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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augusto has chosen Stemm - Face the pain as his entrance music. Smith has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Michael Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Augusto!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augusto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Augusto decides to return to a standing position.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Augusto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Augusto shoots in.
Smith looks for a takedown but Augusto sprawls well.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Augusto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Michael Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Augusto.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Augusto back into the cage.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Augusto jumps guard but Smith stands there with Augusto around his waist. Augusto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Augusto tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Augusto working hard to break the clinch.
Augusto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Augusto tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Augusto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Augusto is trying to break free.
Augusto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Augusto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Augusto tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Augusto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Augusto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Augusto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Augusto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Augusto throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Augusto shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith leaves Augusto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith clinches up with Augusto and pushes him back against the cage.
Augusto is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Augusto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Augusto smiles and moves away.
Augusto shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Augusto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Augusto throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Augusto tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Augusto back against the cage.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Augusto slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Augusto gets the takedown into side control.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Augusto is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Augusto controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augusto wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Smith is staying active underneath Augusto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Smith makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Augusto fails with a takedown attempt.
Augusto closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith closes the distance but Augusto moves to the side
and Augusto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Augusto.
Augusto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith tries to clinch but Augusto moves away
and Augusto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Augusto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Augusto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Augusto trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Augusto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Augusto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
Smith is in trouble now - Augusto has advanced to mount!
Augusto goes for an armbar but Smith turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Smith.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Augusto's guard.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Augusto controlling the position.
Augusto has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
Augusto keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Augusto controlling Smith's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Augusto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Augusto gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Augusto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Augusto circles away.
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.
Augusto tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Augusto shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smith looking to control.
Augusto preventing the sweep.
Smith has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Augusto off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Augusto wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith forces Augusto back against the cage and clinches.
Augusto dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Augusto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Augusto tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Augusto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Augusto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Augusto is stalling here.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Augusto can't break the clinch.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Augusto won't want to take too many of those.
Augusto can't break the clinch.
Augusto has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Michael Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Augusto.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Augusto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Augusto closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Augusto pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Augusto thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Augusto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michael Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augusto fails to land the takedown.
Michael Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Augusto closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Augusto pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Augusto breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Augusto circles away.
Augusto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Augusto keeps the fight on the outside.
Augusto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Augusto closes the distance and clinches.
Augusto working aggressively here.
Augusto looking for a takedown.
Augusto working hard to break the clinch.
Augusto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith pulls guard effortlessly.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Augusto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith keeping full guard, as Augusto tries to pass.
Augusto wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Augusto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Augusto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Augusto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Augusto tries to clinch up
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Augusto takes the fight into the clinch.
Augusto working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Augusto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Augusto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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