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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Courture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bennett Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chuck Courture's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Courture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bennett Smith!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courture.
Smith looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Courture keeps the fight on the outside.
Courture misses the jab.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Courture shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Courture wants to stand and escape but instead Smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Courture wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Courture.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Courture's guard.
Courture tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Courture throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Courture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Courture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chuck Courture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Courture works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Courture misses with the combination.
Courture throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Courture throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Courture lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Courture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Courture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Courture loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Courture cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Courture scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courture will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith shoots and misses
and Courture counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Courture just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Courture is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Courture circles away and we're back to standing.
Chuck Courture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bennett Smith.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Courture throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Courture.
Courture stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Courture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Courture goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Courture misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Courture tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Courture misses with a few strikes there.
Courture misses with a body shot.
Courture looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith forces Courture back against the cage and clinches.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Courture is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith keeps control of Courture as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Courture as he avoids it easily.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith jumps into guard, dragging Courture to the mat.
Courture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Courture looking to pass the guard.
Courture lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Courture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courture has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Courture postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Courture from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Courture throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Courture throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Courture.
Courture closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Courture lands in his opponent's guard.
Courture wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Courture dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Courture walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Courture misses the target.
Courture misses with a looping right.
Courture is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Courture's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Courture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Courture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith defending well as Courture loads up on a big left hand.
Chuck Courture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Courture swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith looks for a takedown but Courture sprawls well.
Courture looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Courture working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courture wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
Courture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Courture wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
Courture postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Courture throwing strikes but missing.
Courture has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Courture defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Courture is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Courture circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Courture counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Chuck Courture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bennett Smith.
Courture is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Courture trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Courture lands a couple of digs.
Smith trying to control the position.
Courture postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Courture has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Courture shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Courture wants to stand and escape but instead Smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Courture wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Courture keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Courture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Courture tries to get out of the position.
Courture is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith stands and throws Courture's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courture striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Courture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Courture is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Courture looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Courture misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Courture's guard now.
Courture wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Smith manages to pass to side control.
Courture wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Courture dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Courture misses the jab.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Courture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Courture tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Courture has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Courture wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Courture.
Courture is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Courture is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Courture tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Courture tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Courture wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courture prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith is working for takedown but Courture is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chuck Courture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bennett Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Courture is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Courture has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries for a takedown but Courture sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Courture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Courture.
Courture throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Courture misses with an uppercut.
Courture moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith tries for a takedown but Courture sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Courture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Courture pushes him off.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Courture.
Courture scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Courture tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courture is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Smith has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith stands up.
Courture drives through with a takedown into guard.
Courture works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Courture wants to stand and escape but instead Smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courture wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Courture looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Smith puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Courture might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Courture tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Courture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Courture pushes Smith off but Smith dives into side control.
Courture is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Smith is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Smith blocks Courture's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Chuck Courture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Courture really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Courture is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Courture is looking to escape.
Courture is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Courture is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith won't let Courture get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Courture is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but Smith turns him over and now has his back.
Courture staying busy and making it hard for Smith to control.
Bennett Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chuck Courture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Courture's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bennett Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Courture 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Courture!
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