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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heath Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Sands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Sands has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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175 cm
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160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heath Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Sands!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sands misses with a head kick.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sands to the mat! Sands manages to get full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Sands really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Sands has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Sands wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith is in close to Sands's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith wants to control from the top but Sands keeps moving.
Sands is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith won't allow Sands to get back to his feet.
Smith is working Sands over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith stands up over Sands, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sands is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith stops Sands from standing up.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith stands up over Sands, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sands keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sands looking for a sweep. Not yet Sands, not yet.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith is keen to just control but Sands is a slippery customer.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sands is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Heath Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Heath Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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