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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monk Northstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). smith has chosen down with the sickness as his entrance music. The key to victory for Monk Northstar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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195 cm
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 St Petersburg, Monk Northstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason smith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Northstar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Northstar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. smith smiles and moves away.
Northstar misses with a series of wild punches.
smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Northstar.
Northstar closes the distance but smith moves to the side
and smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Northstar won't be happy with that.
smith has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Northstar leaves smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Northstar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Northstar fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northstar tries to break the clinch but smith is controlling the position.
Northstar is looking to break free of the clinch but smith has double underhooks.
smith jumps guard.
Northstar wants to control from the top but smith keeps moving.
Northstar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
smith looks gassed!
smith seems keen to control Northstar's posture.
Northstar tries to free his leg and advance position but smith is retaining full guard.
smith looking for a sweep. Not yet smith, not yet.
Northstar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Northstar thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. smith showed some decent athleticism there.
smith throwing shots but Northstar is blocking nicely.
Northstar trying to control but smith postures up.
Northstar is looking for a sweep. smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Northstar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. smith is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
smith tries to pass to full mount but Northstar defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northstar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Northstar is working hard here to advance position.
smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Northstar scores a takedown into full mount!
smith holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Northstar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Northstar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northstar is looking to stand but Northstar has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
smith wants to hold on but Northstar pushes him away.
smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Northstar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as smith is looking to escape.
smith wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Northstar.
Northstar looking to land elbow strikes but smith uses the position to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Northstar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
smith shoots in for a takedown but Northstar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Northstar wants to clinch
and smith counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Northstar!
Northstar tries to hold on but smith postures up.
smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Northstar is looking to escape.
Northstar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
smith landing shots from mount.
Northstar is trying to stand up.
smith avoids the attempt from Northstar to control.
smith tries to control but Northstar wriggling away.
Northstar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as smith tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Northstar tries to reverse the position but smith maintains control.
That's two 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.
Northstar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Northstar is staying active underneath smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Northstar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for smith on the ground.
smith thows a huge punch but Northstar dodges it nicely.
smith trying to control the action but Northstar is working from the bottom.
smith decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Northstar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Northstar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northstar shoots in for a takedown but smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Monk Northstar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Northstar misses with a takedown
and smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monk Northstar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
smith controlling the action here.
smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Northstar!
Jason smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Northstar is in a horrible position here. smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northstar is trying to escape the mount.
Northstar tries to control the position but smith now has his back.
smith 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, Northstar has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Northstar covering up well under a series of strikes from smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Northstar throws a lazy head kick
and smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Northstar looking to stall.
smith is stalling here.
Northstar can't get the takedown.
Northstar tries to pull guard but smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Northstar drops back down to his feet.
smith tightens his grip and picks Northstar up, before dumping him to the ground. Northstar manages to land in guard.
Northstar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Northstar 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 in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Northstar controls smith momentarily but smith frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
smith stands up and waves to Northstar to follow him.
Northstar scores with a decent looking hook.
Northstar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Northstar shoots in looking for a takedown. smith tries to sprawl out of it but Northstar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monk Northstar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Northstar doesn't manage to clinch there - smith circles away.
Northstar takes a swing at smith's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Northstar.
Northstar tries to clinch but smith moves away
and smith counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Northstar!
smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Northstar tries to improve his position but instead smith has taken his back!
smith looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Northstar taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jason smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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