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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mbape Smooth (ranked 4963 p4p, 5860 weight class) and Outta Days (ranked 558 p4p, 612 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 cm 18 187 1 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm 18 185 0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mbape Smooth! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Outta Days! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Days missing with a left hand there. Smooth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Smooth jabs Days to the body, keeping him at a distance. Smooth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Days needs to keep his hands up - Smooth had a free shot at his head there. Days just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Days misses its intended target. Smooth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Days. Days moves out of range of the body kick from Smooth.
Days slips a jab from Smooth. A telegraphed right hand from Smooth misses the target. Smooth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Days. Smooth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Days steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smooth. Smooth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Days counters with a straight right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Good leg kick by Days. A looping hook to the body misses from Days. Smooth does a little dance to reset his feet. Good work by Days as he checks the leg kick. Smooth looks to throw the jab but Days is out of range. Days lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Days throws a right hand that misses
and Smooth counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Days ducks under a wild hook from Smooth. Days waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smooth. Smooth throws a head kick but Days moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Days! But no joy. Days throws a body punch but Smooth moves out of range. A counter left hand to the body from Smooth misses its target. The fighters circling - Smooth throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Days lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Days lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smooth slips under a jab from Days. A little feinted left hand from Smooth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Smooth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Days checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Smooth swings for the body but Days moves out of range.
Days doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Smooth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Days. Good leg kick by Days. Smooth throws a looping overhand right but Days ducks down to avoid it. Days uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smooth has time to react. Smooth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Days. A kick lands to the mid section there for Smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice defenses there by Days. Days slips a jab from Smooth. Days misses the jab. Days on the wrong end of a nice hook. Nice shot lands for Days. Smooth misses with a hook. Days keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Days looks like he wants to counter punch here. Days checks the leg kick nicely there.
Days has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Smooth jabbing away but nothing is landing. Smooth slips under a jab from Days. A shot to the body from Smooth misses and Days counters with a solid body kick. Days uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smooth. Smooth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Days is out of range and Smooth settles back down. Smooth throws a sloppy head kick and Days moves out of range easily. Days throws a body punch but Smooth moves out of range. Smooth thows a left - swing and a miss! Days looks like he wants to counter punch here. Days throws a lazy uppercut
and Smooth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mbape Smooth will probably get the nod. 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. Smooth throws a leg kick letting Days counter with a right hand. That kick from Days tenderised Smooth's leg. Smooth is trying to keep his angry face on. Days just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Days misses the target. Days with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Days is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smooth. Smooth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Smooth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Days misses the jab. Days steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smooth. Smooth slips under a jab. Smooth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Days.
Smooth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smooth looks to land a right hand but Days moved out of range. Days checks a leg kick. Days jabbing away but nothing is landing. Days avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Days scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smooth pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Days lands a jab. Days misses with a body kick. A telegraphed right hand from Smooth misses the target. Smooth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Smooth avoids a kick to the body.
Smooth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Smooth thows a left - swing and a miss! Smooth throws a body shot but no joy. Days is looking to slow Smooth down with leg kicks. Days throws a shot from downtown. Smooth moves away and avoids it. Smooth ducks under a wild hook from Days. Outta Days seems to be getting the better of the standup. Smooth tries a low kick but Days avoids it. Days let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Days ducks under a wild hook from Smooth. Smooth throws a jab when Days was well out of range. It seemed like Days was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Days feints and then cracks Smooth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smooth down. Smooth on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jab, jab by Days - just one landing. This has been an exciting period of action! Smooth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Smooth misses with an uppercut. Days saw that one coming. A chopping leg kick lands by Days. Smooth throws a leg kick but Days sees it coming and checks it nicely. A swing and a miss from Smooth. Smooth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Days staying out of range there. Days misses the shot to the body. Smooth slips under a jab. Days dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smooth. That did some damage! Days throws an overhand right that lands on Smooth's shoulder, as Smooth tries to avoid the shot. Days takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Smooth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Smooth throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Smooth throws a front kick aimed at Days's knee but Days avoids it well. Smooth backing away here, and Days unleashes a leg kick that just misses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Outta Days showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Days is looking to slow Smooth down with leg kicks. Smooth throws a lazy body kick and Days counters with a nice kick to the body. Smooth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Days. Smooth misses with a hook. Days tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smooth was well out of range. Poor timing from Days. It looked like Smooth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Smooth misses with a right hand and Days counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Smooth. That snapped Days's head back.
Days blocks a low kick nicely. Smooth looks to land a right hand but Days moved out of range. Days fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smooth. Smooth feints a jab promting Days to slip. Smooth then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Days slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Smooth staying out of range there. Smooth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Smooth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Days with a jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Days throws a body shot but no joy. Smooth avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Smooth lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Days avoids the body shot from Smooth.
Days ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Smooth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Smooth connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Smooth misses. Smooth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Days. Days connects with a nice looking jab.
Smooth dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Days throws a hook to the side of Smooth's head but Smooth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Smooth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Days. Days walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Days misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smooth.
Smooth looks to land a right hand but Days moved out of range. Smooth scores with a punch to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Smooth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Days in his tracks. Days jabs Smooth right on the nose. Smooth blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smooth lands a nice hook to Days's body. Days takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Smooth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Days counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A swing and a miss from Days. Days thuds his right hand into Smooth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Smooth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Days pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Smooth throws a head kick that misses. Smooth misses with a left hand and Days counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Days slips under a jab. Smooth throws a hook but Days blocks it. Days misses with a straight left. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Days stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Days lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smooth takes a step back to recover. Days turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Outta Days just about did enough to take it. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Smooth lands with an overhand left. A jab from Smooth finds it's way through Days's defenses. Smooth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Days lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smooth's sensitive parts. Smooth avoids the body shot from Days.
Smooth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Days circles away quickly and effectively. Days takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Smooth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Days misses with an uppercut. Smooth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. A low kick from Smooth misses and Days counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Days thows a left - swing and a miss! Smooth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Days moves away. Days looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Smooth misses with a left hand and Days cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Days scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Smooth jabbing away but nothing is landing. Smooth misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smooth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Days manages to avoid it. Smooth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Smooth connects with a looping right hand.
Days bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Smooth misses with a right hand and Days counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Smooth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smooth throws a sloppy body shot
and Days cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Smooth misses the jab. Days moves out of range of the strikes. Days looks to land a body kick but Smooth moved away. Smooth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Days. Smooth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Smooth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Days stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Days ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smooth moves away. Days takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Days lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Smooth tries to land a leg kick but Days saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Days moves out of range of the strikes. Smooth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Days. Days swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Days takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Smooth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Smooth slips under a jab from Days. Smooth half committed to a counter leg kick. Smooth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Days darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Smooth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Days. Smooth throws a big shot that misses. Days misses with a body shot
and Days takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Smooth moves away from the strike by Days. A punch lands to the side of Smooth 's head but he takes it in his stride. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Days jabs at Smooth's body. Nice straight punches there by Smooth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smooth. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mbape Smooth had his way with Outta Days in that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round! Days jabbing away but nothing is landing. Smooth throws a hook to the side of Days's head but Days sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Smooth misses with a wild body shot. Smooth throws a jab when Days was well out of range. Nice shot lands for Days. Days throws a hook to the side of Smooth's head but Smooth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Smooth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Days throws a shot from downtown. Smooth moves away and avoids it. Days misses with a hook. Smooth ducked under it nicely. Smooth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Days manages to avoid it. Days uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Days ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A clash of legs there as Smooth blocks the low kick. Smooth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Days throws out the jab. Days takes a shot right to the bread basket. Days scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Days turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Smooth misses with a straight right. Days tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smooth was well out of range. Poor timing from Days. Smooth swings widly with a right hand
and Days counters with a nice kick to the body. Days misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smooth throws a big shot that misses. Smooth misses with a leg kick and Days counters with a lovely straight right hand! Smooth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smooth throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Days cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Smooth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Smooth misses with a body kick. Days buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smooth connects with a single shot there. Smooth throws a low kick but Days moves out of range easily. Days swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Smooth misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smooth throws out a token jab with nothing on it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Days throws a body punch but Smooth moves out of range. Days throws a shot to the body.
Days looks to land a left hand but Smooth moved out of range nicely. Smooth will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Smooth throws a looping overhand right but Days ducks down to avoid it. Smooth moves into range and connects with a jab. Smooth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Days. Smooth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Days has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Smooth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Days lands a jab. Smooth throws out a loose jab but Days uses good head movement to avoid it. Days tries a quick counter leg kick but Smooth is wise to it. Days jabbing away but nothing is landing. Days jabs at Smooth's body. Days takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Smooth throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Days counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Outta Days. Well Days 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:48 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 48:48 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Outta Days!
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