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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Cek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cek comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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260 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jakob Cek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith throws a series of punches but Cek avoids them all with ease.
Smith throws a right hand that Cek ducks under and follows up with a left that Cek also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cek.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Cek has him pressed against the cage.
Smith stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Cek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Cek on that attempt.
James Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cek moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith throws a series of punches but Cek avoids them all with ease.
Cek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cek's head backwards.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Cek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith throws a right hand that Cek ducks under and follows up with a left that Cek also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cek takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Cek backs away looking to recover.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith slips under a jab.
Cek looks to clinch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cek drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Cek is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cek closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cek tries to move into full mount but can't pass Smith's legs.
Smith tries to buck Cek off but Cek is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries to escape but Cek is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cek with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Jakob Cek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cek darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Cek has double underhooks.
Cek keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Cek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cek.
Cek tries to advance to mount but Smith denies him.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cek asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cek lands a nice forearm strike.
Smith is trying to buck Cek off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cek trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cek takes one to the side of the head.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cek looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Cek scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to hold on but Cek pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Cek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cek working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cek breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cek. What's that going to do exactly?
You get the feeling that Smith really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Smith defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cek.
Cek tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cek is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Cek isn't that keen on the idea.
Cek jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smith manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Cek keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cek has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cek misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Cek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Cek dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith throws a series of punches but Cek moves out of range.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cek.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Cek. Cek gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cek shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cek dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Cek ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Cek tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Cek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Cek.
Cek misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith throws a right and a left that Cek avoids nicely.
Cek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws and low kick but Cek moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right hand that Cek ducks under and follows up with a left that Cek also avoids with ease.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Cek slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith looks to land a combination but Cek avoids it well.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Cek has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Cek.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cek doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Cek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith jabs Cek right on the nose. Cek blinks but takes it well.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cek tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a right hand that Cek ducks under and follows up with a left that Cek also avoids with ease.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Cek's front leg but catches the back leg as Cek tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Smith! James Smith retains his heavyweight title!
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