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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chance Birmbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rangi Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chance Birmbaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rangi Smith!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Birmbaum. Those never looked like landing.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith wants to clinch up but Birmbaum keeps it at a distance.
As Smith tries to get set, Birmbaum tries to push him back and clinch up but Smith manages to avoid the attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Chance Birmbaum has been cut.
Birmbaum slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Birmbaum is looking to counter punch.
Birmbaum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birmbaum checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith clinches up with Birmbaum and pushes him back against the cage.
Birmbaum scores with a hook to the body.
Birmbaum blocks a body shot from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birmbaum is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Birmbaum missing with knees to the body.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Birmbaum controls the action.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Birmbaum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Birmbaum takes one on the button.
Birmbaum misses with a straight right.
Rangi Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith tries to bum rush Birmbaum with a series of wild strikes but Birmbaum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Birmbaum shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is staying active underneath Birmbaum, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Birmbaum has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Birmbaum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Birmbaum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Birmbaum.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith is doing well to control the position and prevent Birmbaum from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birmbaum wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Birmbaum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Birmbaum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith tries to roll over but Birmbaum keeps him under control.
Birmbaum tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smith is controlling Birmbaum's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Birmbaum misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Birmbaum misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Birmbaum throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Birmbaum backing up. Birmbaum nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Birmbaum lands with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Birmbaum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Birmbaum shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rangi Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chance Birmbaum's cut.
That's time! Birmbaum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Birmbaum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Birmbaum gets slowly back to his feet.
Birmbaum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Birmbaum.
Smith is trying to control Birmbaum's posture but Birmbaum avoids it.
Birmbaum tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Birmbaum.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Smith is not content to let Birmbaum control the position.
Smith tries to bench press Birmbaum off him but Birmbaum keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Birmbaum.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Birmbaum working the ground and pound from side control.
Smith keeps Birmbaum under control for a moment.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birmbaum working away.
Birmbaum scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smith to see if he's OK.
Birmbaum in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
Birmbaum working the ground and pound.
Birmbaum looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Smith holds on to Birmbaum's head and controls the position momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Birmbaum 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.
Birmbaum working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Birmbaum.
Birmbaum is just content to waste time from the top position. Smith takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance Birmbaum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chance Birmbaum's cut.
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!
Smith misses with a double jab.
Birmbaum throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith misses with the combination.
Birmbaum closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birmbaum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Birmbaum cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Smith keeping full guard, as Birmbaum tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birmbaum throwing strikes but missing.
Smith is adopting a defensive guard.
Birmbaum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Birmbaum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two 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.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Birmbaum manages to get himself to full guard.
Birmbaum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Birmbaum trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Birmbaum tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith thows a huge punch but Birmbaum dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birmbaum tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Birmbaum!
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Birmbaum gets back to half guard.
Birmbaum is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Chance Birmbaum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Birmbaum has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Smith has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Birmbaum trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Birmbaum seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Smith's chin but Smith turns very nicely into Birmbaum's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Smith.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Birmbaum is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rangi Smith.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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
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