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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Mustard Plug - Mr. Smiley. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Matthews wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Matthews is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Matthews eventually gives up the hold.
Matthews wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith tries to kick Matthews off but Matthews keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Matthews wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Matthews.
Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews looking for a submission but Smith manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Smith wants to stand up but Matthews is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matthews advances position into side control!
Matthews thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Matthews takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthews tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matthews somewhat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matthews looks gassed!
No luck for Matthews with that takedown attempt.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Matthews.
A punch lands to the side of Matthews 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matthews shoots in but no luck this time.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Matthews shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Matthews 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.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Matthews on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matthews chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Smith is looking to slow Matthews down with leg kicks.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dave Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matthews is rocked!
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matthews is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith lands a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matthews on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Matthews chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matthews backs up against the cage.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matthews doesn't seem phased though.
Matthews on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matthews walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Matthews down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Matthews's head.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Matthews's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Matthews takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matthews's defenses.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matthews takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Matthews takes an elbow to the temple.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Matthews takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matthews shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matthews has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthews changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Matthews manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matthews seems to have recovered his senses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matthews.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Matthews.
Smith cracks Matthews with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Matthews with an uppercut!
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matthews's sensitive parts.
Matthews takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith jabs at Matthews's body.
Matthews takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matthews takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Matthews on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matthews gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith lands a left and a right that send Matthews crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith darts in and clinches Matthews up against the cage.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matthews's defenses.
Smith digs a right hand into Matthews's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matthews's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Matthews takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Matthews takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matthews takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith is looking to control Matthews's arms but Matthews gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Matthews jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Matthews's front leg but catches the back leg as Matthews tries to avoid it.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matthews.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matthews.
Matthews tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matthews shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matthews's calf.
Smith lands a head kick!
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matthews's calf.
Matthews has a takedown stuffed.
Matthews moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Matthews backpedaling.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Matthews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Smith.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith darts in and clinches Matthews up against the cage.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matthews tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matthews can do to turn this around?
Matthews jumps guard but Smith stands there with Matthews around his waist. Matthews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matthews's face.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Matthews jumps guard but Smith stands there with Matthews around his waist. Matthews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Matthews jumps guard but Smith stands there with Matthews around his waist. Matthews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matthews gets control of Smith's arms and successfully pulls guard. Matthews will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matthews's head backwards.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
Matthews tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matthews. That did some damage!
John Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith feints and then cracks Matthews's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matthews down.
Matthews walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matthews.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Matthews shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matthews gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John 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. This is the final round!
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matthews fails with the takedown.
Matthews has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matthews there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matthews tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matthews somewhat.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Matthews jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Matthews.
Smith lunges at Matthews with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matthews's hand.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matthews shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matthews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews takes one on the button.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Matthews takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
John Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matthews jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith connects with a right hand. Matthews shakes it off.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matthews takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith works Matthews's body with a nice hook.
No luck for Matthews with that takedown attempt.
Smith lands a head kick. Matthews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matthews backs up against the cage.
Dave Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews fails with the takedown.
A cross from Smith lands.
Matthews gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matthews drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matthews's calf.
Matthews is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Smith feints and then cracks Matthews's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matthews down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Matthews's head and hops out.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Matthews looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Matthews. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Smith.
Smith scores with a one two! Matthews had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith lands a head kick!
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith cracks Matthews with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matthews on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
John Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith jabs at Matthews's body.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matthews has time to react.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Matthews walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Matthews takes one to the chin there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matthews.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith sizes up Matthews with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matthews takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith with a nice cross.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matthews.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Smith lunges at Matthews with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matthews's hand.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith cracks Matthews with a good jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
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