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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Mccaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Mccaughan!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccaughan moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mccaughan.
Smith wants to stall.
Smith prevents Mccaughan from breaking the clinch.
Smith stalling the fight.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mccaughan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mccaughan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Smith holds on to Mccaughan's head and controls the position momentarily.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Mccaughan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccaughan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Mccaughan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mccaughan tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Mccaughan maintains control.
Mccaughan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Mccaughan.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mccaughan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Mccaughan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mccaughan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mccaughan working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith lands with a few short shots to the body.
Mccaughan working Smith over with strikes.
Smith moves into full guard.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mccaughan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Smith is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mccaughan, into his guard.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Mccaughan.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Mccaughan is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Mccaughan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Smith wants to control from the top but Mccaughan keeps moving.
Mccaughan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Mccaughan won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Mccaughan from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mccaughan!
Mccaughan is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Mccaughan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mccaughan working to try and regain half guard.
Mccaughan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mccaughan manages to get to full guard.
Mccaughan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith won't allow Mccaughan to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Mccaughan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mccaughan moves into the clinch successfully.
Mccaughan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith tries to clinch there but Mccaughan circles away.
Mccaughan misses with a few strikes there.
Mccaughan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mccaughan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Mccaughan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mccaughan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Mccaughan scores a takedown into full mount!
Mccaughan wants to finish this one by submission but Smith is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mccaughan.
Smith wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mccaughan has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Smith has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Mccaughan lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Smith hold on?!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Smith is controlling Mccaughan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Mccaughan wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Mccaughan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mccaughan tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Mccaughan trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Mccaughan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Mccaughan from controlling successfully.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mccaughan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Mccaughan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Mccaughan shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown by Mccaughan or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith tries to clinch but Mccaughan moves out of range.
Smith closes the distance but Mccaughan moves to the side
and Mccaughan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mccaughan.
Mccaughan wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith striking off his back but it's not causing Mccaughan any problems.
Mccaughan works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Mccaughan is proving a slippery customer.
Mccaughan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mccaughan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccaughan moves into full mount! Smith won't be happy about that!
Smith tries to lock up and control but Mccaughan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Smith is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Smith tries to hold on but Mccaughan postures up.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith tries to hold on but Mccaughan postures up.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Smith tries to hold on but Mccaughan pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mccaughan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mccaughan. What's that going to do exactly?
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Mccaughan working for a guillotine from mount but Smith is in no mood to give up.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mccaughan trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Mccaughan moves to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Mccaughan 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!
Mccaughan gets a takedown into half guard.
Mccaughan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mccaughan is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Mccaughan pushes him off.
Smith tries to bum rush Mccaughan with a series of wild strikes but Mccaughan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mccaughan.
A nice combination there by Mccaughan.
Mccaughan takes the fight into the clinch.
Mccaughan keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mccaughan tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Mccaughan breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mccaughan moves into the clinch successfully.
Mccaughan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mccaughan is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Mccaughan.
Smith wants to control but Mccaughan is keeping busy.
Smith gets full guard.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Mccaughan being controlled here momentarily.
Smith trying to control the position.
Mccaughan pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eric Mccaughan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith striking off his back but it's not causing Mccaughan any problems.
Mccaughan has gone for a leg lock! Smith slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mccaughan's guard.
Smith postures up.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mccaughan controlling Smith's posture.
Mccaughan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mccaughan has control of Smith's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Smith regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mccaughan manages to capitalize on a mistake by Smith to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccaughan trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mccaughan doesn't have the hooks in and Smith manages to turn into his guard.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Mccaughan keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mccaughan is proving hard to escape from.
Smith wants to control from the top but Mccaughan keeps moving.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tony Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Mccaughan keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mccaughan breaks the clinch.
Mccaughan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Mccaughan settles back down.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mccaughan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Mccaughan counters by moving into the clinch.
Mccaughan is trying to break free.
Mccaughan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Smith can't fight it off and eventually Mccaughan manages to take the fight to the floor. Smith looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith punching from the bottom - just letting Mccaughan know he's still in a fight.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mccaughan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mccaughan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smith lands some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Mccaughan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mccaughan 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Mccaughan!
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RATING
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