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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between tommy smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Spinx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spinx's choice of entrance music: Eye of the Tiger. tommy smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Spinx's chin.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, tommy smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Spinx!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spinx tries to clinch but smith is having none of it.
smith looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Spinx tries to clinch up but smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Spinx is looking to clinch.
Spinx drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Spinx wants to control from the top but smith keeps moving.
Spinx decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Spinx with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spinx takes the fight into the clinch.
Spinx lands a body shot.
Spinx landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spinx scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spinx.
Spinx lands an uppercut.
Spinx with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spinx scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spinx lands an elbow just above smith 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spinx takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spinx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Spinx to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Spinx.
Spinx decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Spinx decides to stand and escape the position.
smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spinx pushes smith up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spinx tries to close the distance and clinch but smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spinx throws a sloppy head kick and smith moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for smith.
smith feints and as Spinx raises his hands in defense, smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spinx working a defensive guard here.
Spinx looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spinx is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spinx is trying to keep smith in close.
Spinx had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. smith is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Spinx Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take smith's back instead.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spinx somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
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.
smith trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Spinx tries to keep control of the position but smith is staying busy.
smith tries to roll but Spinx sticks to his back.
Spinx has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
smith is having to fend off submission attempts from Spinx, who is looking to sink in the choke. Spinx doesn't have the hooks in though and smith manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spinx dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
smith fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick from Spinx lands but smith takes it in his stride.
Spinx tries to clinch but smith moves out of range.
Spinx looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
smith is trying to control the position but Spinx postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinx decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Spinx tries for a takedown but smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spinx wants to clinch up but smith keeps it at a distance.
Spinx tries to close the distance and clinch but smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
smith drives through and clinches with Spinx against the cage.
Spinx stalling in the clinch.
Spinx throws an elbow but it misses.
smith prevents Spinx from breaking the clinch.
smith crunches a lovely knee into Spinx's ribcage.
smith looking for a takedown.
Spinx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from smith.
smith avoiding damage as Spinx throws knees to the body.
Spinx misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Spinx lands with a short shot to the head.
Spinx leaning his opponent against the cage.
smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spinx pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tommy smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spinx won't be happy with that.
Spinx bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
smith is looking to clinch.
Spinx closes the distance looking to clinch
and smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
smith passes into half guard.
Spinx looks like he's trying to stand up.
Spinx flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Spinx is looking for a sweep. smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spinx wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spinx is looking for a sweep. smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
smith stops Spinx from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Spinx tries to clinch but smith moves out of range.
Spinx is looking to clinch but smith is avoiding it.
smith tries for a takedown but Spinx sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spinx wants to clinch but smith slips to the side
and smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Spinx tries to clinch but smith moves away
so smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Spinx wants to stand but smith is controlling the position.
smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spinx is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tommy smith dominated that second round.
That's time! smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
smith tries to clinch there but Spinx circles away.
Spinx closes the distance looking to clinch
and smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spinx won't be happy with that.
Spinx is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Spinx manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
tommy smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spinx tries to pass the half guard into mount. smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
smith trying to control but Spinx postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinx stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows smith to get to his feet.
Spinx fails with an attempt to clinch.
smith misses with a takedown
and Spinx holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spinx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spinx closes the distance and clinches.
Spinx lands with a light punch inside.
smith lands with a left to the head.
smith being controlled against the cage.
smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
smith is pressed up against the cage. Spinx has hold of a leg and is looking to drag smith down to the mat. smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Spinx tries to clinch up
and smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spinx's guard now.
Spinx keeping moving, preventing smith from controlling successfully.
Spinx thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spinx is keeping the position for now.
Spinx looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
smith looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
smith postures up.
Spinx throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Spinx is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
smith is pressing down on Spinx's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Spinx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spinx controls from within his opponent's guard.
Spinx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spinx throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
tommy smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tommy smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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