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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Smif (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horst Linkke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smif comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Back. Linkke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anamanaguchi - Helix Nebula. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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192 cm
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215 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horst Linkke!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smif dodges the punch combination from Linkke.
Linkke takes a swing at Smif's ribcage but misses.
Linkke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linkke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linkke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smif on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linkke. Linkke obviously looking to wear him down.
Smif misses with a wild body shot.
Linkke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smif sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linkke misses with a series of wild punches.
Smif moves away from the strike by Linkke.
Linkke dips to his left and cracks Smif with an uppercut!
Linkke is looking to clinch but Smif is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkke wants to clinch up but Smif keeps it at a distance.
Smif avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Linkke tries to clinch but Smif is having none of it.
Linkke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smif makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horst Linkke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linkke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smif throws a looping overhand right but Linkke ducks down to avoid it.
Linkke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Linkke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Smif misses the target.
Linkke moves in looking to clinch but Smif pushes him off.
Smif displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linkke throws out the jab.
Linkke throws a combination that misses
enabling Smif to counter with a crisp jab.
Smif swats away the attempt to clinch by Linkke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkke throws a hook but Smif avoids it easily.
Linkke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smif sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Linkke both land. Nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linkke. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linkke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smif takes one on the button.
Smif slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linkke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smif sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smif slips under a jab.
Smif scores with the left hand. Linkke knows he should have avoided that one.
Linkke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smif uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linkke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linkke.
Linkke connects with a solid leg kick.
Linkke is looking to clinch but Smif is avoiding it.
Smif will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Linkke thows a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Linkke.
An inside leg kick from Smif misses.
Smif works the jab nicely.
Linkke tries to clinch up.
Linkke throws a jab when Smif was well out of range.
Smif circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smif counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smif.
Smif misses with a combination
and Smif takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Smif - just one landing.
Linkke throws out a loose jab but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linkke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Linkke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smif looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smif throws out a loose jab but Linkke uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linkke throws a jab when Smif was well out of range.
Linkke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smif thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horst Linkke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smif throws a leg kick but Linkke checks it.
Smif avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smif swats away the attempt to clinch by Linkke.
A jab from Linkke finds it's way through Smif's defenses.
Linkke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Linkke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Smif misses
and Linkke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smif ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linkke is looking to clinch but Smif is avoiding it.
Linkke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smif misses with a wild body shot.
Smif just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Smif.
Smif slips under a jab.
Linkke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smif.
Smif tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linkke was well out of range. Poor timing from Smif.
Linkke tries to clinch but Smif moves out of range.
Smif missing with a left hand there. Linkke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Linkke defending well as Smif loads up on a big left hand.
Smif throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linkke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Linkke clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Linkke.
Linkke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Linkke pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkke is working Smif over against the cage.
Linkke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smif is trying to break the clinch but Linkke is controlling him.
Linkke digs a right hand into Smif's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smif's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Linkke.
Smif blocks the elbow strike.
Linkke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smif wants to get back to striking at distance but Linkke won't allow it.
Linkke stalling the fight.
Linkke digs a right hand into Smif's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smif's gas tank.
Linkke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Linkke trying to land knees to the body.
Linkke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Linkke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkke tries a body shot but Smif blocks it.
Smif tries to circle away but Linkke has him pinned against the cage.
Linkke stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Horst Linkke.
Linkke throws a big shot that misses.
Linkke ducks right into an uppercut from Smif.
Linkke tests Smif's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smif stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smif throws and low kick but Linkke moves out of range easily.
Smif pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smif throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Smif throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smif lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smif 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.
Linkke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smif counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Linkke moves out of range of the strikes.
Smif stuns Linkke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horst Linkke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Linkke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Smif misses.
Linkke fails to land with a series of punches.
Linkke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Linkke is looking to clinch.
Smif throws a hook to the side of Linkke's head but Linkke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linkke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linkke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smif looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linkke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linkke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Linkke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Linkke swings for the body but Smif moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linkke looks to land a left hand but Smif moved out of range nicely.
Smif throws a series of punches but Linkke moves out of range.
Linkke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smif sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Smif scores with a four punch combination!
Smif connects with a body shot.
Linkke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smif sizes up Linkke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smif will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Linkke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Linkke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Linkke misses with a shot to the body
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
Smif connects with a nice looking jab.
Linkke is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Linkke's head, knocking him out cold! Smif is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Smif!
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energy
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hype
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