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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Smyth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Skrypture - Look. Scott Smyth will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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154 lbs
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147 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Smyth!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smyth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Po moves out of range as Smyth strikes.
Po lands a jab to the nose.
Po avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smyth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Po stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smyth ducks under a wild hook from Po.
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smyth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smyth misses with a hook to the body
and Po cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smyth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Po counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Smyth misses.
Smyth 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.
Po moves out of range of the strikes.
Smyth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Smyth misses
and Po counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smyth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Po counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth misses with a double jab
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smyth looks gassed!
Po throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smyth.
Smyth is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smyth throws a combination that misses
and Po counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Po.
Po lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Po.
Smyth struggles to land a body shot inside as Po controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Po.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Po.
Po is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Po lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Po controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Po - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from Po.
Po lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Po creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Po scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Po scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
Po scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smyth is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po gets through Smyth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smyth is still on wobbly legs! Can Po finish him?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smyth seems to have recovered his senses.
Po lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Po lands a right hand.
Po has Smyth pushed against the cage.
Po throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smyths head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
A body shot lands from Po.
Po lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Po is working Smyth over against the cage.
A short right from Po on the inside.
Po just leaning against Smyth, taking a breather.
Smyth takes a shot to the head.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Po makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Po breaks the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Po. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Po.
Po with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Po misses.
Scott Smyth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po throws and low kick but Smyth moves out of range easily.
A big right from Smyth misses.
Smyth throws an overhand right that lands on Po's shoulder, as Po tries to avoid the shot.
Po clinches up against the cage.
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smyth backwards.
A short right from Po.
Po scores with a shot to the side of Smyth's head.
Smyth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Po pushes Smyth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Po lands with a left to the head.
Po lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po lands with a left to the head.
Po is stalling here.
Po digs a right hand underneath Smyth's ribcage. Smyth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Po presses Smyth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Po.
Po pushes Smyth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smyth backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Po.
Po lands a shoulder strike.
Po lands an uppercut.
Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Po lands a jab to Smyth's midsection.
Po scores with a hook to the body. Smyth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Po moves into range and connects with a jab.
Po lunges at Smyth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smyth's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Po on the inside.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smyth.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Po.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short body shot lands from Po as the two fighters clinch.
Po pushes Smyth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smyth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Po lands with a left to the head.
Po lands a nice uppercut.
Po scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Po dominated that round.
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.
Po shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smyth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smyth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Po throws a series of punches but Smyth moves out of range.
Smyth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Po counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smyth throws a leg kick but Po sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Po tries a low kick but Smyth avoids it.
Smyth throws a lazy right hand but Po sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smyth thows a leg kick but Po checks it
and Po counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smyth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Smyth blocks the low kick.
Po ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smyth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smyth is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Po counters with a left to the body.
Smyth looks to land a right hand but Po moved out of range.
Po is looking to score with low kicks.
Smyth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smyth throws a looping overhand right but Po ducks down to avoid it.
Po throws a low kick, looking for Smyth's leg but Smyth calmly moves out of range.
Po moves into the clinch.
Smyth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Po pushes Smyth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Po lands a right hand.
Po blocks a body shot from Smyth.
Smyth wants to break free but Po has control.
Po gets through Smyth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Po lands a body punch in the clinch.
Po is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smyth can do to turn this around?
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Po lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smyth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Po counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po scores with a body shot.
Po throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smyth.
Po connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Po.
Nice body punch from Po.
James Po is winning the standup battle so far.
Po throws a shot to the body.
A cross from Po lands.
Po chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Po closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Po lands a hook that snaps the head of Smyth backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Po as Smyth tries to tie him up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Po scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smyth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smyth loads up on a big right hand but Po slips the punch.
Po rushes Smyth and presses him up against the cage.
Po throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Po.
Po lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Po creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Po.
Po softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Po lands a body shot in the clinch.
Po leaning against his opponent.
Po lands a left hand.
Po lands a hook that snaps the head of Smyth backwards.
James Po has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Po lands a hook that snaps the head of Smyth backwards.
Po scores with a hook to the body.
Po lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Po.
Nice body punch from Po - that landed with a thud.
Po lands a left hand.
Po lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po lands an uppercut.
Po scores with a nice hook to the head.
Po lands a hook that snaps the head of Smyth backwards.
Po lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po presses Smyth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Po lands a hook that snaps the head of Smyth backwards.
Po scores with a shoulder strike.
Po lands a shoulder strike.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smyth backwards.
Po breaks from the clinch.
Smyth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Po cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Po will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smyth moves forwards but Po connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smyth.
The fighters circling - Smyth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Po digs a good hook to Smyth's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Po dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Po tries to clinch there but Smyth circles away.
Po avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smyth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po manages to avoid it.
James Po is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Po lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smyth at a distance.
Smyth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smyth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Po moves out of range of the strikes.
Smyth throws a hook but Po avoids it easily.
Smyth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smyth misses with a double jab.
Smyth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Po connects with a right hand. Smyth shakes it off.
Smyth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smyth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Po throws a chopping leg kick but Smyth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Po connects with a solid leg kick.
Smyth misses with a combination
and Po counters with a stiff right hand.
Po fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Po swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Po lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smyth backs up against the cage.
Po fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smyth.
Po moves into the clinch successfully.
Po cracks Smyth with a nice body shot.
Po pushes Smyth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po lands a body punch in the clinch.
Po lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a body shot in the clinch.
Po working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Po working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smyth is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Po taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Po keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smyth's efforts to push away.
Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Po takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Po scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Po looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Po lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smyth tries to land a front kick but Po steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smyth lands with a right hand.
Po stalks Smyth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smyth's face. Smyth staggers backwards, shaken.
Smyth lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po slips under a jab.
Smyth misses with a double jab
and Po counters with a one-two to the body.
Smyth checks a leg kick.
Po misses with a low kick.
Po lunges at Smyth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smyth's hand.
Po steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smyth.
Po throws out a powerful jab.
Smyth throws a hook to the side of Po's head but Po sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Po throws a leg kick
and Smyth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Po thumps Smyth with a low kick.
Po shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po jabs at Smyth's body.
Po will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smyth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Po fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Po swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smyth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Po moves into the clinch.
Scott Smyth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short left from Po.
Po lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smyth.
A nice left hand lands by Po.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Po scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Po.
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smyth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Po showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Po 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 Suge Night scores the fight for James Po!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for James Po!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for James Po!
James Po wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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