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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dance comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Cemetery Gates. Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Redman - Da goodness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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181 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
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175 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Dance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a low kick but Dance avoids it.
Dance misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Dance takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Dance avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bill Dance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Smith misses.
Dance misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dance lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith tries to clinch but Dance moves out of range.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dance cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Dance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Dance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dance counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith wants to clinch.
Dance misses with a wild body shot.
Smith takes a swing at Dance's ribcage but misses.
Dance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Dance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Dance lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dance misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Dance moved out of range nicely.
Dance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Dance.
Dance slips a straight right by Smith.
Dance misses the shot to the body.
Smith tries to bum rush Dance with a series of wild strikes but Dance uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dance misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dance.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dance throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith avoids the body shot from Dance.
Dance throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Dance is out of range.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Dance ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Bill Dance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dance connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Dance's shoulder, as Dance tries to avoid the shot.
Dance is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dance. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith misses with a hook
and Dance counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Dance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throws the left hand but Dance avoids the punch easily.
Dance digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Dance swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Dance dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dance looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Dance misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Dance throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dance. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dance with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Dance misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith moves forwards but Dance connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dance swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dance pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Dance takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Dance circles away.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Dance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Smith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Dance.
Dance walks into a left hand.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Dance's defenses.
Dance just misses with a punch to the body.
Frank Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith looks for the body kick but Dance saw that one coming.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dance wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dance works Smith's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dance keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Dance's shoulder, as Dance tries to avoid the shot.
Dance misses the shot to the body.
Dance drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bill Dance is winning the standup battle so far.
Dance misses with a jab to the body
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Dance lands with a shot to the body.
Dance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dance jabs at Smith's body.
Dance wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith is breathing heavily.
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!
Smith slips a straight right by Dance.
Dance throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dance is looking to land body kicks.
Dance fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dance!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dance swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Dance keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Dance dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Dance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Dance.
Dance moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dance throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Dance.
Smith takes one on the button.
Dance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dance breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith feints a jab promting Dance to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dance slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dance. That did some damage!
Smith stalks Dance and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dance's face. Dance staggers backwards, shaken.
Dance works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dance misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws the left hand but Dance avoids the punch easily.
Dance lands with a right hand.
Dance takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dance connects with a body shot.
Dance misses the shot to the body.
Dance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dance blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Dance throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dance steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Dance's head but Dance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dance misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dance misses with a wild body shot.
Dance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Dance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Dance swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance misses with a leg kick
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frank Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith is looking to slow Dance down with leg kicks.
Dance throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dance thows a body shot but no joy.
Dance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith takes a swing at Dance's ribcage but misses.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Dance checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dance checks a leg kick.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dance misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Smith.
I think Dance has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Dance!
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