PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Kharlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart comes to the cage accompanied by Celly cel - Its Goin Down Tonight . Donald Stewart had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Stewart
vs
Kharlamov

183 cm
24
185 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

174 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Stewart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maxim Kharlamov!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharlamov misses the jab.
Stewart throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kharlamov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kharlamov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stewart swings for the body but Kharlamov moves out of range.
Stewart wants to clinch up but Kharlamov keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Kharlamov.
Good standup being displayed there by Kharlamov as he connects with a hook.
Stewart is looking to score with low kicks.
Stewart takes a swing at Kharlamov's ribcage but misses.
Kharlamov throws out a loose jab but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kharlamov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stewart misses with a wild body shot.
Stewart blocks the body kick.
Kharlamov throws a head kick that Stewart semi-blocks.

It looks like Donald Stewart has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharlamov drops his hands momentarily and Stewart takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kharlamov misses with a head kick.
Kharlamov tried to score with a low kick but Stewart checks it.
Kharlamov swings for the body but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart works the jab nicely.
Stewart connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stewart.
The fighters circling - Kharlamov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stewart blocks a jab.
Kharlamov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stewart lands a slapping body shot.
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 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kharlamov.
Kharlamov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kharlamov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stewart with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharlamov throws a body kick that misses.
Stewart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kharlamov throws out a loose jab but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart misses with a low kick.
Kharlamov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kharlamov scores with a jab. Stewart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stewart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kharlamov manages to avoid it.
Kharlamov throws a body punch but Stewart moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kharlamov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kharlamov looks to land a body kick but Stewart moved away.
Kharlamov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kharlamov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stewart throws a hook but Kharlamov avoids it easily.
Kharlamov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kharlamov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharlamov moves forwards but Stewart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stewart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kharlamov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stewart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kharlamov manages to avoid it.
Kharlamov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stewart is looking to wear down Kharlamov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Kharlamov gets tackled into the cage by Stewart. Stewart maintains the clinch.
Stewart pushes Kharlamov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stewart working aggressively here.
Stewart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kharlamov backwards.
Stewart working aggressively here.
Kharlamov gets through Stewart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Stewart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kharlamov tries to land a front kick but Stewart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kharlamov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharlamov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stewart lands a slapping body shot.
Kharlamov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kharlamov misses with a low kick as Stewart jumps back.
Kharlamov tries a low kick but Stewart avoids it.
Stewart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stewart tries to clinch but Kharlamov is having none of it.
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Kharlamov.
A good leg kick by Kharlamov.
Some bone on bone action there as Kharlamov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kharlamov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharlamov thuds his right hand into Stewart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kharlamov.
Kharlamov keeps the fight on the outside.
Stewart throws the kick towards the body but Kharlamov avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maxim Kharlamov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donald Stewart's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kharlamov is looking to slow Stewart down with leg kicks.
A jab from Stewart misses.
Stewart scores with a hook.
Stewart moves forwards but Kharlamov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kharlamov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kharlamov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Kharlamov.
Kharlamov throws a leg kick which misses Stewart's front leg but catches the back leg as Stewart tries to avoid it.
No luck for Kharlamov with that takedown attempt.
Kharlamov throws a big shot that misses.
Stewart moves away from the strike by Kharlamov.
A combination from Kharlamov does no damage.
Kharlamov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stewart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kharlamov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stewart misses with a looping left.
Stewart scores with a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stewart, as that shot connected.
Kharlamov misses with a body kick.
Kharlamov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stewart checks a leg kick nicely.
Stewart lands with a right hand.
Stewart throws a wild body kick that Kharlamov sees coming a mile off.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch but Kharlamov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stewart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kharlamov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kharlamov misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kharlamov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kharlamov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a straight left.
Stewart misses with a body shot.
Stewart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stewart checks a low kick from Kharlamov.
Stewart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kharlamov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kharlamov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stewart scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maxim Kharlamov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kharlamov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kharlamov is looking to slow Stewart down with leg kicks.
Kharlamov cracks Stewart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stewart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kharlamov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stewart. That's going to slow Kharlamov down.
Stewart blocks the body kick.
Stewart throws a body punch but Kharlamov moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart blocks the body kick.
Stewart wants to clinch.
Stewart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stewart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stewart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Kharlamov tries to keep at a distance but Stewart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kharlamov tries to throw a body punch but Stewart avoids it by throwing Kharlamov back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stewart.
Stewart taking a breather.
Kharlamov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart misses with a punch to the body.
Kharlamov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kharlamov throws an elbow but misses.
Stewart managing to block the knees to the body from Kharlamov.

Kharlamov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stewart moves out of range of the strikes.
Kharlamov staying out of range there.
Kharlamov just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart throws an off balance right hand
and Kharlamov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kharlamov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stewart lands with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stewart.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stewart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stewart throws a good cross that connects.
Stewart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stewart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Maxim Kharlamov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donald Stewart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kharlamov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stewart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kharlamov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kharlamov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kharlamov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stewart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stewart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stewart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stewart looks to score with a jab to the body but Kharlamov is just out of range.
Stewart is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kharlamov looks for the body kick but Stewart saw that one coming.
Stewart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stewart lands with an uppercut that bounces Kharlamov off the cage and back into range.
Crunch! Kharlamov slams his shin into Stewart's torso.
Kharlamov walks into a jab.
Kharlamov misses with an uppercut. Stewart saw that one coming.
Kharlamov looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Stewart tries to clinch there but Kharlamov circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kharlamov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kharlamov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stewart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kharlamov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kharlamov lands a nice hook to Stewart's body. Stewart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stewart checks a leg kick nicely.
Kharlamov tries to land a front kick but Stewart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stewart slips under a jab from Kharlamov.
Stewart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stewart sizes up Kharlamov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Stewart drives through and clinches with Kharlamov against the cage.
Kharlamov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kharlamov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stewart is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kharlamov lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharlamov.
Kharlamov is trying to push Stewart away but Stewart has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stewart will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kharlamov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kharlamov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stewarts head.
Kharlamov tries to break the clinch but Stewart is controlling the position.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart tries to work over Kharlamov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stewart lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Kharlamov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stewart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries to clinch there but Kharlamov circles away.
Kharlamov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kharlamov lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stewart. Kharlamov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stewart connects with a crisp jab.
Stewart thuds his right hand into Kharlamov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kharlamov avoids a kick to the body.
Kharlamov throws a leg kick but Stewart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stewart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stewart checks a leg kick.
Stewart misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Stewart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stewart throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kharlamov on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kharlamov walks into a jab.
Stewart lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharlamov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kharlamov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kharlamov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stewart lands a head kick. Kharlamov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stewart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kharlamov tries to land a leg kick but Stewart saw it coming and moves away.
Stewart doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Stewart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stewart looks to land a right hand but Kharlamov moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharlamov misses with a low kick.
Stewart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stewart throws a hook but Kharlamov avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Donald Stewart did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Donald Stewart's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stewart throws a low kick but Kharlamov moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Stewart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kharlamov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stewart lands a head kick. Kharlamov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Maxim Kharlamov has been cut.
Stewart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharlamov.
Kharlamov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kharlamov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stewart throws a hook but Kharlamov blocks it.
Kharlamov avoids the body shot from Stewart.
Stewart misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kharlamov misses the target.
Kharlamov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kharlamov takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
Kharlamov looks to throw the jab but Stewart is out of range.
Kharlamov throws a hook to the side of Stewart's head but Stewart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart looks to throw the jab but Kharlamov is out of range.
Kharlamov misses with a low kick as Stewart jumps back.
Stewart looks to land a combination but Kharlamov avoids it well.
Kharlamov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stewart.
Stewart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Kharlamov.
Kharlamov looks to land a body kick but Stewart moved away.
Stewart misses the body punch
and Kharlamov counters with a nice body shot.
Kharlamov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kharlamov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stewart walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Stewart. That snapped Kharlamov's head back.
Stewart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stewart swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kharlamov counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Donk. Kharlamov catches Stewart right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kharlamov throws a jab when Stewart was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kharlamov. That's going to slow Stewart down.
Stewart throws out a loose jab but Kharlamov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kharlamov counters with a head kick.
Stewart misses with a body kick.
Kharlamov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stewart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kharlamov lands a nice shot that snaps Stewart's head back.
Stewart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kharlamov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stewart lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharlamov misses with a body shot.
Kharlamov throws a hook to the side of Stewart's head but Stewart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kharlamov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stewart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharlamov.
Stewart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kharlamov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kharlamov throws a nice looking combination but Stewart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stewart. Kharlamov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stewart takes a swing at Kharlamov's ribcage but misses.
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Kharlamov.
Kharlamov throws a body punch but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart misses with a body shot.
Kharlamov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kharlamov throws a leg kick but Stewart sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kharlamov. That one must have hurt.

Stewart drives through and clinches with Kharlamov against the cage.
A short right from Stewart on the inside.
Kharlamov is trying to break the clinch but Stewart is controlling him.
Stewart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kharlamov backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stewart.
Donald Stewart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stewart misses with some punches.
Stewart tries to break free but Kharlamov pushes him back against the cage.
Stewart pushes Kharlamov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Stewart.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharlamov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stewart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kharlamov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kharlamov misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Maxim Kharlamov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Stewart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kharlamov's calf.
Kharlamov with a hook.
Kharlamov misses with a hook. Stewart ducked under it nicely.
Kharlamov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stewart tries to score with a low kick but Kharlamov moves his leg out of the way.
Kharlamov connects with a body shot.
Stewart lands a nice shot that snaps Kharlamov's head back.
Kharlamov lands a head shot.
Kharlamov ducks under a wild hook from Stewart.
Stewart stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kharlamov. Stewart shrugs it off though.
Kharlamov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kharlamov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stewart wants to clinch
and Kharlamov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharlamov swats away the attempt to clinch by Stewart.
Kharlamov throws a hook but Stewart avoids it easily.
Kharlamov cracks Stewart with a good jab.
Kharlamov shoots in but no luck this time.
Stewart's corner calls for a 1-2. Stewart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kharlamov throws a chopping leg kick but Stewart manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stewart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kharlamov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stewart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kharlamov's hands.
Nice shot by Stewart.
Kharlamov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stewart throws a jab but it's blocked by Kharlamov.
Donald Stewart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharlamov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stewart misses with a body shot.
Stewart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stewart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stewart!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharlamov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kharlamov. That's going to slow Stewart down.
Kharlamov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stewart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kharlamov.
Kharlamov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kharlamov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kharlamov avoids the body shot from Stewart.
Kharlamov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kharlamov misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharlamov misses with a head kick.
Stewart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stewart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kharlamov, as that shot connected.

Stewart rushes Kharlamov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stewart tries to work over Kharlamov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stewart lands a left hand.
Stewart working aggressively here.
Kharlamov lands a shoulder strike.
Stewart lands a body shot.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart pushes Kharlamov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kharlamov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kharlamov blocking some punches.
Kharlamov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharlamov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kharlamov.
Stewart lands a hook that snaps the head of Kharlamov backwards.
A short right from Stewart on the inside.
Stewart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stewart.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharlamov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stewart lands a nice uppercut.
Kharlamov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maxim Kharlamov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stewart blocks an uppercut.
Kharlamov tries for a takedown. No joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kharlamov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Kharlamov!
Maxim Kharlamov is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Maxim Kharlamov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.