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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lydon (ranked 6847 p4p, 761 weight class) and Steve Steward (ranked 6787 p4p, 759 weight class). Steward has chosen CFO% - Worlds Apart as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Lydon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Steward!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lydon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steward moves away.
Lydon lands a nice looking body shot.
Steward has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lydon is trying to maintain a safe position but Steward gets an underhook and turns Lydon into the cage.
Lydon is trying to break the clinch but Steward is controlling him.
Lydon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lydon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steward lands a good knee to the midsection. Lydon won't want to take too many of those.
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Steward won't allow it.
Steward lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lydon backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steward.
Steward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steward misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lydon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steward landing knees to the body.
Steward keeps control of Lydon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steward lands a knee to the body.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steward has him pressed against the cage.
Lydon blocking some punches.
Steward lands a good knee to the midsection. Lydon won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon is trying to push Steward away but Steward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lydon can't break the clinch.
Steward is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lydon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steward stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lydon tries to work over Steward's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steward lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steward.
Steward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lydon tries to stall but Steward uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Steward won't allow it.
Lydon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lydon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lydon looking to stall.
Steward looking to throw knees to the head but Lydon is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steward putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lydon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Steward.
Steward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lydon's efforts to push away.
Steward scores a nice knee to the body.
Steward scores a nice knee to the body.
Steward with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lydon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lydon blocks an uppercut.
Lydon trying to stall but Steward improves his position.
Steward tries to land a knee to the head but Lydon blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steward obliges.
Steward lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steward misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steward lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lydon backwards.
Lydon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lydon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steward is keeping busy.
Steward misses with the head strike.
Steward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steward misses with a punch on the inside.
Lydon tries a body shot but Steward blocks it.
Lydon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steward has him pressed against the cage.
Steward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lydon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steward blocking some punches.
Steward working Lydon over with knees to the body.
Steward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Steward.
Lydon is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steward misses with a knee strike.
Lydon misses with the head strike.
Steward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steward with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steward displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lydon up against the cage.
Steward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lydon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lydon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steward throws a punch but it's blocked by Lydon.
A knee to the head by Steward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Steward.
Steward lands a nice knee to the body.
Steward lands a knee to the head.
Steward lands a good knee to the midsection. Lydon won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Steward dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lydon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lydon throws a combination that misses
and Steward counters by moving into the clinch.
Steward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steward is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lydon is trying to stall.
Lydon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lydon's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Steward fails to land.
Lydon being controlled against the cage.
Steward landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon looking to stall.
Steward with a knee to the head.
Lydon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steward's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steward misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steward.
Steward lands a knee to the head.
Steward working Lydon over with knees to the body.
Lydon is looking to control Steward's arms but Steward gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lydon has his back to the cage.
Steward stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Steward looking to throw knees to the head but Lydon is blocking nicely.
Steward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lydon.
Lydon misses with a body punch.
Lydon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steward landing knees to the head.
Lydon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steward is trying to maintain a safe position but Lydon gets an underhook and turns Steward into the cage.
Steward misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lydon is trying to break the clinch but Steward has him pressed against the cage.
Steward scores with a shot to the side of Lydon's head.
Steve Steward seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lydon tries to stall but Steward uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steward connects with a knee to the head.
Steward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Steward misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lydon.
Lydon tries to break free but Steward pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Steward.
Steward throws a head punch that misses.
Lydon wants to break free but Steward has control.
Steward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steward is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lydon is looking to break free of the clinch but Steward has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steward is trying to maintain a safe position but Lydon gets an underhook and turns Steward into the cage.
Steward utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Steward - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Lydon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lydon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Steward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lydon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lydon working hard to break the clinch.
Steward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steward tries to land knees in the clinch but Lydon avoids the damage to the body.
Lydon taking a breather.
Lydon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steward has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lydon is trying to break the clinch but Steward has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Steward.
Steward is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Steward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lydon blocks it with crossed arms.
Steward connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lydon's face.
Lydon avoiding damage as Steward throws knees to the body.
Lydon tries to break the clinch but Steward is controlling the position.
Lydon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lydon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steward is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Steward looking to stall.
Steward misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lydon blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Steward as Lydon tries to tie him up.
Steward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lydon's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Steward showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Steward clinches up against the cage.
Steward trying to stall but Lydon improves his position.
Lydon takes a shot to the head.
Steward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lydon's efforts to push away.
Steward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lydon blocking some punches.
Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from Lydon misses.
Lydon throws a series of punches but Steward moves out of range.
Steward wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lydon taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steward has a couple of punches blocked by Lydon.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Steward softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steward.
Steward landing knees to the head.
Steward misses with a punch on the inside.
Steward missing with knees to the body.
Steward has a couple of punches blocked by Lydon.
Steward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lydon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lydon stalling in the clinch but Steward improves position.
Steward misses with a punch on the inside.
Lydon being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lydon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lydon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lydon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lydon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steward on the side of the head.
Steward has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lydon tries to circle away but Steward has him pinned against the cage.
Lydon trying to control the position but instead, Steward has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lydon into the cage.
Steward throws a punch but it's blocked by Lydon.
Steward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steward lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Steward as Lydon tries to tie him up.
Steward landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lydon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steward is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lydon is defending well for now.
Steward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lydon avoids it.
Steward misses with a punch on the inside.
Steward landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Steward - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lydon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steward is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steward landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steward lands a knee to the head.
Lydon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steward being controlled against the cage.
Steward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lydon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steward throws a head punch that misses.
Lydon looking to stall.
Lydon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steward is trying to maintain a safe position but Lydon gets an underhook and turns Steward into the cage.
Lydon avoiding damage as Steward throws knees to the body.
Steward unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steward working Lydon over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lydon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnny Lydon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Steward is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steward scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Steward comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steward winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Steward!
A victorious Steve Steward 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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pop
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