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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phoenix Smith!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bryan, as that shot connected.
Bryan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Bryan throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bryan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bryan fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Bryan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryan clinches.
Smith is trying to break free.
Bryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bryan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bryan tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith throws a right hand that Bryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryan also avoids with ease.
Bryan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bryan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith feints and as Bryan raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bryan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Smith off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith moves out of range as Bryan throws a body kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith looks winded!
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Bryan counters by clinching up.
Bryan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Bryan has the dominant position.
Bryan just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Bryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Bryan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bryan misses with a kick to the body
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith throws a strike but Bryan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
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 preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryan trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Bryan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Bryan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bryan tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Bryan has the dominant position.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bryan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bryan moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bryan moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Bryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Bryan pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bryan is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bryan is defended easily by Smith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Bryan is out of range.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bryan's waist but Bryan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Bryan missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bryan at a distance.
Bryan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Bryan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bryan looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bryan pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Daniel Bryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Bryan decides to stand and escape the position.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryan manages to avoid it.
Bryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith tries to counter by closing the distance.
Phoenix Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bryan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Bryan. Bryan maintains the clinch.
Bryan taking a breather.
Bryan lands a right hand.
Bryan prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bryan leaning against his opponent.
Bryan pulls guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryan trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Bryan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bryan - that will leave a mark!
Bryan drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Bryan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bryan keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bryan swinging wildly here.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Bryan. Bryan gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Bryan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Bryan shoots in.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Bryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniel Bryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bryan quickly recovers to half guard.
Bryan tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bryan controls his leg.
Bryan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith passes the guard and advances to mount!
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 looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Bryan is in trouble!
Smith controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith looking to control but Bryan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith avoids the attempt from Bryan to control.
Smith looking to control but Bryan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phoenix Smith.
I think Bryan 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Phoenix Smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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