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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baha Beison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Baha Beison was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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159 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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162 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baha Beison!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Beison pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Beison is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith passes to side control.
Beison gets back to half guard.
Beison is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Beison is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beison trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith not doing much here.
Smith trying to control the action but Beison is working from the bottom.
Beison has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Beison defends it.
Smith prevents Beison from improving his position.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Beison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beison trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith wants to take a breather but Beison is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beison wants to get back to full guard but Smith has mounted him!
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Beison keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Beison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beison is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Baha Beison has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beison is looking to get to half guard.
Smith cracks Beison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beison tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That has opened up Baha Beison's cut even more.
Smith trying to control but Beison is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Beison is on top in guard.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beison defends well.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Beison from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beison stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Beison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smith striking off his back but it's not causing Beison any problems.
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 Beison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baha Beison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beison gets a clinch.
Beison tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Beison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beison rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith is working for takedown but Beison is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Beison.
A head punch on the inside from Beison fails to land.
Smith is working for takedown but Beison is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries for a takedown but Beison manages to get underhooks.
Beison cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beison gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Beison looking to slow down the pace here.
Beison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Beison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beison throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Beison misses with a two punch combination.
Baha Beison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beison misses with the combination.
Beison closes the distance and clinches.
Smith has Beison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Beison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beison sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Beison counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith shoots in and bounces Beison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Beison looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beison trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beison throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smith uses it to pass to side control.
Beison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Smith looks up at the clock and then as Beison takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smith smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks up at the clock and then as Beison takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smith smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beison can do to turn this around?
Beison wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Beison is looking to reverse the position.
Beison is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Smith has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Beison wants to control but Smith postures up.
Smith trying to control the action but Beison is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Smith stalls from top position.
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beison takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jeff Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Beison is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Beison is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Smith has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A lull in the action here as Smith stalls from top position.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Beison for as long as he can get away with.
Beison can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Baha Beison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Baha Beison'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 moves forwards but Beison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Beison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith feints and as Beison raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Beison has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
Beison looking for subs off his back but Smith has passed one foot through into half guard.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Beison is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beison is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Beison wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Beison looking for subs from the bottom but Smith mounts him!
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Beison is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to control but Beison wriggling away.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Beison is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Beison is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith trying to control but Beison is having none of it.
Beison wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beison bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Smith is trying to control the position but Beison postures up.
Beison is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Beison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith controls Beison momentarily but Beison frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith controls Beison momentarily but Beison frees himself.
Beison is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Beison frees his head nicely. Oh but Smith has switched to an armbar! Beison is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jeff Smith!
Baha Beison spoke after the fight, saying 'Я приду еще сильнее '.
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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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