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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 627 p4p, 3938 weight class) and Cristóforo Carretero (ranked 90 p4p, 457 weight class). Smith comes to the ring accompanied by IS THIS LOVE. Carretero has chosen Sun by DVRKHOLD as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristóforo Carretero!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carretero walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Carretero avoids a kick to the body.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Carretero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carretero.
Nice shot by Smith.
Carretero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carretero scrambles back to his feet.
Carretero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Carretero.
A low kick lands for Carretero.
Smith cracks Carretero with a good jab.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kenny Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carretero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Smith tries a low kick but Carretero avoids it.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a lazy body kick
and Carretero counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Carretero counters with a stiff right hand.
Carretero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carretero at a distance.
Smith misses with a hook. Carretero ducked under it nicely.
Carretero has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carretero.
Carretero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carretero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carretero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Carretero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carretero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carretero ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a push kick but Carretero slaps the foot to one side.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Carretero counters with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Smith catches Carretero right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Carretero moved away.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Carretero is just out of range.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Carretero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carretero moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carretero.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
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.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carretero is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Carretero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carretero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Carretero off balance momentarily.
Smith slips under a jab from Carretero.
A big left from Smith misses.
Carretero appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith jabs Carretero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carretero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Carretero misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Carretero does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick lands for Smith.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Smith.
Carretero walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Carretero moved out of range.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carretero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Carretero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carretero cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carretero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carretero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kenny Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Carretero throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith punishes Carretero's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carretero will feel that in the morning.
Smith motions for Carretero to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carretero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carretero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carretero slips a jab from Smith.
Carretero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith is looking to chop away at Carretero's legs.
Carretero with a jab.
A good leg kick by Carretero.
Carretero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Carretero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Carretero misses.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Carretero counters with a nice uppercut.
Carretero checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carretero walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
Carretero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carretero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carretero moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Carretero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Carretero is out of range.
Smith works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith tries a low kick but Carretero avoids it.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carretero can do to turn this around?
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carretero walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Carretero moves away and avoids it.
Carretero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Carretero saw that one coming.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carretero.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carretero throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith backing away here, and Carretero unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carretero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carretero appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith tests Carretero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carretero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Carretero motions for Smith to come forward. Carretero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Smith.
Carretero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carretero counters with a straight right hand.
Smith slips under a jab from Carretero.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carretero.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Carretero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Carretero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Carretero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Carretero with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Carretero flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Smith looks for the body kick but Carretero saw that one coming.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carretero on the side of the head.
Carretero swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Carretero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carretero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
A lazy left from Carretero finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carretero with the inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith tests Carretero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
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!
Carretero moves out of range of the strikes.
Cristóforo Carretero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carretero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Carretero settles back down.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Carretero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carretero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carretero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Carretero's shoulder, as Carretero tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Carretero lands.
Carretero throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Carretero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
Carretero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Carretero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith with a jab.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carretero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Carretero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Carretero throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carretero at a distance.
Smith throws a body punch but Carretero moves out of range.
Smith sizes up Carretero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith tests Carretero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Carretero is out of range.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Carretero avoids it.
Smith misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith had his way with Cristóforo Carretero in that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny 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. And we move into the final round!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carretero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Good shot there by Smith.
Carretero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carretero scrambles back to his feet.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carretero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Carretero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carretero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Carretero looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carretero throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Carretero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Carretero misses with a leg kick.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carretero.
Carretero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carretero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carretero misses with a hook
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith looks to throw a body kick
letting Carretero counter with a right hand.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carretero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carretero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Carretero looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Carretero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Carretero is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carretero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carretero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Carretero throws a head kick that misses.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carretero.
Smith lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Smith!
Kenny Smith retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Kenny Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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