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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert MacArthur Jnr (ranked 472 p4p, 235 weight class) and Corey Smith Jr (ranked 14 p4p, 5 weight class). MacArthur Jnr comes into the arena with barbarian pipe band blaring out of the sound system. Smith Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Will Know My Name. Corey Smith Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert MacArthur Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacArthur Jnr lands a nice looking body kick.
MacArthur Jnr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith Jr's coach down at Jed's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Smith Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Smith Jr throws a lazy uppercut
enabling MacArthur Jnr to counter with a crisp jab.
MacArthur Jnr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Smith Jr scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
MacArthur Jnr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles MacArthur Jnr's knee momentarily.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Corey Smith Jr has been cut.
Smith Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith Jr. Smith Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith Jr scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Robert MacArthur Jnr has been cut.
Smith Jr throws a hook but MacArthur Jnr blocks it.
MacArthur Jnr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacArthur Jnr manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacArthur Jnr moves away.
It looked like MacArthur Jnr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacArthur Jnr throws a hook to the side of Smith Jr's head but Smith Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacArthur Jnr.
Smith Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacArthur Jnr throws out the jab.
MacArthur Jnr tries a head kick but it misses.
MacArthur Jnr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down MacArthur Jnr rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith Jr misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr takes one to the side of the head.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
MacArthur Jnr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MacArthur Jnr swings for the body but Smith Jr moves out of range.
MacArthur Jnr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smith Jr looks winded!
MacArthur Jnr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
MacArthur Jnr lands a nice shot to the body.
MacArthur Jnr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith Jr misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacArthur Jnr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MacArthur Jnr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacArthur Jnr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith Jr.
An inside leg kick lands from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr throws a solid leg kick but Smith Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr throws out a powerful jab.
MacArthur Jnr thumps Smith Jr with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert MacArthur Jnr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and MacArthur Jnr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
MacArthur Jnr swings for the body but Smith Jr moves out of range.
Smith Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacArthur Jnr to score with a decent uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robert MacArthur Jnr is winning the standup battle so far.
MacArthur Jnr looks to throw a body kick
letting Smith Jr counter with a right hand.
MacArthur Jnr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith Jr can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur Jnr throws a leg kick but Smith Jr moved away.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a leg kick
and Smith Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacArthur Jnr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr is looking to chop away at Smith Jr's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith Jr! But no joy.
Corey Smith Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by MacArthur Jnr.
Smith Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from MacArthur Jnr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from MacArthur Jnr fails to land.
MacArthur Jnr has a couple of punches blocked by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a punch on the inside.
MacArthur Jnr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith Jr takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Smith Jr.
A shot in the inside from MacArthur Jnr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
MacArthur Jnr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacArthur Jnr moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts MacArthur Jnr, as that shot connected.
MacArthur Jnr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
MacArthur Jnr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
You can see that Smith Jr has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Smith Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith Jr looks to clinch
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MacArthur Jnr catches Smith Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr throws the left hand but MacArthur Jnr avoids the punch easily.
Smith Jr misses with a right hand
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith Jr lands a big head kick that sends MacArthur Jnr tumbling to the mat! Smith Jr takes a step backwards and waves MacArthur Jnr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Robert MacArthur Jnr's cut is getting worse.
Nice body kick from MacArthur Jnr.
Smith Jr is breathing heavily.
MacArthur Jnr lands a big uppercut and Smith Jr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Smith Jr looks OK. MacArthur Jnr waves Smith Jr back to his feet!
Smith Jr is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by MacArthur Jnr.
Smith Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can MacArthur Jnr finish him?
MacArthur Jnr ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Smith Jr out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert MacArthur Jnr!
A less than humble Robert MacArthur Jnr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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