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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phantom Menace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menace has chosen Leroy Brown as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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217 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
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210 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Phantom Menace!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Menace ducks down to avoid it.
Menace fails to land the takedown.
Smith moves out of range as Menace strikes.
Menace moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Menace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands a jab to Menace's midsection.
Menace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Menace counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Menace jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Menace connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Menace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Menace shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Menace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith defending well as Menace loads up on a big left hand.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Menace dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Some bone on bone action there as Menace checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Menace misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith lands a jab to Menace's midsection.
Menace has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Menace there as he acknowledges the shot.
Menace moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Menace misses with a body kick.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Menace down.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Menace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phantom Menace.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Menace was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Menace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Menace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Menace counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Menace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a head kick that Menace semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Menace manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Menace ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Menace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Menace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith throws a leg kick but Menace sees it coming and moves out of range.
Menace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Menace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Menace works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Menace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Menace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Menace throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Menace.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith swings for the body but Menace moves out of range.
Menace jabs at Smith's body.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Menace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Menace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Menace gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith defending well as Menace loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Menace misses.
Menace checks the leg kick.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Menace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Menace counters with a takedown into side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
Menace landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Menace throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Menace is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Menace is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
I wouldn't like to be where Smith is right now.
Menace throws a strike aimed at the side of Smith's head but Smith avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phantom Menace will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith jabs Menace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith takes one on the button.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
so Menace counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Menace from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Menace wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Menace slips nicely into half guard.
Smith is looking to control Menace's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Menace is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is not content to let Menace control the position.
Smith is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Menace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Menace throwing strikes but missing.
Menace engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smith is adopting a defensive guard.
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.
Smith keeping full guard, as Menace tries to pass.
Menace sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Menace.
Menace throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Menace's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Menace's back!
Menace manages to reverse the position and now he's in Smith's guard. Nice work there by Menace.
Menace trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith pulls Menace in close to prevent any damage.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smith keeping full guard, as Menace tries to pass.
Menace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Menace won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Smith.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Menace counters with a straight right hand.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Menace counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith 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.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Menace counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Menace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Menace.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Menace was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith throws a body punch but Menace moves out of range.
A head kick from Menace lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Menace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Smith is looking to wear down Menace with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Menace connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Menace counters with a straight right hand.
Menace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Menace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phantom Menace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Menace moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Menace stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Menace clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Menace looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Menace looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Menace tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Smith wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Menace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Menace landing shots from mount.
Menace dominating with strikes here.
Smith is rocked!
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Menace looking to secure an arm triangle but Smith defends it well.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Menace throwing strikes here but Smith is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Smith blocking the ground and pound.
Menace is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Menace.
Smith holds on for dear life.
Menace can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Menace is working for a guillotine from mount but Smith frees his head quite easily.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith tries to buck Menace off but he can't manage it.
Menace sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Menace's attempts to control the action.
Smith tries to hold on but Menace pushes him away.
Smith is in a horrible position here. Menace smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
John Smith's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phantom Menace!
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energy
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hype
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