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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nic Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nic Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dino Smith!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Bravo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bravo, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith jumps into guard, dragging Bravo to the mat.
Bravo wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Bravo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bravo wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Bravo pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smith wants to sweep here but Bravo controlling him for the moment.
Bravo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bravo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bravo is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Bravo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bravo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith wants to control but Bravo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bravo is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
Smith wants to control but Bravo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smith trying to control here.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bravo postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Bravo trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Bravo 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.
Bravo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Bravo fails to pull guard.
Smith has picked Bravo up - he's going for a ride! Smith dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bravo works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bravo is keeping the position for now.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bravo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Smith passes Bravo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bravo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bravo wants to get back to full guard.
Bravo is not content to let Smith control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bravo keeps working.
Smith keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Bravo's head.
Smith wants to take a breather but Bravo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith clinches up with Bravo and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith gets control of Bravo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Smith will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith has control of Bravo's left arm, preventing Bravo from doing any damage.
Bravo stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Bravo trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Bravo has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Smith blocking the ground and pound.
Smith tries to lock up and control but Bravo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith is trying to stand up.
Bravo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smith can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Smith throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bravo tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Smith can't escape the position.
Bravo with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Bravo tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to hold on but Bravo pushes him away.
Bravo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smith can't escape the position.
Bravo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bravo looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bravo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
Bravo is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Bravo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nic Bravo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
33% |
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