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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hollis Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollis Damon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hollis Damon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Damon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith feints and then cracks Damon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damon down.
Damon looks gassed!
Damon scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Damon should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Smith wants to stand but Damon is controlling the position.
Smith throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damon stops Smith from standing up.
Damon stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Damon has eaten all the pies!
Smith wants to stand but Damon is controlling the position.
Smith trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Damon saw it coming and moves away.
Damon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Hollis Damon has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damon checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damon moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Damon slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Damon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Damon circles away.
Damon moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Damon checks the leg kick.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damon scores a takedown into full mount!
Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Smith taking shots to the head.
Smith tries to buck Damon off but he can't manage it.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith is trying to stand up.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Damon's attempts to control the action.
Damon throwing strikes here but Smith is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Smith squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Damon with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Smith defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Damon.
Poor strikes thrown by Damon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Damon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smith defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Damon.
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Damon looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Damon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smith because Damon loaded up on that one.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Smith throwing hammer fists to the chest of Damon. What's that going to do exactly?
Damon wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Smith is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
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.
Damon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Damon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Damon prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Damon is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smith squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Damon unloading with bombs!
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smith is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hollis Damon's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith throws a right and a left that Damon avoids nicely.
Smith tries a low kick but Damon avoids it.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damon.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damon circles away quickly and effectively.
Damon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Damon is controlling him well.
Damon not doing much here.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smith is in trouble now - Damon has advanced to mount!
Damon lands a heavy elbow.
Damon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Damon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Damon has control of Smith's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Smith regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Poor strikes thrown by Damon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Damon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Damon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Damon.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Damon looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon with good strikes from the mount here!
Damon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Damon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Smith is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Damon tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Damon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Damon breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Damon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Damon lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Damon with a couple of short strikes.
Damon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Smith is trying to stand.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Damon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Damon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damon looking for a guillotine from mount but Smith is having none of it.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Damon maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hollis Damon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hollis Damon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richard Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damon shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Damon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Damon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Damon trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Damon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damon won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Smith trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Damon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Damon trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith throws a combination. Damon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Damon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Damon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Damon is controlling him well.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Damon in his half guard.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Damon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damon circles away quickly and effectively.
Richard Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Damon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Damon lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Damon from controlling successfully.
Smith wants to stand but Damon is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Damon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Damon shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Richard Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hollis Damon.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Damon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Damon.
Damon shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Damon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Damon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Damon stops Smith from getting back to his feet.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Damon prevents Smith from standing back up.
Damon trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Damon stops Smith from getting back to his feet.
Smith manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Damon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hollis Damon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Damon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hollis Damon!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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