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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Go Getta" - Yougg Jeezy. This should be fireworks!
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256 lbs
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200 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Hook!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Hook shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hook misses with a few strikes there.
Hook gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hook's efforts to push away.
Hook avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Hook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hook uses from the top position.
Hook looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hook wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Hook trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hook wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Hook is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith throwing shots but Hook is blocking nicely.
Hook is trying to stand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hook tries to clinch up.
Smith clinches.
Hook gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Smith is trying to control but Hook passes into side control!
Smith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hook's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hook thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hook drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hook.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Hook has control of the leg.
Hook with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hook is one step ahead there.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Hook is proving a slippery customer.
Hook is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Hook pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hook pushes Smith off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hook lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hook gets the takedown into side control.
Hook postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Smith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hook.
Hook is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hook connects with a decent elbow.
Smith sneaks back into half guard.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Hook trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith keeping full guard, as Hook tries to pass.
Hook throws and elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hook's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Hook looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hook dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hook is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Hook is looking to improve his position.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hook is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Hook's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hook sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook trying to control from the bottom.
Hook wants to get back to full guard.
Smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hook?
Hook sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smith passes to side control.
Hook regains half guard.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hook's head.
Smith is pressing down on Hook's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hook is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hook regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hook controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hook striking off his back but it's not causing Smith any problems.
Smith is in close to Hook's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith stops Hook from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hook fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith gets a clinch.
Hook dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hook walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hook bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hook working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hook scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smith to see if he's OK.
Hook is chipping away with strikes.
Hook in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
Hook stands up and beckons Smith to his feet.
Hook moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith successfully pulls guard.
Hook working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hook wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hook is one step ahead there.
Hook cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Hook will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Hook.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Hook shoots and misses
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hook managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Hook avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hook pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hook clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith is working for takedown but Hook is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith pulls guard effortlessly.
Hook postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Hook throwing strikes but missing.
Hook trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hook content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two 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 is trying to control the position but Hook postures up.
Hook trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hook with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hook trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Hook counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hook lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hook trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Hook is having none of it.
Hook lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hook gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hook postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Hook.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hook counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hook looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Hook.
Hook wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Tony Hook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith looks to clinch
and Hook counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hook missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hook throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hook makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tony Hook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hook wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hook trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jerry Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Hook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hook has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Hook!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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