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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pepper Brooks (ranked 3755 p4p, 4995 weight class) and Vonte Smith (ranked 359 p4p, 409 weight class). Brooks comes into the arena with Pump Up The Jam blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 cm
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepper Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vonte Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith throws a head kick but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
It looks like Vonte Smith has been cut.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brooks works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Brooks moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brooks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Brooks has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brooks keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Brooks.
Brooks scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brooks digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
Brooks scores with a nice hook to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brooks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Smith tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Brooks lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Brooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brooks lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hook to the body lands for Brooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brooks.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, Brooks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brooks lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Brooks.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Brooks.
Smith looks winded!
Brooks lands a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brooks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Brooks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith is rocked!
Brooks effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brooks.
Brooks has Smith pushed against the cage.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Brooks pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brooks lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Brooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Brooks.
Brooks works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
Brooks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pepper Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vonte Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brooks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks gets a clinch.
Brooks just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Brooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith wants to break free but Brooks has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Brooks lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Brooks stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks has Smith pressed against the cage.
Brooks stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Brooks.
Brooks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pepper Brooks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brooks has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brooks controlling the action here for a moment.
Brooks lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Brooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Brooks.
Brooks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike.
Smith tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
Brooks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brooks lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith letting Brooks take a breather here.
Brooks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brooks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pepper Brooks.
Smith misses with a hook. Brooks ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Brooks. Beautiful body shot.
Brooks lands a nice looking body shot.
Brooks lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
Smith is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Brooks lands with a left to the head.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Brooks scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
Smith tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks breaks the clinch.
Brooks pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
A short uppercut from Brooks.
Brooks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smith tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pepper Brooks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vonte Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brooks.
Vonte Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Vonte Smith's cut even more.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks lands a body shot.
A short right from Brooks.
Brooks lands a body shot.
Brooks is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brooks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brooks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brooks digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Brooks lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Brooks.
Brooks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brooks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Brooks works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brooks scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Brooks.
Brooks controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brooks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brooks leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brooks lands a knee to the body.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
Brooks scores with a hook to the body.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Brooks digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brooks breaks the clinch.
Brooks has managed to clinch.
Smith is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brooks keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brooks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stalling in the clinch from Brooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Brooks.
Brooks scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Brooks lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Brooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brooks stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Brooks.
Brooks lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Brooks.
Vonte Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepper Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Brooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pepper Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepper Brooks!
Post fight, Pepper Brooks took to the microphone: 'Usually you pay double for that kind of action, Cotton.'.
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