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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Tressor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Tressor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 cm
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270 lbs
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190 cm
27
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Smith! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Tressor! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tressor is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Tressor moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off. Tressor stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet. Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tressor's half guard. Tressor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Smith drops an elbow to the side of Tressor's head. Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Tressor tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tressor defending well though. Tressor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time. Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith drops an elbow to the side of Tressor's head. 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. Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time. Smith throwing shots but Tressor is blocking nicely. Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Ground and pound from Smith. Tressor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Ground and pound from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smith winds up and cracks Tressor with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Smith is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. Tressor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Tressor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Tressor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tressor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Smith postures up in Tressor's guard and throws a big left but Tressor blocks it. Smith distracts Tressor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Tressor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Smith postures up in Tressor's guard and throws a big left but Tressor blocks it. Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Smith throws and elbow that misses. Tressor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Tressor! Smith pulls Tressor in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sean Smith just wasn't active enough. Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tressor defends it nicely. Tressor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Tressor is just out of range. Bruno Tressor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Smith feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tressor tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance. Tressor throws a one two combo.
It looks like Sean Smith has been cut. Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Tressor. Tressor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Bruno Tressor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tressor leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tressor avoids it really well and circles away. Tressor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Smith back to the cage. Tressor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Tressor wants to clinch. Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Tressor sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab-cross combination lands for Tressor and sends Smith crashing to the mat! Tressor follows him down to the mat - Smith regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Smith is rocked! Tressor decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now. Tressor moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off. Tressor moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off. Smith throws a wild hook but Tressor just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Smith gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Tressor raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Tressor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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