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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mcclare Stewart (ranked 5243 p4p, 3967 weight class) and Zsnhs Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart comes to the cage accompanied by Lupe Fiasco - Superstar (feat. Matthew Santos). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Dangerous GnP
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mcclare Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zsnhs Mike!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart stuffs the takedown attempt from Mike. Mike gets slowly back to his feet.
Stewart shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mike is trying to defend but Stewart finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mike controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Stewart seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart trying to mount his opponent but Mike defends it.
Still in half guard, Stewart seems content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stewart tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mike knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stewart tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mike swivels and escapes.
Mike counters with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Mike. No joy for Stewart on that attempt.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
Mike looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stewart is fending him off so far but Mike persists. Nope, Stewart circles away and we're back to standing.
Mike gets caught flat footed, as Stewart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stewart content to stall in guard here.
Stewart seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mike for as long as he can get away with.
Mike controls Stewart momentarily but Stewart frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stewart's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stewart shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mike manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mcclare Stewart dominated that round.
That's time! Stewart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stewart tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mike swivels and escapes.
Mike counters with a body kick.
Stewart dives in and grabs Mike's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mike pushes down on Stewart's head and hops out.
Stewart tries for a takedown but Mike circles away easily
and Mike counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mcclare Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mike drives through with a takedown into Stewart's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Mike from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mike trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mike can do to turn this around?
Stewart managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mike wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Stewart goes for a double leg but Mike avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mike continues to drive forward.
And Mike responds with a good body kick, but Stewart manages to step out the way in time.
Mike is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stewart pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mike wants a takedown.
Stewart lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mike trying to hold on to Stewart's head to control him but Stewart postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Stewart is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mike has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stewart is working away from the top position though.
Mike is trying to control but Stewart manages to pass to mount!
Stewart has hold of Mike's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mike manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four 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.
Stewart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mike wants to control but Stewart is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stewart content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mcclare Stewart will probably get the nod.
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 closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mike's guard.
Mike can't keep his opponent in guard - Stewart advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stewart is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mike is trying to maintain the position but Stewart is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Stewart is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike wants to control but Stewart is keeping busy.
Stewart controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mike but Mike pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mike shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stewart counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mike is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stewart content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Stewart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Stewart is stinking the place up with his stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zsnhs Mike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice sprawl there from Mike as Stewart shoots in.
Mike let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stewart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And Mike responds with a good body kick, but Stewart manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mcclare Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart gets caught napping as Mike dives in and scores a takedown. Stewart manages to retain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mcclare 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mcclare Stewart!
Mcclare Stewart decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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