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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Violence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Smith !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Violence!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Violence is just out of range.
Violence tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Violence's brow.
Violence wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Violence is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Violence trying to control the position.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith 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.
Violence wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Violence is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Violence slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smith cracks Violence with a solid left hand.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Violence.
Violence is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Violence swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur Smith has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Violence scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
It looks like Arthur Smith has been cut.
Dark Violence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Violence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith .
Violence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Violence doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Violence tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Violence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Violence tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Violence tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Violence shows good takedown defense.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Violence tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Violence doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith throws a leg kick but Violence sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Violence tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Violence saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Violence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dark Violence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Violence tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Violence.
Violence tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Smith 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Violence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Violence.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Violence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Violence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Violence is looking to clinch.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Violence tries to clinch
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dark Violence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Violence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Violence tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Violence tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Violence is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Violence is keeping the position for now.
Violence utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith controlling from the top position.
Violence is trying to keep Smith in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dark Violence has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Violence has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Violence misses with a punch on the inside.
Violence prevents a body shot from Smith .
A short uppercut from Violence.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Violence blocks a leg kick.
Violence thuds a left hand into Smith 's body.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Violence as he jumps to the side.
Violence tries to clinch up.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Violence, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Violence against the cage but Violence circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith cracks the inside of Violence's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Violence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Violence.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Violence is looking to clinch.
Violence tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Violence 's knee.
Dark Violence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Violence tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Violence scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Violence tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Violence throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Violence tries to clinch up.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Violence.
Violence tries to clinch up.
Violence fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Violence moves out of range easily.
Violence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Violence is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Violence wants to clinch
and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Violence's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Violence has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arthur Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Smith 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Violence moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Violence thinking.
Smith feints and as Violence raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Violence wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Violence is retaining full guard.
Arthur Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Violence working a defensive guard but Smith manages to pass into side control anyway.
Violence is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Smith seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Violence keeps working.
Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Violence is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Violence can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
The referee asks Smith politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Smith prefers to stall for the moment though.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Violence is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Violence struggling a bit here.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith controlling the position.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Violence's head but Violence avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the action but Violence is working from the bottom.
Violence wants to get back to his feet but Smith drags him back down.
Dark Violence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Violence taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Smith !
In his post fight interview, Arthur Smith started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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