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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by ''Big Poppa'' by The Notorious B.I.G.. Blunts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, J Blunts!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Blunts misses the target.
Blunts tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Blunts throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Blunts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blunts.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blunts will feel that in the morning.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blunts checks a leg kick.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blunts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blunts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Blunts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blunts lands a nice forearm strike.
Smith is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Blunts has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Blunts throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
Blunts tries to move into full mount but can't pass Smith's legs.
Blunts is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blunts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blunts throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Blunts is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blunts is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts uses his free foot to push down on Smith's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Smith.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Blunts looking to secure an arm triangle but Smith defends it well.
Poor strikes thrown by Blunts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smith is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Blunts trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Blunts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Blunts.
Blunts thowing shots but they're missing.
Smith is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blunts trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blunts is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Smith has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Smith!
Blunts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Blunts with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Blunts lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blunts throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Blunts lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J Blunts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blunts misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Blunts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blunts.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Blunts avoids it.
Blunts checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blunts shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blunts working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
Smith parries the strikes from Blunts easily there. Blunts is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
Blunts throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Smith works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Smith won't allow Blunts to pass to mount.
Blunts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blunts trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blunts.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Blunts pushes him off.
Blunts blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blunts.
Blunts misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blunts works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Blunts's leg but Blunts calmly moves out of range.
Good work by Blunts as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Blunts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blunts punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to de liver by Blunts. Beautiful body shot.
Blunts throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Blunts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blunts drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blunts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blunts is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Blunts wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Blunts throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blunts working for submissions but it's allowed Smith to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stalling.
Smith is trying to control. Blunts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith decides to return to a standing position.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blunts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Blunts.
Trevor Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Blunts misses with a body shot.
Smith lunges at Blunts with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blunts's hand.
Blunts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Blunts misses with a looping left.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Smith.
Blunts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blunts looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Blunts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Blunts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Trevor Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J Blunts.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Blunts on that attempt.
Blunts throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blunts sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blunts is breathing heavily.
Blunts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith throws a leg kick but Blunts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Trevor Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith misses the jab.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blunts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith tries a low kick but Blunts avoids it.
Blunts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blunts circles away quickly and effectively.
Blunts connects with a body shot.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith avoids the body shot from Blunts.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blunts's calf.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blunts is defended easily by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but Blunts is having none of it.
Blunts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blunts misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blunts.
Smith connects with a jab.
Blunts takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blunts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blunts looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Blunts counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts with a hook.
Smith thumps Blunts with a low kick.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blunts is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Smith can't fight it off and eventually Blunts manages to take the fight to the floor. Smith looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blunts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blunts trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith has control of Blunts's left arm, preventing Blunts from doing any damage.
Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Blunts moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Blunts on that attempt.
Trevor Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J Blunts.
Blunts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Smith blocking the ground and pound.
Blunts throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smith because Blunts loaded up on that one.
Blunts avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blunts misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Blunts jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Smith is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Smith and Blunts has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Smith wants to control but Blunts postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Blunts works to advance to full mount. Smith defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Blunts unloading with bombs!
Smith wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Blunts.
Blunts sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
J Blunts has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blunts lands a heavy elbow.
Blunts unloads with some shots from mount but Smith bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Smith clearly takes that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blunts.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Blunts ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blunts cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Blunts.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blunts shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blunts throws a big right hand that misses.
Blunts scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts throwing strikes but missing.
Blunts trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blunts throws a big right hand that misses.
Blunts advances to half guard.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blunts tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Blunts has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blunts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blunts.
Blunts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blunts misses with a looping left.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blunts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blunts.
Blunts looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheers as Blunts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Blunts fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Blunts misses its intended target.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Blunts counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Blunts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Blunts prevents Smith from standing back up.
Blunts is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Blunts is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smith!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Blunts scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Smith is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Blunts has a good base and remains in mount.
Blunts throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Blunts throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Blunts lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blunts jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smith manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J Blunts dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blunts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body kick from Smith.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blunts's head backwards.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Blunts throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blunts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith tries to clinch
and Blunts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blunts lands a nice looking body shot.
Blunts misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Blunts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Blunts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blunts throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trevor Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blunts scores a takedown into full mount!
Smith blocking the ground and pound.
Blunts looking to finish with strikes here!
Blunts throwing strikes here but Smith is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blunts goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Blunts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith pushing down on Blunts's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith trying to control the pace.
Blunts wants to get back to full guard but Smith has mounted him!
Blunts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith trying to control but Blunts is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blunts bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blunts throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith is pulling down on Blunts's head to control his posture.
Blunts throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Blunts stops Smith from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blunts wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Blunts drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smith looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smith looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smith!
Blunts is looking to reverse the position.
Smith wants to control but Blunts is keeping him busy.
Blunts tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
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 Trevor Smith.
I think Smith 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Trevor Smith!
Trevor Smith is the new middleweight champion!
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