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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Moker (ranked 23906 p4p, 2591 weight class) and Sean Smith (ranked 635 p4p, 324 weight class). Sean Smith will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendan Moker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Smith!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moker throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Moker keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Moker working hard to break the clinch.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Moker manages to break the clinch.
Smith wants to clinch.
Moker throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moker digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moker has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Moker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moker looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
Smith has Moker pressed against the cage, preventing Moker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moker lands a right hand.
Moker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Moker avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Moker has him pressed against the cage.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moker as Smith tries to tie him up.
Moker is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith has Moker pressed against the cage, preventing Moker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Brendan Moker has been cut.
Moker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to clinch.
Moker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moker throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith drives through and clinches with Moker against the cage.
Moker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moker tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moker manages to break the clinch.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Moker can't break the clinch.
Smith prevents Moker from breaking the clinch.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moker blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith tries to stall but Moker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Moker avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Moker wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Moker is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Moker wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith prevents Moker from breaking the clinch.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Moker avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Moker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Moker misses the target.
Moker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Moker pushes him off.
Moker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Moker in a clinch.
Moker is trying to break free.
Moker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Moker throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moker just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith wants to clinch up but Moker keeps it at a distance.
Smith rushes Moker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Smith cracks Moker with a nice body shot.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith jumps guard but Moker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brendan Moker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Smith.
Moker is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moker breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moker. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith is working Moker over against the cage.
Smith works on Moker's body with a couple of short punches.
Moker is breathing heavily.
Smith is leaning against Moker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moker avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brendan Moker's cut.
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.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Moker blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Moker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Moker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moker is defending well for now.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moker.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith just leaning against Moker, taking a breather.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Moker's head.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Moker controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moker or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moker breaks from the clinch.
Moker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith tries to clinch up but Moker circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Moker is looking to counter punch.
Moker looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith is looking to clinch but Moker is avoiding it.
Smith clinches up with Moker and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Moker wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith keeps control of Moker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moker avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Moker taking a breather.
Smith lands a right hand.
Moker managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Moker working hard to break the clinch.
Moker looking to slow down the pace here.
Moker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moker prevents a body shot from Smith.
A short uppercut from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moker breaks from the clinch.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but Moker is having none of it.
Moker is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Smith's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Moker circles away.
Moker tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brendan Moker's cut is getting worse.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moker's elbow.
Smith has Moker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Moker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith clinches up with Moker and pushes him back against the cage.
Moker prevents a body shot from Smith.
Moker lands a left hand.
Sean Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith is working Moker over against the cage.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Moker backwards.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Smith.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moker's face.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith pushes Moker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moker's elbow.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Moker avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moker's elbow.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moker backwards.
Moker is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Brendan Moker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith is pushing Moker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Smith's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brendan Moker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith tries to work over Moker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith wants to clinch up but Moker keeps it at a distance.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moker avoids it.
Moker manages to break the clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith pushes Moker up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moker backwards.
Moker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moker is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Moker controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
A short left from Smith.
Moker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moker wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Moker is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Jeez, Brendan Moker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moker is rocked!
Smith is working Moker over against the cage.
Oh Moker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith dips a shoulder and cracks Moker with a mighty uppercut! Moker falls back against the cage and Smith unloads with a barrage of strikes! Moker is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Smith screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Smith!
Sean Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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