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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 133 p4p, 325 weight class) and Kenneth Smith (ranked 23 p4p, 48 weight class). Smith has chosen Creep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenneth Smith!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nti.
A cross from Smith lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith misses with a hook.
Nti looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Nti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nti misses with a low kick.
Nti connects with the punch.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Nti slips the punch.
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nti missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Nti is just out of range.
Nti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nti feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Nti sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Nti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a push kick but Nti slaps the foot to one side.
Nti connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Nti lands a slapping body shot.
Smith is looking to chop away at Nti's legs.
Nti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nti looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a leg kick but Nti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nti keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nti.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nti moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Nti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nti. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
Nti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alfred Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Nti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a combination
and Nti counters with a nice leg kick.
Nti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nti misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Nti gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
Nti is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Nti.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
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!
A bone on bone clash there as Nti blocks the leg kick.
Nti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nti.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nti moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Nti shrugs it off though.
Kenneth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Nti tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Nti checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Nti off balance momentarily.
Nti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Nti scores with a decent looking hook.
Nti avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Smith avoids the body shot from Nti.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nti.
Nti stuffs the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with a low kick.
Nti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands with a hook. Nti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nti swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Nti misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Nti misses with a looping left.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nti manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a low kick but Nti avoids it.
Nti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Nti's front leg but catches the back leg as Nti tries to avoid it.
Nti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nti connects with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Nti down.
Nti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenneth Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
Nti throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nti checks a leg kick.
Nti looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Nti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nti takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Nti misses its target.
Nti misses with a left hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nti throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti avoids the body shot from Smith.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries a low kick but Nti avoids it.
Nti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Nti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nti misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Nti misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Nti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Nti defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Nti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nti misses with a straight right.
Nti looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Nti had a free shot at his head there.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Nti off the cage and back into range.
Kenneth Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Nti misses.
Nti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
Nti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nti throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nti slips a jab from Smith.
Nti tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nti is out of range.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti blocks a jab.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Nti misses the target.
Nti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nti might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Smith throws a leg kick but Nti checks it.
Smith misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Nti down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nti dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Nti is out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smith slips a jab from Nti.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Nti saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nti.
Nti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Nti throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nti blocks a jab.
Nti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Nti throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith controlling the action here.
Nti is not content to let Smith control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nti haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nti controlling the position well.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith moves nicely into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith lands with a cross.
Nti throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Nti had a free shot at his head there.
Nti misses with a straight left.
Smith misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
Smith throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Nti.
Nti slips a straight right by Smith.
Nti is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
A telegraphed right hand from Nti misses the target.
Nti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Nti settles back down.
Nti scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith throws a hook but Nti blocks it.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nti moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nti can pounce on him.
Nti doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Nti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nti defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nti.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Nti slips the punch.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Nti misses.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nti momentarily.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nti.
Nti misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Nti backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Nti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nti. That did some damage!
Nti throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Nti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Nti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Nti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith tries to clinch but Nti is having none of it.
Nti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
A big left from Smith misses.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Nti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nti jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Nti is just out of range.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Nti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Nti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Nti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Nti misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Nti connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Nti.
Nti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nti.
Nti checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith with a nice cross.
Nti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Smith.
Kenneth Smith 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nti.
Nti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith swings for the body but Nti moves out of range.
Nti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Samuel Nti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenneth Smith.
Well Smith 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Smith!
Kenneth Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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