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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masa Moukari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brennan Smith looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brennan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Moukari!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moukari closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moukari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moukari throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moukari walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Moukari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith is looking to clinch but Moukari is avoiding it.
Smith wants to clinch.
Brennan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moukari throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moukari throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith is looking to clinch but Moukari is avoiding it.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Moukari circles away.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Moukari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Moukari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moukari.
Moukari shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Moukari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Moukari from standing up.
Moukari trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith controls Moukari momentarily but Moukari frees himself.
Smith wants to sweep here but Moukari controlling him for the moment.
Moukari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith wants to hit a switch here but Moukari passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Smith there!
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Moukari wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Smith swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Moukari sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moukari wants to stand but Moukari is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Moukari is having none of it.
Moukari controlling from the full mount.
Moukari prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Moukari content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moukari's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Moukari trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Masa Moukari just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moukari.
Smith throws a push kick but Moukari slaps the foot to one side.
Moukari throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Moukari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moukari misses with the combination.
Moukari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Moukari dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith tries to clinch up but Moukari circles away and keeps his distance.
Moukari looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Moukari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moukari swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith shoots and misses
and Moukari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moukari tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Moukari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moukari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moukari scores a takedown into full mount!
Moukari controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moukari tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to hold on but Moukari pushes him away.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Moukari isn't that keen on the idea.
Moukari looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moukari can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith wants to hold on but Moukari pushes him away.
That's two 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.
Moukari is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Smith throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Smith wants to control but Moukari is having none of it.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Moukari is looking to stand but Moukari has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith regains half guard.
Moukari prevents Smith from improving his position.
Moukari tries to stand and escape but Smith is controlling the position.
Moukari with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
That's four 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.
Moukari controlling the pace.
Moukari is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith tries to clinch but Moukari moves away
and Moukari counters by clinching up.
Smith has Moukari pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Moukari manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moukari has him pressed against the ropes.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Moukari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Moukari scores with a nice head shot.
Moukari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith wants to clinch but Moukari slips to the side
and Moukari counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Moukari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moukari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moukari with a hook.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moukari counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Moukari to acknowledge the strikes.
Moukari circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moukari counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moukari stops Smith from standing up.
Moukari is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Moukari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moukari wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two 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.
Moukari avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smith.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith throws some wild stikes that Moukari manages to avoid easily.
Smith throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Moukari because Smith loaded up on that one.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Moukari is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smith looking to finish Moukari with some ground and pound. This is bad for Moukari!
Moukari tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith looking to ground and pound but Moukari is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to finish with strikes here!
Smith punching from mount but Moukari doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Smith throwing strikes here but Moukari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smith looking to control but Moukari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Moukari is trying to stand up.
Moukari avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smith.
Moukari is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith throwing strikes here but Moukari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brennan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Smith won't let Moukari get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Moukari tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Moukari really wants to buck Smith off and get back to his feet.
Smith misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Moukari is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moukari can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Moukari is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Masa Moukari.
Well Moukari 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masa Moukari!
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energy
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