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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve simmons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Trevor Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve simmons!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
simmons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
simmons throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
simmons looks gassed!
Smith working over simmons with some ground and pound. simmons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
simmons wants to get back to his feet.
simmons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
simmons is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith thows a huge punch but simmons dodges it nicely.
simmons is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
simmons throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
simmons tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
simmons tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
simmons keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith tries to clinch but simmons moves out of range.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
simmons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
simmons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith works on simmons's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith lands a body punch.
simmons tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
simmons is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Smith for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
simmons is fighting off a takedown attempt but Smith is just too persistent for him and manages to trip simmons to the mat. simmons regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith stops simmons from standing up.
Smith pushing down on simmons's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
simmons has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith prevents simmons from standing back up.
Smith thows a huge punch but simmons dodges it nicely.
simmons pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
simmons misses with a double jab.
Smith looks for a takedown but simmons sprawls well.
simmons misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but simmons gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith grinds an elbow into simmons's temple.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
Smith advances nicely into full mount.
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
simmons is working to get back to half guard.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. simmons looks a forlorn figure.
simmons wants to get back to his feet.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
simmons is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith cracks simmons with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
simmons is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
simmons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. simmons looks a forlorn figure.
simmons is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
simmons is working to get back to half guard.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
simmons's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Smith scoring with strikes but simmons is staying in there.
simmons really wants to buck Smith off and get back to his feet.
Smith looking to finish simmons with some ground and pound. This is bad for simmons!
simmons is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
simmons sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smith has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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!
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. simmons looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Smith unloading with bombs!
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
simmons wants to get back to his feet.
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!
You get the feeling that simmons really doesn't like being in this position too much.
simmons is bucking up trying to escape but Smith cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground 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!
simmons is in all sorts of trouble here.
simmons really wants to buck Smith off and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. simmons looks a forlorn figure.
simmons tries to buck Smith off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
simmons throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trevor Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from simmons does no damage.
simmons lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by simmons.
simmons shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed simmons's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
simmons tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
simmons wants to break free but Smith has control.
simmons makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith is rocked!
Smith avoiding damage as simmons throws knees to the body.
Smith decides to pull guard.
simmons has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Smith lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
simmons stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
simmons is breathing heavily.
Smith throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Trevor Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
simmons is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Smith lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from simmons.
simmons fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from simmons.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
simmons misses with a wild combination.
Smith tries to clinch up but simmons circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith shoots in and drives through. simmons sprawls well.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but simmons pushes him off.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - simmons sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith wants to clinch but simmons slips to the side
and simmons counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by simmons.
Smith pulls guard successfully.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
simmons wants to get back to full guard.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but simmons defends it.
simmons is looking to escape.
Smith passes the guard and advances to mount!
simmons is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
simmons bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
simmons trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks simmons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
simmons is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
simmons taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
simmons tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
simmons is trying to escape the mount.
simmons is trying to stand.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
simmons is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
simmons is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
simmons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. simmons looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
simmons's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
simmons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
simmons tries to buck Smith off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smith looking to finish simmons with some ground and pound. This is bad for simmons!
simmons is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith landing shots from mount.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
simmons manages to regain half guard. Good work.
simmons is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
simmons is trying to stand up.
Smith unloading with bombs!
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks simmons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
simmons is trying to escape the mount.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
simmons tries to buck Smith off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Smith dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
simmons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but simmons swivels and escapes.
simmons closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
simmons pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith manages to pull guard.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
simmons postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 is working an open guard so simmons takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
simmons prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith won't allow simmons to get back to his feet.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
simmons trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
simmons wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as simmons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
simmons is trying to get back to his feet.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
simmons is looking for a sweep.
simmons 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.
simmons is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
simmons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to clinch but simmons is having none of it.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
simmons on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for simmons!
simmons can't escape the position.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks simmons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
A nice elbow there by Smith.
simmons in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
simmons taking shots to the head.
simmons wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks simmons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns simmons that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean 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 simmons's face.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
simmons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Steve simmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
simmons tries to buck Smith off but he can't manage it.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
simmons wants to get back to his feet.
simmons is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish simmons?
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks simmons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith thowing shots but they're missing.
simmons's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
simmons working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
simmons is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. simmons can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
simmons is in all sorts of trouble here.
simmons swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
simmons tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
simmons taking shots to the head.
simmons slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Smith working over simmons with some ground and pound. simmons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
simmons is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
simmons kicks off Smith and gets to his feet.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but simmons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
simmons looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
simmons fails to land the takedown.
Smith shoots for a takedown but simmons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith working over simmons with some ground and pound. simmons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
simmons looks like he's trying to stand up.
simmons tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith is nestled in close to simmons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smith slips a nice elbow through simmons's hands, connecting with simmons's forehead.
Ground and pound from Smith.
simmons is looking to escape.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
simmons is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. simmons knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
simmons is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith blocks simmons's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
simmons throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
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 simmons's face.
simmons throwing hammer fists to the chest of Smith. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Smith!
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