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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Smoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
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180 cm
25
190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Smoker!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe is looking to clinch but Smoker is avoiding it.
Smoker blocks a leg kick.
Smoker misses the shot to the body.
Smoker keeps the fight on the outside.
Smoker shoots in looking for a takedown. Axe tries to sprawl out of it but Smoker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Axe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smoker dips to his left and cracks Axe with an uppercut!
Axe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smoker looks to land a left hand but Axe moved out of range nicely.
Smoker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Axe tries to clinch but Smoker is having none of it.
Smoker throws a series of punches but Axe moves out of range.
Smoker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smoker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Axe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Axe lunges at Smoker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smoker's hand.
Smoker misses with a two punch combination.
Smoker misses with a head kick.
Axe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smoker swinging wildly here.
Axe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smoker on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoker swats away the attempt to clinch by Axe.
Axe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smoker misses with a low kick.
Axe moves in looking to clinch but Smoker pushes him off.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smoker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Axe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smoker clinches.
Smoker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Axe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smoker.
Axe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smoker throws a nice looking combination but Axe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Axe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smoker moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoker has Axe pressed against the cage, preventing Axe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smoker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smoker manages to pull guard.
Smoker looking to control.
Smoker looking for a guillotine here but Axe defends easily.
Smoker wants to sweep but no luck.
Smoker has control of Axe's left arm, preventing Axe from doing any damage.
Smoker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoker is adopting a defensive guard.
Smoker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smoker trying to keep a closed guard but Axe is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smoker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Axe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smoker on the ground.
Smoker looks gassed!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Axe looks to clinch
and Smoker moves into the clinch.
Axe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smoker is trying to break free.
Smoker is looking to break free of the clinch but Axe has double underhooks.
Smoker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smoker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smoker manages to break the clinch.
Smoker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Axe.
Smoker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Axe darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Axe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Smoker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Smoker dominated that round.
That's time! Axe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smoker looks to land a combination but Axe avoids it well.
Smoker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Axe is out of range and Smoker settles back down.
Axe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smoker as he jumps to the side.
Smoker fails to land with a series of punches.
Axe wants to clinch
and Smoker counters by clinching up.
Smoker is trying to break the clinch but Axe has him pressed against the cage.
Axe manages to break the clinch.
Axe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Axe shoots in for a takedown but Smoker shows good takedown defense.
Smoker throws a lazy right hand but Axe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smoker counters by moving into the clinch.
Smoker tries to score a body lock takedown but Axe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smoker is trying to break the clinch but Axe has him pressed against the cage.
Smoker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Axe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smoker is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smoker is trying to break the clinch but Axe is controlling him.
Smoker works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Smoker passes Axe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Axe wants to improve his position but Smoker is controlling well.
Smoker stops Axe from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smoker wants to control but Axe is keeping him busy.
Smoker thows a huge punch but Axe dodges it nicely.
Smoker throwing shots but Axe is blocking nicely.
Smoker is trying to control. Axe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smoker throws a right hand that Axe ducks under and follows up with a left that Axe also avoids with ease.
Smoker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smoker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoker has Axe pressed against the cage, preventing Axe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smoker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Axe's efforts to push away.
Smoker breaks from the clinch.
Axe lands a two punch combo.
Smoker clinches up against the cage.
Smoker looking for a takedown.
Sam Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Smoker.
Axe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Axe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Smoker.
A combination from Smoker does no damage.
Smoker tries for a takedown but Axe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jim Smoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axe fails with the takedown.
Axe fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Axe.
Smoker swinging wildly here.
Smoker throws a head kick but Axe moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Axe.
Axe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smoker counters with a straight right hand.
Smoker looks to land a right hand but Axe moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Axe.
Axe scores with a punch to the head.
Sam Axe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smoker misses with the combination.
Smoker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Axe.
Axe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smoker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe is staying active underneath Smoker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smoker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Axe wants to get back to his feet.
Axe trying to control but Smoker postures up.
Smoker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Axe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smoker.
Axe desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Smoker thows a huge punch but Axe dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Smoker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Axe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Axe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smoker has him pressed against the cage.
Smoker breaks from the clinch.
Axe tries to keep at a distance but Smoker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Axe tries to break the clinch but Smoker is controlling the position.
Smoker prevents Axe from breaking the clinch.
Smoker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smoker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smoker tries to circle away but Axe has him pinned against the cage.
Axe misses with a punch to the body.
Smoker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Axe has him pressed against the cage.
Smoker pulls guard successfully.
Smoker trying to control the position here.
Axe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smoker wants to get back to his feet but Axe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smoker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Axe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smoker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smoker being controlled here, momentarily.
Smoker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Axe stands and steps away. Smoker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Axe dodges the punch combination from Smoker.
A combination from Smoker does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe wants to clinch but Smoker slips to the side
and Smoker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axe is trying to stand.
Smoker throwing shots but Axe is blocking nicely.
Axe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Axe tries to get out of the position.
Smoker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Axe pushes Smoker off looking to stand but Smoker dives back in and keeps control.
Smoker is trying to control the action in half guard but Axe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Axe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smoker.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Axe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smoker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Axe!
Jim Smoker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smoker thowing shots but they're missing.
Jim Smoker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Axe?
Smoker throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Smoker avoids the attempt from Axe to control.
Smoker trying to control but Axe is having none of it.
Smoker with good strikes from the mount here!
Axe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smoker controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Smoker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smoker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Smoker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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