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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Finau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 'Sabotage' by the Beastie Boys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sione Finau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Freddie Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Finau clinches with his opponent.
Finau has picked Smith up - he's going for a ride! Finau dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smith looks gassed!
Finau keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith pushes Finau off looking to stand but Finau dives back in and keeps control.
Smith tries to roll over but Finau keeps him under control.
Finau looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Finau is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Finau manages to mount him!
Finau controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Finau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith really wants to buck Finau off and get back to his feet.
Smith is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Finau looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Finau landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Freddie Smith has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finau dominating with strikes here.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Finau finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Finau jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smith manages to avoid the submission attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finau doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Finau.
Finau throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freddie Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finau doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Finau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Finau throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Finau wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freddie Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finau swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to slow Finau down by chopping away at his legs.
Finau moves into the clinch successfully.
Finau wants the takedown. Smith is fighting it off but Finau persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Smith's guard against the cage.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Finau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Finau's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Finau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Finau steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Finau darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Finau is trying to trip Smith. He has hold of a leg but Smith is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Finau persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Finau lands a couple of digs.
Finau not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Finau has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Finau working some strikes from top position.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Finau postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith is looking to stand back up but Finau counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Smith.
Smith bucks up and tries to throw Finau off but instead Finau has got his back!
Smith covers up after that shot from Finau.
That has opened up Freddie Smith's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Finau punishes Smith with strikes from the back mount.
Smith has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Smith can't escape the position.
Smith has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finau lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Finau lands a shot to the head.
Smith rolls, trying to escape but Finau keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sione Finau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Finau connects with a nice cross there... Smith is looking wobbly and Finau recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Smith to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Finau jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sione Finau!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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