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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar De La Werido (ranked 4855 p4p, 457 weight class) and Lewis Stevens (ranked 3078 p4p, 316 weight class). The key to victory for Oscar De La Werido has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar De La Werido !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lewis Stevens !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for De La Werido . That snapped Stevens 's head back.
De La Werido connects with a body shot.
A left and a right from Stevens both land. Nice combination.
De La Werido fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevens misses with the combination.
De La Werido appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De La Werido closes the distance and clinches.
Stevens turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens decides to stand back up. Stevens steps back and let's De La Werido get back to his feet.
De La Werido darts in and clinches Stevens up against the cage.
De La Werido misses with a knee strike.
De La Werido can't break the clinch.
Stevens 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevens gets a clinch.
Stevens stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Werido is trying to maintain a safe position but Stevens gets an underhook and turns De La Werido into the cage.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De La Werido tries for a takedown but Stevens circles away easily
and Stevens counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De La Werido tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stevens smiles and moves away.
Stevens has De La Werido up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens gets control of De La Werido 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stevens will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Stevens trying to strike off his back.
Stevens is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De La Werido is aware though and is defending well.
Our spies down at at Special Ops Training inform us that Stevens has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Stevens keeping moving, preventing De La Werido from controlling successfully.
De La Werido decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens rushes De La Werido and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De La Werido wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar De La Werido . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stevens 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevens has closed the distance and engaged De La Werido in a clinch.
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Stevens clinches.
Stevens is pushing De La Werido up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De La Werido shoots and misses
and Stevens counters with a good, hard body kick but De La Werido shrugs it off.
Stevens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De La Werido .
De La Werido swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De La Werido closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in De La Werido 's half guard.
De La Werido pushes Stevens off looking to stand but Stevens dives back in and keeps control.
Stevens is looking to stall here but De La Werido recovers full guard.
Stevens stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Stevens moves into range and clinches up with De La Werido .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scores with a shot to the side of De La Werido 's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Stevens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stevens connects with a couple of short punches.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevens stopping the sweep attempt from De La Werido .
De La Werido keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Stevens sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De La Werido has his foot on Stevens 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stevens works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Stevens dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stevens moves into the clinch.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De La Werido moves into range and clinches up with Stevens .
De La Werido can't get the takedown.
De La Werido tries to pull guard but Stevens holds him up against the cage and eventually De La Werido drops back down to his feet.
Stevens gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, De La Werido regains guard.
De La Werido is working an open guard so Stevens takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De La Werido closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens darts in and clinches De La Werido up against the cage.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Werido tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar De La Werido . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stevens drives through and clinches with De La Werido against the cage.
Stevens is stalling here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stalling in the clinch from Stevens .
Stevens is pushing De La Werido up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stevens gets a trip takedown into half guard.
De La Werido pushes Stevens off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Werido shoots in for a double leg but Stevens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stevens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stevens decides to pull guard.
De La Werido wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.
Lewis Stevens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stevens is looking for a triangle here but De La Werido uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Stevens is looking for a sweep.
De La Werido trying to control the action but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De La Werido 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is pressing down on De La Werido 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stevens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De La Werido wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
De La Werido stands and steps away. Stevens gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stevens moves into the clinch.
Stevens jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Werido wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Werido got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stevens has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De La Werido has managed to get both his arms back between Stevens 's legs - danger averted.
De La Werido trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De La Werido defends it easily.
Stevens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De La Werido doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De La Werido manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stevens looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! De La Werido has picked Stevens up and slammed him! Stevens can't keep hold of the triangle and De La Werido manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De La Werido clinches.
Stevens manages to pull guard.
Stevens isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. De La Werido stacks Stevens 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 De La Werido !
De La Werido trying to control the position but Stevens is working away.
De La Werido throwing strikes but Stevens manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens working away.
Stevens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De La Werido being controlled for a moment.
Stevens stands up and beckons De La Werido to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens clinches up with De La Werido and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens stalling against the cage.
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Stevens has De La Werido up against the cage in a clinch.
De La Werido is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stevens to keep the fight standing.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
De La Werido is trying to break the clinch but Stevens is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens has hold of one of De La Werido 's legs. De La Werido is fighting the takedown attempt but Stevens gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Stevens gets to his feet. De La Werido looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
De La Werido shoots in but Stevens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lewis Stevens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De La Werido blocks a head kick by Stevens .
De La Werido gets tackled into the cage by Stevens . Stevens maintains the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens gets control of De La Werido 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stevens will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Stevens is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stevens is looking for a triangle but De La Werido pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De La Werido gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De La Werido throws an elbow that misses. Stevens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De La Werido 's guard. Nice move by Stevens !
De La Werido has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stevens off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Stevens clinches with his opponent.
Stevens prevents De La Werido from breaking the clinch.
Stevens is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar De La Werido . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on De La Werido 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De La Werido is looking for a takedown.
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens has managed to clinch.
Stevens gets underhooks to prevent De La Werido 's takedown attempt.
Stevens softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stevens jumps 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!
Stevens keeping moving, preventing De La Werido from controlling successfully.
De La Werido looking to sit in guard and control but Stevens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oscar De La Werido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis Stevens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Werido is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stevens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Stevens !
Lewis Stevens gave a mention to Shade Tree Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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