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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock TheMan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roland Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock TheMan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TheMan doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
A nice combination there by TheMan.
TheMan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from TheMan.
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of TheMan's head.
Smith 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.
Smith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
TheMan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Smith wants to pass to mount but TheMan is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is taking a breather. TheMan 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.
Smith is working for a kimura but TheMan is defending it quite comfortably.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but TheMan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
TheMan is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
TheMan tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
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.
Smith has hold of TheMan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and TheMan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
TheMan can't escape the position.
TheMan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Smith.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Smith jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… TheMan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by TheMan and Smith has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
TheMan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to advance to mount but can't.
TheMan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Smith presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Smith content just to control the position here.
Smith manages to capitalize on a mistake by TheMan to take his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith punches the canvas rather than the man.
TheMan is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Smith'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.
Smith looking for the choke from the back.
Smith is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Good control from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. TheMan did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Smith prevents TheMan from improving his position.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
TheMan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass to mount but TheMan is defending the position.
Smith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for TheMan!
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. TheMan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Roland Smith just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses his free foot to push down on TheMan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for TheMan.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
TheMan has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Smith dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
TheMan tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith dodges the punch combination from TheMan.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Roland Smith just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
TheMan misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. TheMan won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TheMan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lull in the action here as Smith stalls from top position.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but TheMan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The strikes coming from Smith are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Smith is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. TheMan is trying to escape and Smith transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and TheMan is forced to tap! Nice work there by Smith! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roland Smith!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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