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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kuolema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuolema comes to the cage accompanied by Ratatat - Lex. Kai Kuolema has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Kuolema!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuolema is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kuolema is looking to get to half guard.
Kuolema wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
Smith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kuolema can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kuolema is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuolema tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith throws some wild stikes that Kuolema manages to avoid easily.
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Kuolema bucks and avoids them well.
Kuolema blocking the ground and pound.
Smith punching from mount but Kuolema doing a good job of avoiding damage.
You get the feeling that Kuolema really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kuolema can't escape the position.
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.
Kuolema is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Kuolema manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Kuolema, under a barage of strikes from Smith.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Kuolema defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuolema fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuolema tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuolema tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuolema moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Kuolema sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith scores with a hook.
Kuolema tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuolema looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuolema stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuolema has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Kai Kuolema has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Smith.
Smith jumps guard but Kuolema stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Kuolema.
Kuolema gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuolema tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Kuolema pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kuolema tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Kuolema as Smith shoots in.
Kuolema tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuolema clinches with his opponent.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Kuolema.
Smith tries to pull guard but Kuolema holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Kuolema looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Kuolema, against the cage.
Kuolema lands a damaging elbow.
Kuolema lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jack Smith has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Kuolema.
Kuolema stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Kuolema gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kuolema pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kuolema has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuolema throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kuolema is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kuolema prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuolema throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuolema lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Kuolema.
Kuolema misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuolema lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Kuolema lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Kuolema throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuolema missing with knees to the body.
Kuolema lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kuolema.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kai Kuolema will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kuolema is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuolema trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kuolema tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith throws a strike but Kuolema avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith trying to control but Kuolema is working from the bottom.
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.
Kuolema wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smith wants to control from the top but Kuolema keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuolema doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuolema has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two 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.
Kuolema lands a nice elbow.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Kuolema.
Kuolema misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith jumps guard and drags Kuolema to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuolema content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is striking off his back. Kuolema thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Kuolema content to control rather than advance.
Kuolema trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Kuolema prevents Smith from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuolema wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kuolema has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kuolema controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is looking to improve his position but Kuolema isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Smith's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kuolema is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Kuolema tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Kuolema tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuolema tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Kuolema tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Kuolema is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuolema swivels and escapes.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuolema tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuolema which made him look bad.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuolema.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuolema tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuolema is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Kuolema is looking to clinch.
Kuolema is looking to clinch.
Kai Kuolema seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuolema fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuolema tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuolema fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuolema at a distance.
Smith feints and as Kuolema raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kuolema avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuolema is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuolema is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kuolema is controlling Smith's posture.
Kuolema not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuolema tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kai Kuolema is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Kai Kuolema has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Smith.
Kuolema fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Kuolema throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuolema tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Kuolema misses with a knee strike.
Kuolema lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith has hold of one of Kuolema's legs. Kuolema is fighting the takedown attempt but Smith gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smith trying to control but Kuolema is working from the bottom.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuolema works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuolema wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuolema has wrist control.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuolema is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuolema has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kuolema tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuolema tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Kuolema darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Kuolema gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Kuolema misses with an elbow strike.
Kuolema lands a nice elbow.
Kuolema gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuolema throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuolema lands a damaging elbow.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuolema throws an elbow but misses.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuolema just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Kuolema misses with an elbow strike.
Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kuolema uses from the top position.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Smith!
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energy
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hype
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