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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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220 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Smith !
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Narushima sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ryo Narushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narushima 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 misses with a straight left.
Narushima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Narushima moves away and avoids it.
Narushima is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Narushima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Narushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narushima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Narushima misses with a head kick.
Narushima misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Narushima wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Smith manages to pass to side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Narushima is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Narushima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Narushima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Narushima keeps working.
Narushima actively working from the bottom here.
Smith thows a huge punch but Narushima dodges it nicely.
Narushima knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Narushima tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
My spies in LOD: Xtreme MMA inform me that Smith has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Narushima that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Smith .
Narushima is rocked!
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Oh Narushima is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Narushima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smith drops a big elbow. That's hurt Narushima! More shots from Smith and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Smith !
Our winner, Stan Smith , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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