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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakobi Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithy comes to the cage accompanied by Freak on a Leash. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 New York, Jakobi Smithy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithy avoids the body shot from Shephard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smithy.
Smithy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jack Shephard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shephard looks to land a left hand but Smithy moved out of range nicely.
Shephard blocks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shephard.
Smithy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smithy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shephard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A leg kick checked by Shephard.
Shephard throws a hook but Smithy avoids it easily.
Smithy moves into the clinch.
Smithy working Shephard over with knees to the body.
Smithy tries to break the clinch but Shephard is controlling the position.
Smithy trying to control the position but instead, Shephard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smithy into the cage.
Shephard is trying to break the clinch but Smithy has him pressed against the cage.
Smithy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shephard is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smithy throws an elbow but misses.
Shephard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smithy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shephard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smithy was well out of range. Poor timing from Shephard.
Shephard with a nice cross.
Smithy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smithy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Shephard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smithy defending well as Shephard loads up on a big left hand.
Shephard misses with a wild body shot.
Smithy throws a body kick that misses.
Smithy moves away from the strike by Shephard.
Shephard lands with an uppercut that bounces Smithy off the cage and back into rage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smithy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shephard. Smithy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shephard cracks Smithy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shephard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smithy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Smithy misses.
An inside leg kick from Smithy misses.
Shephard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smithy.
Shephard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smithy misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smithy. That's going to slow Shephard down.
Shephard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy tries a low kick but Shephard avoids it.
Smithy staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Smithy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smithy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shephard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shephard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smithy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shephard throws a body punch but Smithy moves out of range.
Shephard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smithy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shephard.
A punch lands to the side of Smithy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shephard throws a series of punches but Smithy avoids them all with ease.
Shephard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smithy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to de liver by Shephard. Beautiful body shot.
Smithy misses with a head kick.
Shephard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smithy.
Shephard looks to land a right hand but Smithy moved out of range.
Shephard misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard blocks a low kick nicely.
Shephard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shephard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smithy holds on, trying desperately to control.
Smithy tries to hold on but Shephard pushes him away.
Shephard prevents Smithy from getting the reversal.
Shephard is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Smithy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Smithy!
Smithy trying to control the position from guard on top but Shephard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shephard trying to control the position.
Smithy trying to control the position from guard on top but Shephard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy lands a couple of elbows.
Smithy cracks Shephard with a solid left hand.
Shephard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smithy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smithy throwing strikes but missing.
Smithy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shephard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smithy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Smithy is working for a kimura but Shephard is defending it quite comfortably.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Shephard will probably get the nod.
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.
Smithy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shephard. That did some damage!
Smithy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shephard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shephard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smithy.
Smithy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shephard.
Shephard misses with an uppercut. Smithy saw that one coming.
Shephard punishes Smithy's body with a nice straight punch.
Shephard misses the shot to the body.
Shephard throws a leg kick
and Smithy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smithy.
Shephard misses with an uppercut. Smithy saw that one coming.
Shephard lands with a nice combination. Smithy backs away looking to recover.
Shephard misses with a straight right.
Smithy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shephard.
Smithy moves into range and clinches up with Shephard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smithy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shephard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shephard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shephard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shephard has gone for a leg lock! Smithy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shephard's guard.
Smithy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smithy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smithy stopping the sweep attempt from Shephard.
Smithy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shephard is looking to regain half guard here but Smithy keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard struggling a bit here.
Smithy lands some shots froms side control.
Smithy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shephard, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shephard gets back to half guard.
Smithy working Shephard over with strikes.
Shephard is not content to let Smithy control the position.
Shephard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smithy is aware though and is defending well.
Smithy wants to control from the top but Shephard keeps moving.
Shephard wants to sweep but no luck.
Shephard is trying to keep Smithy in close.
Shephard has an active guard here but Smithy has managed to pass into half guard.
Shephard is breathing heavily.
Smithy wants to pass the guard but Shephard is defending well.
Smithy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shephard has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four 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.
Shephard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smithy 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.
Shephard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smithy is aware though and is defending well.
Shephard looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Smithy passes into side control.
Shephard can't do much from the bottom here.
Smithy trying to control the action but Shephard is working from the bottom.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakobi Smithy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A leg kick checked by Shephard.
Good work by Shephard as he checks the leg kick.
Smithy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smithy feints and then cracks Shephard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shephard down.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Shephard checks it.
Shephard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smithy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smithy misses with a low kick.
Shephard blocks a head kick by Smithy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smithy 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 Shephard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shephard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shephard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smithy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shephard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smithy misses with a low kick.
Shephard takes a swing at Smithy's ribcage but misses.
Smithy moves in looking to clinch but Shephard pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smithy.
Shephard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shephard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smithy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jakobi Smithy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shephard wants to clinch.
Shephard throws a head kick that misses.
Shephard shoots in but Smithy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shephard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smithy throws a leg kick
letting Shephard counter with a right hand.
Smithy doesn't manage to clinch there - Shephard circles away.
Smithy is looking to slow Shephard down with leg kicks.
Smithy connects with a body shot.
Shephard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smithy momentarily.
Smithy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shephard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Shephard misses its intended target.
Smithy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smithy lands with a kick to the temple. Shephard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shephard moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy moves forwards but Shephard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shephard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shephard looks to land a right hand but Smithy moved out of range.
Shephard connects with a jab.
Smithy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shephard's calf.
Jack Shephard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smithy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smithy 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 Shephard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shephard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smithy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smithy ducks under a wild hook from Shephard.
Smithy slips a jab from Shephard.
Smithy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shephard.
Shephard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shephard swats away the attempt to clinch by Smithy.
Shephard rushes Smithy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smithy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shephard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shephard with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy scores with a spinning back kick!
Shephard punishes Smithy's body with a nice straight punch.
Shephard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smithy. Smithy obviously looking to wear him down.
Smithy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shephard misses with a two punch combination.
Smithy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shephard.
Smithy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smithy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smithy moves in looking to clinch but Shephard pushes him off.
Smithy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smithy is looking to clinch but Shephard is avoiding it.
Shephard lands with an uppercut that bounces Smithy off the cage and back into rage.
Smithy wants to clinch up but Shephard keeps it at a distance.
Shephard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shephard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smithy can pounce on him.
Shephard throws a series of strikes that have Smithy backpedaling.
Smithy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shephard swings for the body but Smithy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shephard lands with a hook. Smithy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smithy misses with a low kick.
Shephard misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Smithy.
Shephard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smithy was well out of range. Poor timing from Shephard.
Smithy throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to de liver by Shephard. Beautiful body shot.
Smithy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smithy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shephard.
Shephard misses with a body shot.
Smithy is looking to score with low kicks.
Shephard lunges at Smithy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smithy's hand.
Shephard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smithy was well out of range. Poor timing from Shephard.
Smithy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A good leg kick by Smithy.
Smithy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jakobi Smithy.
I think Smithy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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