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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Wholequist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wholequist comes to the cage accompanied by 'Extreme Ways' by Moby. Smith has chosen 50 Cent-Many Men as his entrance music. Marcus Smith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Wholequist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Smith!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Wholequist misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wholequist misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Wholequist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wholequist gets the takedown into side control.
Wholequist working the ground and pound.
Wholequist advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith prevents Wholequist from taking his back.
Wholequist looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Wholequist 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 is trying to reverse the position but instead Wholequist has taken his back - oops!
Smith is trying to break free.
Wholequist is looking for the choke from the back position but Smith is controlling his hands well.
Smith is in bad spot here.
Wholequist is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wholequist is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Smith is defending well though. Wholequist let's go of the attempt for now.
Wholequist is breathing heavily.
Wholequist looking for the choke but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wholequist missing with punches from the back.
I really don't envy Smith right now.
Smith tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Wholequist landing shots from mount.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Wholequist can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Wholequist isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wholequist looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wholequist is working for a guillotine from mount but Smith frees his head quite easily.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wholequist wants to finish this one by submission but Smith is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wholequist.
Wholequist unloading with bombs!
It looks like Marcus Smith has been cut.
Wholequist stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Wholequist looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wholequist might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wholequist stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Wholequist shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wholequist trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Wholequist drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wholequist jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Wholequist advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wholequist lands with a punch from half guard.
Wholequist is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wholequist to get the leverage.
Smith has a hand on Wholequist's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wholequist takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Wholequist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wholequist scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wholequist is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wholequist off and has taken his back!
Wholequist turns into Smith and is now in his guard.
Wholequist wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wholequist manages to get himself to full guard.
Wholequist is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Wholequist.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wholequist puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wholequist trying to control but Smith postures up.
Wholequist tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Wholequist is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wholequist shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wholequist trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wholequist passes into half guard.
Wholequist performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Wholequist.
Wholequist is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wholequist wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Jackson Wholequist overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wholequist scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wholequist is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Wholequist eventually gives up the hold.
Wholequist seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wholequist's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wholequist's back!
Wholequist manages to reverse the position and now he's in Smith's guard. Nice work there by Wholequist.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wholequist passes into half guard.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Wholequist throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smith goes for an armbar but Wholequist turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wholequist.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Wholequist defends easily.
Wholequist trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wholequist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wholequist throws a big right hand that misses.
Wholequist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wholequist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wholequist slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wholequist decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Wholequist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wholequist fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wholequist decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Wholequist is looking for a kimura here.
Wholequist passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smith!
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wholequist has control of Smith's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Smith regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wholequist looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Wholequist can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Wholequist unloading with bombs!
Wholequist lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wholequist looking to secure an arm triangle but Smith defends it well.
Marcus Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wholequist punching from mount but Smith doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wholequist postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Smith in real trouble here! The ref calls for Smith to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Wholequist!
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energy
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hype
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