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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Guapo Bandito Salsas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Guapo Bandito Salsas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bandito Salsas is trying is best to control the position here.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bandito Salsas gets full guard.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Bandito Salsas is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandito Salsas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bandito Salsas. 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 from the top but Bandito Salsas keeps moving.
Bandito Salsas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Bandito Salsas keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito Salsas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bandito Salsas moves into the clinch successfully.
Bandito Salsas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bandito Salsas successfully pulls guard.
Bandito Salsas scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bandito Salsas's guard.
Bandito Salsas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Smith wants to hold on but Bandito Salsas pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Bandito Salsas's attempts to control the action.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Bandito Salsas.
Bandito Salsas is going olschool here, as he tries to force Smith to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Smith shrugs it off.
Bandito Salsas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bandito Salsas trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bandito Salsas lands a heavy elbow.
Bandito Salsas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Bandito Salsas isn't that keen on the idea.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith tries to control Bandito Salsas's body but Bandito Salsas pushes him off. Smith squirms to his side and now Bandito Salsas has his back!
Bandito Salsas is hanging on to Smith's back as he tries to escape.
Smith is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bandito Salsas gets his way!
Bandito Salsas not allowing Smith to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bandito Salsas's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bandito Salsas really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Smith.
Bandito Salsas is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bandito Salsas gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bandito Salsas gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bandito Salsas apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Troy Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandito Salsas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bandito Salsas tries to clinch up.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Bandito Salsas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bandito Salsas showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Guapo Bandito Salsas 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.
Bandito Salsas connects with a looping right hand.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Bandito Salsas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith is trying to control the position but Bandito Salsas postures up.
Bandito Salsas trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandito Salsas preventing the sweep.
Bandito Salsas passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bandito Salsas is taking a breather. Smith 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.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito Salsas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bandito Salsas passes into side control, despite Smith's attempt to control the position.
A control attempt from Smith but he's now mounted!
Bandito Salsas working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bandito Salsas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Bandito Salsas isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two 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 tries to control the position but Bandito Salsas now has his back.
Bandito Salsas is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bandito Salsas gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bandito Salsas gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bandito Salsas apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bandito Salsas rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bandito Salsas.
Smith has Bandito Salsas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Smith pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bandito Salsas tumbling to the mat - Smith dives into Bandito Salsas's guard.
Bandito Salsas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Bandito Salsas looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito Salsas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith tries to improve his position but instead Bandito Salsas has taken his back!
Bandito Salsas lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Bandito Salsas is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bandito Salsas lands a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Bandito Salsas scores with strikes from the back.
Bandito Salsas is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Can Smith hold on?! Bandito Salsas is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Guapo Bandito Salsas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bandito Salsas clinches.
Smith pulls guard successfully.
Bandito Salsas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bandito Salsas pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith punching from the bottom.
Bandito Salsas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bandito Salsas passes into side control, despite Smith's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bandito Salsas trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bandito Salsas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
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.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Bandito Salsas lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito Salsas is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bandito Salsas decides to stand back up.
Bandito Salsas scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Bandito Salsas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bandito Salsas forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandito Salsas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bandito Salsas 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito Salsas works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bandito Salsas controlling from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. El Guapo Bandito Salsas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Bandito Salsas backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito Salsas shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bandito Salsas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bandito Salsas scoring with punches from side control.
Bandito Salsas content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Guapo Bandito Salsas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bandito Salsas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Guapo Bandito Salsas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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