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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taichi Heleno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heleno comes to the cage accompanied by weird Japanese music. Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dropkick Murphys - Barroom Hero. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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167 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taichi Heleno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Heleno misses with a two punch combination.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Heleno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heleno lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith wants to clinch.
Taichi Heleno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heleno throws and low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heleno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Heleno.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Heleno counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Heleno counters with a solid body kick.
Heleno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heleno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heleno.
Heleno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heleno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heleno.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Heleno makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Heleno counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heleno throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a body kick.
Heleno lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Heleno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Heleno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heleno closes the distance and clinches.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Heleno's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Heleno tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Heleno is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Heleno.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heleno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith looks gassed!
Heleno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Joe Smith has been cut.
Heleno crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Heleno missing with knees to the body.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heleno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heleno connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Heleno.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heleno.
Heleno connects with a knee to the head.
Heleno pressing his opponent against the cage.
Heleno working Smith over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heleno obliges.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heleno is stalling here.
Heleno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heleno is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heleno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Heleno is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Heleno.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heleno blocks it with crossed arms.
Heleno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heleno lands a nice elbow.
Heleno misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heleno blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heleno blocks it with crossed arms.
Heleno lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Heleno looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Heleno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heleno misses with a body punch.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heleno is defending well for now.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heleno gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heleno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Heleno.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heleno.
Heleno lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taichi Heleno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Heleno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Heleno misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Heleno counters with a head kick.
Heleno is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heleno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heleno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Heleno. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heleno goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Heleno keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Heleno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heleno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heleno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
letting Heleno counter with a right hand.
Heleno throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Heleno thumps Smith with a low kick.
Heleno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heleno throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Heleno counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Heleno.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Heleno finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Heleno tries to land a body kick
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Heleno shrugs it off.
A big left from Heleno misses.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heleno looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Heleno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Heleno counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heleno. That's going to slow Smith down.
Heleno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heleno throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Heleno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heleno misses the shot to the body.
Heleno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Heleno.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Heleno is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heleno crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Heleno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Heleno trying to land knees to the body.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Heleno blocks it.
Heleno breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Heleno misses
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Taichi Heleno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith moves out of range as Heleno throws a body kick.
Heleno punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Heleno fails to land with a series of punches.
Heleno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith is looking to clinch but Heleno is avoiding it.
Heleno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taichi Heleno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith blocks a head kick by Heleno.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heleno. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heleno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Heleno counters with a head kick.
Heleno misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Heleno punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heleno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taichi Heleno is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Heleno pushes him off.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Heleno counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heleno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heleno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heleno lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heleno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heleno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Heleno scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heleno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heleno obliges.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heleno stalling against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Heleno blocks with his arms.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heleno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from Heleno.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Heleno blocks with his arms.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Heleno blocks with his arms.
Heleno content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Heleno working Smith over with knees to the body.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Heleno is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Heleno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heleno misses with a kick to the body
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heleno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heleno throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Taichi Heleno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heleno throws a head kick that misses
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Heleno is blocking nicely.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Heleno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heleno blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Heleno is blocking nicely.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heleno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Heleno lands a damaging elbow.
Heleno lands a nice uppercut.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heleno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heleno misses with a knee to the head.
Heleno misses with a knee to the head.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno lands a damaging elbow.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Heleno lands a knee to the body.
Taichi Heleno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heleno manages to break the clinch.
Heleno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno breaks the clinch.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Heleno shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice inside leg kick there by Heleno. That's going to slow Smith down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taichi Heleno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heleno 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taichi Heleno!
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hype
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pop
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