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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Whats New pussy Cat by Tom Jones. Noel James has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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211 lbs
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178 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Noel James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith blocks a head kick by James.
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. James manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
James keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
James lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
James blocks Smith's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James blocks Smith's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
James controlling from the full mount.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but James has a good base and remains in mount.
James blocks Smith's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Smith flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Smith flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
James controlling from the full mount.
James lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith throwing hammer fists to the chest of James. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James landing strikes from the mount.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Smith is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smith tries to reverse the position but James maintains control.
James punishing his opponent with strikes.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
James looking to control and managing it successfully.
James 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith tries to hold on but James pushes him away.
James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
James scoring with strikes to the body and head.
James lands strikes from half guard.
James is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has hold of James's hands but James slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
James controlling the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Noel James just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel James dominated that round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
James throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
It looks like Steve Smith has been cut.
James throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
James keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James swinging wilding here.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
James lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Smith sprawling to the canvas. James follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Smith hang on?
James slows the pace down in half guard.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
James is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
James is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
James controlling the action here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Noel James just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Smith avoids the head kick by James.
Noel James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
James bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Steve Smith's cut even more.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
James connects with a crisp jab.
James keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James with a jab.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for James.
Noel James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from James.
James cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Noel James is winning the standup battle so far.
James throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
The cut above Steve Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by James. James obviously looking to wear him down.
James looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith walks into a left hand.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
James is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith slips a jab from James.
James is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
James throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
James throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Smith stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. James follows into mount!
James controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James punishing his opponent with strikes.
Noel James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noel James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noel James!
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