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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Autumn Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the ring accompanied by Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys. Autumn Hunter has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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276 lbs
24 - 8 - 1 |
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284 lbs
25 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Autumn Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hunter!
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith wants to slow Hunter down by chopping away at his legs.
We've been told by Hunter's head coaches at Demon's Progym, LOP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hunter misses with a body kick.
Hunter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Hunter looks to throw a body kick
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Hunter didn't expect that.
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!
Hunter has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith postures up in Hunter's guard and throws a big left but Hunter blocks it.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith won't allow Hunter to sweep him here.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Hunter blocks nicely.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunter is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Autumn Hunter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
That kick from Smith tenderised Hunter's leg. Hunter is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunter misses with a hook.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Autumn Hunter has been cut.
Hunter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith works Hunter's body with a nice hook.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Hunter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Hunter to the floor! Smith dives in looking for the finish!
Hunter is rocked!
Hunter is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control. Hunter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hunter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hunter is trying to control but can't.
Hunter tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith is nestled in close to Hunter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hunter trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Smith manages to pass to mount!
Smith is working for a guillotine from mount but Hunter frees his head quite easily.
Smith avoids the attempt from Hunter to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hunter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hunter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hunter tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hunter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Smith tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter gets back to half guard.
Smith prevents Hunter from improving his position.
Hunter trying to control here.
Smith controlling the action here.
Smith is keen to just control but Hunter is a slippery customer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Hunter's temple.
Autumn Hunter's cut is getting worse.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunter keeps working.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
Hunter is not content to let Smith control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hunter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Hunter defends it.
Hunter trying to control from the bottom.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Smith prevents Hunter from improving his position.
Smith controlling the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hunter tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Hunter is working hard here to advance position.
Smith trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hunter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.
Hunter controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hunter controlling Smith's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Autumn Hunter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunter misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Autumn Hunter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Jeez, Autumn Hunter's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hunter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Paul Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands a head kick!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Autumn Hunter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Smith!
A relieved looking Paul Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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