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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smart (ranked 1663 p4p, 1956 weight class) and Dalton McConnell (ranked 224 p4p, 266 weight class). McConnell has chosen Fun.: We Are Young ft. Janelle Monáe as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Smart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalton McConnell!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smart misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from McConnell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smart. That's going to slow McConnell down.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McConnell enables Smart to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McConnell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smart is looking to work some ground and pound but McConnell has wrist control.
McConnell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McConnell seems keen to control Smart's posture.
Smart wants to pass the guard but McConnell is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell controlling the position.
McConnell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart postures up in McConnell's guard and throws a big left but McConnell blocks it.
Smart trying to control but McConnell is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dalton McConnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smart tries for a takedown but McConnell circles away easily
and McConnell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McConnell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smart fails with a takedown attempt.
Smart misses with a low kick.
Smart misses with a left hand
and McConnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smart misses with a lunging right hand
and McConnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smart jabs McConnell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smart throws a jab when McConnell was well out of range.
It seemed like McConnell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smart is looking to chop away at McConnell's legs.
McConnell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick lands for Smart.
Smart closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McConnell quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smart lands a nice short elbow.
Smart wants to control but McConnell is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart is nestled in close to McConnell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McConnell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Smart seems content to control.
Smart thows a huge punch but McConnell dodges it nicely.
Smart 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.
Smart thows a huge punch but McConnell dodges it nicely.
McConnell is not content to let Smart control the position.
McConnell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smart.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smart looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Smart wants to lay and pray for a moment but McConnell keeps working.
Smart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McConnell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McConnell is positioning himself well to prevent Smart advancing to mount.
Smart is taking a breather. McConnell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smart uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McConnell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smart misses with a hook
and McConnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smart throws a big shot that misses.
McConnell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Smart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smart connects with a body shot.
Smart throws a body shot but no joy.
Smart fails with a takedown attempt.
Smart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McConnell sprawls well. McConnell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smart gets slowly back to his feet.
Smart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McConnell as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Smart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McConnell is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smart thows a huge punch but McConnell dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McConnell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McConnell trying to hold on to Smart's head to control him but Smart postures up.
Smart trying to control the pace.
Smart works his way into full mount!
Smart sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Smart controlling from mount.
Smart in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McConnell is looking to escape.
Smart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smart throws some wild stikes that McConnell manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart looking to finish with strikes here!
Smart with the ground and pound from mount.
Smart tries to control but McConnell wriggling away.
McConnell tries to hold on but Smart postures up.
Smart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McConnell is squirming around, avoiding Smart's attempts to control the action.
Smart controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McConnell is squirming around, avoiding Smart's attempts to control the action.
McConnell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smart controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smart punching from mount but McConnell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McConnell can do to turn this around?
Smart lands a big elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Smart dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of McConnell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smart throws a big shot that misses.
McConnell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Smart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McConnell counters with a straight right hand.
Smart misses with a shot to the body
and McConnell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peter Smart is winning the standup battle so far.
Smart misses with a wild body shot.
McConnell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McConnell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McConnell misses with a wild body shot.
Smart dives in for a single leg takedown but McConnell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from McConnell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smart blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart throws a head punch that misses.
Smart lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Smart - that landed with a thud.
McConnell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smart misses with the head strike.
Smart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McConnell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell tries to work over Smart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McConnell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McConnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smart backwards.
Smart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McConnell is defending well.
A right hand to the body from McConnell.
McConnell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smart or not.
A short right from McConnell on the inside.
Smart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Smart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McConnell lands with a right to the head.
McConnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smart backwards.
Smart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McConnell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McConnell jumps guard.
Smart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McConnell keeping full guard, as Smart tries to pass.
Dalton McConnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Smart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart trying to control the position from guard on top but McConnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smart looking to pass the guard.
Smart sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smart trying to control but McConnell is working from the bottom.
Smart is really struggling to control McConnell but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell keeping full guard, as Smart tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Smart misses.
Peter Smart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McConnell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McConnell thuds a left hand into Smart's body.
Smart manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McConnell on his heels. He'll look to pass McConnell's guard now, I'm sure.
Smart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smart wants to control from the top but McConnell keeps moving.
Smart controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smart seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McConnell for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smart's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dalton McConnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smart 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Smart!
In his post fight interview, Peter Smart started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Dalton McConnell spoke after the fight, saying 'He got lucky tonight but I'll avenge this'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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