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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marc Read (ranked 921 p4p, 793 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 123 p4p, 107 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith thows a leg kick but Read checks it
and Read counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Read - that landed with a thud.
Read lands with a left to the head.
Smith taking a breather.
Read scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Read's elbow.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Read controls the action.
Read is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Read throws out the jab.
Smith avoids the body shot from Read.
As Read backs off Smith throws a huge counter combo but Read manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Read blocks a body shot from Smith.
Read fails to pull guard.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith pushes Read back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Read.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tries a body shot but Read blocks it.
Read digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Read's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Read lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith wants the takedown. Read is fighting it off but Smith persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Read's guard against the cage.
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!
Read preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Read works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Read has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Read looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Read swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Read works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Read looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Read has wrist control.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Read's guard.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Read makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Read.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Read keeps moving.
Read is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Read is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Read blocks nicely.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Read scores with a body shot.
Read steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No joy there for Read, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Read scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Read moves away.
Read changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Read moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read fails to land with a series of punches.
Read uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Read forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Read controls his hands.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Read controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Read blocking some punches.
Read lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Read controls his hands.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Read misses with a short punch on the inside.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Read is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Read misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith avoiding damage.
Read blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Read - that landed with a thud.
Read lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith avoiding damage.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Read blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Read has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smith uses from the top position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Read controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Read working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Read is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Read is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Read controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Read throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Read jabs at Smith's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith takes a swing at Read's ribcage but misses.
Read throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Read dominated that second round.
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!
Read throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Read throws a good cross that connects.
Read misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Read misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Read closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is pushing Read up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Read drags the fight down to the ground.
Read pulls Smith in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read is trying to keep Smith in close.
Read is really struggling to control Smith but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Read has wrist control.
Read looking to control.
Smith works over Read with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Read keeps moving.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Read keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Read's guard.
Read keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Read throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smith uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith grinds an elbow into Read's temple.
Smith trying to control the action but Read is working from the bottom.
Read is looking to reverse the position.
Read wants to control but Smith postures up.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Read struggling a bit here.
Smith taking a breather here.
Read is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith is trying to ground and pound but Read uses the momentary lack of control by Smith to regain half guard.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Read keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Read has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Read has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Read trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Smith!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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