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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 1748 p4p, 236 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 2028 p4p, 264 weight class). Smith has chosen Therion - Sitra Ahra as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 49 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Van Wijnbergen cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Van Wijnbergen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Van Wijnbergen lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Van Wijnbergen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick by Smith misses
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Van Wijnbergen's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Wijnbergen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Wijnbergen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
An inside leg kick from Van Wijnbergen misses.
Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Wijnbergen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Wijnbergen momentarily.
Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Van Wijnbergen.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Van Wijnbergen shakes him off and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Wijnbergen.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Wijnbergen!
Van Wijnbergen drops Smith with a naaaaasty hook - Smith is in real trouble here! Van Wijnbergen dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joels Van Wijnbergen!
Our winner, Joels Van Wijnbergen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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