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WCP 8 Smith vs. Crackson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monty Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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 London, Matt Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Monty Burns!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Matt Serra has been cut.
Burns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Serra.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Serra moved out of range nicely.
Burns misses with a looping left.
Burns thows a body kick. Serra tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Serra is breathing heavily.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Serra seems unphased.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burns lands a jab to Serra's midsection.
Burns tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Burns throws a hook but Serra blocks it.
Burns connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Serra to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Burns!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Monty Burns!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Bernales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Robbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernales comes to the cage accompanied by Hitomi no Jyuunin by L'arc en Ciel. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ingemar Bernales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Robbo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Bernales. No joy for Robbo on that attempt.
Bernales tries to clinch up but Robbo circles away and keeps his distance.
Robbo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bernales but Bernales pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bernales wants to clinch.
Robbo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bernales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robbo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bernales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bernales moves in looking to clinch but Robbo pushes him off.
Robbo forces Bernales back against the cage and clinches.
Bernales lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bernales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Andy Robbo has been cut.
Bernales misses with an elbow strike.
Bernales lands an elbow that stopped Robbo in his tracks for a moment.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but Robbo blocks with his arms.
Bernales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bernales landing knees to the head.
Bernales lands an elbow that stopped Robbo in his tracks for a moment.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robbo wants to break free but Bernales has control.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but Robbo blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robbo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bernales looking to throw knees to the head but Robbo is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernales scores with a knee to the head.
Bernales is breathing heavily.
Bernales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bernales landing knees to the head.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but Robbo blocks with his arms.
Robbo looking to stall.
Bernales looking to throw knees to the head but Robbo is blocking nicely.
Robbo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Robbo is looking to advance position but Bernales won't allow it.
Robbo is looking to take a break and control but Bernales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robbo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbo trying to pass the guard but Bernales defending well.
Robbo is thwarting Bernales's attempts to control the position.
Bernales wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robbo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bernales to regain full guard.
Bernales tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bernales looks to clinch
and Robbo counters with a body kick that stops Bernales in his tracks momentarily.
Robbo shoots in but Bernales avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ingemar Bernales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Robbo.
Bernales closes the distance and pushes Robbo back into the cage.
Robbo takes an elbow to the temple.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but Robbo blocks it.
Bernales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bernales misses with a knee to the head.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but Robbo blocks with his arms.
Robbo tries to pull guard but Bernales holds him up against the cage and eventually Robbo drops back down to his feet.
Bernales stops a takedown attempt from Robbo.
Robbo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Robbo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Robbo controlling the position.
Bernales slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bernales trying to control the action but Robbo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernales is really struggling to control Robbo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ingemar Bernales will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Robbo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bernales tries to clinch up
and Robbo counters with a good low kick that Bernales was not able to check.
Nice sprawl there from Bernales as Robbo shoots in.
Robbo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Robbo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bernales as he avoids it easily.
Ingemar Bernales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Robbo.
Bernales tries to clinch up
and Robbo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bernales won't be happy with that.
Bernales tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Robbo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bernales is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Robbo is controlling him well.
Robbo is breathing heavily.
Bernales can't do much from the bottom here.
Bernales tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Robbo easily slips into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernales is desperately trying to improve his position but Robbo has a good base and remains in mount.
Robbo with the ground and pound from mount.
Bernales working to try and regain half guard.
Bernales is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bernales is in all sorts of trouble here.
Robbo with good strikes from the mount here!
Bernales is working to get back to half guard.
Bernales is working hard here to advance position.
Robbo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bernales is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernales wants to control but Robbo is having none of it.
Robbo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bernales?
Bernales avoids a series of strikes thrown by Robbo.
Robbo looking to control but Bernales is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Robbo controlling the position easily from mount.
Bernales is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bernales tries to hold on but Robbo postures up.
Robbo goes for an armbar but he's not got it� Bernales turns into him and now he's in Robbo's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Robbo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andy Robbo's cut.
That's time! Bernales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Robbo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robbo tries to keep at a distance but Bernales has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bernales prevents Robbo from breaking the clinch.
Bernales misses with a knee strike.
Bernales lands a knee to the head.
Robbo looking for a takedown.
Bernales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but Robbo blocks with his arms.
Robbo is trying to drag Bernales to the mat but Bernales just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Robbo looking for a takedown.
Ingemar Bernales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Robbo.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bernales connects with a knee to the head.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but Robbo blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bernales creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robbo's defenses.
Robbo avoids the elbow strike from Bernales, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernales lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bernales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robbo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bernales looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but Robbo blocks it.
Robbo is working for takedown but Bernales is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bernales keeps control of Robbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bernales landing knees to the head.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but Robbo blocks it.
Bernales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robbo's face.
Bernales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bernales scores a nice knee to the body.
Robbo is trying to drag Bernales to the mat but Bernales just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bernales misses with a knee to the head.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but Robbo blocks it.
Bernales lands an elbow inside.
Robbo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robbo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robbo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bernales misses with an elbow over the top.
Bernales creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robbo's defenses.
Robbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Bernales won't allow it.
Bernales lands an elbow inside that Robbo shrugs off.
Bernales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robbo blocks it with crossed arms.
Robbo blocks an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Robbo.
Robbo breaks the clinch.
Bernales tries to clinch
and Robbo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bernales tries to clinch up.
Robbo shoots in looking for a takedown. Bernales tries to sprawl out of it but Robbo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bernales manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bernales closes the distance and clinches.
Bernales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robbo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernales keeps control of Robbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bernales misses with a knee to the head.
Bernales pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bernales gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robbo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bernales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bernales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bernales prevents Robbo from breaking the clinch.
Robbo jumps guard but Bernales stands there with Robbo around his waist. Robbo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bernales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robbo's face.
Bernales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robbo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robbo wants a takedown but no success here.
Robbo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but Robbo blocks it.
Robbo pulls guard effortlessly.
Bernales looking to pass the guard.
Bernales gets to his feet - Robbo follows without any prompting.
Bernales tries to clinch but Robbo moves away
and Robbo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bernales really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernales wants to clinch
and Robbo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bernales's guard.
Bernales wants to sweep but no luck.
Robbo 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.
Robbo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robbo preventing the sweep.
Robbo prevents Bernales from getting back to his feet.
Bernales manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ingemar Bernales.
I think Bernales 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ingemar Bernales!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zachary Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zachary Watson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Houston showed some decent athleticism there.
Watson won't allow Houston to pass to mount.
Watson is looking for a sweep. Houston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Houston with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Watson is trying to get back to full guard.
Houston trying to control from half guard but Watson is working away.
Houston is really struggling to control Watson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Watson is pressing down on Houston's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston preventing the sweep.
Watson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Watson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Watson is on top in guard.
Watson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Watson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Houston fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Houston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Watson misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Houston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houston is breathing heavily.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Houston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watson tries to keep at a distance but Houston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Houston changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watson!
Watson tries for a takedown but Houston circles away easily
so Houston counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Houston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watson is trying to control the position but Houston postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Houston gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zachary Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Watson is looking to stand but Watson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Houston manages to control the position for a moment.
Houston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Watson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Houston is looking to improve his position but Watson isn't that keen on the idea.
Houston looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Watson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Houston rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Watson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Houston knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Watson lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zachary Watson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Watson lands a right hook to the body.
Watson clobbers Houston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left lands for Watson.
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Houston circles away.
Houston looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Watson!
Houston is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Watson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Eric Houston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson slips nicely into half guard.
Watson works his way into side control.
Houston tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Houston?
Houston really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Houston defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Watson.
Watson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Houston gets back to half guard.
Houston has a hand on Watson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Watson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to finish this one by submission but Houston is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Watson.
Houston is looking to get to half guard.
Watson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Houston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Houston pushes him off.
No luck for Houston with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a with a good body shot.
Watson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watson throws a series of punches but Houston moves out of range.
Houston misses with a combination
and Watson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Houston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watson sizes up Houston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Watson lands a jab-cross combination.
Houston jabs at Watson's body.
Watson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Houston rather than just go for the knockout.
Watson lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Houston gets a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Houston connects with a nice short shot to Watson's temple.
Houston is trying to control the action in half guard but Watson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Watson moves into full guard.
Watson pushes a forearm under Houston's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Houston is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zachary Watson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Crackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rampage Crackson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rampage Crackson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in and bounces Crackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Crackson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith wants to control from the top but Crackson keeps moving.
Crackson wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crackson striking off his back but it's not causing Smith any problems.
Crackson striking from his own guard.
Crackson tries to strike from the bottom.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Crackson lands an upkick as Smith stands over him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crackson wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Crackson is working from the bottom.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Crackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crackson manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Crackson's guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Crackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crackson is striking but Smith is not phased and passes to half guard.
Smith is keen to just control but Crackson is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crackson throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Crackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big right from Crackson misses.
Crackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smith is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Crackson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Smith gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Crackson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Smith lets go of the hold and Crackson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Smith!
Steve Smith retains his light heavyweight title!
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pop
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