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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Trayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trayo comes to the cage accompanied by Duality. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Trayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Trayo.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Trayo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Trayo blocking the ground and pound.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Trayo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Trayo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Smith tries to control but Trayo wriggling away.
Trayo is bucking up trying to escape but Smith cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith looking to control but Trayo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Trayo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Smith breaks from Trayo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Trayo bucks Smith off and manages to get back to his feet!
Trayo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith scores with a takedown into Trayo's guard.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Trayo is looking to stand back up but Smith counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Trayo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trayo is breathing heavily.
Trayo is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith not doing much here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith trying to control the action but Trayo is working from the bottom.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Trayo tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Trayo is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Trayo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trayo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Trayo is looking to escape.
Smith is looking for a kimura here.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Trayo is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the pace.
Trayo is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Smith keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Felix Smith just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trayo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Trayo is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trayo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Trayo sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Trayo wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith is trying to control. Trayo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Trayo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trayo's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trayo is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stalling.
Smith winds up and cracks Trayo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith is nestled in close to Trayo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith wants to control but Trayo is keeping him busy.
Trayo wants to get back to his feet.
Smith wants to control but Trayo is keeping him busy.
Smith keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Trayo trying to control but Smith postures up.
Smith not doing much here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Felix Smith just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is in close to Trayo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trayo being controlled here, momentarily.
Trayo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trayo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trayo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling the pace.
Trayo is looking to improve his position.
Smith takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Trayo is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Trayo is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Felix Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Trayo.
Smith feints and as Trayo raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith works over Trayo with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith wants to control from the top but Trayo keeps moving.
Trayo pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Smith feints and as Trayo raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith trying to control but Trayo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Trayo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trayo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Trayo manages to break the clinch.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Trayo is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Trayo's head.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smith throwing shots but Trayo is blocking nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trayo sprawls well. Trayo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Trayo wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Felix Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trayo cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Trayo tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trayo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Travis Trayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Smith.
Trayo wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Trayo throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith controlling the action here.
Smith prevents Trayo from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Smith is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Trayo is looking to escape.
Smith controlling the action here.
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. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Trayo's temple.
Trayo is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trayo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith prevents Trayo from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Trayo is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith wants to control from the top but Trayo keeps moving.
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.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trayo wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Trayo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Trayo trying to remain calm as Smith controls from the top position.
Trayo is looking to get back to his feet here but Smith is keeping cool and he's managed to take Trayo's back.
Trayo is trying to break free.
Trayo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Good control from Smith.
Travis Trayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felix Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Smith!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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