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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Negan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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216 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philip Negan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Philip Negan has been cut.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Negan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith pushes Negan up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Negan lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Negan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Negan closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Negan pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Negan throws a lazy uppercut
and Negan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Negan. Those never looked like landing.
Philip Negan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith slips a straight right by Negan.
Negan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch but Negan moves out of range.
Negan is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Negan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Smith.
Negan crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Negan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Negan is working Smith over against the cage.
Negan blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Negan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Negan lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Negan breaks from the clinch.
Devon Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Negan lands a head shot.
It looks like Devon Smith has been cut.
Negan lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith avoids the body shot from Negan.
Negan misses with a body shot.
Smith with a jab.
Negan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Negan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Negan clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negan missing with knees to the body.
Smith tries a body shot but Negan blocks it.
Smith is pushing Negan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Negan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Negan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Negan off to one side.
Negan connects with a solid leg kick.
Negan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Negan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Negan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith misses with a hook.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith clinches up with Negan and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Negan wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Devon Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Negan.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Negan tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith working aggressively here.
Negan tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Negan can't break the clinch.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Negan backwards.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Negans head.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Negan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Negan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Negan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Negan looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Negan.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Negan just misses with a punch to the body.
Negan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Negan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Negan throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Negan is looking to score with low kicks.
Negan lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Negan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Negan tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Negan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Negan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Negan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith tests Negan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Negan connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Negan throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Negan on the side of the head.
Negan slips a straight right by Smith.
Negan dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Negan's head and hops out.
Negan throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Negan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Negan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Negan.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Negan throws an elbow but it misses.
Negan tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Negan breaks from the clinch.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Negan manages to break the clinch.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Negan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Negan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith defending well as Negan loads up on a big left hand.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Negan ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but Negan is having none of it.
Negan swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Negan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Negan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Philip Negan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Negan connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Negan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Negan counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Negan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Negan.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Negan.
Negan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negan rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Negan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Negan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Negan scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Negan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Negan is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Negan.
Smith digs a right hand into Negan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Negan's gas tank.
Philip Negan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith works on Negan's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith works on Negan's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Negan has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Devon Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Negan.
Smith rushes Negan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Negan blocks an uppercut.
Negan struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Negan.
Negan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Negan misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Negan tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Negan back against the cage.
Negan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith pushes Negan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Smith dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Negan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith pushes Negan up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Negan blocks an uppercut.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Negan working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Smith.
Negan landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Negan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Negan lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Negan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Negan is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Negan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Negan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negan breaks the clinch.
Negan throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Negan throws a body shot but no joy.
Negan misses with a body kick.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Negan misses with a low kick.
Negan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Negan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Negan.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Negan wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Negan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Negan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Negan throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Smith rushes Negan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Negan has hold of one of Smith's legs. Smith is fighting the takedown attempt but Negan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smith seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Negan throwing strikes but missing.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Negan with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Negan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Negan is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Negan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Negan throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Negan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Negan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Negan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Negan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Negan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Negan 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Negan!
A less than humble Philip Negan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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