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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Faulk (ranked 647 p4p, 1086 weight class) and Rob Smith (ranked 93 p4p, 147 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kevin Faulk has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kevin Faulk seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Faulk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulk throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Faulk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith forces Faulk back against the cage and clinches.
Faulk has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Faulk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Faulk is positioning himself well to prevent Smith advancing to mount.
Faulk is looking to escape.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faulk's head.
Smith prevents Faulk from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Faulk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Faulk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Faulk circles away.
Faulk moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Faulk throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Faulk breaks the clinch.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faulk moves out of range of the strikes.
Faulk lands a two punch combo.
Faulk avoids the body shot from Smith.
Faulk tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faulk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faulk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kevin Faulk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Faulk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faulk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Faulks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Smith throws a hook but Faulk blocks it.
Faulk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith lands a jab.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Faulk.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Faulk pushes him off.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Faulk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rob Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Faulk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Rob Smith has been cut.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Faulk has his feet on Smith's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Faulk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a body punch but Faulk moves out of range.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Faulk moved out of range nicely.
Smith rushes Faulk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faulk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith is looking to clinch but Faulk is avoiding it.
Faulk tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith throws a right hand that Faulk ducks under and follows up with a left that Faulk also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Faulk.
Faulk gets a clinch.
Faulk takes a shot to the head.
Smith letting Faulk take a breather here.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faulk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Faulk misses with a punch to the body.
Faulk misses with a punch to the body.
Faulk breaks from the clinch.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice leg kick from Faulk, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith tries to clinch there but Faulk circles away.
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 Kevin Faulk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Faulk manages to break the clinch.
Faulk moves away from the strike by Smith.
Faulk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Faulk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faulk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faulk lands an uppercut.
Smith tries a body shot but Faulk blocks it.
Faulk blocks an uppercut.
Faulk pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith is trying to drag Faulk to the mat but Faulk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faulk tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Faulk back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Faulk back against the cage.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faulk works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Faulk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Faulk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Faulk pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faulk is trying to stall.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faulk stalling against the cage.
Faulk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Faulk controls the action.
Kevin Faulk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Faulk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kevin Faulk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faulk was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Faulk clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Faulk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Faulk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faulk lands a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Faulk.
Smith tries to work over Faulk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Faulk has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Smith off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faulk.
Faulk is looking to counter punch.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Faulk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rob Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faulk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Faulk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Faulk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faulk is looking for a counter combo.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faulk.
Smith throws the left hand but Faulk avoids the punch easily.
Faulk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith wants to clinch
and Faulk counters with a crisp one two that drops Smith! Faulk thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Smith to his feet! Smith is in big trouble!
Smith is rocked!
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Faulk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faulk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Faulk.
Faulk is looking to clinch.
Faulk darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Faulk.
Faulk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Faulk is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faulk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Faulk blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faulk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kevin Faulk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Faulk rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Faulk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faulk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Faulk lands a left hand.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Faulk avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Faulk scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faulk manages to break the clinch.
Faulk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Faulk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faulk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faulk scores with a leg kick.
Faulk throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Faulk. Faulk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Faulk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faulk.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faulk throws out the jab.
Faulk misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Faulk is just out of range.
Faulk is looking to counter punch.
Faulk avoids the body shot from Smith.
Kevin Faulk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faulk is looking to clinch.
Faulk tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Faulk clinches with his opponent.
Faulk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Faulk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faulk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith throws a body punch but Faulk moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Faulk sprawls well. Faulk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith throws the left hand but Faulk avoids the punch easily.
Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but Faulk sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Faulk throws a counter high kick but Smith was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kevin Faulk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Smith.
Faulk swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Faulk tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Faulk.
Smith wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Smith misses.
Faulk lands a jab-cross combination.
Faulk takes the fight into the clinch.
Faulk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Faulk's ribcage. Faulk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faulk.
Smith tries for a takedown but Faulk manages to get underhooks.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Faulk after a bit of a struggle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faulk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Faulk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Faulk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Faulk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Faulk clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Smith's cut.
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.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Faulk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Faulk thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body kick there by Faulk.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Faulk but Faulk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith swings for the body but Faulk moves out of range.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faulk looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faulk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Faulk misses its intended target.
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.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Faulk counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Faulk finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faulk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Faulk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Faulk manages to break the clinch.
Faulk wants to clinch.
Faulk has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Faulk blocking some punches.
Faulk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faulk stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith tries a body shot but Faulk blocks it.
Faulk pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faulk drops Smith onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Smith is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faulk cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Faulk breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Smith right on the button. Smith goes down! Faulk follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Faulk gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Faulk!
Kevin Faulk retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Kevin Faulk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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