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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seth Smith (ranked 780 p4p, 1377 weight class) and Carson Justice (ranked 115 p4p, 193 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155
5 - 1 - 0 |
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160
8 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seth Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carson Justice!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets a clinch.
Justice pulls guard.
Smith wants to stand but Justice has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Smith trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith pulls guard.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Justice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Justice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justice controls the pace.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Justice can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Justice pushes his legs off easily.
Smith is looking for a triangle here but Justice uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A control attempt from Smith but he's now mounted!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice moves to take his opponent's back.
Smith is really stuck here.
Justice biding his time, controlling Smith.
Smith trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Smith defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Smith tries to roll but Justice sticks to his back.
Justice controls the action.
Smith wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice controlling from the back.
Justice is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Smith has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Smith is in bad spot here.
Justice gets his hands free as Smith looks to control.
Justice trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Smith doesn't escape.
Justice avoiding Smith 's attempts to control his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Justice looking for the RNC.
Smith is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Justice gets his way!
Justice 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!
Smith just trying to survive but Justice is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Justice controlling well, preventing Smith from escaping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Justice 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.
Smith tries to roll but Justice sticks to his back.
Justice really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Smith.
Justice avoiding Smith 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Smith is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Justice avoiding Smith 's attempts to control his hands.
Justice controls the position.
Smith is really stuck here.
Justice has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Smith's body.
Justice looking for the RNC.
That's eight 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.
Smith trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Smith tries to roll but Justice sticks to his back.
Smith is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Justice working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Justice controlling the position well here. Smith rolled but Justice kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Smith looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to escape the position.
Justice is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Smith trying to control but not successfully.
Justice 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justice has the hooks in. Smith is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Smith trying to control the action but Justice just sinks the hooks in.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carson Justice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Justice clinches.
Justice 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.
Justice has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
Carson Justice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justice has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Zombie MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Justice is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Justice is proving hard to escape from.
Justice controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice 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.
Smith is fighting to break Justice's control of his arms but Justice is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Smith wanted to stand there but Justice had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Justice uses from the top position.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justice controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Justice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Justice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Justice controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Justice has picked Smith up and slammed him! Smith can't keep hold of the triangle and Justice manages to pass to side control!
Smith seems a little lost for a moment, as Justice dominates the positioning.
Justice tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith trying to control but Justice flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Justice looking for the choke but no joy.
Smith just trying to survive but Justice is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to defend against the choke here but Justice has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Justice Tightens the hold and Smith taps out furiously! Justice displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carson Justice!
Carson Justice is the new lightweight champion!
Seth Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit happens but i’ll be back to the grindstone and you’ll see me soon everybody! Thank you all! '.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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