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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Stewart (ranked 6633 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lanny Poffo (ranked 8801 p4p, 0 weight class). Poffo has chosen The Genius as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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278 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lanny Poffo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Poffo is defended easily by Stewart.
Poffo forces Stewart back against the cage and clinches.
Stewart gets control of Poffo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stewart will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Stewart looking for a guillotine here but Poffo defends easily.
Poffo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stewart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poffo looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poffo 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.
Stewart working a defensive guard here.
Stewart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Poffo from controlling successfully.
Stewart pulls Poffo in close to his closed guard and prevents Poffo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Poffo from controlling successfully.
Poffo is looking to work some ground and pound but Stewart has wrist control.
Poffo stopping the sweep attempt from Stewart.
Stewart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Poffo is aware though and is defending well.
Poffo trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stewart will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two 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.
Poffo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stewart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Poffo postures up in Stewart's guard and throws a big left but Stewart blocks it.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Poffo from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Poffo pushes Stewart up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poffo trying to control the position but instead, Stewart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poffo into the cage.
Stewart jumps guard and drags Poffo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo is looking to stand up but Stewart won't let him.
Stewart scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Poffo fails to land the takedown.
Stewart fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Poffo to the ground. Stewart is now in Poffo's guard.
Stewart lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Poffo has his foot on Stewart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stewart works his way back into a safe position though.
Stewart postures up.
Poffo looking for a sweep. Not yet Poffo, not yet.
Poffo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stewart could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Poffo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stewart stacks Poffo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stewart!
Stewart in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Poffo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stewart wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Poffo tries to escape but Stewart is in control.
Stewart scoring with punches and elbows.
Stewart lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Poffo down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart working the ground and pound from side control.
Stewart creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stewart is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Poffo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stewart working the head with strikes.
Stewart is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Stewart dominated that round.
That's time! Stewart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Poffo is predictable there
and Stewart counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Poffo is trying to stand up here but Stewart is controlling him well.
Stewart working over Poffo with some ground and pound. Poffo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stewart is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Poffo is trying to control but can't.
Stewart lands with a punch from half guard.
Poffo wants to control but Stewart is keeping busy.
Stewart scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poffo wants to control but Stewart is keeping busy.
Poffo is breathing heavily.
Stewart lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Poffo looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Poffo trying to control from the bottom.
Poffo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stewart scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stewart is nestled in close to Poffo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stewart takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stewart working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stewart winds up and cracks Poffo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Poffo wants to get back to his feet.
Stewart lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Poffo is trying to stand back up but Stewart is controlling him
Stewart winds up and cracks Poffo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stewart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poffo can do to turn this around?
Stewart is thwarting Poffo's attempts to control the position.
Poffo is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart slips a nice elbow through Poffo's hands, connecting with Poffo's forehead.
Poffo wants to control but Stewart is keeping busy.
Stewart drops an elbow to the side of Poffo's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stewart connects with a nice short shot to Poffo's temple.
Stewart wants to work for an arm triangle but Poffo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stewart landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Napoleon Stewart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stewart is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stewart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Poffo defending well though.
Poffo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Poffo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Poffo tries to hold on but Stewart postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Poffo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Poffo tries to hold on but Stewart postures up.
Poffo tries to reverse the position but Stewart maintains control.
Stewart has hold of Poffo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Poffo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Poffo regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poffo wants to control but Stewart is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stewart lands with a punch from half guard.
Stewart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stewart prevents Poffo from improving his position.
Poffo is trying to stand back up but Stewart is controlling him
Stewart drops an elbow to the side of Poffo's head.
Stewart stops Poffo from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Stewart there.
Poffo wants to control the action here but instead Stewart manages to pass to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poffo tries to lock up and control but Stewart gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Stewart dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poffo.
Stewart looking to score a takedown here. Poffo is defending well but Stewart drives through and ends up in Poffo's guard.
Poffo looking to control.
Stewart postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stewart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Poffo trying to control the position.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart stands up over Poffo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poffo wants to get back to his feet but Stewart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stewart lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stewart is looking to work some ground and pound but Poffo has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stewart avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stewart postures up and lands a big shot to Poffo's brow.
Stewart stopping the sweep attempt from Poffo.
Stewart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stewart is in close to Poffo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stewart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stewart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stewart chips away with some ground and pound.
Poffo looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart lands a couple of elbows.
Stewart makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Poffo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart works over Poffo with some ground and pound from guard.
Stewart postures up.
Stewart throwing strikes from guard but Poffo blocks nicely.
Poffo striking off his back but it's not causing Stewart any problems.
Stewart scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stewart lands a couple of digs.
Poffo is trying to control the position but Stewart postures up.
Stewart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Poffo trying to control the position.
Poffo wants to sweep but no luck.
Poffo controls Stewart momentarily but Stewart frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stewart prevents Poffo from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo throws a head kick that misses
and Stewart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stewart.
Poffo goes for a takedown attempt but Stewart pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stewart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poffo's calf.
Poffo forces Stewart back against the cage and clinches.
Stewart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stewart jumps guard and drags Poffo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Poffo passes Stewart's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Poffo wants to pass the guard but Stewart is defending well.
Poffo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stewart is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poffo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Poffo in particular looking to stall.
Poffo moves nicely into side control.
Poffo controlling from side mount.
Poffo tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Poffo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stewart has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stewart throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Stewart!
The defeated Lanny Poffo had this to say: 'I've only got one way to go after that one!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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