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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arthas Menethil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menethil comes into the arena with Arthas - Let it go blaring out of the sound system. Matt Smith told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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140 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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141 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good knees
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthas Menethil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menethil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menethil lands with a shot to the body.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Menethil seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Menethil's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Menethil fails to land.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Menethil blocks an elbow strike.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Menethil managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menethil's defenses.
Menethil misses with a body punch.
Menethil lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menethil managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Menethil avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menethil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith avoiding damage as Menethil throws knees to the body.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Menethil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Menethil tries to tie him up.
A knee to the head by Menethil.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menethil is defending well for now.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Menethil is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Menethil has his back to the cage.
Menethil misses with a body punch.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menethil is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Menethil.
Menethil with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Menethil with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Menethil avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menethil is defending well for now.
Menethil misses with a punch on the inside.
Menethil looking to slow down the pace here.
Menethil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Menethil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menethil avoids it.
Menethil avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Menethil misses with a punch on the inside.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Menethil.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Menethil lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menethil.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menethil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Menethil takes an elbow to the temple.
Menethil swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Menethil avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menethil.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Menethil avoids the damage to the body.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menethil is defending well for now.
Menethil tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Menethil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Menethil avoids the damage to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Menethil lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Menethil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Menethil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menethil missing with knees to the body.
Menethil managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Menethil is blocking nicely.
Menethil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith looking to stall.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Menethil misses with a body punch.
Menethil tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menethil avoids it.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Menethil avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Menethil motions for Smith to come forward. Menethil throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Menethil in a clinch.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Menethil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Menethil struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menethil is defending well for now.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Menethil fails to land.
Menethil misses with a knee strike.
Matt Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Menethil.
Menethil tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menethil missing with knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Menethil swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith working Menethil over with knees to the body.
Menethil wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks a body shot from Menethil.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Menethil swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menethil is defending well for now.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Menethil blocks it.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Menethil with a knee to the head.
Menethil holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith blocks a body shot from Menethil.
Menethil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menethil.
Menethil trying to land knees to the body.
Menethil tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Menethil tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Menethil trying to land knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
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!
Menethil takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Menethil is blocking nicely.
Menethil looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Smith blocks a body shot from Menethil.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith prevents a body shot from Menethil.
Menethil putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith blocks a body shot from Menethil.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Menethil lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Menethil slowing the pace effectively.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Menethil lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Menethil connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Menethil.
Menethil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menethil is defending well for now.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Menethil takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Menethil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Menethil is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Menethil.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Menethil lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Menethil avoids the damage to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menethil misses with a body punch.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Menethil's face.
Menethil takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Menethil.
Menethil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Menethil lands a left hand.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Menethil won't want to take too many of those.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Menethil blocks it with crossed arms.
Menethil takes a knee right on the jaw!
Menethil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Menethil, pushing him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Menethil stalls.
Menethil takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Menethil's ribcage.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Menethil misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menethil managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menethil is defending well for now.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Menethil misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menethil avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Menethil misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menethil is defending well for now.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menethil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Menethil avoids the damage to the body.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Menethil connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Menethil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menethil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Menethil misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Menethil managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menethil managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Menethil throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menethil managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Menethil has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Menethil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Menethil.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Menethil misses with a body punch.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Menethil shrugs off.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Menethil blocks with his arms.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menethil throws a head punch that misses.
Menethil 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.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Menethil's brow.
Menethil misses with a knee strike.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Menethil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Menethil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Menethil misses with a body punch.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Menethil's ribcage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menethil avoids it.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Menethil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Menethil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menethil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matt Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Menethil struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menethil avoids it.
Menethil managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Menethil misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arthas Menethil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Smith!
An out of breath and clearly excited Matt Smith thanked Arcticus University: London for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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