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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skylor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Gers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to God's gonna cut you down. Gers comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Iron Maiden - The Trooper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Skylor Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gers!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a series of punches but Gers moves out of range.
Gers fails to land the takedown.
Gers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Skylor Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Gers.
Gers closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Gers pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gers scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Gers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gers throws and elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gers's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Gers is adopting a defensive guard.
Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Dave Gers has been cut.
Gers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Gers looks gassed!
Gers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Gers wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith wants to sweep here but Gers controlling him for the moment.
Gers throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith trying to control but Gers is working from the bottom.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Gers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gers, up you get!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries to bum rush Gers with a series of wild strikes but Gers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skylor Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Gers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gers tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gers moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Gers remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gers with the ground and pound but Smith regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gers is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gers throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Gers looking for a submission but Smith manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Gers looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gers trying to control the position.
Smith wants to stand but Gers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smith postures up.
Smith works over Gers with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Gers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gers looking to control.
Smith wants to stand but Gers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Gers counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smith!
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!
Gers misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocking the ground and pound.
Gers goes for an armbar but Smith turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Smith.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Gers's brow.
Smith distracts Gers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Gers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Smith thuds a left hand into Gers's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skylor Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Gers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Smith misses with a double jab
and Gers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Gers has a good base and remains in mount.
Gers throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gers avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Gers throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gers avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Smith manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Smith, under a barage of strikes from Gers.
Gers thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Smith to regain full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Gers didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Gers keeps moving.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gers is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gers trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Gers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith wants to control from the top but Gers keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gers has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith stalks Gers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gers's face. Gers staggers backwards, shaken.
Gers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skylor Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gers blocks an uppercut.
Gers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Skylor Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Gers.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith drags the fight down to the ground.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gers to stand up.
Dave Gers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith throws a right and a left that Gers avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skylor Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skylor Smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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