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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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278 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esteban Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald Smith!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Batista is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Batista circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Batista closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Batista lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Batista is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Batista postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batista distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Batista is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Batista postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Batista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Batista is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Batista postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Batista scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Batista has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to control.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Batista. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Batista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Batista might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Batista postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Batista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Batista postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Batista is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Batista has managed to sneak the leg through.
Batista throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Batista throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith is positioning himself well to prevent Batista advancing to mount.
Batista missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Batista thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Batista thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
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.
Batista throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith trying to control but Batista postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Batista with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Batista.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Batista, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Batista against the cage but Batista circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Batista decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
Esteban Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Smith.
Batista 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.
Batista loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista is fighting to break Smith's control of his arms but Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Batista could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Batista postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Batista is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Batista is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Batista misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith scores with a takedown into Batista's guard.
Batista throws a couple of heel strikes.
Batista throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Batista throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Batista throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Batista throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Batista wants to sweep but no luck.
Batista trying to strike off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Batista jumps guard.
Batista keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Batista striking off his back but it's not causing Smith any problems.
Batista trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Batista dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Batista counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Batista won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Batista postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Batista throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Batista stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith is trying to control the position but Batista postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith wants to sweep here but Batista controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Batista has his takedown stuffed
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Batista tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteban Batista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batista has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Smith clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I really don't envy Smith right now.
Batista throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to reverse the position and now he's in Batista's guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Batista striking off his back but it's not causing Smith any problems.
Batista trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith wants to control from the top but Batista keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Batista counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Batista.
Batista missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Batista throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Batista with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Batista is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Batista postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Batista counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Batista thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Esteban Batista overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Batista.
Batista prevents Smith from improving his position.
Batista thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Batista thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Batista.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Batista.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith tries to clinch
and Batista counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batista throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Batista is having none of it.
Smith controls Batista momentarily but Batista frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Batista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Batista dominated that second round.
That's time! Batista's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Batista misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Batista tries to strike from the bottom.
Batista throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Batista trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Batista looking for a sweep. Not yet Batista, not yet.
Batista throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Batista tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Batista striking off his back but it's not causing Smith any problems.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batista keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Batista keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Batista but Batista pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith tries to clinch but Batista moves out of range.
Batista with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Batista will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteban Batista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith has Batista up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Batista is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Batista manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Batista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batista throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith wants to stand but Batista has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Batista tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Batista tightens his grip and picks Smith up, before dumping him to the ground. Smith manages to land in guard.
Batista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Batista is controlling him.
Esteban Batista is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Batista controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Batista's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Batista wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Batista throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Batista 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Batista!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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