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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
APEX 1
Date: Jan 04, 2020 |
#R1##KD#
Stek lands a big right hand that sends Smash crashing to the mat! Stek stays standing though and waves Smash back to his feet!#TD2#
Smash looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smash is thwarting Stek's attempts to control the position.
Stek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smash stalling.
Stek trying to hold on to Smash's head to control him but Smash postures up.
Stek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Smash working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smash lands a nice short elbow.
Smash passes to side control.
Smash scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stek to see if he's OK.
Smash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Stek pushes Smash away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smash gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Smash cracks Stek with a big right hand but Stek just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smash works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smash controls the position.#SUB2#
Smash tries for a kimura but Stek is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Stek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smash scoring with punches from side control.
Smash working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stek takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smash happy to just control the position for now.
Smash working the head and body with strikes. #T2#
Stek takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stek is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smash connects with a decent elbow. #SUB2#
Smash is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Stek looks calm but he's in trouble here. Smash gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Stek is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Smash lets go of the hold and Stek can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hulk Smash!
In his post fight interview, Hulk Smash started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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