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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dell Agmir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dell Agmir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agmir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Agmir moves into the clinch.
Agmir breaks the clinch.
Smith misses with a combination
and Agmir counters with a two punch combo.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Agmir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Agmir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Agmir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Agmir counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Agmir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Agmir counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Agmir to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith misses with a combination
and Agmir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Agmir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Agmir slips the punch.
Agmir misses with a few strikes there.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Agmir counters with a body kick.
A punch combination from Agmir misses.
Agmir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Agmir lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Agmir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dell Agmir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agmir misses with a few strikes there.
Agmir throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agmir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Agmir.
Paul Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agmir tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Agmir lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Agmir is working the combinations to good effect here.
Agmir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Agmir lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Agmir closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Agmir pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Agmir wants to clinch.
Agmir misses with a wild combination.
Agmir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agmir tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Agmir!
Agmir wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Agmir.
Agmir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agmir shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Agmir 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.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Agmir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Agmir misses with the combination.
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.
Agmir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Agmir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Agmir off to one side.
Agmir shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Agmir throws a one two combo.
Agmir scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Agmir counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dell Agmir dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Agmir counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
A punch combination from Agmir misses.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Agmir moves into the clinch.
Agmir tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Agmir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Agmir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Agmir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Agmir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Agmir misses.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Agmir counters with a two punch combo.
Agmir swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agmir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Agmir somewhat.
Agmir tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Agmir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Agmir.
Agmir throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Agmir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Agmir's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Agmir duly obliges.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Agmir.
Agmir looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Agmir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Agmir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Agmir misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Agmir.
Agmir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Agmir lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Agmir counters by clinching up.
Agmir has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Agmir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dell Agmir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agmir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dell Agmir is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Agmir counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Agmir to acknowledge the strikes.
Agmir misses with a two punch combination.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Agmir lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Agmir misses with a few strikes there.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Agmir tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Agmir shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Agmir 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dell Agmir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agmir shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Agmir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Agmir counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agmir misses with a series of wild punches.
Agmir throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Agmir.
Agmir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Agmir counters with a two punch combo.
Agmir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Agmir counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Agmir. Agmir circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Agmir's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agmir swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dell Agmir dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Agmir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Agmir.
No joy there for Agmir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Agmir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Agmir slips a straight right by Smith.
Danga de danga de dang - Agmir scores with a four punch combination!
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Agmir counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Agmir to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Agmir counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body kick from Agmir.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Agmir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Agmir off to one side.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Agmir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
so Agmir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Agmir is controlling him.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Agmir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Agmir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Agmir manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agmir decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Agmir misses.
Agmir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Agmir.
Agmir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Agmir tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Agmir gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Agmir has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Agmir fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dell Agmir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agmir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Agmir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Agmir counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Agmir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Agmir is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Agmir lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Agmir.
Agmir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Agmir lands a nice looking body shot.
Agmir misses with a head kick.
Agmir tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paul Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dell Agmir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Agmir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dell Agmir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Agmir 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dell Agmir!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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