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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daren William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Smoove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JP Smoove will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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219 cm
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278 lbs
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215 cm
18
230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daren William! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JP Smoove! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smoove throws a head kick but William moves out of range.
Smoove closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. William quickly recovers to half guard. Smoove wants to lay and pray for a moment but William keeps working. William looking for submissions off his back. William tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smoove prevents William from improving his position. William throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Smoove prevents William from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. William is trying is best to control the position here. William looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Smoove is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. Smoove wants to stand but William has a closed guard, so he can't escape. William wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Smoove is now in half guard. Smoove seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. William is staying active underneath Smoove, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. William trying to control here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. William is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Smoove is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. A combination from Smoove does no damage. Smoove shoots in and drives through. William sprawls well. William is looking to counter the offense by Smoove and move into the clinch. No luck with that takedown attempt from Smoove. Smoove tries to land a front kick but William steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smoove looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? William is fending him off so far but Smoove persists. Nope, William circles away and we're back to standing. Daren William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JP Smoove. William closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smoove did well to prevent William getting side control. Smoove has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. William is working away from the top position though. Smoove looks winded! William throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. William content to control rather than advance. William looks to score some points with some ground and pound. William lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ground and pound from William. Smoove tries to get to full guard but William has control of the leg. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Smoove has hold of William's hands but William slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. William is nestled in close to Smoove, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. William with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Smoove is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! William has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Smoove defend it? William steps over the head and cranks it - Smoove is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for William!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daren William!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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