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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between JB Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbert Hombre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Promises Promises. 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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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JB Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herbert Hombre!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hombre misses with a two punch combination.
Hombre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hombre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
Hombre passes into half guard.
Hombre controlling the action here.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Hombre is very close to passing his half guard.
Hombre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hombre wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is looking to control Hombre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Hombre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to get back to full guard but Hombre takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Hombre.
Hombre controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Hombre cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hombre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to hold on but Hombre pushes him away.
Hombre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hombre controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Hombre isn't that keen on the idea.
Hombre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Despite being in the dominant position, Herbert Hombre just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith fails with the takedown
so Hombre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hombre is one step ahead there.
Smith is trying to control the position but Hombre postures up.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hombre is one step ahead there.
Smith controls Hombre momentarily but Hombre frees himself.
Hombre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hombre content to stall in guard here.
Smith looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hombre.
Hombre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hombre scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Hombre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hombre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hombre fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hombre.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hombre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hombre controls the pace.
Hombre scoring with some ground and pound.
Hombre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hombre wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Hombre stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Hombre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Hombre is breathing heavily.
Hombre content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hombre stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Hombre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hombre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two 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.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hombre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hombre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Hombre is proving a slippery customer.
Hombre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hombre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hombre tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Hombre scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Hombre keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Hombre is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Smith postures up in Hombre's guard and throws a big left but Hombre blocks it.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Herbert Hombre has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four 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 is standing up over Hombre. Hombre looks to escape but Smith dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hombre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hombre keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hombre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hombre shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hombre trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Hombre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Hombre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hombre thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Hombre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Hombre there.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Hombre wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Hombre seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hombre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hombre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hombre controlling the action here.
Smith wants to control but Hombre is keeping busy.
Hombre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to kick Hombre off but Hombre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith is staying active underneath Hombre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith is looking to control Hombre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hombre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith lands a nice hook to Hombre's body. Hombre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hombre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith shoots and misses
and Hombre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Hombre pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hombre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hombre showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith wants to improve his position but Hombre is controlling well.
Well, if Hombre is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Smith misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hombre wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It looks like Hombre is going to stand back up.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Hombre seems content to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hombre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JB Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Hombre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Hombre from standing up.
JB Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith is trying to control the position but Hombre postures up.
Hombre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herbert Hombre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hombre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herbert Hombre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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