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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Waffle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghelo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. burn it to the ground kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Will Waffle had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Waffle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghelo Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Waffle or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Waffle throwing strikes but missing.
Waffle connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith is fighting to break Waffle's control of his arms but Waffle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Waffle is controlling Smith's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Waffle is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Waffle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Waffle is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Waffle tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Waffle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Waffle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Waffle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to stand but Waffle is controlling his head.
Waffle is trying to work for a sweep but Smith has mounted him!
Smith lands with some strikes.
Waffle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Waffle tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Waffle is breathing heavily.
Waffle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Waffle is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waffle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith working for a guillotine from mount but Waffle is in no mood to give up.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Waffle is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Waffle is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Waffle tries to improve his position but instead Smith has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Smith gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Smith gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Smith apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Waffle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Waffle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Waffle's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghelo Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Will Waffle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Waffle is defended easily by Smith.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smith wants to control but Waffle is keeping him busy.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Waffle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waffle is looking for a sweep.
Smith trying to control the position but Waffle is working away.
Smith wants to stand but Waffle is controlling his arm.
Waffle tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Waffle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Waffle tries to get out of the position.
Waffle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waffle is not content to let Smith control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ghelo Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Smith trying to control the position but Waffle is working away.
Waffle wants to control but Smith postures up.
Waffle parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Waffle to escape.
Ghelo Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position but Waffle is working away.
Waffle is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Smith cracks Waffle with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith tries to stand but Waffle is controlling his head.
Smith trying to control the position but Waffle is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith wants to stand but Waffle has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghelo Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Waffle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Waffle swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Smith is chipping away with strikes.
Waffle is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Waffle's legs.
Smith working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Smith seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Waffle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith landing a few strikes.
Waffle tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Waffle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Smith gets to mount! Waffle was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Waffle is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waffle tries to improve his position but instead Smith has taken his back!
Waffle trying to control but not successfully.
Smith trying to control.
I really don't envy Waffle right now.
Waffle preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Smith.
Waffle trying to control the position but Smith manages to sink in the hooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to control Waffle but Waffle is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Smith wants to control but Waffle manages to buck him off and is now in Smith's guard! Nice work there by Waffle!
Waffle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Waffle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Waffle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waffle lands a couple of elbows.
Waffle postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Waffle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waffle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Will Waffle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waffle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghelo Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Ghelo Smith!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Ghelo Smith!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Ghelo Smith!
Ghelo Smith wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Ghelo Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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