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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Smith (ranked 4594 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haruto Jin (ranked 4883 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Bleached - Hard to Kill. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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150 lbs
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180 cm
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154 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Haruto Jin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jin.
Jin wants to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch position.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith rushes Jin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jin backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith lands the left hand.
Jin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jin wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith clinches.
Jin tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Jin back against the cage.
Smith pushes Jin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jin moves away.
Smith sets himself, and Jin steps forward looking for the clinch! Smith avoids it this time.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jin slips under a jab from Smith.
Jin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jin back to the cage. Smith follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Jin wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jin wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.
Smith darts in and clinches Jin up against the cage.
Jin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jin misses with the head strike.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Jin misses with a punch to the body.
Jin throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jin wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Jin slips the punch.
Jin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Jin's head back.
A big left from Smith misses.
Jin wants to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch position.
Jin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jin.
Jin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jin looks winded!
A jab lands there for Smith.
Jin is rocked!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Jin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jin can do to turn this around?
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jin.
Jin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith rushes Jin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jin was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Jin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Jin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith clinches up with Jin and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith pushes Jin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Jin wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Jin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith sets himself, and Jin steps forward looking for the clinch! Smith avoids it this time.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Jin tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
Jin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jin tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith blocking some punches.
Jin fails to pull guard.
Jin misses with a body punch.
A short right from Smith.
Jin is breathing heavily.
A short left from Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith effectively controlling the action here.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jin backwards.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jin backwards.
Jin is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jins head.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jin! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Smith is unloading with more strikes now! Jin drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Smith!
After the fight, Ben Smith was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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