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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Nice (ranked 1261 p4p, 1212 weight class) and Serwacy Smolarek (ranked 174 p4p, 162 weight class). Nice comes to the cage accompanied by “Warped” RHCP. Smolarek comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Easy Way Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Nice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Nice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Serwacy Smolarek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smolarek clinches.
Nice drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smolarek pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice avoids the body shot from Smolarek.
Smolarek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nice, pushing him back against the cage.
Smolarek's coach down at London MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Smolarek's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smolarek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice throws a head punch that misses.
Smolarek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smolarek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nice backwards.
It looks like Jack Nice has been cut.
Nice avoiding damage as Smolarek throws knees to the body.
Nice blocking some punches.
Nice scores with a shot to the side of Smolarek's head.
Nice lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smolarek lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smolarek misses with some punches.
Nice lands with a left to the head.
Nice working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice has clasped his hands together around Smolarek's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Smolarek stops Nice from passing to mount.
Smolarek gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smolarek keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smolarek regains half guard.
Nice wants to control but Smolarek is keeping him busy.
Nice is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smolarek!
Nice is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Smolarek has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Smolarek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek gets back to half guard.
Nice trying to control from half guard but Smolarek is working away.
Smolarek slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice won't allow Smolarek to get back to his feet.
Smolarek controls Nice momentarily but Nice frees himself.
Nice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smolarek is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice wants to control from the top but Smolarek keeps moving.
Nice advances position into side control!
Nice trying to control the action but Smolarek is working from the bottom.
Smolarek is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nice wants to pass the guard but Smolarek is defending well.
Nice stops Smolarek from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice slows the pace down in half guard.
Nice trying to mount his opponent but Smolarek defends it.
Smolarek is looking for a sweep. Nice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smolarek is not content to let Nice control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nice tries to pass to full mount but Smolarek defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smolarek connects with a nice looking jab.
Smolarek feints a jab promting Nice to slip. Smolarek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nice slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Serwacy Smolarek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Nice's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smolarek works the jab nicely.
Smolarek throws a lazy uppercut
and Nice counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smolarek.
Smolarek throws a hook but Nice avoids it easily.
Nice attempts a counter takedown but Smolarek avoids it well and moves away.
Smolarek throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nice moves into the clinch.
Smolarek trying to land knees to the body.
Nice throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jack Nice has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smolarek misses with some punches.
Smolarek missing with knees to the body.
Nice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smolareks head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smolarek.
Nice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smolarek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nice backwards.
Smolarek is looking to control Nice's arms but Nice gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smolarek has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolarek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smolarek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Nice scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smolarek.
Nice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smolarek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smolarek after a bit of a struggle.
Smolarek has a couple of punches blocked by Nice.
Nice working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smolarek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smolarek scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice tries to clinch but Smolarek is having none of it.
Smolarek appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smolarek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Serwacy Smolarek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice throws a shot from downtown. Smolarek moves away and avoids it.
Smolarek let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smolarek.
Smolarek lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nice.
Nice half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by Nice.
Smolarek misses the body punch
and Nice counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smolarek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smolarek backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Nice fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nice.
A head punch on the inside from Nice fails to land.
Smolarek misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Nice fails to land.
Smolarek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice swings wildly with an uppercut but Smolarek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smolarek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smolarek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice tries to throw a body punch but Smolarek avoids it by throwing Nice back against the cage.
Nice is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smolarek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Nice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Smolarek.
A head punch on the inside from Smolarek fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smolarek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smolarek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smolarek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smolarek misses with a body punch.
Nice misses with some punches.
Nice scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smolarek misses with the head strike.
Nice misses with some punches.
Nice pushes Smolarek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Smolarek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Smolarek - that landed with a thud.
Nice goes for a takedown attempt but Smolarek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A slow jab from Smolarek misses its intended target.
Nice tries to counter by clinching up but Smolarek breaks away and moves out of range.
Smolarek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Smolarek misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serwacy Smolarek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Nice's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smolarek.
Nice tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smolarek manages to circle out of the way.
Smolarek's corner calls for a 1-2. Smolarek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smolarek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smolarek misses with an uppercut. Nice saw that one coming.
Nice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smolarek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Nice counter with a right hand.
Smolarek drives through and clinches with Nice against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice blocks an uppercut.
Nice gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nice tries to free his leg and advance position but Smolarek is retaining full guard.
Nice not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nice tries to free his leg and advance position but Smolarek is retaining full guard.
Jack Nice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice passes Smolarek's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice is looking for a kimura here.
Smolarek is refusing to be controlled, as Nice sits in half guard.
Nice is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice trying to pass the guard but Smolarek defending well.
Nice stops Smolarek from getting back to his feet.
Nice is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smolarek sees it coming and defends easily.
Nice stalling.
Nice has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smolarek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smolarek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smolarek misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smolarek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smolarek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nice's hands.
Smolarek throws a hook but Nice blocks it.
Nice attempts a counter takedown but Smolarek avoids it well and moves away.
Smolarek instigates a clinch.
Smolarek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smolarek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smolarek misses with the head strike.
Nice swings wildly with an uppercut but Smolarek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smolarek.
Nice lands a hook that snaps the head of Smolarek backwards.
Smolarek lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smolarek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nice's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smolarek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smolarek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nice.
Smolarek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nice is defending well for now.
Nice scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Nice.
I think Smolarek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serwacy Smolarek!
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