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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rowdy Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter striker
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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 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rowdy Bandit!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandit with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Bandit.
Bandit scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bandit wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandit throws a strike aimed at the side of Smith's head but Smith avoids it well.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bandit on the ground.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bandit is just content to waste time from the top position. Smith takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bandit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bandit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bandit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bandit throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Bandit trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith trying to control the position.
Bandit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bandit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bandit throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Bandit wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Bandit distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bandit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bandit landing some decent shots from guard.
Bandit stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Bandit throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Bandit distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith striking off his back but it's not causing Bandit any problems.
Bandit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bandit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bandit distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
Bandit thows a big elbow that misses.
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 keeping moving, preventing Bandit from controlling successfully.
That's four 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.
Bandit stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Bandit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bandit is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bandit working some strikes from top position.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Bandit slips an elbow through the middle.
Bandit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith keeping full guard, as Bandit tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandit trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowdy Bandit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bandit closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Bandit slips an elbow through the middle.
Bandit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bandit is fighting to break Smith's control of his arms but Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bandit won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Bandit trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Bandit pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bandit winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bandit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Bandit.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Bandit scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Bandit content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bandit lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Bandit slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bandit keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Bandit slips an elbow through the middle.
Bandit throws and elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bandit's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith postures up.
Bandit trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bandit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bandit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Bandit is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Bandit thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Bandit slips an elbow through the middle.
Bandit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rowdy Bandit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bandit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith controls Bandit momentarily but Bandit frees himself.
Bandit postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Bandit chips away with some ground and pound.
Bandit preventing the sweep.
Bandit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bandit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is trying to keep Bandit in close.
Smith looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bandit puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bandit passes to full mount!
Bandit working the ground and pound effectively.
Bandit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bandit punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bandit unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Bandit connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bandit landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandit lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bandit lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bandit lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowdy Bandit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bandit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Bandit will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bandit with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Bandit scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bandit working the ground and pound from side control.
Smith taking a bit of punishment here - Bandit scoring with strikes.
Bandit is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bandit prevents Smith from escaping the position.
Bandit landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Bandit's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bandit connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.
Bandit works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smith tries to buck Bandit off but Bandit is having none of it.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bandit asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bandit working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandit is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bandit lands a few punches from side control.
Bandit lands an elbow.
Bandit scoring with punches from side control.
Bandit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandit cracks Smith with a big right hand but Smith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bandit working the head and body with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bandit cracks Smith with a big elbow.
Bandit scores with punches from side control.
Bandit cracks Smith with a big elbow.
Bandit cracks Smith with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bandit working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bandit lands a few punches from side control.
Smith taking a bit of punishment here - Bandit scoring with strikes.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Smith trying to remain calm as Bandit controls from the top position.
Bandit scoring with punches from side control.
Bandit is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Billy Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandit creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bandit is chipping away with strikes.
Bandit working the ground and pound.
Bandit is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bandit has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bandit is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bandit working away.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bandit is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bandit working the body and head with strikes.
Bandit scoring with punches from side control.
Bandit remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bandit lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rowdy Bandit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bandit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Rowdy Bandit!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Rowdy Bandit!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Rowdy Bandit!
Rowdy Bandit wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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FIGHT
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