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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sleight Of Hand (ranked 402 p4p, 716 weight class) and Corey Smith Jr (ranked 63 p4p, 108 weight class). Smith Jr has chosen You Will Know My Name as his entrance music. Corey Smith Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sleight Of Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Jr blocks a jab.
Of Hand looks for the body kick but Smith Jr saw that one coming.
Of Hand has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith Jr.
Of Hand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Of Hand.
Smith Jr ducks under a wild hook from Of Hand.
Smith Jr moves away from the strike by Of Hand.
Smith Jr lands a big head kick that sends Of Hand tumbling to the mat! Smith Jr takes a step backwards and waves Of Hand back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Sleight Of Hand has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Of Hand throws a hook but Smith Jr blocks it.
Sleight Of Hand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Hand throws a hook to the side of Smith Jr's head but Smith Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith Jr avoids the head kick by Of Hand.
Of Hand backing away here, and Smith Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Of Hand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Of Hand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Of Hand misses with an uppercut.
Smith Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Of Hand steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Of Hand lands with a nice body kick.
Of Hand misses with a looping left.
Of Hand scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Of Hand scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith Jr slips under a jab.
Of Hand lands a head kick. Smith Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Of Hand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith Jr.
Of Hand feints and then cracks Smith Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith Jr down.
Smith Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Hand.
Smith Jr has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smith Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Hand.
Smith Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Of Hand counters with a left and a right that stings Smith Jr.
Smith Jr misses the body punch
and Of Hand counters with a nice kick to the body.
Of Hand ducks under a wild hook from Smith Jr.
Of Hand throws a sloppy head kick and Smith Jr moves out of range easily.
Smith Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Of Hand swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick from Smith Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Hand loads up on a big right hand but Smith Jr slips the punch.
Smith Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Of Hand misses.
Of Hand feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smith Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Of Hand throws a head kick that misses.
Smith Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Of Hand rather than just go for the knockout.
Good shot there by Of Hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Hand. Smith Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Hand plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Hand.
Of Hand throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Of Hand connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith Jr. Smith Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Hand misses the jab.
Smith Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Of Hand with a body shot.
A left lands for Of Hand.
Smith Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Of Hand throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith Jr counters with a left to the body.
Of Hand bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Of Hand is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith Jr ducks under a wild hook from Of Hand.
Smith Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Of Hand steps away.
Of Hand connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Of Hand misses with an uppercut. Smith Jr saw that one coming.
Of Hand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Of Hand connects with a crisp jab.
Of Hand throws a jab when Smith Jr was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Of Hand.
Smith Jr avoids the body shot from Of Hand.
Of Hand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith Jr.
Of Hand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Hand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith Jr moves out of range as Of Hand strikes.
Smith Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith Jr. Of Hand does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Of Hand on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Hand tries to work over Smith Jr's front leg with a kick but Smith Jr checks it.
Smith Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Of Hand connects with a leg kick.
Smith Jr connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sleight Of Hand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sleight Of Hand's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Of Hand moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Smith Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Of Hand scores with a nice strike.
Of Hand wants to land a leg kick but Smith Jr is out of range.
Of Hand misses with a wild body shot.
Of Hand dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith Jr. That did some damage!
Of Hand throws a nice head kick!
Of Hand lands a leg kick that knocks Smith Jr off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Hand tests Smith Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Of Hand pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Of Hand connects with a body shot that sends Smith Jr's belly button to the back.
Smith Jr throws a head kick that Of Hand semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Of Hand looks to throw the jab but Smith Jr is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Hand throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith Jr misses the shot to the body.
Smith Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Of Hand throws a right and a left that Smith Jr avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Of Hand.
Smith Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Of Hand misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Of Hand defending well as Smith Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Of Hand avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Of Hand connects with a nice looking jab.
Of Hand throws a head kick but Smith Jr moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith Jr. Of Hand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Hand lands with a hook. Smith Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith Jr ducks under a wild hook from Of Hand.
Smith Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Of Hand.
Of Hand scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Of Hand throws a combination that misses
and Smith Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Of Hand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Of Hand throws an off balance right hand
and Smith Jr counters with a crisp right that sends Of Hand to the canvas! Smith Jr follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Smith Jr!
A very excited looking Corey Smith Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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RATING
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