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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithy has chosen Too sexy for my shirt - George Sampson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Michael Sanders has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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27
146 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timmy Smithy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smithy. Sanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smithy lands a leg kick that knocks Sanders off balance momentarily.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Smithy.
Sanders moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanders keeps the fight on the outside.
Smithy looks for the body kick but Sanders saw that one coming.
Smithy feints and then cracks Sanders's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanders down.
Smithy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Smithy.
Timmy Smithy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithy throws a head kick but Sanders moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanders checks a leg kick.
Sanders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smithy.
Smithy cracks the inside of Sanders's front leg.
Sanders shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smithy wants to get back to full guard.
Smithy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smithy trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Smithy is squirming around, avoiding Sanders's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders with shots to the head and body - Smithy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanders dominating with strikes here.
Sanders avoids the attempt from Smithy to control.
Smithy tries to reverse the position but Sanders maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders controlling the position easily from mount.
Sanders trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanders looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timmy Smithy 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 misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanders checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Smithy, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Smithy against the cage but Smithy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanders takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanders moves out of range of the body kick from Smithy.
Smithy misses with a kick to the body.
Sanders shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanders slips a jab from Smithy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy tries to score with a low kick but Sanders moves his leg out of the way.
Smithy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smithy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smithy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smithy is looking to clinch.
Smithy stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Smithy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Smithy coming out on top.
Sanders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smithy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smithy misses with a kick to the body.
Smithy throws a leg kick which misses Sanders's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanders tries to avoid it.
Smithy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Smithy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy closes the distance and pushes Sanders back into the cage.
Sanders is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Smithy can't fight it off and eventually Sanders manages to take the fight to the floor. Smithy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smithy keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Smithy.
Sanders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smithy misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Smithy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smithy scores with a shot to the body.
Smithy scoring well with a low kick there.
Smithy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smithy wants it to stay on the feet.
Smithy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smithy throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Sanders takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Smithy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanders under the eye.
Smithy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanders is out of range and Smithy settles back down.
Smithy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanders swings widly with a right hand
and Smithy counters with a low kick, right behind Sanders 's knee.
Smithy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smithy looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanders is just out of range.
Sanders shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy tries a head kick but it misses.
Smithy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Timmy Smithy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smithy misses the shot to the body.
Sanders takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smithy darts in and clinches Sanders up against the cage.
Smithy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smithy.
Sanders can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders tries to score a body lock takedown but Smithy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanders's defenses.
Sanders drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smithy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Smithy.
Smithy throws a nice head kick!
Timmy Smithy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smithy keeps Sanders at a distance using the push kick.
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Smithy is out of range.
Smithy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanders rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Smithy just misses with a punch to the body.
Smithy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanders's sensitive parts.
Sanders misses with an uppercut.
Sanders on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders shoots in but Smithy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Michael Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smithy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Smithy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smithy 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Smithy!
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hype
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RATING
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