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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasta Fary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fary is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: El toro guapo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rasta Fary!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Fary moved out of range.
Fary feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith forces Fary back against the cage and clinches.
Fary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fary has him pressed against the cage.
Fary fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fary tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Fary drops back down to his feet.
Fary landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fary slows down the pace here.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fary managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Fary digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Fary tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
David Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rasta Fary.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fary has him pressed against the cage.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith is trying to break free.
Fary taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Fary.
A bit of stalling here from Fary.
Smith tries to break free but Fary pushes him back against the cage.
Fary makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fary has him pressed against the cage.
Fary blocks a body shot from Smith.
Fary keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Fary scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Fary won't allow it.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Fary keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fary.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fary prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Fary wants a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Fary scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fary lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fary takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fary missing with knees to the body.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Fary scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fary throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fary lands a jab to the head.
Fary stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fary.
Fary throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith avoids the body shot from Fary.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Fary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fary lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fary.
Smith throws a head kick but Fary moves out of range.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fary throws an elbow but misses.
Fary can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Fary has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fary misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fary utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Fary keeps him there for the moment.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Fary is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Fary.
Fary tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fary lands a body punch.
Fary works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fary throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Fary pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith is trying to push Fary away but Fary has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Fary is controlling him.
Fary connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Fary tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Fary scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fary jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Fary gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Fary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fary throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horrible takedown by Fary or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Fary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Fary on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasta Fary dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith cracks Fary with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fary closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fary thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith scores with the left hand. Fary knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith throws a hook but Fary avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
A punch combination from Fary misses.
Fary throws a shot to the body.
Fary lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fary.
Fary misses the shot to the body.
Fary looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
No luck for Fary with that takedown attempt.
Fary is breathing heavily.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fary.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fary. Fary circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Rasta Fary has been cut.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Fary with an uppercut!
Fary moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Fary shoots in but no luck this time.
A swing and a miss from Fary.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Fary.
Fary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith slips a straight right by Fary.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Fary bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
David Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith pushes Fary up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Fary keeps him there for the moment.
Fary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fary throws an elbow that misses.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
David Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rasta Fary.
Fary is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Fary struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Rasta Fary seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Fary has the dominant position.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fary lands a shoulder strike.
Fary tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fary tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Fary has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Knees to the body from Fary.
Fary tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fary manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smith throws a strike but Fary rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Fary is having none of it.
Fary wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Fary has the dominant position.
Smith tries to break free but Fary pushes him back against the cage.
Fary keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Fary scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Fary.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Fary keeps him there for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Fary.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fary managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Fary gets control of Smith's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fary will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith wants to control from the top but Fary keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rasta Fary's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith misses with a hook. Fary ducked under it nicely.
Fary steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith has Fary up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Fary has the dominant position.
Fary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fary has him pressed against the cage.
Fary has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fary swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fary with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fary leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fary has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smith uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith tries to stand but Fary is controlling from the bottom.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fary is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith throws and elbow that misses. Fary uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Fary!
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Fary is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fary sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fary trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fary won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fary stops Smith from standing up.
Fary landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Fary is having none of it.
Fary throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith wants to stand but Fary is controlling the position.
Fary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fary postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Fary slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fary trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith slips a jab from Fary.
Fary changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Fary manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rasta Fary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fary.
Fary lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith jabs Fary right on the nose. Fary blinks but takes it well.
Fary lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Fary scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A combination from Fary does no damage.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fary in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Fary.
Fary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Fary trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fary tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Fary lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fary jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Fary gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Fary ducks down to avoid it.
Fary scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Fary closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fary misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rasta Fary.
I think Fary has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Rasta Fary!
The fight ends as a draw!
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