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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tank Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Nolan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nolan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nolan misses with a wild body shot.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nolan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nolan.
Patrick Nolan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nolan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith rushes Nolan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nolan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nolan tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Tank Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Nolan.
Nolan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nolan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nolan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nolan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nolan duly obliges.
Nolan misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Nolan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nolan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nolan.
Nolan moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Nolan is looking to clinch.
Nolan tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Nolan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Nolan lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Tank Smith has been cut.
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!
Nolan manages to break the clinch.
Nolan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Nolan misses the shot to the body.
Nolan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nolan moves into the clinch successfully.
Nolan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Nolan misses.
Nolan misses with the combination.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Nolan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Nolan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith jumps guard but Nolan stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nolan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nolan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nolan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Nolan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tank Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nolan shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Nolan fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Nolan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nolan looks to clinch
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Nolan controlling the action here for a moment.
Nolan lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Nolan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Tank Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Nolan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nolan prevents it.
Nolan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nolan tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nolan throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith rushes Nolan and presses him up against the cage.
Nolan is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Nolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nolan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patrick Nolan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nolan tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith prevents Nolan from breaking the clinch.
Nolan taking a breather.
Smith wants the takedown. Nolan is fighting it off but Smith persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nolan's guard against the cage.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Nolan wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nolan wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nolan wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Nolan keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Nolan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Smith stacks Nolan 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!
Smith controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nolan keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nolan taking a bit of punishment here - Smith scoring with strikes.
Nolan tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nolan keeps working.
Nolan can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tank Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nolan tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nolan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nolan wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nolan keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Nolan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith stands up from Nolan's guard - Smith perhaps looking for a knockout.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Nolan lands a nice knee to the body.
Nolan stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Nolan.
Nolan breaks from the clinch.
Nolan wants to clinch.
Nolan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Nolan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Smith lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nolan down.
Smith looks up at the clock and then as Nolan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smith smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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 working the head and body with strikes.
Nolan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nolan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Nolan's temple.
Nolan is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working Nolan over with strikes.
Smith is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nolan!
Smith looking to control but Nolan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nolan?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nolan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tank Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edwards scores the fight for Tank Smith!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Tank Smith!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Tank Smith!
Tank Smith wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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