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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dudu Xaxah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dudu Xaxah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Smith!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xaxah feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Xaxah changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Xaxah has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Xaxah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Xaxah wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Xaxah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Smith punching from the bottom.
Xaxah pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Xaxah is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Xaxah is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Xaxah.
Xaxah wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Xaxah is having none of it.
Smith lands a decent shot there.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Xaxah manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Xaxah is breathing heavily.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith stands and throws Xaxah's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Xaxah taking punishment in the form of punches.
Xaxah takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Xaxah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Xaxah is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Smith tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Xaxah tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Smith presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xaxah takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Xaxah is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith scoring with strikes but Xaxah is staying in there.
Xaxah is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xaxah tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Oh Xaxah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xaxah manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Xaxah trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Xaxah seems to have got his legs back now.
Xaxah is looking to escape.
Smith is thwarting Xaxah's attempts to control the position.
Smith is pressing down on Xaxah's thigh, looking to free his foot. Xaxah is holding on for now.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Xaxah is working away.
Xaxah wants to get back to full guard.
Smith prevents Xaxah from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xaxah is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Xaxah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Xaxah persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Xaxah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xaxah throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xaxah shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudu Xaxah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xaxah closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Xaxah pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith is leaning against Xaxah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Xaxah's head.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xaxah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Xaxah from controlling successfully.
Xaxah would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Xaxah slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Smith.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Xaxah is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Xaxah.
Xaxah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith moves into full guard.
Xaxah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xaxah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Xaxah preventing the sweep.
Xaxah wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Xaxah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Xaxah with that takedown attempt.
Smith blocks a jab.
Xaxah misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Xaxah has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudu Xaxah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xaxah tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith works his way into side control.
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Xaxah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
Smith in side control, throwing shots but Xaxah defends.
Smith throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Xaxah is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Xaxah tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith trying to control the action but Xaxah is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xaxah on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Xaxah wants to control but Smith postures up.
Xaxah pushes Smith away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smith gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xaxah avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smith.
Smith tries to advance to mount but Xaxah denies him.
Xaxah tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith tries to move to mount but Xaxah blocks the move with his legs.
Smith cracks Xaxah with a big elbow.
Xaxah takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Xaxah is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smith is controlling him well.
Xaxah on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Xaxah is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Xaxah taking a bit of punishment here - Smith scoring with strikes.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Xaxah some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xaxah is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Xaxah is looking for a sweep.
Xaxah sneaks back into half guard.
Xaxah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Xaxah moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Xaxah wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Xaxah is trying to keep Smith in close.
Xaxah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xaxah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Xaxah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith pushes down on Xaxah's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xaxah is trying to get back to full guard.
Xaxah is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Xaxah tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Smith is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Xaxah is wriggling around trying to escape.
Xaxah is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Xaxah takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Xaxah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Xaxah wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Smith 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. This is the final round!
Xaxah darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smith trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Xaxah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Xaxah from controlling successfully.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xaxah's guard.
Xaxah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is in close to Xaxah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Xaxah has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Xaxah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Smith is in trouble now - Xaxah has advanced to mount!
Xaxah wants to finish this one by submission but Smith is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Xaxah.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Xaxah is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Xaxah is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smith misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Xaxah looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith trying to control but Xaxah is working from the bottom.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Xaxah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith passes Xaxah's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Xaxah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Xaxah is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Xaxah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Xaxah is controlling Smith's posture.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith works over Xaxah with some ground and pound from guard.
Xaxah is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Xaxah working a defensive guard here.
Bob Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith wants to control from the top but Xaxah keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Xaxah is on top in guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Xaxah from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xaxah wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Xaxah tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Xaxah stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Xaxah pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Xaxah trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Xaxah has control of the leg.
Xaxah wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Xaxah trying to control from Smith's half guard. Smith has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Smith throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xaxah is one step ahead there.
Dudu Xaxah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dudu Xaxah.
Well Smith 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Smith!
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