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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zane Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haris Ribic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Zane Stewart has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zane Stewart seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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161 lbs
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182 cm
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zane Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haris Ribic!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart blocks a head kick by Ribic.
Stewart has Ribic up against the cage in a clinch.
Stewart manages to break the clinch.
Stewart moves into the clinch successfully.
Stewart breaks from the clinch.
Stewart throws a series of punches but Ribic moves out of range.
Stewart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ribic counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart misses with a lunging right hand
and Ribic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stewart tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ribic defends well and Stewart ends up having to push Ribic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribic jabs Stewart right on the nose. Stewart blinks but takes it well.
Ribic tries to close the distance and clinch but Stewart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stewart gets a clinch.
Stewart breaks the clinch.
Ribic tries to clinch but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart tries to counter with a takedown but Ribic is quick to defend against it.
Ribic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ribic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stewart darts in and clinches Ribic up against the cage.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zane Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart has Ribic up against the cage in a clinch.
Ribic is trying to break the clinch but Stewart is controlling him.
Stewart breaks the clinch.
Ribic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ribic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stewart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stewart moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart breaks the clinch.
Stewart clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart just leaning against Ribic, taking a breather.
Stewart breaks from the clinch.
Stewart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ribic counters with a three punch combo that has Stewart backing up. Stewart nods at Ribic to acknowledge the strikes.
Stewart gets a takedown into half guard.
Stewart escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ribic avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a right hand
and Ribic counters with a three punch combo that has Stewart backing up. Stewart nods at Ribic to acknowledge the strikes.
Ribic throws a head kick that misses.
Ribic looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stewart shoots in and gets a takedown into Ribic's guard.
Ribic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stewart landing with the ground and pound.
Stewart scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Stewart dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stewart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ribic circles away quickly and effectively.
Ribic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stewart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stewart with a poor takedown
and Ribic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ribic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stewart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ribic gets tackled into the cage by Stewart. Stewart maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stewart bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribic is pushing Stewart's head away, looking to escape. Stewart manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ribic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stewart throws an elbow but Ribic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ribic is breathing heavily.
Stewart decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Stewart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ribic counters with a series of strikes. Stewart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ribic throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Stewart is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ribic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stewart landing strikes.
Stewart lands a few punches from side control.
Stewart working the body and head with strikes.
Stewart misses with the ground and pound.
Zane Stewart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stewart stands up.
Stewart has Ribic up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stewart forces Ribic back against the cage and clinches.
Stewart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stewart.
Stewart looks up at the clock and then as Ribic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stewart smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stewart stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looking to score a takedown here. Ribic is defending well but Stewart drives through and ends up in Ribic's guard.
Stewart stays in close to Ribic's body and controls the position.
Stewart landing with the ground and pound.
Stewart with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Stewart dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stewart throws a series of punches but Ribic avoids them all with ease.
Stewart tries to keep at a distance but Ribic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stewart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribic throws a head kick that misses.
Stewart darts in trying to clinch
and Ribic counters with a series of strikes. Stewart will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ribic throws a lazy head kick
and Stewart decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ribic's guard.
Ribic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stewart chips away with some ground and pound.
Stewart working some strikes from top position.
Stewart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stewart is stalling in the full guard.
Ribic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ribic is working an open guard so Stewart takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stewart has managed to clinch.
Stewart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Stewart breaks the clinch.
Ribic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart throws a big counter combination but Ribic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ribic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stewart.
Nice cross by Stewart.
Stewart shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ribic's guard.
Stewart gets to his feet - Ribic follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a series of punches but Ribic avoids them all with ease.
Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Stewart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stewart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribic can do to turn this around?
Stewart has closed the distance and engaged Ribic in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haris Ribic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stewart has closed the distance and engaged Ribic in a clinch.
Zane Stewart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stewart manages to break the clinch.
Haris Ribic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribic slips a jab and a cross from Stewart.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stewart, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Stewart!
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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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