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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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173 cm
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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freeman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Freeman shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Freeman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Freeman back into the cage.
Freeman tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Freeman tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Freeman drops back down to his feet.
Trent Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Freeman.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Freeman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Freeman's face.
It looks like Mike Freeman has been cut.
Freeman looks winded!
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freeman avoids it.
Freeman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
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 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Freeman avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freeman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Freeman's ribcage.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freeman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Freeman's cut.
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 pushes Freeman up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Freeman is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freeman avoids it.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freeman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Freeman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith just leaning against Freeman, taking a breather.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Freeman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trent Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Freeman avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Freeman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Freeman's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
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 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Freeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Freeman avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freeman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Freeman's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Freeman's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mike Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freeman throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freeman misses with the combination.
Freeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Freeman throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Freeman circles away.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith wants to clinch.
Freeman gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Freeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Freeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Freeman's ribcage.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Smith.
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 lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith is stalling here.
Smith gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Freeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Freeman jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Freeman's face.
Smith has Freeman pressed against the cage.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Freeman's ribcage.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trent Smith.
Freeman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Freeman somewhat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:24
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Trent Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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