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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - Southern Flavor. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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201 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spartan swivels and escapes.
Spartan slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith tries for a takedown but Spartan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Spartan is being controlled here.
Smith working the ground and pound but Spartan is defending the strikes.
Spartan is looking for a sweep.
Spartan is letting Smith control him for a moment.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smith is trying to ground and pound but Spartan uses the momentary lack of control by Smith to regain half guard.
Smith controlling the action here.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Spartan for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a huge punch but Spartan dodges it nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Smith just wasn't active enough.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spartan but Spartan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
Smith throwing shots but Spartan is blocking nicely.
Smith trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John Smith has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Smith tries for a takedown but Spartan circles away easily
and Spartan counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Spartan did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartan trying to control from the bottom.
Smith takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith 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.
Spartan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Spartan did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Smith is taking a breather. Spartan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Spartan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
John Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John Smith has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spartan leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Spartan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Spartan.
Spartan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spartan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Spartan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spartan pinned against the cage. Spartan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Spartan which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Spartan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartan is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Spartan is keeping the position.
Smith stays in close to Spartan's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Smith just wasn't active enough.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Spartan, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Spartan against the cage but Spartan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spartan sprawls well. Spartan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spartan is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Spartan circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spartan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Spartan gets a clinch.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spartan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smith wants a takedown.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Spartan.
Spartan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Spartan looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Spartan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Spartan wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Spartan sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spartan wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith looks for a takedown but Spartan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spartan is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Spartan circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Smith avoids the head kick by Spartan.
Smith shoots in but Spartan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spartan as he jumps to the side.
Spartan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Spartan tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Spartan tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spartan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spartan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Spartan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spartan jabs at Smith's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spartan.
Spartan scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Spartan.
Spartan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spartan wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Spartan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spartan lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Spartan counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spartan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Spartan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spartan, right into the meat.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spartan connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Smith! He's out on his feet! Spartan rushes in and drops Smith with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). The Spartan!
The Spartan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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