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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Smith (ranked 960 p4p, 1710 weight class) and Ricky Rawse (ranked 36 p4p, 65 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lonely Train by Black Stone Cherry. Ricky Rawse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smith grinds an elbow into Rawse's temple.
Rawse is looking to reverse the position.
Rawse is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Rawse parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rawse to escape.
Rawse managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith.
Rawse can't do much from the bottom here.
Rawse controls the position for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Rawse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rawse is trying to escape the position but Smith is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rawse defending against the ground and pound.
Smith working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith lands a few punches from side control.
Smith trying to control the position but Rawse is working away.
Rawse can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith tries to move to mount but Rawse blocks the move with his legs.
Rawse managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith.
Rawse parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rawse to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rawse taking a bit of punishment here - Smith scoring with strikes.
Rawse is looking for a sweep.
Rawse is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smith working away.
Rawse is not content to let Smith control the position.
Rawse is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smith connects with a decent elbow.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Rawse is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith is in bad spot here.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawse gets back to his feet. Smith is certainly not going to complain about that decision.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith misses the jab.
Rawse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith throws a right hand that Rawse ducks under and follows up with a left that Rawse also avoids with ease.
Rawse lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rawse.
It looks like Aaron Smith has been cut.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Rawse counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rawse lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rawse misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rawse thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rawse throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Rawse misses with a looping left.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
Rawse stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rawse slips a straight right by Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Rawse.
Smith rushes Rawse and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rawse can't break the clinch.
Smith looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Rawse working hard to break the clinch.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Rawse pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith throws a jab when Rawse was well out of range.
Rawse missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rawse cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rawse throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith lands with a hook. Rawse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice body punch from Rawse.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Rawse misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rawse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rawse throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rawse swivels and escapes.
Rawse avoids the head kick by Smith.
Rawse swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith throws a hook but Rawse blocks it.
Smith works over Rawse's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rawse can do to turn this around?
Rawse lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rawse misses with a looping left.
Rawse misses with a wild combination.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Rawse.
Rawse scores with a shot to the body.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Rawse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rawse misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rawse scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rawse is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Rawse wants to break the clinch but can't.
Our sources have told us that Smith has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rawse has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Rawse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rawse is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Rawse is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rawse.
Rawse wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rawse after a bit of a struggle.
Rawse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rawse working hard to break the clinch.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ricky Rawse has been cut.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Rawse has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Rawse wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Rawse is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rawse can't break the clinch.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rawse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rawse is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rawse stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rawse's efforts to push away.
Smith stalls.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rawse stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Rawse.
Ricky Rawse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rawse throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
As Rawse backs away, Smith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith slips under a jab from Rawse.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Rawse ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws the left hand but Rawse avoids the punch easily.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rawse scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rawse circles away.
Rawse throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rawse moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Smith dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rawse.
Rawse walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Rawse wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Rawse.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Aaron Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rawse is trying to break free.
Smith lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Rawse misses with a few strikes there.
Rawse works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rawse.
Rawse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rawse's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rawse tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rawse to the ground. Rawse escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rawse throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rawse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Rawse manages to avoid it.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rawse looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Rawse prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rawse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith stalling the fight.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rawse fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Rawse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Rawse gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
A little jabbing left from Rawse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rawse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rawse. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rawse under the eye.
Rawse lands the left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rawse!
Rawse misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Rawse.
Rawse avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rawse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rawse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rawse working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith has Rawse pressed against the cage, preventing Rawse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rawse is defending well.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rawse avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rawse can't break the clinch.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rawse wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Rawse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
Rawse has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rawse letting Smith take a breather here.
Smith has Rawse pressed against the cage.
Rawse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ricky Rawse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith stalling the fight.
Rawse tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rawse.
Rawse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith takes a swing at Rawse's ribcage but misses.
Rawse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Aaron Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Smith!
A relieved looking Aaron Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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pop
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