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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smithson (ranked 24931 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armor Fire (ranked 4990 p4p, 0 weight class). Armor Fire will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Smithson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Armor Fire!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Smithson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fire with the counter takedown but Smithson avoids it easily.
Fire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smithson moves away.
Fire takes a swing at Smithson's ribcage but misses.
Fire manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smithson on his heels. He'll look to pass Smithson's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fire chips away with some ground and pound.
Fire avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fire controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire throws a big right hand that misses.
Fire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithson wants to stand up but Fire is controlling him.
Fire working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smithson's head.
Fire stays in close to Smithson's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smithson trying to control the position.
Fire lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smithson wants to sweep here but Fire controlling him for the moment.
Fire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smithson is keeping the position for now.
Fire sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fire shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smithson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fire postures up and lands a big shot to Smithson's brow.
Fire scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fire working some strikes from top position.
Fire throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fire with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smithson being controlled here, momentarily.
Fire is working Smithson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fire working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smithson's head.
Fire makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smithson working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smithson is trying to control the position but Fire postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smithson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armor Fire dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smithson dives in for a single leg takedown but Fire sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And Fire tries to counter it with a takedown but Smithson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Smithson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fire but Fire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fire misses with an uppercut. Smithson saw that one coming.
Smithson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fire sprawls and moves away.
Smithson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fire as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Smithson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smithson scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smithson tries for a takedown but Fire sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smithson shoots in but no luck this time.
Fire closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smithson to the mat! Smithson manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fire's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fire not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smithson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fire controls the pace.
Fire is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fire not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fire is continuing to stall.
Smithson looking for a sweep. Not yet Smithson, not yet.
Fire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two 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.
Fire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fire with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fire showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fire connects with a couple of short punches.
Fire works over Smithson with some ground and pound from guard.
Fire keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smithson's head.
Fire engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fire content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Smithson.
Fire scores with a takedown into Smithson's guard.
Fire postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fire's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smithson working for a triangle but Fire defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fire controlling from the top position.
Smithson keeping full guard, as Fire tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armor Fire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Smithson doesn't manage to clinch there - Fire circles away.
Fire defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smithson.
Smithson has a takedown stuffed.
Fire with the counter takedown but Smithson avoids it easily.
Smithson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Smithson throws a combination that misses
and Fire counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fire.
Fire not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Armor Fire has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fire keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smithson's head.
Fire keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smithson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire landing some decent shots from guard.
Fire lands a couple of elbows.
Fire pushing down on Smithson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fire working Smithson over with strikes.
Smithson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smithson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fire scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fire working Smithson over with strikes.
Smithson taking some punishment here, with Fire in his half guard.
Fire sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fire is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like Matt Smithson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Fire.
Fire takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fire lands with a punch from half guard.
Fire scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fire working Smithson over with strikes.
Fire winds up and cracks Smithson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fire content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fire lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fire moves nicely into side control.
Fire creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fire lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fire looks up at the clock and then as Smithson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fire smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fire working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Fire's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fire lands a few punches from side control.
Fire cracks Smithson with a big right hand but Smithson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fire looks up at the clock and then as Smithson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fire smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smithson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fire in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire is putting a hurting on Smithson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smithson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fire lands an elbow.
Smithson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fire connects with a decent elbow.
Fire working the ground and pound.
Fire landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fire is working Smithson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fire connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smithson some visible discomfort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire landing strikes.
Smithson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Matt Smithson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fire landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armor Fire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fire has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armor Fire!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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