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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doko Dokov (ranked 3371 p4p, 2899 weight class) and Russ Smith (ranked 437 p4p, 396 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russ Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dokov is looking to clinch.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Dokov. Dokov maintains the clinch.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Dokov blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dokov regains guard immediately.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Dokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dokov wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith trying to control but Dokov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith trying to control but Dokov is working from the bottom.
Dokov seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dokov scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dokov wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dokov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Smith off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dokov blocks a jab.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Dokov counters with a straight right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dokov or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith, which made it look bad.
Dokov swinging wildly here.
Russ Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Russ Smith has been cut.
Dokov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith swings for the body but Dokov moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Dokov's head back.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dokov is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith throws a body punch but Dokov moves out of range.
Dokov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dokov moves away from the strike by Smith.
It appears Dokov was looking to counter with a kick there.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Dokov throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Dokov.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Dokov wants to clinch.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dokov at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dokov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Dokov tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Dokov. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dokov wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith throws a body punch but Dokov moves out of range.
Smith misses with a hook. Dokov ducked under it nicely.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Dokov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Dokov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dokov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russ Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dokov.
Smith throws a hook but Dokov avoids it easily.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Dokov with an uppercut!
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Dokov slips the punch.
Dokov is looking for a counter combo.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
letting Dokov counter with a right hand.
Russ Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Dokov's defenses.
Dokov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Dokov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
As Smith tries to get set, Dokov tries to push him back and clinch up but Smith manages to avoid the attempt.
Smith misses the jab.
Dokov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Dokov is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Dokov saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Dokov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doko Dokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Dokov misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dokov.
Dokov tries to clinch up.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dokov.
Dokov tries to clinch up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doko Dokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith jabs at Dokov's body.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Dokov moved out of range.
Dokov is looking to clinch.
Dokov scores with a three punch combo!
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith takes a swing at Dokov's ribcage but misses.
Dokov avoids the body shot from Smith.
Dokov is looking for a counter combo.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Dokov throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith catches Dokov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith shoots in and bounces Dokov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dokov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Smith wants to control from the top but Dokov keeps moving.
Dokov wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Dokov striking from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokov 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.
Russ Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dokov is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dokov's head.
Dokov striking from his own guard.
Dokov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dokov is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Smith presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dokov manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Dokov.
Dokov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Dokov needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Dokov wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dokov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith looking to score a takedown here. Dokov is defending well but Smith drives through and ends up in Dokov's guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Dokov keeps moving.
Dokov wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Russ Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dokov 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.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith misses with a hook.
Dokov throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dokov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dokov tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Dokov's head back.
Dokov misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov wants to clinch.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dokov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dokov pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dokov ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Dokov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Dokov tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Dokov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dokov shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doko Dokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Dokov. Dokov gets slowly back to his feet.
Doko Dokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Dokov does no damage.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dokov tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dokov looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith working Dokov over with strikes.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dokov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Dokov is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control. Dokov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dokov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dokov has one foot on Smith's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dokov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Russ Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dokov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dokov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dokov throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Dokov is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dokov to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Dokov eventually gives up the hold.
Ground and pound from Dokov.
Dokov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dokov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dokov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith wants to control but Dokov is keeping busy.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Russ Smith.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russ Smith!
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