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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kratos Ghost Of Sparta (ranked 4108 p4p, 3732 weight class) and Jason Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Smith acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 cm 25 190 0 - 0 - 0 |
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BJJ Blue Belt Solid boxing Self confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kratos Ghost Of Sparta! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Smith! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smith clinches up with Ghost Of Sparta and pushes him back against the cage. Ghost Of Sparta successfully pulls guard.
Ghost Of Sparta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith. Ghost Of Sparta seems keen to control Smith's posture. Ghost Of Sparta continues to stall. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Ghost Of Sparta. Ghost Of Sparta is trying to control the position but Smith postures up. Smith stands up and waves to Ghost Of Sparta to follow him. Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Ghost Of Sparta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ghost Of Sparta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ghost Of Sparta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Smith has Ghost Of Sparta pushed against the cage. Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ghost Of Sparta shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ghost Of Sparta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Smith fails in his attempt to clinch. Ghost Of Sparta appears to be looking for a big counter. Smith fails with a takedown attempt. Ghost Of Sparta shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ghost Of Sparta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Smith fails with a takedown attempt. Kratos Ghost Of Sparta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Smith looks for a takedown but Ghost Of Sparta sprawls well. Smith tries for a takedown but Ghost Of Sparta circles away easily and Ghost Of Sparta counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Ghost Of Sparta to acknowledge the strikes. Smith wants to clinch. Ghost Of Sparta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Smith closes the distance and clinches. Ghost Of Sparta really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ghost Of Sparta leaning his opponent against the cage. Smith is trying to pull guard but Ghost Of Sparta turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Ghost Of Sparta prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ghost Of Sparta to keep the fight standing. Ghost Of Sparta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ghost Of Sparta moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off. Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Smith gets tackled into the cage by Ghost Of Sparta. Ghost Of Sparta maintains the clinch. Smith manages to pull guard.
Ghost Of Sparta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smith being controlled here, momentarily. Smith working for a triangle but Ghost Of Sparta defends it easily.
Ghost Of Sparta passes easily into side control. Nice work. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Smith trying his best to control but Ghost Of Sparta has mounted him. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Smith will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Smith feints a jab promting Ghost Of Sparta to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ghost Of Sparta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Ghost Of Sparta blocks a head kick by Smith.
Ghost Of Sparta has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jason Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ghost Of Sparta wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Smith dives in and grabs Ghost Of Sparta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ghost Of Sparta pushes down on Smith's head and hops out. Ghost Of Sparta shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ghost Of Sparta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Ghost Of Sparta closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage. Ghost Of Sparta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ghost Of Sparta up against the cage. Smith breaks the clinch.
Ghost Of Sparta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kratos Ghost Of Sparta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Ghost Of Sparta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Ghost Of Sparta tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Ghost Of Sparta closes the distance and clinches. Ghost Of Sparta breaks from the clinch.
Ghost Of Sparta throws a head kick that misses. Smith drives through and clinches with Ghost Of Sparta against the cage.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt. Ghost Of Sparta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ghost Of Sparta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side. Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ghost Of Sparta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ghost Of Sparta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ghost Of Sparta wants it to stay on the feet. Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ghost Of Sparta circles away. Smith is breathing heavily. Ghost Of Sparta shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Ghost Of Sparta stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet. Horrible takedown attempt by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Ghost Of Sparta, which made it look bad. Ghost Of Sparta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ghost Of Sparta dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Ghost Of Sparta's head and hops out. Ghost Of Sparta shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Ghost Of Sparta, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Ghost Of Sparta against the cage but Ghost Of Sparta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Ghost Of Sparta misses with a takedown attempt and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Ghost Of Sparta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Smith unleashes a big counter combination but Ghost Of Sparta bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Smith shoots for a takedown but Ghost Of Sparta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Ghost Of Sparta shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Smith shoots in but Ghost Of Sparta avoids the takedown attempt easily. Ghost Of Sparta pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ghost Of Sparta is looking to take this one to the mat. Ghost Of Sparta wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Ghost Of Sparta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Smith fails with a takedown attempt. Ghost Of Sparta changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ghost Of Sparta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat. Smith avoids the body shot from Ghost Of Sparta.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ghost Of Sparta. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kratos Ghost Of Sparta will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. Ghost Of Sparta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Ghost Of Sparta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Jason Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Ghost Of Sparta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Smith tries to pull guard but Ghost Of Sparta won't allow it.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ghost Of Sparta is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ghost Of Sparta shoots and misses and Smith counters with a nice uppercut. Smith leaves Ghost Of Sparta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kratos Ghost Of Sparta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith leaves Ghost Of Sparta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Ghost Of Sparta shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ghost Of Sparta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Smith fails to land the takedown. Smith tries to clinch up. Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ghost Of Sparta as he avoids it easily. Ghost Of Sparta throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range. Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ghost Of Sparta shoots in but no luck this time. Ghost Of Sparta lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand. Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Ghost Of Sparta tries to clinch up. Ghost Of Sparta fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Ghost Of Sparta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith misses with a body kick. No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Ghost Of Sparta throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Ghost Of Sparta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Ghost Of Sparta darts in looking for a takedown but Smith gets double underhooks and turns Ghost Of Sparta into the cage. Smith decides to pull guard. Ghost Of Sparta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ghost Of Sparta preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smith working a defensive guard here.
Smith is working an open guard so Ghost Of Sparta takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Ghost Of Sparta fails miserably with a takedown attempt. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Ghost Of Sparta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ghost Of Sparta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Ghost Of Sparta persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing. Smith throws a counter combo. Ghost Of Sparta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kratos Ghost Of Sparta. I think Ghost Of Sparta 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kratos Ghost Of Sparta!
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