants to stand but Kwetche is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwetche trying to remain calm as Stephens controls from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Tony Stephens wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kwetche blocks a head kick by Stephens.
Emmanuel Kwetche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Kwetche misses.
Stephens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kwetche.
Kwetche misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kwetche misses with a hook. Stephens ducked under it nicely.
Emmanuel Kwetche seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kwetche misses with an uppercut. Stephens saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kwetche is trying to buck Stephens off.
Stephens happy to just control the position for now.
Kwetche tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stephens wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Stephens.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stephens, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stephens!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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