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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Trikkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Deour from Shinedown as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jeff Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dick Trikkle's chin.
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190 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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215 cm
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185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Trikkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trikkle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Trikkle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Trikkle!
Trikkle would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smith working for a triangle but Trikkle defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working for submissions but it's allowed Trikkle to get to half guard.
Trikkle tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith wants to sweep but Trikkle has passed to side control!
Smith tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Trikkle presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Smith tries to reverse the position but Trikkle maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Trikkle keeps control of the position as Smith tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trikkle gets his hands free as Smith looks to control.
Smith is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Smith looking very determined here, making life difficult for Trikkle.
Smith trying to control the hands but Trikkle won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trikkle pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trikkle is defending well.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trikkle up against the cage.
Trikkle working Smith over with knees to the body.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Trikkle tries to tie him up.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trikkle avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trikkle just stands there and leans against the cage.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trikkle avoids it.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trikkle blocks it with crossed arms.
Trikkle taking a breather.
Trikkle blocks a body shot from Smith.
Trikkle avoiding damage.
Smith avoiding damage.
Trikkle lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trikkle gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Trikkle clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Smith is looking for the choke from the back position but Trikkle is controlling his hands well.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Trikkle defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Trikkle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Trikkle trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Trikkle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Dick Trikkle wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Trikkle lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dick Trikkle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Trikkle wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Trikkle throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Trikkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trikkle tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Trikkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trikkle tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Trikkle drops Smith with a right and a left! Trikkle comes rushing in but Smith regains his composure and manages to keep Trikkle in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Trikkle stacks Smith on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Trikkle!
Trikkle tries to stand but Smith is controlling his head.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Trikkle decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trikkle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Trikkle quickly recovers to half guard.
Trikkle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith prevents Trikkle from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Trikkle is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
Smith is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trikkle keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Trikkle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trikkle wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Trikkle is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smith, into his guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dick Trikkle just wasn't active enough.
Trikkle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trikkle dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Trikkle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Trikkle 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Trikkle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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