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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jumba Smif (ranked 2529 p4p, 823 weight class) and Brandon Hendrix (ranked 311 p4p, 116 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumba Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smif counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hendrix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smif slips a jab from Hendrix.
Smif tries to clinch up but Hendrix circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Hendrix.
A combination from Hendrix does no damage.
Hendrix throws a hook but Smif avoids it easily.
Smif throws a jab when Hendrix was well out of range.
Hendrix's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hendrix duly obliges.
It looks like Jumba Smif has been cut.
Smif pushes Hendrix up against the cage in a clinch.
Smif pushes Hendrix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hendrix prevents a body shot from Smif.
Smif blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smif throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hendrix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smif closes the distance and clinches.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendrix has a couple of punches blocked by Smif.
Hendrix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hendrix as he connects with a hook.
Hendrix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smif.
Hendrix's corner calls for a 1-2. Hendrix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smif chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hendrix throws a hook but Smif avoids it easily.
Smif steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with a hook.
We've been told by Smif's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smif throws a looping overhand right but Hendrix ducks down to avoid it.
Smif connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smif scores with a shot to the body.
Hendrix misses with a two punch combination.
Hendrix throws a hook but Smif avoids it easily.
Hendrix misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendrix. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smif moves away from the strike by Hendrix.
Smif defending well as Hendrix loads up on a big left hand.
Hendrix throws a looping overhand right but Smif ducks down to avoid it.
Smif swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hendrix on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smif tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendrix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif clinches up with Hendrix and pushes him back against the cage.
Hendrix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hendrix misses with a wild body shot.
Hendrix throws a series of punches but Smif moves out of range.
Smif scores with a nice right hand.
Hendrix throws a hook but Smif blocks it.
Smif moves into range and clinches up with Hendrix.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Hendrix.
Hendrix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Smif blocking some punches.
Hendrix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smif tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hendrix blocks an uppercut.
Hendrix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendrix.
A body shot lands from Smif.
Hendrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smif blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
Smif lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Hendrix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Hendrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hendrix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smif misses with some punches.
Smif lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hendrix backwards.
Smif scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Hendrix.
Smif scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hendrix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Smif. That snapped Hendrix's head back.
Hendrix with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smif to score with a decent uppercut.
Smif is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Hendrix misses its intended target.
Hendrix looks to land a left hand but Smif moved out of range nicely.
Hendrix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Hendrix misses its intended target.
Hendrix misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hendrix misses its intended target.
Smif moves into the clinch.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendrix manages to break the clinch.
Smif lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hendrix lands with a right hand.
Hendrix steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smif. That one must have hurt.
Smif is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hendrix loads up on a big right hand but Smif slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Smif misses its target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smif.
Smif avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smif takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hendrix sizes up Smif with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smif scores with a nice strike.
Smif uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with a hook.
Smif lands a body shot.
Smif scores with a nice body kick.
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 Jumba Smif will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jumba Smif's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smif lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Hendrix.
Brandon Hendrix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendrix.
Hendrix looks to throw the jab but Smif is out of range.
Smif uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendrix.
Smif thuds a left hand into Hendrix's body.
Smif clinches up against the cage.
Hendrix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hendrix throws a nice looking combination but Smif bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smif is looking to counter with a body kick.
Smif is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hendrix takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix misses with a straight right.
Hendrix throws a shot from downtown. Smif moves away and avoids it.
Hendrix throws a right hand that misses
and Smif counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smif lands with an overhand left.
Smif misses with a body shot.
Hendrix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smif counters with a low kick, right behind Hendrix 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hendrix misses.
Smif has managed to clinch.
Smif misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hendrix.
A short left from Smif.
Hendrix tries to break free but Smif pushes him back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hendrix in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Smif scores with a shot to the side of Hendrix's head.
Hendrix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hendrix scores with a shot to the side of Smif's head.
Smif blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smif scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smif fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jumba Smif has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Hendrix blocking some punches.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with some punches.
Smif scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've been informed that Hendrix has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrix takes a shot to the head.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
Smif tries to work over Hendrix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hendrix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hendrix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Hendrix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smif cracks Hendrix with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hendrix takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Hendrix does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smif clinches.
Smif presses Hendrix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Smif makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
Smif tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hendrix's elbow.
Smif doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smif lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendrix.
A frustrated look appears on Hendrix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smif.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Smif.
Smif scores with a shot to the side of Hendrix's head.
Hendrix is looking to break free of the clinch but Smif has double underhooks.
Smif works on Hendrix's body with a couple of short punches.
Hendrix working hard to break the clinch.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smif misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smif lands a hook that snaps the head of Hendrix backwards.
Still in the clinch, Smif scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smif lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hendrix is looking to break free of the clinch but Smif has double underhooks.
Hendrix blocking some punches.
Smif is working Hendrix over against the cage.
Hendrix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hendrix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smif tries to throw a body punch but Hendrix avoids it by throwing Smif back against the cage.
Hendrix swings wildly with an uppercut but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hendrix misses with the head strike.
Hendrix misses with a punch on the inside.
Hendrix throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Smif.
Hendrix misses with some punches.
Hendrix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hendrix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hendrix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smif is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendrix can do to turn this around?
Smif lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hendrix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hendrix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hendrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smif prevents Hendrix from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Hendrix.
Hendrix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smif pushes Hendrix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hendrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hendrix throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jumba Smif dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jumba Smif's cut.
That's time! Smif's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smif is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smif lands a nice shot that snaps Hendrix's head back.
Smif fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hendrix, pushing him back against the cage.
Smif tries a body shot but Hendrix blocks it.
Hendrix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smif working aggressively here.
Smif lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendrix.
Smif lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hendrix blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smif.
Hendrix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hendrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smif.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Hendrix misses with some punches.
Smif scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hendrix gets through Smif's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hendrix blocking some punches.
Hendrix has a couple of punches blocked by Smif.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hendrix scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Smif.
Hendrix misses with the head strike.
Smif misses with the head strike.
Smif lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Hendrix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hendrix.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
Smif lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smif lands a shoulder strike.
Hendrix misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hendrix.
Smif working aggressively here.
Hendrix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hendrix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendrix takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smif paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brandon Hendrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jumba Smif is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smif scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hendrix in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Smif.
Jab from Smif.
Smif lands a really nice looking cross but Hendrix seems unphased.
Jab, jab by Hendrix - just one landing.
Smif moves away from the strike by Hendrix.
Smif closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hendrix is trying to force a seperation but Smif has the dominant position.
A short left from Smif.
Hendrix is trying to break the clinch but Smif is controlling him.
Hendrix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hendrix is trying to break the clinch but Smif has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif blocking some punches.
Hendrix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hendrix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hendrix has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hendrix misses with a punch on the inside.
Smif prevents Hendrix from breaking the clinch.
Smif has Hendrix pressed against the cage, preventing Hendrix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Hendrix.
Hendrix swings wildly with an uppercut but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendrix tries to break the clinch but Smif is controlling the position.
Hendrix misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hendrix throws a head punch that misses.
Hendrix has a couple of punches blocked by Smif.
Smif keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hendrix's efforts to push away.
Hendrix swings wildly with an uppercut but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif scores with a shoulder strike.
Smif tries to work over Hendrix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hendrix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smifs head.
Hendrix working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jumba Smif showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smif 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jumba Smif!
During a confident post fight interview, Jumba Smif thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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