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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smash Spring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smash Spring has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Smash Spring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Black!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spring looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Spring persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Spring shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Spring working Black over with strikes.
Black tries to kick Spring off but Spring keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spring sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spring. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spring is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Black defends it well.
Spring is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work.
Black is looking to control Spring's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
Spring is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Spring really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
Spring throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black tries to get to full guard but Spring has control of the leg.
Spring is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Black sees it coming and defends easily.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Spring seems to be looking for submissions.
Spring will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spring working over Black with some ground and pound. Black looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Spring looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Black is trying to stand.
Spring 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.
Spring is looking for a kimura here.
Black is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spring looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spring sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.
Black pushes Spring off looking to stand but Spring dives back in and keeps control.
Spring seems to be working for a kimura but Black defends the submission attempt.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Spring.
Black is trying to stand up here but Spring is controlling him well.
Spring is working for a submission of some sort.
Spring seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Black has hold of Spring's hands but Spring slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Black tries to kick Spring off but Spring keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Spring.
Black tries to get to full guard but Spring has control of the leg.
Spring is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work.
Spring looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Spring prevents Black from standing back up.
Spring scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Black punching from the bottom.
Spring is nestled in close to Black, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spring not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
Spring is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spring throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spring looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Spring is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spring scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spring is looking for a kimura but Black is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spring to get the leverage.
Spring stops Black from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spring looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Spring seems to be working for a kimura but Black defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smash Spring dominated that 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.
Black throws a right and a left that Spring avoids nicely.
Smash Spring is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spring avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spring shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Black tries to bum rush Spring with a series of wild strikes but Spring uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black cracks Spring with an open hand slap.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spring paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spring's head.
Spring looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spring takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decent striking displayed by Black there.
Black connects with the punch.
Black misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spring looks to throw the jab but Black is out of range.
Black throws a series of punches but Spring avoids them all with ease.
Spring scores with a takedown into Black's guard.
Spring throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spring is working Black over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smash Spring overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spring working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Black is looking to stand up but Spring isn't so interested in that idea.
Spring postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spring throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black is looking to stand up but Spring isn't so interested in that idea.
Black is breathing heavily.
Spring drops back looking for a leg! Black is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Black manages to kick Spring off! Spring jumps back into Black's guard.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spring is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spring lands a couple of digs.
Black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spring is controlling him.
Spring throwing strikes but missing.
Spring trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spring throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spring is controlling him.
Spring postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Black has his foot on Spring's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spring works his way back into a safe position though.
Spring scoring with punches to the head and body.
Spring connects with a couple of short punches.
Spring lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spring stops Black from standing up.
Spring throws a big right hand that misses.
Spring scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Black is rocked!
Spring is in close to Black's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black is still in real trouble! Can Spring finish him?
Spring thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black is looking to stand up but Spring isn't so interested in that idea.
Spring thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Spring distracts Black with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Spring landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spring is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spring accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black seems to have recovered his senses.
Spring working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Black's head.
Spring in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spring.
Spring prevents Black from getting back to his feet.
Black uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spring lands a big head kick that sends Black tumbling to the mat! Spring takes a step backwards and waves Black back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Lou Black has been cut.
Spring fails with a takedown attempt.
Black connects with the punch.
Black pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spring back to the cage. Black follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spring fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smash Spring. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spring takes one on the button.
Black closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Black clinches up with Spring and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black cracks Spring with an open hand slap.
Spring is rocked!
Black feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Spring crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lou Black!
A victorious Lou Black thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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