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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast- Rammstein. Better has chosen Hero of War as his entrance music. Eddie Better is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Better!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Better shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Better 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.
Eddie Better seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Better moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Better counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smith trying to control but Better is working from the bottom.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Better is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Better wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Better looking for a sweep. Not yet Better, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better trying to control the position.
Better looks gassed!
Better scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Better blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Better sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Better shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Better gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Better trying to land knees to the body.
Better is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Better down to the mat. Better avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Better scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Better bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith tries for a takedown but Better sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Better tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Better throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith drives through and clinches with Better against the cage.
Better tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith tries to move into range but Better moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Better with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Better avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smith prevents Better from breaking the clinch.
Better just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Better tightens his grip and picks Smith up, before dumping him to the ground. Smith manages to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Better stands up from Smith's guard - Better perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Better gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Better uses from the top position.
Smith wriggles free and stands up.
Better shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Better tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a head kick but Better moves out of range.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Smith dominated that 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.
Better misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Better in his tracks momentarily.
Smith avoids the head kick by Better.
Better shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Better 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.
Better keeps the fight on the outside.
Better misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shane Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Better.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Better tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Better manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Better fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Better.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Better throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Better, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better manages to break the clinch.
Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Better to the mat! Better manages to get full guard.
Better looking to control.
Smith stands and steps away. Better gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Better decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith trying to hold on to Better's head to control him but Better postures up.
Smith is pressing down on Better's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smith managing to control the position.
Smith throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Smith throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Better counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Better sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Better misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Better shrugs it off.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Better pushes him off.
Better moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Better lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice takedown defense from Better. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Better has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith has Better pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Better manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith tries for a takedown but Better manages to get underhooks.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Better can't break the clinch.
Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Better uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Better working some strikes from top position.
Better with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Better trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith wants to stand but Better is controlling the position.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shane Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Better's guard.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Better's guard.
Smith stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith rushes Better and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Better crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Better is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Better can't break the clinch.
Better tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Smith dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Better moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Better shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Better throws a nice inside leg kick.
Better misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Better sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Better is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Better.
Better is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith is being controlled here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Better.
Better stands up and beckons Smith to his feet.
Better lands a high kick!
Better tries to clinch
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Better wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Smith manages to end up in side control.
Smith wants to control for a moment but Better uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Better!
Better tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Better's face.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Smith working for a submission but Better is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Better's face.
Better wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Better tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Better tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Better squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Better really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eddie Better has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Better taking shots to the head.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Better's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Smith!
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energy
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hype
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