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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Action (ranked 1249 p4p, 2788 weight class) and Dylan Smith (ranked 86 p4p, 166 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heave Away- The Fables kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Action!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Action jabs at Smith's body.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Action counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith shoots and misses
and Action counters with a head kick.
Action moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Action stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Dominic Action has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Smith.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Action sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Action.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Action sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Action throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Action connects with a solid leg kick.
Action connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Action is trying to buck Smith off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Smith taking a break here but Action is having none of it and regains half guard.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Action on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Action keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Action tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Action regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Smith.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Action blocks nicely.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith postures up in Action's guard and throws a big left but Action blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Action lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Action taking a bit of punishment here - Smith scoring with strikes.
Smith misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smith just content to control the position.
Smith creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Action sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Action managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith.
Action looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Smith in side control, throwing shots but Action defends.
Action is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Action sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Action taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Action takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Smith trying to control the action but Action is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smith misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smith fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Action is trying to get back to his feet.
Smith lands a few punches from side control.
Smith landing strikes.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Action controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Action is pushing Smith's head away, looking to escape. Smith manages to hold on to the position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dominic Action will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Action looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Action takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Action defending against the ground and pound.
Smith is working Action over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smith throwing strikes but Action manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Action will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Action wants to stand but Smith has his arm trapped.
Smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Smith wants to control but Action is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith is controlling Action's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Action wants to get back to his feet.
Smith keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Smith wants to improve his position but Action is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Action is one step ahead there.
Smith is pulling down on Action's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks for a takedown but Action sprawls well.
Jab by Action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Action.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Action's head.
Dylan Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith prevents Action from standing back up.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Action's head.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Action keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith thows a huge punch but Action dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Action's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Action does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith throwing shots but Action is blocking nicely.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Action stuffs the takedown.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Action defends it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Action on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dominic Action has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Smith.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Action scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Action wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 Dominic Action 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Action wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith tries for a takedown but Action sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Action thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Action stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Action wants it to stay on the feet.
Dominic Action has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Smith.
Action plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Action throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Action connects with a solid leg kick.
Action lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Action lands an overhand right.
Action dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
A low kick lands for Action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Action scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith walks into a jab.
Good leg kick by Action.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Action's waist but Action gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Action is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Action.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Action sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Action fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Action feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Action connects with a leg kick.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Action but Action pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Action is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dylan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Action slams his shin into Smith's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Action scores with a head kick.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick lands from Action.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Action sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Action.
Action connects with an inside leg kick.
Dominic Action is winning the standup battle so far.
Action thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Action scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dominic Action is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Action throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nice shot lands for Action.
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith throws a strike but Action rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith seems keen to control Action's posture.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Action puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Action wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smith is pulling down on Action's head to control his posture.
Action is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Action won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith has control of Action's left arm, preventing Action from doing any damage.
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith pulls Action in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Action showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Action, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Action!
Dominic Action very nearly forgot to thank Black Lab Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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