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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Smith (ranked 1861 p4p, 209 weight class) and Wilfred Keter (ranked 2554 p4p, 264 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with Television - Marquee Moon blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilfred Keter!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Wilfred Keter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Keter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Keter thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Keter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keter moves away.
Keter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Keter throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith throws a body punch but Keter moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Keter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith sizes up Keter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keter misses with a few strikes there.
Smith fires out a quick counter leg kick but Keter just manages to avoid it.
Keter misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a nice right hand that sends Keter toppling to the canvas! Keter scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Smith finish him?!
Keter is rocked!
Bryant Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Keter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Keter is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Keter asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Smith tries to bench press Keter off him but Keter keeps the position.
Keter seems to have recovered his senses.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face as Keter controls the position.
Keter working away.
Keter is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Smith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Keter.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Keter taking a breather here.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Keter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keter trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Keter landing a few strikes.
Smith wants to control but Keter postures up.
Smith stops Keter from passing to mount.
Keter is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Keter is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith is trying to control Keter's posture but Keter avoids it.
Keter controls the position.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Keter asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Keter throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Keter ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Keter throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keter keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Keter counters with an outside leg kick.
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 Bryant Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith tries to move into range but Keter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keter throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Bryant Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Keter thumps Smith with a low kick.
Keter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Keter misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Keter moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick by Keter misses
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keter on the side of the head.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Keter tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Smith misses.
Keter throws a counter combo.
Keter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a crisp one two that drops Keter! Smith thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Keter to his feet! Keter is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Keter counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Keter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Keter misses with a leg kick
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keter throws a leg kick
and Smith scores with a counter punch that sends Keter to the canvas! Smith smells blood - he's punishing Keter with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Keter has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryant Smith!
Bryant Smith tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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