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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antony Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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18
214 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antony Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Smith!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Forbes's guard.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Forbes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith controlling from the top position.
Forbes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Forbes looking for a sweep. Not yet Forbes, not yet.
Forbes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Forbes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aaron Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Forbes throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Forbes gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Forbes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Forbes can't get the takedown.
Smith turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forbes is breathing heavily.
Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Forbes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smith is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Forbes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Forbes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smith controlling from side mount.
Smith tries for a kimura but Forbes is defending well.
Smith taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith moves into full mount!
Forbes looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Smith slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes tries to roll but Smith sticks to his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Smith patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forbes tries to escape the position.
Forbes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Forbes is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Forbes blocks nicely.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Forbes has wrist control.
Forbes has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Smith is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Forbes.
Smith has control of an arm but Forbes manages to advance to Smith's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aaron Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith has his hands on Forbes's head, controlling the position.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Smith has his feet on Forbes's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Forbes throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Smith presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Forbes tries to improve his position but instead Smith has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forbes looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Smith missing with strikes.
What can Forbes do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Forbes wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Forbes's body.
Forbes has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Smith.
Smith controlling from the back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Forbes tries to escape but Smith has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Forbes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling the position well here. Forbes rolled but Smith kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Smith misses with a punch to the head.
Smith looking for the choke from the back.
Smith thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Smith misses with a punch to the head.
Smith is persistently looking for the submission but Forbes is defending it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Forbes knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Forbes for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Forbes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Forbes's torso.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smith slows the pace down.
Forbes is trying to improve his position.
Forbes is trying to work for a sweep but Smith has mounted him!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Forbes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Smith tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Smith lands a big shot to the head and Forbes winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Aaron Smith!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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