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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stewart McCaffrey (ranked 2031 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Oyalade (ranked 3350 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart McCaffrey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stephen Oyalade's chin.
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158 lbs
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177 cm
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stewart McCaffrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Oyalade!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCaffrey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oyalade swivels and escapes.
Oyalade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCaffrey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oyalade stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oyalade wants it to stay on the feet.
McCaffrey shoots in looking for a takedown but Oyalade manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McCaffrey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stewart McCaffrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from McCaffrey as Oyalade shoots in.
McCaffrey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McCaffrey is breathing heavily.
Oyalade tries to bench press McCaffrey off him but McCaffrey keeps the position.
McCaffrey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oyalade on the ground.
An elbow from McCaffrey crashes against the mat.
McCaffrey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Oyalade regains half guard, as McCaffrey was trying to land strikes.
McCaffrey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McCaffrey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McCaffrey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oyalade wants to improve his position but McCaffrey is controlling well.
Oyalade keeping hold of McCaffrey's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCaffrey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCaffrey is nestled in close to Oyalade, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oyalade is looking to escape.
McCaffrey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCaffrey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCaffrey trying to advance position but Oyalade counters by regaining guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCaffrey throws a big elbow that misses.
Oyalade wants to sweep here but McCaffrey controlling him for the moment.
McCaffrey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCaffrey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCaffrey throws an elbow that misses. Oyalade uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McCaffrey's guard. Nice move by Oyalade!
McCaffrey throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
McCaffrey looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oyalade passes into half guard.
Oyalade wants to control but McCaffrey is keeping him busy.
McCaffrey is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
McCaffrey has a hand on Oyalade's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Oyalade takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
McCaffrey can't escape the position.
McCaffrey tries to improve his position but instead Oyalade has taken his back!
Oyalade controlling well, preventing McCaffrey from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCaffrey is working hard here to advance position.
Oyalade tightening his grip on McCaffrey, looking for the choke.
McCaffrey is in bad spot here.
Oyalade trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Oyalade is trying to stick to McCaffrey's back but McCaffrey is turning into Oyalade. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Oyalade's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by McCaffrey.
McCaffrey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCaffrey scoring with punches to the head and body.
McCaffrey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McCaffrey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McCaffrey is working Oyalade over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCaffrey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McCaffrey throws a big right hand that misses.
McCaffrey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCaffrey is in close to Oyalade's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McCaffrey throws an elbow that misses. Oyalade uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McCaffrey's guard. Nice move by Oyalade!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCaffrey keeping moving, preventing Oyalade from controlling successfully.
Oyalade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oyalade wants to control from the top but McCaffrey keeps moving.
McCaffrey trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McCaffrey throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stewart McCaffrey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stephen Oyalade's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McCaffrey misses with a takedown attempt - Oyalade sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McCaffrey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oyalade fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McCaffrey avoids it really well and circles away.
McCaffrey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oyalade swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stewart McCaffrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oyalade looks for a takedown but McCaffrey sprawls well.
Oyalade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyalade shoots in and drives through. McCaffrey sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCaffrey shoots in but no luck this time.
Oyalade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stewart McCaffrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCaffrey shoots in for a takedown but Oyalade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCaffrey misses with a takedown
and Oyalade counters with a nice body shot.
No luck for McCaffrey with that takedown attempt.
Oyalade shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCaffrey as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from McCaffrey. No joy for Oyalade on that attempt.
Oyalade takes the fight into the clinch.
McCaffrey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oyalade pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McCaffrey lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Oyalade trying to hold on to McCaffrey's head to control him but McCaffrey postures up.
Oyalade works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stewart McCaffrey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oyalade throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCaffrey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCaffrey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oyalade has momentary wrist control but McCaffrey slips an elbow through the middle.
Oyalade trying to control the position.
McCaffrey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McCaffrey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCaffrey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oyalade looking for a sweep. Not yet Oyalade, not yet.
McCaffrey stands up over Oyalade, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCaffrey throws an elbow that misses. Oyalade uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McCaffrey's guard. Nice move by Oyalade!
McCaffrey doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyalade wants to control from the top but McCaffrey keeps moving.
McCaffrey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McCaffrey looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oyalade passes into half guard.
McCaffrey is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Oyalade with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
McCaffrey is looking to improve his position but Oyalade isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCaffrey wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
McCaffrey tries to escape the position.
Oyalade missing with strikes from the back.
McCaffrey wants to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oyalade struggling to land strikes to the head as McCaffrey covers up.
Can McCaffrey hold on?! Oyalade is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
McCaffrey wants to escape the position.
Oyalade missing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Oyalade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stephen Oyalade's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Oyalade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCaffrey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCaffrey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oyalade steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McCaffrey.
Oyalade is looking to clinch but McCaffrey is avoiding it.
Stewart McCaffrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCaffrey fails with the takedown
and Oyalade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oyalade throws a body kick that misses.
Oyalade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oyalade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCaffrey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oyalade tries to avoid it but McCaffrey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oyalade to the ground. Oyalade escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stewart McCaffrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oyalade throws a solid leg kick but McCaffrey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oyalade.
Oyalade scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyalade tries to close the distance and clinch but McCaffrey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oyalade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oyalade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oyalade gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyalade jumps guard.
McCaffrey throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCaffrey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oyalade throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
McCaffrey working some strikes from top position.
McCaffrey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oyalade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCaffrey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCaffrey with a flurry of punches that miss.
McCaffrey is looking to work some ground and pound but Oyalade has wrist control.
McCaffrey connects with a couple of short punches.
McCaffrey is sitting in close to Oyalade's body. Oyalade has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! McCaffrey is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, McCaffrey is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Oyalade.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Stephen Oyalade!
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