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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arenas Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Tee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arenas Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rex Tee!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tee is defended easily by Smith.
Tee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tee moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Tee taking a breather here.
Smith tries to bench press Tee off him but Tee keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tee in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tee throws a strike aimed at the side of Smith's head but Smith avoids it well.
Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tee lands some shots froms side control.
Smith is being controlled here.
Tee looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tee lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Tee keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Tee drags him back down.
Tee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smith to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tee landing a few strikes.
Tee lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tee in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tee landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tee is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Smith will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Tee is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tee lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tee connects with a decent elbow.
Tee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith is not content to let Tee control the position.
Tee working the ground and pound from side control.
Smith manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Tee is very close to passing his half guard.
Tee is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tee is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tee lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to kick Tee off but Tee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tee working the head and body with strikes.
Smith has hold of Tee's hands but Tee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tee is working away from the top position though.
Tee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tee trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Tee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Tee gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Tee circles away.
Tee gets a double leg takedown into Smith's guard.
Tee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith trying to control the position.
Tee landing some decent shots from guard.
Tee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tee controls the pace.
Tee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith wants to sweep here but Tee controlling him for the moment.
Tee stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tee distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tee wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Tee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tee wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tee stuffs the takedown.
Tee with the counter takedown but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith goes for a double leg but Tee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tee continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arenas Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tee feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Tee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tee connects with a couple of short punches.
Tee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tee trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rex Tee has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tee stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tee tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tee landing some decent shots from guard.
Tee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Tee slips an elbow through the middle.
Tee advances position into side control!
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tee scores with punches from side control.
Tee scoring with punches and elbows.
Tee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tee working the ground and pound from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tee cracks Smith with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tee misses with a looping left.
Smith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tee keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Tee managing to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tee can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tee keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Tee's head but Tee avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith happy to just control the position for now.
Tee is looking for a sweep.
Tee gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tee is looking to improve his position.
Tee wants to control the action here but instead Smith manages to pass to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tee is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith avoids the attempt from Tee to control.
Tee sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tee.
Tee is controlling Smith's posture.
Smith trying to control but Tee is working from the bottom.
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.
Tee trying to control the position.
Smith is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tee has escaped and now he's on top!
Tee trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tee advances to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rex Tee.
Well Tee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Rex Tee!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Rex Tee!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Rex Tee!
Rex Tee wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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