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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Weir (ranked 4842 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 2260 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Therion - Sitra Ahra as his entrance music. Smith has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Weir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 49 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Weir is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Weir closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smith did well to prevent Weir getting side control.
Smith manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Weir keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Weir has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smith uses from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Weir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Weir working for submissions but it's allowed Smith to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weir tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Weir looking for a kimura from the bottom but Smith passes into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Weir is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Weir tries to escape but Smith is in control.
Weir manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith looks winded!
Weir is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weir is stalling here. Smith is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Weir seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Smith has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Weir wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weir is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Weir's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Weir is trying to get back to half guard.
Weir can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Weir manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smith tries to roll over but Weir keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weir working the head and body with strikes.
Weir is stalling here. Smith is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Weir seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Smith has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Weir stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Weir pushes Smith away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smith gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weir shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Weir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Weir is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Sam Weir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weir wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is working Weir over against the cage.
Weir dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weir tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Weir drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Weir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weir wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Weir jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Weir turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Weir manages to end up in side control.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Weir looking to control but instead Smith has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Weir trying to advance position but Smith counters by regaining guard.
Weir stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weir avoids the body shot from Smith.
Weir tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Weir goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Weir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Weir.
Weir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith blocks a head kick by Weir.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Weir tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Weir is looking to clinch.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Weir pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Weir or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith, which made it look bad.
Weir throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Weir throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Weir or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith, which made it look bad.
Weir tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Weir has a takedown stuffed.
Mike Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Weir is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weir tries to clinch up.
Weir looking to score a takedown here. Smith is defending well but Weir drives through and ends up in Smith's guard.
Weir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Weir trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Weir gets to his feet. Smith looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Weir looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Weir closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Weir pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Weir looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weir with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Weir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Weir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith moves into the clinch.
Weir jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Weir is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Weir fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Weir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weir is looking to take this one to the mat.
Weir wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Weir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weir wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Weir jumps into guard, dragging Smith to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weir will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Smith postures up.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Weir 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.
Weir wants to improve his position but instead Smith has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith is thwarting Weir's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Smith is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weir wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Weir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Weir.
Smith is staying active underneath Weir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Weir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Weir stalling away here and it's allowed Smith to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weir gets to his feet. Smith looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Weir. Weir gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Weir misses with a straight left.
Weir fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Weir gets a double leg takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith pushes Weir off and gets back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Weir is defended easily by Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Smith!
Mike Smith managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mohito Fightwear (Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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