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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Smith (ranked 4607 p4p, 4173 weight class) and Vinsmoke Sanji (ranked 267 p4p, 251 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vinsmoke Sanji was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145
2 - 4 - 0 |
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135
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinsmoke Sanji!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in but Sanji avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanji leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanji wants to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch position.
Smith shoots in but Sanji avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanji is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanji tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Sanji is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanji wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sanji felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sanji trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sanji is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith wants to stand but Sanji has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to control the position but Sanji is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanji is looking for a sweep.
Smith wants to stand but Sanji is controlling his arm.
Smith cracks Sanji with a big elbow.
Smith tries for a kimura but Sanji is defending well.
Sanji is looking for a sweep.
Smith really is a fat lump.
Smith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sanji's legs.
Smith wants to stand but Sanji has his arm trapped.
Sanji is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sanji trying to remain calm as Smith controls from the top position.
Sanji tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith tries to stand but Sanji is controlling his head.
Smith takes a little break here. Sanji wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanji shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanji with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sanji with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanji works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanji throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith wants to stand and escape but Sanji is having none of it.
Sanji looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanji is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanji is looking to reverse the position.
Smith wants to stand but Sanji has his arm trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith trying to control the position but Sanji is working away.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanji taking a bit of punishment here - Smith scoring with strikes.
Smith tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sanji is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanji is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sanji manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smith's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith not doing much here.
Sanji trying to control here.
Smith tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Smith working over Sanji with some ground and pound. Sanji looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanji is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanji can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand up but Sanji has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Smith throwing shots but Sanji is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanji fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Sanji persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanji throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith wants to control but Sanji is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanji winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith wants to control but Sanji is keeping busy.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Sanji throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Smith to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanji trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Sanji throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanji throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith managing to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanji throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sanji to the ground. Smith is now in Sanji's guard.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sanji is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith wants to stand but Sanji has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Smith works over Sanji with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to control from the top but Sanji keeps moving.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanji wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smith is pushing down on Sanji's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanji is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanji has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanji tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanji keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanji is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanji is looking to improve his position.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanji keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Sanji is defending well.
James Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith wants to stand but Sanji is controlling his arm.
Smith taking a breather here.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sanji for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Smith!
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hype
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pop
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