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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Ewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hedrig Pokousha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewell comes to the ring accompanied by White Dude. Steve Ewell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Ewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hedrig Pokousha!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokousha clinches up against the ropes.
A short right from Pokousha.
Pokousha is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ewell is defending well.
Ewell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pokousha's efforts to push away.
Pokousha has a couple of punches blocked by Ewell.
Ewell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pokousha's defenses.
Pokousha is working for takedown but Ewell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ewell prevents a body shot from Pokousha.
Pokousha manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pokousha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pokousha can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ewell controls the pace.
Pokousha 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ewell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ewell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Steve Ewell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pokousha tries to clinch but Ewell moves out of range.
Pokousha scores with a decent looking hook.
Ewell doesn't manage to clinch there - Pokousha circles away.
Pokousha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ewell moves away.
Ewell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pokousha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ewell tries to clinch but Pokousha is having none of it.
Pokousha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ewell counters with a takedown into side control.
Pokousha is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewell is looking to take a break and control but Pokousha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!
Ewell working away.
Pokousha prevents Ewell from moving into mount.
Ewell trying to control the action but Pokousha is working from the bottom.
Pokousha is looking for a sweep.
Ewell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pokousha stops Ewell from passing to mount.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ewell slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha is trying to control Ewell's posture but Ewell avoids it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pokousha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ewell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pokousha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Pokousha finds it's way through Ewell's defenses.
Pokousha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ewell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pokousha closes the distance but Ewell moves to the side
and Ewell counters with a head kick that drops Pokousha to the mat! Pokousha scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pokousha is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ewell doesn't manage to clinch there - Pokousha circles away.
Ewell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ewell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pokousha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pokousha closes the distance but Ewell moves to the side
and Ewell counters with a body kick.
Ewell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ewell tries to clinch up.
Pokousha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ewell. That one must have hurt.
Steve Ewell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pokousha looks winded!
Ewell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ewell wants it to stay on the feet.
Steve Ewell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hedrig Pokousha.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ewell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pokousha misses with a left hand
and Ewell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pokousha's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Ewell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pokousha rushes Ewell and presses him up against the ropes.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Ewell.
Ewell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pokousha is trying to pull guard but Ewell has him pressed against the ropes.
Ewell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pokousha fails to land the takedown.
Ewell gets caught flat footed, as Pokousha shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pokousha throws a strike but Ewell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ewell trying to control but Pokousha is working from the bottom.
Ewell won't allow Pokousha to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokousha looking to control.
Ewell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pokousha keeping moving, preventing Ewell from controlling successfully.
Pokousha being controlled here, momentarily.
Steve Ewell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pokousha goes for a double leg but Ewell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Ewell continues to drive forward.
Steve Ewell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hedrig Pokousha.
Pokousha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ewell crunches a lovely knee into Pokousha's ribcage.
Pokousha is breathing heavily.
Ewell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ewell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pokousha's defenses.
Ewell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ewell.
Pokousha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ewell lands an elbow just above Pokousha 's eye.
Pokousha is still on wobbly legs! Can Ewell finish him?
Ewell scores a nice knee to the body.
Pokousha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pokousha seems to have recovered his senses.
Ewell looking to stall.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Pokousha in his tracks for a moment.
Pokousha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ewell has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pokousha.
Ewell is pressed up against the ropes. Pokousha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ewell down to the mat. Ewell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pokousha wants to clinch up but Ewell keeps it at a distance.
Ewell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pokousha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pokousha keeps the fight on the outside.
Ewell doesn't manage to clinch there - Pokousha circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pokousha takes an elbow to the forehead.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ewell landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ewell.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Pokousha in his tracks for a moment.
Ewell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ewell lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewell is trying to stall.
Ewell can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Ewell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ewell lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees to the body from Ewell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ewell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ewell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pokousha can do to turn this around?
Ewell lands an elbow inside that Pokousha shrugs off.
Ewell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ewell taking a breather.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Pokousha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ewell lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Ewell.
Nice elbow from Ewell.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Pokousha in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ewell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pokousha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pokousha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steve Ewell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ewell lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Ewell dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ewell pushes Pokousha up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Ewell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pokousha takes an elbow to the temple.
Ewell pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Pokousha! Ewell unloads with more strikes and Pokousha sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Ewell!
A very excited looking Steve Ewell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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