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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobra comes to the cage accompanied by Rooster. Jordan Smith struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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212 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
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226 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Cobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobra scores a takedown into full mount!
Cobra punching from mount but Smith doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Cobra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smith tries to reverse the position but Cobra maintains control.
Cobra is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Smith has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Smith!
Cobra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cobra working for submissions but it's allowed Smith to get to half guard.
Cobra gets back to full guard.
Smith passes Cobra's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cobra gets full guard.
Cobra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Cobra has an active guard here but Smith has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra moves into full guard.
Cobra throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cobra trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cobra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cobra looking for a sweep. Not yet Cobra, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cobra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Cobra's legs - danger averted.
Cobra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith wants to stand but Cobra is controlling the position.
Cobra wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith pushes Cobra off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Cobra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cobra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
Cobra controlling the position.
Cobra looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cobra wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Cobra misses with the ground and pound.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cobra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cobra showed some decent athleticism there.
Cobra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cobra controlling the pace.
Cobra is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith is looking to escape.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Cobra sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smith!
Cobra wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Cobra goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra is looking for a triangle here but Smith uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Smith gets to mount! Cobra was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobra is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Cobra wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Smith doesn't have the hooks in and Cobra manages to turn into his guard.
Cobra postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cobra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Cobra is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Cobra's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Cobra dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith fails with the takedown
so Cobra counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Cobra counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cobra.
Smith is staying active underneath Cobra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cobra is really struggling to control Smith but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cobra winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cobra thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Cobra winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
King Cobra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Cobra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cobra is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Cobra wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cobra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cobra trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith is trying to stand.
Cobra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cobra looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Cobra sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cobra cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cobra looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stand.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cobra wants to finish this one by submission but Smith is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cobra.
Cobra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
King Cobra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Cobra's attempts to control the action.
Cobra takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobra'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 is squirming around, avoiding Cobra's attempts to control the action.
Cobra with the ground and pound from mount.
Jordan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobra wants to control but Smith has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Cobra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cobra has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Cobra!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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