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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cult of Personality. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
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180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm
20
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Bustamante! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Smith! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bustamante misses with a hook. Bustamante misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely. Bustamante closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Bustamante pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Bustamante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bustamante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Bustamante. Nice shot lands for Bustamante. Bustamante 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. Bustamante scoring with some ground and pound. Smith controls Bustamante momentarily but Bustamante frees himself. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Bustamante throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Smith wants to control from the top but Bustamante keeps moving. Smith preventing the sweep. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Bustamante will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Smith stands and throws Bustamante's legs to the side, diving into side control. Bustamante is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bustamante has escaped the position, nice work there. Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bustamante keeps working. Smith prevents Bustamante from escaping the position. Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Bustamante misses with an elbow from the bottom. Smith advances nicely into full mount. Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Bustamante is trying desperately to improve position. Bustamante on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bustamante tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smith get's back to his feet. Bustamante shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bustamante was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Smith looks gassed! Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Bustamante raining down shots from the mount! Bustamante postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Bustamante lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Smith regains half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Smith is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Bustamante missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Smith is trying to control but can't.
Bustamante throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Bustamante 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. Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith. Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet. Smith controls Bustamante momentarily but Bustamante frees himself. Bustamante has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Smith is looking for a triangle but Bustamante pushes his legs off easily.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bustamante preventing the sweep. Bustamante working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Bustamante throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Smith passes into half guard under a barage of strikes. Bustamante misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bustamante is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Smith throws a nice outside leg kick. Bustamante looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well. Carlos Bustamante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Smith with a hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adam Smith will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Smith thuds a left hand into Bustamante's body. Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Bustamante's torso. Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
It looks like Carlos Bustamante has been cut. Smith circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bustamante drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Smith follows Bustamante to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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