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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe d (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamal Smith had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. This should be fireworks!
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224 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, joe d!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
d avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but d bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith looks to throw the jab but d is out of range.
Smith drops d with a beautiful combination! d stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
d is rocked!
It looks like joe d has been cut.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but d was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith steps into range and cracks d with a monster punch that buckles his knees! d flops backwards and Smith dives into his guard looking to finish!
d is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
d escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
d is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith postures up.
d seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of d is proving hard to escape from.
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for d on that attempt.
d fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith takes a swing at d's ribcage but misses.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith throws out a loose jab but d uses good head movement to avoid it.
d displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Jamal Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two 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.
d shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jamal Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe d.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. d looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith is breathing heavily.
d slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
d staying out of range there.
Jamal Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith looks to land a combination but d avoids it well.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
d moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Smith's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
d shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith jabs d right on the nose. d blinks but takes it well.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith lands a head shot.
d uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
d is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for d.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by d.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
d is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith takes a swing at d's ribcage but misses.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
d keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
d shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith throws a hook but d blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lands the left hand.
d uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Nice defenses there by d.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on joe d's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith throws a body punch but d moves out of range.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
d staying out of range there.
d defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Smith.
d displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
d shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but d manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from d.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but d circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws a body punch but d moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook. d ducked under it nicely.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
d moves out of range of the strikes.
d fails with a takedown attempt.
Jamal Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe d.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by d.
d fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. d sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith throws a jab when d was well out of range.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. d moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a right and a left that d avoids nicely.
d takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
d avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
d fails with the takedown.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
d takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab when d was well out of range.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
d slips under a jab.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but d slips the punch.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith tries to bum rush d with a series of wild strikes but d uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
d ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
d throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing d off to one side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
d slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
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.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
d shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith throws a hook but d blocks it.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
d fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on joe d's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith swings for the body but d moves out of range.
d fails to land the takedown.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith misses with a looping right.
d slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from d.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith misses with a body shot.
d closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract d.
Smith throws a combination. d tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Smith.
d displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Jamal Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith with a hook.
Smith throws the left hand but d avoids the punch easily.
d keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith leaves d with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jamal Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe d.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
d moves away from the strike by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
d looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that d can do to turn this around?
Smith throws the left hand but d avoids the punch easily.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith throws out a loose jab but d uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a right and a left that d avoids nicely.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
d displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but d slips the punch.
d fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but d ducks down to avoid it.
joe d has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith cracks d with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
d staying out of range there.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith misses with a hook. d ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
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.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by d.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from d. d gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
d blocks a jab.
d ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
d shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
d slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
d looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
d shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
d takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
d takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Smith!
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