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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wong Jack Man (ranked 5727 p4p, 0 weight class) and Limonjelo Smiff (ranked 5774 p4p, 0 weight class). Wong Jack Man could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Limonjelo Smiff's chin.
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137 lbs
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170 cm
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139 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wong Jack Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Limonjelo Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Smiff.
Jack Man attempts a counter takedown but Smiff avoids it well and moves away.
No luck for Smiff with that takedown attempt.
Smiff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smiff feints the counter takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Jack Man blocks the leg kick.
Jack Man throws a leg kick
and Smiff counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jack Man!
Jack Man is trying to control Smiff's posture but Smiff avoids it.
Smiff just content to control the position.
Let's hope that Smiff has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack Man trying to control but Smiff flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack Man covers up after that shot from Smiff.
Jack Man tries to escape but Smiff has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jack Man trying to control the action but Smiff just sinks the hooks in.
Jack Man rolls, trying to escape but Smiff keeps control of the position.
Jack Man is trapped and Smiff is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Jack Man is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jack Man turns into Smiff and is now in his guard.
Smiff working a defensive guard here.
Jack Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Smiff has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smiff throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jack Man uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff is looking for a sweep.
Jack Man scores with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Jack Man's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jack Man tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jack Man has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smiff is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jack Man's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smiff is staying active underneath Jack Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jack Man passes to full mount!
Smiff gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jack Man.
Jack Man trying to control from half guard but Smiff is working away.
Smiff trying to control from the bottom.
Smiff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smiff.
Smiff lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Smiff won't allow Jack Man to sweep him here.
Jack Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smiff.
Smiff showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smiff looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jack Man throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jack Man striking off his back but it's not causing Smiff any problems.
Smiff connects with a couple of short punches.
Smiff with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Limonjelo Smiff dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jack Man wants to land a leg kick but Smiff is out of range.
Smiff misses the shot to the body.
Jack Man attempts a counter takedown but Smiff avoids it well and moves away.
Jack Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smiff defends it nicely.
Smiff is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jack Man's half guard.
Jack Man wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff is keen to just control but Jack Man is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jack Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jack Man tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Smiff is controlling the pace.
Jack Man tries to roll over but Smiff keeps him under control.
Smiff seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smiff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack Man tries to roll over but Smiff keeps him under control.
Smiff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jack Man with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smiff working over Jack Man with some ground and pound. Jack Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smiff is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smiff works his way into side control.
Limonjelo Smiff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jack Man tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jack Man keeps working.
Smiff lands an elbow.
Smiff fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jack Man sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jack Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Smiff is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jack Man is pressing down on Smiff's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff throwing strikes from guard but Jack Man blocks nicely.
Smiff cracks Jack Man with a solid left hand.
Jack Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Jack Man, not yet.
Smiff stands and throws Jack Man's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jack Man is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jack Man gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Limonjelo Smiff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smiff misses with a hook to the body
and Jack Man counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Smiff!
Smiff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smiff is looking to reverse the position.
Smiff is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Smiff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jack Man lands a nice short elbow.
Jack Man prevents Smiff from improving his position.
Jack Man is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack Man scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smiff.
Smiff is trying to control the position but Jack Man postures up.
Smiff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smiff looking for a sweep. Not yet Smiff, not yet.
Smiff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jack Man's guard.
Smiff lands a couple of digs.
Jack Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jack Man 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.
Wong Jack Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Limonjelo Smiff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smiff landing with the ground and pound.
Jack Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jack Man keeping moving, preventing Smiff from controlling successfully.
Smiff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jack Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jack Man doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smiff tries to free his leg and advance position but Jack Man is retaining full guard.
Smiff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smiff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jack Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jack Man gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smiff to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jack Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smiff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jack Man is keeping the position for now.
Smiff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smiff is one step ahead there.
Smiff lands a couple of digs.
Smiff trying to control the position from guard on top but Jack Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jack Man 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smiff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jack Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Limonjelo Smiff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smiff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Limonjelo Smiff!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Limonjelo Smiff!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Limonjelo Smiff!
Limonjelo Smiff wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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