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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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202 lbs
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180 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith feints and as Thompson raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Thompson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thompson controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Thompson controlling the pace for now.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Thompson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
It looks like Ryan Smith has been cut.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Ryan Smith's cut even more.
Thompson digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson working Smith over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Smith wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Smith gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thompson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Thompson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith is really stuck here.
Thompson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Smith tries to escape the position.
Thompson controlling the position well here. Smith rolled but Thompson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Thompson has got one arm under Smith's chin. This could be trouble... Smith trying to control the other hand but Thompson gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Smith has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hunter Thompson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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