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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd has chosen Kanye West - Stronger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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219 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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209 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sturd 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Sturd is having none of it.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sturd.
Sturd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Sturd is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Sturd wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Sturd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sturd postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Sturd is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Sturd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sturd throws a big right hand that misses.
Sturd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sturd working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Smith slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Sturd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sturd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sturd is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sturd is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Sturd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Sturd is looking to pass Smith's guard but actually Smith recovers to full guard.
Sturd postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Sturd cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Sturd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sturd stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sturd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Sturd from controlling successfully.
Sturd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sturd scoring with some ground and pound.
Sturd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sturd is controlling him.
Sturd pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sturd throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Sturd stalling away here and it's allowed Smith to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sturd wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Sturd looking to pass the guard.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sturd.
Sturd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sturd throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd 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.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sturd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sturd moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith throws a series of punches but Sturd avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A cross from Sturd lands.
Sturd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Sturd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sturd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sturd.
Sturd throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Sturd 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.
Sturd is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sturd is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sturd wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Sturd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sturd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
That's two 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.
Sturd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sturd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sturd cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith tries to move into range but Sturd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith is rocked!
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sturd darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sturd controlling the pace.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Sturd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd trying to control the pace.
Sturd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sturd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sturd lands a nice short elbow.
Sturd controlling the action here.
Smith has hold of Sturd's hands but Sturd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sturd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Sturd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sturd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sturd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sturd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sturd trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
Sturd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sturd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sturd thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sturd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sturd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Sturd shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Sturd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sturd.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Sturd with a jab.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Sturd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith throws a right and a left that Sturd avoids nicely.
Sturd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sturd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smith was covering up waiting for the punch and Sturd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sturd landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sturd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sturd trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sturd is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sturd wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sturd manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith preventing the sweep.
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.
Sturd has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
Sturd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sturd pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
Sturd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sturd wants to hit a switch here but Smith passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sturd there!
Sturd wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sturd is working to get back to half guard.
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.
Sturd is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith trying to control but Sturd is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sturd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd!
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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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RATING
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