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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Cornell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Cornell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Cornell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cornell is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cornell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cornell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cornell distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cornell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cornell won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Cornell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cornell 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.
Cornell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cornell wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Cornell stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Smith looking to control.
Cornell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Cornell from controlling successfully.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Oliver Cornell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cornell keeps the fight on the outside.
Cornell tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Cornell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith shoots and misses
and Cornell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cornell.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cornell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to control.
Cornell wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cornell controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rob Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cornell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith looks gassed!
Cornell landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Cornell is proving a slippery customer.
Cornell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornell chips away with some ground and pound.
Cornell trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Cornell stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Cornell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cornell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cornell landing with the ground and pound.
Cornell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cornell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cornell cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Cornell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Cornell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Cornell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cornell slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Cornell controlling the action here.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cornell working the head and body with strikes.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Cornell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cornell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Cornell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Cornell there.
Smith has hold of Cornell's hands but Cornell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cornell lands strikes from half guard.
Smith is rocked!
Cornell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Cornell finish him?
Cornell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Cornell controlling the action here.
Cornell is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Cornell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cornell lands strikes from half guard.
Cornell content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cornell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cornell slows the pace down in half guard.
Cornell is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cornell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cornell trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornell is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cornell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cornell thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Oliver Cornell just wasn't active enough.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Cornell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
Cornell trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Cornell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cornell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Smith looking to control.
Cornell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Oliver Cornell just wasn't active enough.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Cornell counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Oliver Cornell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Smith.
Cornell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cornell controlling from the top position.
Cornell is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Cornell dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Cornell 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.
Cornell cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cornell.
Cornell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cornell is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cornell scoring with some ground and pound.
Cornell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cornell landing some decent shots from guard.
Cornell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Cornell slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cornell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith wants to stand but Cornell is controlling the position.
Cornell trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Cornell is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cornell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cornell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cornell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Cornell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cornell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Cornell from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Oliver Cornell just wasn't active enough.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Cornell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith moves out of range as Cornell strikes.
Cornell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cornell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oliver Cornell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Cornell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cornell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Cornell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Cornell.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Cornell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oliver Cornell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliver Cornell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Smith.
Cornell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Smith is trying to control Cornell's posture but Cornell avoids it.
Cornell scoring with punches from side control.
Rob Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cornell lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Cornell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cornell 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Cornell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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