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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Smith (ranked 180 p4p, 439 weight class) and Ryu Akutagawa (ranked 25 p4p, 57 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Leon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryu Akutagawa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Akutagawa.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akutagawa moves away.
The fighters circling - Akutagawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GAMMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Akutagawa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Akutagawa's ribs.
Akutagawa looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akutagawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Akutagawa throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith defending well as Akutagawa loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Akutagawa avoids it.
Smith tries to clinch but Akutagawa moves out of range.
Akutagawa feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akutagawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Akutagawa scores with a jab to the head.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Akutagawas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith throws a combination. Akutagawa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith cracks Akutagawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith closes the distance but Akutagawa moves to the side
enabling Akutagawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Akutagawa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Akutagawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Akutagawa throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Akutagawa slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akutagawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Akutagawa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Akutagawa ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Akutagawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akutagawa! But no joy.
Smith is looking to wear down Akutagawa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Akutagawa is out of range.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith tries to clinch but Akutagawa is having none of it.
Akutagawa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akutagawa! But no joy.
Smith moves out of range as Akutagawa strikes.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akutagawa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Akutagawa misses.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Ryu Akutagawa has been cut.
Akutagawa lands a jab to the nose.
Smith tries to clinch but Akutagawa is having none of it.
Akutagawa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Akutagawa throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Akutagawa with the inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Akutagawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Akutagawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Akutagawa is just out of range.
A nice side step and Akutagawa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Akutagawa wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Akutagawa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Akutagawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Smith catches Akutagawa right on the button with a cross.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Akutagawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akutagawa tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Akutagawa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Smith.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akutagawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Akutagawa counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akutagawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akutagawa.
Akutagawa ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Akutagawa misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith throws a push kick but Akutagawa slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akutagawa ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith thuds his shin into the meat of Akutagawa's side.
Smith lands a nice hook to Akutagawa's body. Akutagawa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Akutagawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akutagawa lands with a nice body kick.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Akutagawa.
Nice uppercut there from Akutagawa.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Akutagawa's head back.
Akutagawa blocks a jab.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Akutagawa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Akutagawa 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 seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Akutagawa slips under a jab.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akutagawa moves away.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akutagawa can do to turn this around?
Akutagawa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Akutagawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith motions for Akutagawa to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akutagawa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Akutagawa in the body.
Akutagawa is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith catches Akutagawa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That has opened up Ryu Akutagawa's cut even more.
Smith digs a good body shot into Akutagawa's ribs.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith takes a swing at Akutagawa's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith jabs Akutagawa right on the nose. Akutagawa blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akutagawa.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Akutagawa.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
Akutagawa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Akutagawa ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Akutagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akutagawa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Akutagawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Akutagawa throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akutagawa.
Akutagawa misses with an uppercut.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akutagawa at a distance.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akutagawa.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akutagawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith looks for the body kick but Akutagawa saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Akutagawa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith cracks Akutagawa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith works Akutagawa's body with a nice hook.
Akutagawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Smith clinches up with Akutagawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Akutagawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Akutagawa working hard to break the clinch.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akutagawa.
A short right from Smith.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akutagawa's efforts to push away.
Smith lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akutagawa works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Akutagawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akutagawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smith seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Akutagawa can turn it around.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akutagawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akutagawa has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Akutagawa is trying to break free.
Akutagawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akutagawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Akutagawa manages to break the clinch.
Akutagawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akutagawa throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith throws a right hand that Akutagawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Akutagawa also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Akutagawa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Akutagawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leon Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Akutagawa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Akutagawa avoids it.
Akutagawa thinks about the counter body kick.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith lands a head kick!
Nice body punch from Smith.
Leon Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Akutagawa moved out of range.
Smith backing away here, and Akutagawa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Smith thuds a left hand into Akutagawa's body.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akutagawa misses with a looping right.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Akutagawa tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Akutagawa does it's job there.
Akutagawa avoids the body shot from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akutagawa lands a body shot.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akutagawa moves away.
Akutagawa throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith thuds a left hand into Akutagawa's body.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Akutagawa doesn't seem phased though.
Smith moves out of range as Akutagawa strikes.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akutagawa has time to react.
Akutagawa misses the jab.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akutagawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Akutagawa in a clinch.
Akutagawa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akutagawa is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Akutagawa wants to break free but Smith has control.
Akutagawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akutagawa tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Akutagawa tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Akutagawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akutagawa is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Akutagawa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akutagawa's efforts to push away.
Akutagawa tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akutagawa lands a left hand.
Akutagawa wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith prevents Akutagawa from breaking the clinch.
Leon Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Akutagawa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akutagawa is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Akutagawa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akutagawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akutagawa's efforts to push away.
Akutagawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akutagawa can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Akutagawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akutagawa is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Akutagawa tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Akutagawa is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akutagawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Akutagawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akutagawa tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Akutagawa back against the cage.
Akutagawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryu Akutagawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akutagawa tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Smith!
Leon Smith made sure to mention his sponsor, Knock Out Clothing in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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