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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Barroom Hero. Jax Smith acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe Smith dodges the punch combination from Jax Smith.
Jax Smith misses the shot to the body.
Joe Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joe Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Joe Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Joe Smith throws a nice head kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jax Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Joe Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joe Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jax Smith jabs Joe Smith right on the nose. Joe Smith blinks but takes it well.
Jax Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Joe Smith, looking for a takedown. Jax Smith pushes Joe Smith against the cage but Joe Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jax Smith throws a right hand that Joe Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Joe Smith also avoids with ease.
Joe Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joe Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe Smith lands a head kick!
Jax Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe Smith is just out of range.
Joe Smith takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jax Smith misses with a low kick as Joe Smith jumps back.
Jax Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Jax Smith misses
and Joe Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Jax Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Joe Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joe Smith throws a head kick that Jax Smith semi-blocks.
Joe Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jax Smith.
Jax Smith thuds his right hand into Joe Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jax Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joe Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joe Smith slips under a jab from Jax Smith.
Jax Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Joe Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Joe Smith scores with a head kick.
Jax Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Joe Smith rushes Jax Smith and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jax Smith lands a body shot.
Joe Smith lands an elbow that stopped Jax Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Jax Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Jax Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jax Smith's defenses.
Jax Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jax Smith avoiding damage as Joe Smith throws knees to the body.
Joe Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Jax Smith looks gassed!
Joe Smith tries a knee to the head but Jax Smith blocks it.
Joe Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jax Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jax Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joe Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Smith tries a knee to the head but Jax Smith blocks it.
Joe Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jax Smith.
Jax Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Joe Smith.
Jax Smith tries to pull guard but Joe Smith won't allow it.
Joe Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jax Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Joe Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jax Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jax Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joe Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jax Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Jax Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Joe Smith landing knees to the body.
Jax Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jax Smith is trying to drag Joe Smith to the mat but Joe Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Joe Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jax Smith.
Joe Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joe Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jax Smith missing with knees to the body.
Jax Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Joe Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jax Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joe Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jax Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jax Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Joe Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Jax Smith blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Jax Smith.
Joe Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Jax Smith blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jax Smith tries to break the clinch but Joe Smith is controlling the position.
Joe Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Joe Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jax Smith's brow.
Joe Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Jax Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Joe Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Jax Smith is blocking nicely.
Joe Smith tries a knee to the head but Jax Smith blocks it.
Jax Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joe Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Jax Smith blocks with his arms.
Joe Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Jax Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Jax Smith has Joe Smith pressed against the cage.
Joe Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jax Smith tries to work over Joe Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jax Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Joe Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jax Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Jax Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joe Smith working Jax Smith over with knees to the body.
Joe Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jax Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Joe Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jax Smith throws a right hand that Joe Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Joe Smith also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jax Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Joe Smith.
Joe Smith avoids the body shot from Jax Smith.
Jax Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe Smith manages to avoid it.
Joe Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jax Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Joe Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jax Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Jax Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Joe Smith landing knees to the body.
Joe Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jax Smith's face.
Joe Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jax Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jax Smith blocks an elbow strike from Joe Smith.
Joe Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joe Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joe Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joe Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jax Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jax Smith gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jax Smith throwing shots but Joe Smith is blocking nicely.
Jax Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe Smith is looking to control Jax Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Joe Smith avoid being mounted?
Joe Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jax Smith.
Joe Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jax Smith on the ground.
Joe Smith is looking to improve his position.
Joe Smith holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Joe Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Joe Smith.
Joe Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big right from Jax Smith misses.
Joe Smith throws a head kick that Jax Smith semi-blocks.
Joe Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jax Smith's head.
Joe Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jax Smith's head.
Joe Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joe Smith lands an elbow inside that Jax Smith shrugs off.
Jax Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Joe Smith.
Nice elbow from Joe Smith.
Joe Smith misses with a knee strike.
Joe Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joe Smith with a knee to the head.
Jax Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Joe Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joe Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Joe Smith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jax Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joe Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Joe Smith.
Joe Smith moves into the clinch.
Jax Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe Smith.
Joe Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Jax Smith blocks with his arms.
Joe Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jax Smith's defenses.
Joe Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Joe Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jax Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Jax Smith missing with knees to the body.
Joe Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Joe Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jax Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joe Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Jax Smith blocks with his arms.
Jax Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joe Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Jax Smith.
A knee to the head by Joe Smith.
Jax Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joe Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jax Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Joe Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Jax Smith is blocking nicely.
Joe Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jax Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Joe Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Jax Smith is blocking nicely.
Joe Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jax Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Joe Smith.
Joe Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jax Smith wants to break free but Joe Smith has control.
Joe Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joe Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jax Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jax Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joe Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Joe Smith.
Joe Smith misses with a knee strike.
Joe Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Jax Smith blocks with his arms.
Jax Smith wants to stall.
Joe Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jax Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Jax Smith is blocking nicely.
Joe Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jax Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Jax Smith blocks an elbow strike from Joe Smith.
Jax Smith successfully pulls guard.
Joe Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Joe Smith stands up over Jax Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jax Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Joe Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Jax Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Joe Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jax Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joe Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Joe Smith.
Jax Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe Smith scores with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Jax Smith misses
and Joe Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jax Smith throws a body kick the misses
and Joe Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Jax Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Joe Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Joe Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Joe Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Joe Smith scores with a head kick.
Joe Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Joe Smith working Jax Smith over with knees to the body.
Joe Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jax Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe Smith lands an elbow just above Jax Smith 's eye.
Joe Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joe Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joe Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jax Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joe Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jax Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joe Smith tries a knee to the head but Jax Smith blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jax Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jax Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe Smith.
Joe Smith tries a knee to the head but Jax Smith blocks it.
Jax Smith working aggressively here.
Joe Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Jax Smith is blocking nicely.
Joe Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Joe Smith tries a knee to the head but Jax Smith blocks it.
Joe Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Joe Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jax Smith avoids it.
Jax Smith missing with knees to the body.
Jax Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe Smith's elbow.
A knee to the head by Joe Smith.
Jax Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jax Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Jax Smith.
Jax Smith wants to stall.
Joe Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Joe Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joe Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jax Smith wants a takedown.
Joe Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jax Smith's face.
Joe Smith lands an elbow just above Jax Smith 's eye.
Joe Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Jax Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe Smith is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Joe Smith.
Joe Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Joe Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jax Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jax Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jax Smith works on Joe Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Joe Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jax Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Jax Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Joe Smith is keeping busy.
Jax Smith tries a body shot but Joe Smith blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Joe Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jax Smith avoiding damage as Joe Smith throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jax Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Joe Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Jax Smith is blocking nicely.
Joe Smith tries a knee to the head but Jax Smith blocks it.
Jax Smith tries to break free but Joe Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Joe Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joe Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jax Smith pulls Joe Smith into guard.
Jax Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jax Smith wants to stand and escape but Joe Smith is having none of it.
Joe Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joe Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jax Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Joe Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Jax Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe Smith is looking to stand up but Jax Smith won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jax Smith is trying to keep Joe Smith in close.
Joe Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jax Smith's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Joe Smith.
Joe Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A thudding body kick lands there by Joe Smith!
Jax Smith scores with a jab. Joe Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jax Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Joe Smith misses with a knee strike.
Jax Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Joe Smith smiles and moves away.
Joe Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joe Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Smith!
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