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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Gravity will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Smith !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gary Gravity!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith checks a low kick from Gravity.
Gravity stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gravity fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Smith .
Smith avoids the body shot from Gravity.
A left and a right from Gravity both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Stan Smith has been cut.
Gravity misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Gravity counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravity moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gravity misses with a kick to the body.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Gravity displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Stockton Cardio in the buildup to the fight.
Gravity looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith throws the left hand but Gravity avoids the punch easily.
Smith drives through with a takedown into Gravity's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Gravity uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith 's guard. Nice move by Gravity!
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 looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith , not yet.
Gravity content to stall in guard here.
Smith pulls Gravity in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gravity is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gary Gravity was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Gravity lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Smith takes a swing at Gravity's ribcage but misses.
Gravity tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity throws a head kick that misses.
Gravity misses with a body kick.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gravity.
Gravity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gravity has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gravity there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gravity throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gary Gravity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gravity takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith .
Smith misses with a hook. Gravity ducked under it nicely.
Gravity slips a straight right by Smith .
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Gravity moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gravity scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
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!
Gravity lands a nice hook to Smith 's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A leg kick checked by Smith .
Gravity throws a leg kick which misses Smith 's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gravity!
Gravity is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Gravity lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravity slips a jab from Smith .
Smith sizes up Gravity with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gravity misses with a looping left.
Gravity throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Gravity dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stan Smith 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith swings for the body but Gravity moves out of range.
Gravity slips a straight right by Smith .
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravity is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gravity, right into the meat.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Gravity thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravity sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravity is just out of range.
Gravity dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith . That did some damage!
Gravity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravity throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity cracks the inside of Smith 's front leg.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gravity tries to work over Smith 's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
Gravity stuffs the takedown.
Gary Gravity seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravity wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Gravity feints and then cracks Smith 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Gravity ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Gravity.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gravity misses with a kick to the body.
Gravity motions for Smith to come forward. Gravity throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravity scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Gravity turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gravity does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gravity lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravity motions for Smith to come forward. Gravity throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Gravity.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Gravity moves away and avoids it.
Gravity takes a swing at Smith 's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Gravity.
Gravity ducks under a wild hook from Smith .
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gravity swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith .
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravity moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gravity lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gravity.
Gravity throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Gravity throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Gravity.
Gravity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravity.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gravity displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Gravity misses with a body shot.
Gravity misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands the left hand.
Gravity keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Smith . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravity throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but Gravity sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gravity lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gravity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravity breaks from the clinch.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Smith misses.
Gravity pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Gravity settles back down.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Gravity saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Gravity showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stan Smith 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravity manages to avoid it.
Gravity lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Gravity saw that one coming.
Gravity is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith walks into a jab.
Good leg kick by Gravity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gravity to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gravity.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Gravity.
Gravity swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravity steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravity scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gravity tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Gravity swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a hook. Gravity ducked under it nicely.
Gravity misses with a low kick.
Gravity lands a body shot.
Gary Gravity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gravity moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Gravity's head but Gravity sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gravity lands a nice looking body kick.
Gravity scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravity throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Gravity just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gravity misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith throws the left hand but Gravity avoids the punch easily.
Gravity has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Smith .
Stan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gravity moves away from the strike by Smith .
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Gravity's head.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Gravity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Gravity stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gravity swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith .
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gravity controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gravity keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravity looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a strike but Gravity rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gravity won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Gravity controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gravity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith .
Gary Gravity is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravity manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Gravity comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gravity winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Gravity!
During a confident post fight interview, Gary Gravity thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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