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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Hardy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hardy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
We've been told by Hardy's head coaches at LOD: Ground Zero that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stewart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stewart dives in and scores a takedown into Hardy's guard.
Stewart throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Stewart postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Stewart won't allow Hardy to get back to his feet.
Stewart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stewart throws a big right hand that misses.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
My spies in Thunder MMA inform me that Stewart has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Stewart trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to stand but Stewart is controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stewart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Stewart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hardy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stewart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stewart is defended easily by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stewart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brian Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Stewart.
A punch lands to the side of Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stewart misses with an uppercut
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Stewart misses.
Hardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart misses with an uppercut
and Stewart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy slips a straight right by Stewart.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Stewart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Stewart fails to land the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Hardy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Stewart moves away and avoids it.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stewart.
Nice sprawl there from Hardy as Stewart shoots in.
Stewart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stewart throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brian Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Stewart is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Stewart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hardy defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stewart closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardy did well to prevent Stewart getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy is looking to escape.
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.
Stewart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hardy is trying to stand up here but Stewart is controlling him well.
Stewart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stewart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stewart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stewart seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stewart prevents Hardy from standing back up.
Stewart wants to take a breather but Hardy is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to stand.
Stewart stalling.
Hardy is trying to stand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Stewart dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stewart tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hardy defends well and Stewart ends up having to push Hardy into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stewart has a takedown stuffed.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Hardy.
A slow jab from Stewart misses its intended target.
Stewart misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy tests Stewart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy throws a hook but Stewart blocks it.
Hardy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Stewart fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hardy to the ground. Stewart is now in Hardy's guard.
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!
Stewart trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy wants to stand but Stewart is controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stewart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stewart connects with a couple of short punches.
Stewart prevents Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Hardy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Stewart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stewart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stewart prevents Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Stewart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stewart works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.
Stewart won't allow Hardy to get back to his feet.
Stewart looking to pass the guard.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but Stewart is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stewart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stewart trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Stewart pushes down on Hardy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stewart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stewart prevents Hardy from standing back up.
Stewart throwing shots but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy has one foot on Stewart's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Stewart throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Stewart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stewart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes. Stewart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stewart closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hardy cracks Stewart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Stewart.
Stewart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Hardy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stewart throws a shot to the body.
Hardy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stewart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Stewart dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stewart was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Stewart has a takedown stuffed.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stewart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stewart can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Stewart.
Hardy is looking for a counter combo.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy punishes Stewart's body with a nice straight punch.
Stewart darts in looking for a takedown but Hardy gets double underhooks and turns Stewart into the ropes.
Stewart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the ropes. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brian Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Stewart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Stewart's body.
Hardy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stewart's head.
Stewart throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stewart thinking.
Stewart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardy throws out the jab.
Hardy lands with a hook. Stewart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stewart with a poor takedown
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Stewart.
Stewart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Stewart saw that one coming.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stewart misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Stewart. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stewart throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Brian Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy throws a big counter combination but Stewart scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Stewart drives through with a takedown into Hardy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stewart with a nice head shot there.
Stewart postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Stewart throws a big elbow that misses.
Stewart looking to sit in guard and control but Hardy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hardy wants to get up but he can't break Stewart's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looking for a guillotine here but Hardy defends easily.
Stewart working for a triangle but Hardy defends it easily.
Hardy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stewart's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stewart working for a triangle but Hardy defends it easily.
Stewart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stewart has a closed guard, preventing Hardy from standing up.
Stewart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stewart's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stewart or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy, which made it look bad.
It looked like Hardy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stewart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart lands a body shot.
Stewart misses with a body shot.
Stewart throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Stewart shoots and misses
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stewart tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
Stewart fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stewart backs up against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stewart on the side of the head.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Stewart is just out of range.
Hardy stuffs the takedown.
Hardy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
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!
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Stewart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Stewart misses with a straight right.
Hardy throwing a counter right hand but Stewart manages to avoid it.
Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stewart misses with a hook
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stewart slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Stewart tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses the shot to the body.
Stewart dives in for a single leg takedown but Hardy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Stewart throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Stewart throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
Stewart with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Stewart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stewart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Hardy throws out a powerful jab.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stewart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stewart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stewart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stewart misses with an uppercut.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Stewart throws a poor cross that misses
and Stewart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stewart fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stewart backs up against the ropes.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
Stewart slips under a jab from Hardy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Stewart's head but Stewart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stewart scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stewart misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Stewart shoots in for a double leg but Hardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hardy stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Hardy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stewart.
Nice jab there from Hardy.
Stewart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardy. That snapped Stewart's head back.
Stewart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stewart throws out the jab.
Hardy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Hardy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stewart has his takedown stuffed
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stewart shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stewart throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Stewart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brian Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Stewart.
Hardy connects with a right hand. Stewart shakes it off.
Stewart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stewart has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Stewart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stewart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hardy wriggles free and stands up.
Hardy lands with a right hand.
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stewart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Stewart looks for a takedown but Hardy sprawls well.
Hardy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hardy digs a good hook to Stewart's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardy is fending him off so far but Stewart persists. Nope, Hardy circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy lands with a hook. Stewart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stewart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stewart fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stewart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stewart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but Stewart is having none of it.
Stewart lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stewart is working Hardy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stewart is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy wants to stand up but Stewart is controlling him.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stewart shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stewart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy lands a jab to the head.
Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hardy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hardy blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy slips a jab from Stewart.
Stewart manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hardy on his heels. He'll look to pass Hardy's guard now, I'm sure.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stewart is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Stewart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stewart working some strikes from top position.
Stewart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stewart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardy keeping full guard, as Stewart tries to pass.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stewart prevents Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy wants to stand up but Stewart is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy catches Stewart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stewart is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Stewart is out of range.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardy misses the target.
Stewart walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Stewart.
Stewart misses with a looping left.
Stewart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardy circles away.
Hardy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Hardy.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Stewart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stewart throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy connects with a jab.
Nice cross by Hardy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.
Stewart fails with the takedown
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Stewart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stewart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Don Stewart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stewart lands strikes from half guard.
Stewart is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hardy defends it well.
Stewart is looking to advance position but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy is trying to stand.
Stewart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stewart is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hardy is just riding it out for now. Stewart eventually gives up the hold.
Stewart is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stewart.
Hardy pushes Stewart off but Stewart dives into side control.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Stewart drags him back down.
Hardy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hardy is pushing Stewart's head away, looking to escape. Stewart manages to hold on to the position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with the ground and pound.
Stewart connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hardy some visible discomfort.
Stewart throws an elbow but Hardy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Don Stewart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stewart landing strikes.
Stewart in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stewart working the head and body with strikes.
Stewart looks up at the clock and then as Hardy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stewart smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stewart looks up at the clock and then as Hardy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stewart smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stewart creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hardy is rocked!
Stewart creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Hardy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Stewart! That's hurt Hardy! Will he recover? Stewart fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Stewart! Don Stewart retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Don Stewart thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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