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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ''Big Poppa'' by The Notorious B.I.G. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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205 lbs
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188 cm
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204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trevor Smith!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to work over Shields's front leg with a kick but Shields checks it.
Smith is looking to chop away at Shields's legs.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shields momentarily.
Shields moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Shields fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shields is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shields manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shields tries to clinch up.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields blocks the body kick.
Shields fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shields tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Shields displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith cracks the inside of Shields's front leg.
Shields fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith looks for the body kick but Shields saw that one coming.
Shields goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shields moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith throws a hook but Shields avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Shields down.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Shields moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Shields tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Shields wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Shields tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Shields moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shields wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Shields doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Shields doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shields is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Shields tries to clinch up.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Shields wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shields doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Smith 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.
Shields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Shields steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shields throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shields stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Shields connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Mark Shields is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Shields shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shields.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shields is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Shields circles away and we're back to standing.
Shields throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shields closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Shields shrugs it off.
Shields closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Shields shrugs it off.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Shields counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shields is out of range.
A big right from Shields misses.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shields connects with a high kick.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Shields counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shields tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shields to the ground. Shields escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mark Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shields counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shields can pounce on him.
A lazy body kick from Smith
and Shields counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Shields sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shields throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shields rather than just go for the knockout.
Shields tries to clinch
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Mark Shields is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Shields counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Shields will probably get the nod.
That's time! Shields's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shields lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shields darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Shields closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shields tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Shields was not able to check.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shields wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
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.
Shields looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Shields tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shields closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
A head kick by Shields misses
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shields won't be happy with that.
Shields is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Smith has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stands up and beckons Shields to his feet.
Smith misses with the body kick
and Shields counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith throws a series of punches but Shields moves out of range.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shields's sensitive parts.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shields.
Trevor Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shields walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith 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.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Shields moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shields darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shields will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shields looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Shields shrugs it off.
Shields keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shields tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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