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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arrin Mccreth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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198 cm
29
255 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arrin Mccreth !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccreth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Mccreth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith swings for the body but Mccreth moves out of range.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Mccreth is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mccreth moves away.
Mccreth wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked Mccreth down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Mccreth back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mccreth is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a right and a left that Mccreth avoids nicely.
Mccreth is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Mccreth seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Mccreth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Mccreth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mccreth has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mccreth has him pressed against the cage.
Mccreth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Mccreth has double underhooks.
Mccreth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mccreth tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Mccreth keeps him there for the moment.
Mccreth leaning against his opponent.
Mccreth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mccreth with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to break free but Mccreth pushes him back against the cage.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Mccreth is controlling him.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Mccreth .
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mccreth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mccreth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccreth misses with a knee strike.
Mccreth working Smith over with knees to the body.
Mccreth is stalling here.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Mccreth has double underhooks.
Mccreth tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Mccreth has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mccreth tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Mccreth slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mccreth tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccreth is looking to clinch.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Mccreth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mccreth .
Smith is trying to break free.
Mccreth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Mccreth has the dominant position.
Mccreth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mccreth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Mccreth has double underhooks.
Mccreth has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mccreth has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith is trying to break free.
Mccreth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mccreth has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Mccreth .
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccreth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bubba Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Mccreth .
Mccreth tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith throws a big counter combination but Mccreth scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Smith lands with a big left! Mccreth is wobbled badly! Smith comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Mccreth to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bubba Smith!
Post fight, Bubba Smith took to the microphone: 'I just want to be the best in the world, I train every damn day, no one works harder than my big ass #SmithBrothers'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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