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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Slone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Slone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Smith!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Slone wants to stand but Smith has his arm trapped.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
What's Smith going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Smith is not content to let Slone control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith holds on to Slone's head and controls the position momentarily.
Slone wants to stand but Smith is controlling his arm.
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Smith wants to sweep here but Slone controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Slone!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Slone looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Slone pulls guard effortlessly.
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Slone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slone being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Slone.
Smith prevents a body shot from Slone.
Slone tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Slone trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slone working hard to break the clinch.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slone up against the cage.
Slone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Slone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slone is trying to stall.
Slone has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Slone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Smith is right now.
Slone wants to stand but Smith has his arm trapped.
Smith regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Slone wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slone's guard.
Smith stands up and waves to Slone to follow him.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slone, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slone letting Smith take a breather here.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Slone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Slone is trying to break free.
Smith avoiding damage as Slone throws knees to the body.
Slone trying to land knees to the body.
Slone looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Smith receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Smith.
Slone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Slone.
Slone looking to stall.
Smith has Slone pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slone throws a leg kick
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Slone tries to tie him up.
Slone working hard to break the clinch.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith prevents a body shot from Slone.
Slone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Slone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Slone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Smith prevents Slone from getting back to his feet.
Slone is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slone gets a clinch.
Slone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slone has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smith uses from the top position.
Slone is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Slone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Slone showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith is doing well to control the position and prevent Slone from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Slone being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jose Smith.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Smith enables Slone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smith manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith controlling Slone's posture.
Slone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slone's guard.
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jose Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Chad Slone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slone looking to slow down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jose Smith just about did enough to take it.
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.
Smith clinches.
Slone is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slone has his back to the cage.
Slone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slone turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Slone manages to end up in side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Smith regains half guard.
Smith holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Smith gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith controlling Slone's posture.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slone is one step ahead there.
Slone trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith pulls Slone in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slone looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slone's efforts to push away.
Slone letting Smith take a breather here.
Slone wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Slone tightens his grip and picks Smith up, before dumping him to the ground. Smith manages to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith prevents Slone from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Smith's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Smith.
Slone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jose Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Slone in a clinch.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Slone tries to tie him up.
Slone successfully pulls guard.
Slone wants to control the position but Smith says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Smith decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Slone. Slone maintains the clinch.
Slone missing with knees to the body.
Slone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slone looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Slone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Slone misses with an elbow strike.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slone up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slone wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Slone.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith just leaning against Slone, taking a breather.
Slone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith stalling.
Slone trying to land knees to the body.
Smith is pushing Slone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Smith.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Slone looking to stall.
Slone tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Slone being controlled against the cage.
Slone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chad Slone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Slone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Smith.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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