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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Redman - Da goodness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maro Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maro Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Santos throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Smith is thwarting Santos's attempts to control the position.
Smith blocks the strikes from Santos.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Smith advances position into side control!
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Smith takes a little break here. Santos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Santos tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Santos struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santos, who protects the arm well.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Santos is not content to let Smith control the position.
Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smith's best efforts.
Smith wants to take a breather but Santos is having none of it.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santos pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Santos wants to sweep but Smith has passed to side control!
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Santos manages to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Santos tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santos.
Santos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Smith stacks Santos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Smith!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Maro Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith misses with a hook.
Santos moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Santos tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos working Smith over with knees to the body.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Santos.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Santos tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Santos trying to control the position.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Frank Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith is in close to Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Santos looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santos has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith wants to take a breather but Santos is having none of it.
Smith uses his free foot to push down on Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Santos.
Santos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Santos is trying to control but Smith passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Santos striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Smith trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smith content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Smith 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smith looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith throws a low kick but Santos moves out of range easily.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santos has time to react.
Santos tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos slips under a jab from Smith.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maro Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith with a hook.
Santos wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Smith cracks Santos with a good jab.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Santos trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Santos stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Maro Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Santos off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Frank Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Smith!
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