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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Stoned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dack Fayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stoned might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dr. Dre - The Watcher. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Stoned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dack Fayden!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoned throws a right and a left that Fayden avoids nicely.
Fayden shoots and misses
and Stoned counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fayden has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Stoned misses with an uppercut. Fayden saw that one coming.
Stoned misses with a low kick.
Fayden wants to counter with a clinch but Stoned pushes him away.
Fayden blocks a low kick nicely.
Stoned throws a hook but Fayden blocks it.
Fayden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Dack Fayden has been cut.
Fayden avoids the body shot from Stoned.
Stoned thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fayden slips a jab from Stoned.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoned misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fayden.
Stoned moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Fayden as he checks the leg kick.
Fayden jabs Stoned right on the nose. Stoned blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Oliver Stoned has been cut.
Stoned cracks Fayden with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoned throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fayden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fayden fails to land the takedown.
Fayden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fayden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stoned digs a good hook to Fayden's body.
Stoned avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stoned moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stoned with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fayden to score with a decent uppercut.
Fayden lands a jab to the head.
Stoned on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oliver Stoned is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fayden shoots for a takedown but Stoned saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oliver Stoned has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dack Fayden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoned looks to land a left hand but Fayden moved out of range nicely.
Stoned misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayden throws a looping overhand right but Stoned ducks down to avoid it.
Stoned tried to counter with a leg kick but Fayden avoided it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stoned.
Fayden misses with a double jab
and Stoned counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fayden is trying to control the position but Stoned postures up.
Stoned not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stoned lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoned throwing strikes but missing.
Fayden working a defensive guard here.
Fayden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stoned can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stoned has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fayden is proving hard to escape from.
Stoned avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stoned wants to pass the guard but Fayden is keeping the position.
Stoned slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stoned trying to control the position from guard on top but Fayden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stoned throws a big shot that misses.
Fayden misses with a series of wild punches.
Stoned connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fayden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stoned as he jumps to the side.
Stoned tries to bum rush Fayden with a series of wild strikes but Fayden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fayden doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoned circles away.
Stoned swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Stoned.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Stoned dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stoned tried to score with a low kick but Fayden checks it.
Stoned misses with a body shot.
Fayden tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fayden lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stoned looks to score with a jab to the body but Fayden is just out of range.
Fayden just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoned fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fayden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stoned is looking to chop away at Fayden's legs.
Fayden doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oliver Stoned is winning the standup battle so far.
Fayden scores with a jab to the head.
Stoned tried to score with a low kick but Fayden checks it.
Stoned dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoned throws the kick towards the body but Fayden avoids it.
It seemed like Fayden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stoned dodges the punch combination from Fayden.
A lazy left from Fayden finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stoned.
Stoned is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fayden can do to turn this around?
Stoned takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A bone on bone clash there as Stoned blocks the leg kick.
Stoned moves away from the strike by Fayden.
Stoned half committed to a counter leg kick.
Stoned blocks a jab.
Fayden misses with a body punch
and Stoned counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stoned controlling from the top position.
Fayden pulls Stoned in close to prevent any damage.
Stoned in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fayden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've been hearing good reports from Stoned's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Stoned controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stoned wants to control from the top but Fayden keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stoned swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stoned throws a series of punches but Fayden avoids them all with ease.
Stoned bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoned misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Stoned blocks the leg kick.
Stoned looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stoned takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fayden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fayden slips under a jab.
Fayden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stoned throws a body punch but Fayden moves out of range.
Stoned throws a hook to the side of Fayden's head but Fayden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoned ducks under a wild hook from Fayden.
Stoned throws a low kick but Fayden avoids it.
Fayden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stoned counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Stoned.
Stoned throws a lazy right hand but Fayden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oliver Stoned's cut is getting worse.
Stoned has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Fayden looking to score a takedown here. Stoned is defending well but Fayden drives through and ends up in Stoned's guard.
Stoned is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fayden is aware though and is defending well.
Fayden engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stoned working a defensive guard here.
Stoned avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stoned can't keep his opponent in guard - Fayden advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stoned won't allow Fayden to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dack Fayden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Stoned throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stoned scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stoned looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fayden cracks the inside of Stoned's front leg.
Fayden shoots in for a takedown but Stoned shows good takedown defense.
Stoned was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fayden shoots for a takedown but Stoned saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stoned connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A left and a right from Stoned both land. Nice combination.
Dack Fayden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stoned cracks Fayden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stoned avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fayden lands with a nice combination. Stoned backs away looking to recover.
Stoned lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stoned as he avoids it easily.
Oliver Stoned has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dack Fayden.
Fayden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stoned throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fayden shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stoned manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fayden trying to control the position from guard on top but Stoned is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stoned had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fayden defends it easily.
Stoned working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fayden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fayden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stoned is trying to keep Fayden in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stoned keeping moving, preventing Fayden from controlling successfully.
Fayden avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fayden postures up in Stoned's guard and throws a big left but Stoned blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoned looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stoned looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoned is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stoned bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fayden's guard.
Fayden pulls Stoned in close to prevent any damage.
Oliver Stoned overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fayden wants to sweep here but Stoned controlling him for the moment.
Stoned trying to control the position from guard on top but Fayden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stoned throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stoned scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fayden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fayden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fayden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stoned.
Fayden shoots for a takedown but Stoned saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oliver Stoned seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fayden avoids a kick to the body.
Fayden scores with a hook to the body. Stoned takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Stoned showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stoned has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Stoned!
A victorious Oliver Stoned thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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