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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Smif (ranked 4338 p4p, 25008 weight class) and Hans Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Will Smif has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Muller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smif throws a sloppy head kick and Muller moves out of range easily.
Smif lands with a nice body kick.
Muller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smif trying to land knees to the body.
Muller avoiding damage as Smif throws knees to the body.
Smif with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muller has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smif uses from the top position.
Muller trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Muller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muller trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Muller looking for a sweep. Not yet Muller, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller seems keen to control Smif's posture.
Muller lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Muller has passed into side control.
Smif trying to remain calm as Muller controls from the top position.
Muller decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smif to his feet.
Muller has Smif up against the cage in a clinch.
Smif using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smif unloads a knee to the mid-section. Muller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smif tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Muller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Will Smif has been cut.
Muller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smif takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muller is looking for the big counter here.
Muller works Smif's body with a nice hook.
Smif is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Muller.
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!
Muller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smif throws a head kick that misses.
Muller instigates a clinch.
Muller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Muller breaks from the clinch.
Smif takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Muller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Muller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muller is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like Muller might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller gets to his feet. Smif looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smif.
Smif lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smif throws a sloppy head kick
and Muller counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif throws a head kick that misses.
Smif throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Muller counters with a three punch combo that has Smif backing up. Smif nods at Muller to acknowledge the strikes.
Muller closes the distance and pushes Smif back into the cage.
Muller breaks from the clinch.
Muller blocks a head kick by Smif.
Muller shapes to counter with a head kick.
Smif gets caught flat footed, as Muller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller stands up from Smif's guard - Muller perhaps looking for a knockout.
Muller fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smif sprawls well initially but Muller persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Muller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Muller is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Muller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Smif's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smif throws a lazy head kick
and Muller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Muller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Muller stands up from Smif's guard - Muller perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif tries to land a body kick
and Muller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Muller content to control rather than advance.
Muller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller uses his free foot to push down on Smif's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Smif.
Muller controlling the pace for now.
Smif is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Muller throwing strikes here but Smif is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smif looks a forlorn figure.
Smif can't escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller content just to control the position here.
Muller working for a submission but Smif is keeping him at bay.
Muller controlling from the full mount.
Smif wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Muller.
Smif tries to hold on but Muller pushes him away.
Muller misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Muller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smif looks a forlorn figure.
Muller looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smif avoids a series of strikes thrown by Muller.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Muller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Muller controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller lands with some strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Muller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Will Smif's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Muller.
Muller sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smif is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Muller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hans Muller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Muller controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller is continuing to stall.
Smif wants to control but Muller postures up.
Muller decides to stand back up.
Smif throws a lazy head kick
and Muller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smif's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Muller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muller controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smif wants to improve his position but instead Muller has moved into half guard.
Smif knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muller on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif has a hand on Muller's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Muller takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Muller controlling from the full mount.
Muller jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smif manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hans Muller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smif is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Muller controls the position from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Smif's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Muller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Muller!
In his post fight interview, Hans Muller started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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