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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mike Smith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Baxter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Baxter back into the cage.
Baxter blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Baxter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Baxter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Baxter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Baxter's takedown attempt.
Mike Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toby Baxter.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Baxter avoids the damage to the body.
Baxter can't break the clinch.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Baxter.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Smith lands some shots froms side control.
Smith stands up and beckons Baxter to his feet.
Baxter throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baxter.
Baxter misses with a double jab.
Baxter looks gassed!
Baxter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith lands a with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baxter, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Baxter blocks with his arms.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith darts in and clinches Baxter up against the cage.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
A jab-cross combination lands for Smith and sends Baxter crashing to the mat! Smith follows him down to the mat - Baxter regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Baxter is rocked!
It looks like Toby Baxter has been cut.
Baxter has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baxter is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith escapes and gets back to his feet.
Baxter seems to have recovered his senses.
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 punishes Baxter's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Baxter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith decides to stand back up.
Baxter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Baxter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Baxter blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baxter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baxter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baxter stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Baxter throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Baxter misses with a double jab.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Baxter.
Smith wants to clinch up but Baxter keeps it at a distance.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baxter.
Baxter misses with a series of wild punches.
Baxter misses with a straight left.
Baxter misses with the combination.
Baxter avoids the head kick by Smith.
Baxter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Baxter shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baxter.
Baxter blocks a head kick by Smith.
Baxter throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Baxter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Baxter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toby Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Baxter misses with a double jab
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Baxter is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Baxter avoids the damage to the body.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baxter misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Baxter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Baxter lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baxter's sensitive parts.
Toby Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baxter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baxter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smith is looking to clinch but Baxter is avoiding it.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baxter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baxter throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Baxter misses with a double jab
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baxter tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Baxter drops back down to his feet.
Smith breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baxter.
A punch combination from Baxter misses.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Baxter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baxter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Baxter's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Baxter throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Baxter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith wants to clinch up but Baxter keeps it at a distance.
Baxter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Baxter 's knee.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Baxter in a clinch.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baxter misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a body kick.
Baxter misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baxter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Baxter.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Baxter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baxter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mike Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mike Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith feints and then cracks Baxter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baxter down.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Baxter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baxter throws a left and a right that both miss
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baxter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baxter wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Baxter has his feet on Smith's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baxter throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Baxter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Baxter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smith pushes Baxter up against the cage in a clinch.
Baxter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Baxter.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxter checks the leg kick.
Baxter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baxter swinging wilding here.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Baxter moves out of range easily.
Baxter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Baxter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Baxter throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baxter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baxter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Baxter misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Baxter misses with a looping right.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baxter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baxter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baxter can do to turn this around?
Baxter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Baxter!
Baxter is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Smith tries to control but Baxter wriggling away.
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Baxter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smith.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baxter is trying to stand up.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith scoring with strikes but Baxter is staying in there.
Baxter is trying desperately to improve position.
Baxter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baxter is trying to escape the mount.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Baxter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith takes one on the button.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baxter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith is trying to stall.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Baxter.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baxter tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Baxter throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baxter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baxter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baxter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baxter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baxter's brow.
Baxter goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Baxter misses with a two punch combination.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baxter wants a takedown but no success here.
Baxter goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mike Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toby Baxter.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Toby Baxter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baxter throws a combination that misses
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Baxter misses with a double jab
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Baxter's takedown attempt.
Baxter is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Baxter gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baxter throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mike Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith stands and steps away. Baxter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Baxter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Baxter throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Nice body kick from Smith.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baxter tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baxter to the ground. Baxter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Baxter throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Baxter 's knee.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baxter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Baxter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith keeps Baxter at a distance using the push kick.
Baxter lands a two punch combo.
Baxter throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Baxter misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Baxter backing up. Baxter nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baxter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Baxter misses with a double jab
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Baxter goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Baxter swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Baxter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Baxter jumps guard but Smith stands there with Baxter around his waist. Baxter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baxter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Baxter.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith slips under a jab from Baxter.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Baxter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch but Baxter is having none of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Baxter scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith is looking to wear down Baxter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baxter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baxter.
Baxter throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mike Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baxter wants a takedown.
Baxter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Smith!
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energy
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hype
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