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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vin Sear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dawn of War. Frank Smith acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vin Sear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a double jab
and Sear counters with a right hand to the body.
Sear closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Sear lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Sear lands a nice elbow.
Sear throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sear landing knees to the head.
It looks like Frank Smith has been cut.
Sear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Sear.
Sear lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Sear shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Sear.
Sear throws an elbow that misses.
Sear throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sear tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Sear gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Sear throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sear lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Sear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sear misses with a knee strike.
Sear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Sear.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Sear.
Sear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sear landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sear throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Sear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sear gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vin Sear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Smith.
Nice elbow from Sear.
Sear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Sear tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sear pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Sear.
Smith jumps guard but Sear stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sear blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sear misses with a knee strike.
Sear creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Sear is stalling here.
Sear missing with knees to the body.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Sear, against the cage.
Smith tries to circle away but Sear has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sear managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Sear missing with knees to the body.
Sear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Sear.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sear throws an elbow but misses.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Sear is controlling the position.
Sear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith avoiding damage as Sear throws knees to the body.
Sear comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith is looking to control Sear's arms but Sear gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Sear tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Sear is breathing heavily.
Sear has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sear misses with a knee strike.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Sear controls the action.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Sear avoids the damage to the body.
Sear throws an elbow that misses.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Sear.
Smith is working for takedown but Sear is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Sear is controlling him.
Sear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoiding damage as Sear throws knees to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sear misses with an elbow strike.
Smith tries to pull guard but Sear holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Come on Sear - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sear keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Sear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Sear is controlling the position.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sear just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sear tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Sear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Sear.
Smith is trying to drag Sear to the mat but Sear just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sear misses with an elbow over the top.
Sear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith is trying to drag Sear to the mat but Sear just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Sear looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sear.
Sear looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sear prevents it.
Sear lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sear gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Sear lands a nice elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sear lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sear landing knees to the body.
Sear missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sear.
Sear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vin Sear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Sear.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Sear misses with a looping right.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Frank Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Sear counters with a nice body shot.
Smith cracks Sear with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sear takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sear counters with a straight right hand.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sear looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sear. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sear is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Sear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sear takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sear pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sear prevents it.
Sear looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Sear lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Sear has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Sear creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Sear throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sear smiles and moves away.
Vin Sear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Smith.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sear throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith misses with a double jab
letting Sear counter with a right hand.
Sear misses with an uppercut.
Sear throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Sear.
Smith slips a jab from Sear.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sear has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sear misses with a hook.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Sear counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sear moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sear lands an elbow inside.
Sear tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Sear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sear lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sear prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith tries to pull guard but Sear holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Smith avoiding damage as Sear throws knees to the body.
Sear comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sear tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Sear tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sear.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Sear.
Sear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Sear misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sear tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sear leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sear managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Sear tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Sear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sear misses with an elbow strike.
Sear tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Sear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sear just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sear pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Sear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Sear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Sear.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Sear misses with an elbow strike.
Sear trying to land knees to the body.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Sear.
Sear tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vin Sear dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sear drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sear showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Sear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sear connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sear counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Sear is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Sear.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Sear throws an elbow but it misses.
Sear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Sear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sear throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Smith avoiding damage as Sear throws knees to the body.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sear comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sear avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Sear lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Sear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sear smiles and moves away.
Vin Sear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Smith.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Sear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sear avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sear gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frank Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sear throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sear prevents it.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Sear improves position.
Sear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sear.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Sear is controlling the position.
Sear tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Sear comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Sear has him pressed against the cage.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sear lands a knee to the head.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Sear.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sear walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Sear backpedaling.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Sear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Sear does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sear instigates a clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Sear is controlling him.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Sear has double underhooks.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Sear improves position.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sear.
Sear trying to land knees to the body.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Sear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sear lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Smith wants to stall.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Sear.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sear just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sear creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Sear lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Sear lands a nice elbow.
Sear misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to pull guard but Sear won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sear on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sear keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Sear.
Sear scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith tries to pull guard but Sear holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Sear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Sear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith looking to stall.
Sear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sear walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Sear ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a right hand that Sear ducks under and follows up with a left that Sear also avoids with ease.
Vin Sear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith misses with a combination
and Sear counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vin Sear showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sear, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vin Sear!
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