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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffrey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geoffrey Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric Salace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geoffrey Smith!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Salace.
Smith tries a low kick but Salace avoids it.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Salace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Salace gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salace doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Salace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith rushes Salace and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salace tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Salace tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salace darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith stands up.
Smith swings for the body but Salace moves out of range.
Salace closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Salace won't be happy with that.
Smith looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith avoiding damage as Salace throws knees to the body.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Salace circles away.
Salace checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salace closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Salace is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Salace.
Salace lands a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Salace tries to tie him up.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Salace tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Salace's guard now.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith stays in close to Salace's body and controls the position.
Salace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Salace has wrist control.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Salace looks to clinch
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salace tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Salace's guard.
Salace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith advances to half guard.
Smith thows a huge punch but Salace dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Salace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith rushes Salace and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Salace blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salace wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith escapes and gets back to his feet.
Salace wants to clinch
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Salace won't allow it.
Salace with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salace.
Salace missing with knees to the body.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Salace tries to clinch up
and Smith counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Salace misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith avoiding damage as Salace throws knees to the body.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Salace tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smith. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salace tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Smith wants to control from the top but Salace keeps moving.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
Salace has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Salace is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Salace dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Salace wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith wants to take a breather but Salace is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salace's head.
Smith postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Salace to stand up.
Salace wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Salace didn't expect that.
Salace keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Salace napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Salace sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Smith is putting a hurting on Salace here, landing some big shots from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Salace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smith throws a front kick that sends Salace stumbling back into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salace tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith passes to full mount!
Smith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Smith breaks from Salace's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Geoffrey Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith with shots to the head and body - Salace looks very uncomfortable down there.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Salace is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Salace looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Salace looks a forlorn figure.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith punching from mount but Salace doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Geoffrey Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith is working for a guillotine from mount but Salace frees his head quite easily.
Salace is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salace in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Salace looks a forlorn figure.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Cedric Salace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Richard Clark scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Smith!
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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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