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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Syth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petey Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Syth!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syth closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Syth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Syth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Syth from controlling successfully.
Syth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Syth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Syth won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel Syth has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Syth counters with a head kick.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Syth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith is thwarting Syth's attempts to control the position.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Syth on the ground.
Syth regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Smith.
Syth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Syth has wrist control.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
Smith trying to control but Syth is working from the bottom.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Syth has wrist control.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith wants to control from the top but Syth keeps moving.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Syth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syth wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Syth wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Syth looks gassed!
Syth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Syth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith wants to control from the top but Syth keeps moving.
Smith is really struggling to control Syth but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith trying to control but Syth is working from the bottom.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Syth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Syth's brow.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Syth blocks nicely.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Syth has wrist control.
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 Petey Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Syth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Syth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Syth with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Syth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith wants to control but Syth is keeping him busy.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Syth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Smith is pressing down on Syth's thigh, looking to free his foot. Syth is holding on for now.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Syth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Syth is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Syth defends the submission attempt.
Syth is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Syth is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Syth trying to control here.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Syth pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Syth's hands, connecting with Syth's forehead.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Syth defending well though.
Syth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Syth is defending well.
Syth trying to control but Smith postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Syth's temple.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Syth's head.
Syth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syth trying to control from the bottom.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Syth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith thows a huge punch but Syth dodges it nicely.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Syth is defending well.
Syth is trying to control but can't.
That's four 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.
Smith thows a huge punch but Syth dodges it nicely.
Syth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith is trying to control. Syth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Syth is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Syth avoid being mounted?
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Syth is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petey Smith dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Syth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Syth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Syth looking to control and managing it successfully.
Syth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to lock up and control but Syth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Syth throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith bucks Syth off and manages to get back to his feet!
Petey Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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.
A head kick by Syth misses
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith trying to control the position but Syth is working away.
Smith slows the pace down.
Syth is looking for a sweep.
Syth can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Syth for as long as he can get away with.
Smith'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 ref stands the fighters back up because Petey Smith just wasn't active enough.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Syth, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Syth against the cage but Syth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Syth counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith pushes Syth off and gets back to his feet.
Syth shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Syth fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petey Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petey Smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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