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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chis Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DaeKwon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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186 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chis Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DaeKwon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Hall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hall counters by moving into the clinch.
Hall lands a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Hall stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Hall throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith wants to control but Hall is keeping busy.
Smith manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hall throws a big right hand that misses.
Hall throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hall's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Smith wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Hall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Hall wants to stand but Smith has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Hall controlling the action here.
Hall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall wants to stand up but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chis Hall 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.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Hall counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hall has passed into side control.
Hall takes a little break here. Smith wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Smith tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Hall connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hall controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Hall is having none of it.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Hall maintains control.
Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Hall.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Hall is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Hall looking to secure an arm triangle but Smith defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hall controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall 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.
Hall cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hall landing shots from mount.
Hall 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.
BOOM! Hall connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hall lands a heavy elbow.
Hall looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Hall has a good base and remains in mount.
Hall lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Hall controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chis Hall dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall tries to clinch
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Hall has Smith pressed against the cage.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hall walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Hall keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hall asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Hall keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall has hold of Smith's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Smith seems comfortable defending it but Hall has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Smith is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Smith is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hall couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chis Hall!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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