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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Hagler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hagler has chosen Kae Wun - I'm Hot as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Hagler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagler tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Jax Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hagler tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Hagler tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hagler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hagler tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Hagler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Hagler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hagler tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hagler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Hagler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hagler obliges.
Smith tries to break free but Hagler pushes him back against the cage.
Hagler stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hagler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hagler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hagler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hagler jumps guard but Smith stands there with Hagler around his waist. Hagler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hagler is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hagler has his back to the cage.
A knee to the head by Hagler.
It looks like Jax Smith has been cut.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hagler doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hagler.
Smith swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Hagler. Hagler gets slowly back to his feet.
Hagler looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Jax Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Hagler.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hagler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith cracks Hagler with a good jab.
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hagler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hagler keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Hagler has double underhooks.
Hagler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hagler misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hagler lands a knee to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Hagler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hagler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Hagler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Hagler continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee calls for Hagler to work.
Hagler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagler keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hagler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hagler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hagler trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hagler into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marvin Hagler.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Hagler has double underhooks.
Smith tries to stall but Hagler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Hagler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jax Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hagler is looking to clinch.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hagler doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Hagler fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hagler.
Hagler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hagler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hagler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hagler counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hagler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jax Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hagler takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Hagler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hagler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hagler counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Hagler lands a shot to the body.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Hagler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hagler lands a body punch.
Hagler lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Hagler with a knee to the head.
Hagler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hagler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hagler.
Hagler with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Hagler's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hagler lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Hagler jumps guard and drags Smith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hagler has an active guard here but Smith has managed to pass into half guard.
Hagler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hagler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagler actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Hagler is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Smith wants to stand but Hagler has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hagler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hagler actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hagler looking for submissions off his back.
Hagler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hagler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hagler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hagler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Hagler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jax Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hagler darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Hagler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hagler wants a takedown but no success here.
Hagler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Hagler is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hagler taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hagler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith tries to circle away but Hagler has him pinned against the cage.
Hagler wants to stall.
Hagler stalling the fight.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hagler tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hagler doesn't seem phased though.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Jax Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hagler fails with the takedown.
Hagler misses with a few strikes there.
Smith misses with a hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Hagler finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hagler tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Hagler effectively controlling the action here.
Hagler lands with a right to the head.
Hagler connects with a knee to the head.
Hagler scores with a knee to the head.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hagler landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagler fails to pull guard.
Jax Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Hagler.
Hagler stalling against the cage.
Hagler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hagler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hagler decides to pull guard.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Hagler is retaining full guard.
Hagler is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Smith rolls with it to try and escape but Hagler cranks on the arm and Smith is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marvin Hagler!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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