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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zus Bielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum 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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163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zus Bielski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Callum Smith!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bielski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith misses with a low kick as Bielski jumps back.
Bielski lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
I was talking to Bielski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bielski gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Bielski.
A short uppercut from Bielski.
Bielski misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Bielski.
Bielski gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bielski cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bielski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bielski thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bielski is looking to land body kicks.
Bielski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bielski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Callum Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bielski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bielski throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Zus Bielski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Bielski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bielski lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Callum Smith has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Bielski. Beautiful body shot.
Bielski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bielski connects with a body shot.
Bielski throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bielski throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Bielski clinches with his opponent.
Bielski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bielski.
Bielski digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Bielski.
Bielski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bielski is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Bielski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bielski cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Bielski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bielski is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bielski slows down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bielski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bielski gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bielski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bielski is looking to land body kicks.
Bielski connects with a crisp jab.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Bielski.
Bielski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bielski instigates a clinch.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Bielski has double underhooks.
Bielski pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bielski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bielski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bielski moves into the clinch.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Bielski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Bielski avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Bielski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bielski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Bielski is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Bielski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bielski misses with a knee to the head.
Bielski lands a body punch.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Bielski controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Bielski.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Smith avoiding damage as Bielski throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bielski.
Bielski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zus Bielski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Callum Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bielski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Smith wants to clinch
and Bielski counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zus Bielski!
Zus Bielski made sure to mention his sponsor, On Tap (160Q & Laundry) in his post fight interview.
Callum Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'I was unlucky tonight; I could have done better but well done to my opponent. Right now its about getting back to the gym, putting the graft in and getting better, Thank You All!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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