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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark dansted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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220 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark dansted!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Mark dansted has been cut.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
dansted takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
dansted cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
dansted throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
dansted shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
dansted working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
dansted breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dansted on the ground.
dansted avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
dansted sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
dansted cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
dansted gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
dansted blocks a jab.
dansted shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
dansted controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
dansted drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and dansted jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dansted controls from within his opponent's guard.
dansted won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
dansted lands a couple of elbows.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
dansted gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.
dansted closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but dansted has taken the fight into the clinch.
dansted has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Smith regains guard immediately.
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.
dansted sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
dansted wants to stand up but Smith is controlling the position.
dansted wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
dansted decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
dansted drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
dansted wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to bench press dansted off him but dansted keeps the position.
Smith is trying to work for a sweep but dansted has mounted him!
dansted wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
dansted looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith tries to hold on but dansted pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dansted looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark dansted dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark dansted's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith dips to his left and cracks dansted with an uppercut!
Michael Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith avoids the head kick by dansted.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by dansted.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
dansted moves into the clinch.
dansted jumps guard and drags Smith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
dansted is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
dansted uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Smith lands the left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from dansted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith punishes dansted's body with a nice straight punch.
dansted ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot.
dansted closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
dansted decides to stand and escape the position.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows dansted to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. dansted stacks Smith on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by dansted!
dansted wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
dansted cracks Smith with a big elbow.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Smith seems a little lost for a moment, as dansted dominates the positioning.
dansted advances nicely into full mount.
dansted has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
dansted prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
dansted controlling from the full mount.
Smith manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as dansted sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to control dansted's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because dansted is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
dansted frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mark dansted has got the better of the ground game so far.
dansted with the ground and pound from mount.
dansted jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smith manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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.
dansted is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
dansted works to advance to full mount. Smith defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Smith tries to hold on but dansted postures up.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark dansted showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark dansted's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for dansted.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith throws a right hand that dansted ducks under and follows up with a left that dansted also avoids with ease.
dansted throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smith was covering up waiting for the punch and dansted finishes the takedown easily into guard.
dansted decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
dansted looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
dansted gets a takedown into half guard.
Smith is not content to let dansted control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dansted is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
dansted is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith wants to control but dansted is keeping busy and won't allow it.
dansted trying to control the pace.
Smith won't allow dansted to pass to mount.
Smith looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and dansted pushes past his half guard into mount!
Smith is squirming around, avoiding dansted's attempts to control the action.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Michael Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
dansted looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
dansted stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Smith lands a nice hook to dansted's body. dansted takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
dansted closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith looks to land a right hand but dansted moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dansted tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
dansted takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
dansted pressing his opponent against the cage.
dansted is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Michael Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark dansted.
dansted manages to break the clinch.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from dansted.
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.
dansted shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
dansted is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smith tries to buck dansted off but dansted is having none of it.
dansted decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smith to his feet.
Smith lands a head shot.
dansted slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Michael Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by dansted.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. dansted sees it coming and avoids it easily.
dansted closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smith wants to get back to full guard but dansted has passed into side control.
Mark dansted is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark dansted comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got dansted winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark dansted!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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