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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Stead (ranked 23992 p4p, 541 weight class) and Fred Smith (ranked 24114 p4p, 546 weight class). Fred Smith has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Stead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a head kick but Stead moves out of range.
Stead lands a jab.
Smith looks to land a combination but Stead avoids it well.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shane Stead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith slips a jab from Stead.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Stead sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stead lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stead controlling from the top position.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Stead slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position.
Stead distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stead 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.
Smith trying to strike off his back.
Stead trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stead lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stead lands a couple of elbows.
Stead lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stead makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stead is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stead makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stead lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stead with a nice head shot there.
Stead is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Stead trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stead lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Stead is proving a slippery customer.
Stead makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stead landing some decent shots from guard.
Stead keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stead content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stead lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stead wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stead defends well.
Stead with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stead 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.
Stead connects with a couple of short punches.
Stead engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stead makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stead landing with the ground and pound.
Stead is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stead is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stead forces his way into half guard.
Stead lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stead winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith is rocked!
Stead lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Stead dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stead fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Stead pushes him off.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stead swivels and escapes.
Stead swings widly with a right hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith looks for a takedown but Stead sprawls well.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Shane Stead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Smith.
Stead misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stead looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Stead persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stead takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Stead misses the shot to the body.
Stead shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stead is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stead lands a couple of elbows.
Stead is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Stead with a nice head shot there.
Stead scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stead. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stead is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stead avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stead is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stead stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stead distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stead keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Stead postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stead stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Stead finish him?
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Shane Stead overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stead lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stead with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stead lands a couple of elbows.
Stead content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stead postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Smith covers up, he's hurt! Stead keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Stead and the ref steps in to end the fight! Stead can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Stead!
Shane Stead decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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