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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Smack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edmund Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reggie Smack!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dantes jabs at Smack's body.
Smack smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smack dips to his left and cracks Dantes with an uppercut!
Dantes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dantes won't allow Smack to get back to his feet.
Dantes won't allow Smack to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dantes looking to pass the guard.
Dantes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dantes throws a big right hand that misses.
Dantes forces his way into half guard.
Dantes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dantes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smack wants to control but Dantes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes content to control rather than advance.
Smack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dantes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dantes passes to full mount!
Dantes controlling his opponent.
Dantes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Smack for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes trying to control but Smack is having none of it.
Smack blocking the ground and pound.
Dantes controlling from mount.
Dantes wants to control the pace but Smack is squirming around nicely.
Smack stops Dantes from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Smack is looking to get to half guard.
Dantes controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smack tries to lock up and control but Dantes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes fails to advance to Smack's back.
Dantes controlling the pace for now.
Smack is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dantes fails to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smack is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smack tries to hold on but Dantes pushes him away.
Smack looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Dantes missing with strikes.
Dantes trying to control momentarily.
Smack tries to escape but Dantes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dantes struggling to keep hold of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dantes biding his time, controlling Smack.
Smack trying to control the position but Dantes manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dantes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smack avoids the body shot from Dantes.
Dantes lands a jab to Smack's midsection.
Smack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dantes.
Smack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Smack. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Smack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dantes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dantes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Smack quickly recovers to half guard.
Dantes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dantes looking to control but Smack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dantes takes Smack's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Smack is in trouble.
Dantes wants to control but Smack is keeping busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smack trying to control the position but Dantes manages to sink in the hooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes looking for the choke but no joy.
Dantes is landing with strikes from the back.
Dantes controlling the position well here. Smack rolled but Dantes kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Smack trying to get back to his feet but Dantes is in full control for now.
Smack just trying to survive but Dantes is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Smack is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dantes keeps control of the position easily here as Smack tries to buck him off.
Smack is trying to break free.
Smack wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dantes fails to advance to Smack's back.
Dantes wants to control the pace but Smack is squirming around nicely.
Dantes working the ground and pound effectively.
Dantes wants to control the pace but Smack is squirming around nicely.
Dantes with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smack tries to reverse the position but Dantes maintains control.
Dantes moves to the back.
I would not like to be Smack right now.
Smack just trying to survive but Dantes is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dantes controlling the position well here. Smack rolled but Dantes kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Smack preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dantes.
Smack is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Dantes gets his way!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smack covering up well under a series of strikes from Dantes.
Smack is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Dantes is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Smack has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Will Dantes go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dantes working for the choke.
Dantes tries to keep control of the position but Smack is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dantes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dantes lands with a nice body punch.
Smack throws a combination that misses
enabling Dantes to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dantes. Smack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smack catches Dantes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smack punishes Dantes's body with a nice straight punch.
Dantes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Dantes.
Smack throws a jab when Dantes was well out of range.
Smack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edmund Dantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Smack enables Dantes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smack manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dantes pushing down on Smack's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantes stops Smack from getting back to his feet.
Dantes not doing much here.
Dantes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smack!
Dantes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smack is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Dantes looking for a guillotine from mount but Smack is having none of it.
Smack is working to get back to half guard.
Dantes controlling from the full mount.
Dantes trying to control but Smack is having none of it.
Dantes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smack can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes is trying to take his opponent's back.
Dantes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smack can't escape the position.
Dantes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dantes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smack is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dantes is looking to work his way around to Smack's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Dantes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smack keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes fails to move to back control.
Dantes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smack is looking to escape.
Dantes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dantes content just to control the position here.
Dantes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smack is looking to escape.
Smack is in a horrible position here. Dantes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reggie Smack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edmund Dantes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes content just to control the position here.
Smack can't escape the position.
Dantes mounts Smack! Really nice guard pass there!
Dantes controlling from the full mount.
Smack keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dantes controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmund Dantes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dantes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmund Dantes!
An out of breath and clearly excited Edmund Dantes thanked $10 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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