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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calibur Ichiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Burn it into the Ground as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calibur Ichiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ichiro.
Ichiro throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Ichiro in his tracks momentarily.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ichiro looks to throw a body kick
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Ichiro didn't expect that.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Ichiro keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Ichiro is keeping the position.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johan Smith has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ichiro throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ichiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ichiro misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ichiro keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johan Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ichiro throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Ichiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Ichiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Ichiro. Those never looked like landing.
Ichiro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith dives in and grabs Ichiro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ichiro pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichiro misses with the combination.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ichiro.
Ichiro throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Ichiro misses with a few strikes there.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Ichiro.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ichiro with a jab.
Ichiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ichiro scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Ichiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ichiro misses with the combination.
Ichiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith tries to clinch up but Ichiro circles away and keeps his distance.
A left and a right from Ichiro both land. Nice combination.
Ichiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ichiro misses with the body kick
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Ichiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ichiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ichiro tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Ichiro is trying to break free.
Ichiro is breathing heavily.
Smith has Ichiro pressed against the cage, preventing Ichiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Ichiro.
Ichiro working hard to break the clinch.
Smith pulls Ichiro into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Ichiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith is looking to chop away at Ichiro's legs.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Ichiro.
Ichiro is trying to break free.
Smith prevents Ichiro from breaking the clinch.
Ichiro tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ichiro lands a body punch.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Ichiro tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Ichiro presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ichiro cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith prevents Ichiro from breaking the clinch.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ichiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ichiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Ichiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith has Ichiro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ichiro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Calibur Ichiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Smith.
Ichiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Ichiro - that landed with a thud.
Ichiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ichiro feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Ichiro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Calibur Ichiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ichiro.
Ichiro misses with the combination.
Smith looks for a takedown but Ichiro sprawls well.
Ichiro stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Ichiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ichiro misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ichiro misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Ichiro misses with a few strikes there.
Ichiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ichiro avoids it really well and circles away.
Ichiro scores with a jab to the head.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ichiro fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichiro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ichiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ichiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ichiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Ichiro scores with a four punch combination!
Ichiro swinging wildly here.
Ichiro avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Ichiro does no damage.
Ichiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichiro lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ichiro with a nice cross.
Ichiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ichiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Ichiro throws a lazy body kick
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ichiro really felt that one!
Ichiro misses with a kick to the body
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Ichiro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith clinches.
Ichiro stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Ichiro is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Ichiro lands a body shot.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ichiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calibur Ichiro dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ichiro stuffs the takedown.
Ichiro lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ichiro lands a slapping body shot.
Ichiro misses with a few strikes there.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ichiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ichiro tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichiro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ichiro misses with the combination.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ichiro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Calibur Ichiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Smith.
Ichiro instigates a clinch.
Ichiro breaks the clinch.
Ichiro misses with a two punch combination.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Ichiro.
Ichiro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ichiro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ichiro misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichiro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Ichiro. That snapped Smith's head back.
Ichiro shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Ichiro throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Ichiro misses with a combination
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Ichiro prevents the takedown attempt.
Ichiro wants to break free but Smith has control.
A frustrated look appears on Ichiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ichiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ichiro's efforts to push away.
Ichiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ichiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ichiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ichiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents Ichiro from breaking the clinch.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Ichiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ichiro pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ichiro tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith pulls Ichiro into guard.
Ichiro postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Ichiro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Ichiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichiro is doing well to control the position and prevent Smith from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Ichiro is working away.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johan Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
A jab from Ichiro does it's job there.
Ichiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ichiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ichiro swinging wildly here.
Ichiro misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
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 Calibur Ichiro.
I think Ichiro 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johan Smith!
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hype
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