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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Smek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chase might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Break. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
215 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rollo Smek!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chase tries to clinch up.
Chase throws a leg kick but Smek checks it.
Chase misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chase tries to clinch there but Smek circles away.
A head kick misses from Chase.
Smek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chase looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chase as he jumps to the side.
Chase is looking to clinch but Smek is avoiding it.
Chase tries to clinch up but Smek circles away and keeps his distance.
Chase wants to clinch up but Smek keeps it at a distance.
Chase tries to close the distance and clinch but Smek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chase misses with a jab to the body
and Smek counters with a series of strikes. Chase will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chase clinches up against the cage.
Smek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chase gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smek is trying to force a seperation but Chase has the dominant position.
Chase with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but Smek blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smek avoids a wild elbow strike from Chase.
Smek takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smek ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smek no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Chase is looking to stand up but Smek won't let him.
Smek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smek has his hands on Chase's head, controlling the position.
Chase trying to control but Smek is working from the bottom.
Chase tries to free his leg and advance position but Smek is retaining full guard.
Smek trying to control the position here.
Chase trying to control but Smek is working from the bottom.
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.
Smek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chase defends it easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chase scores with a jab.
Chase darts in trying to clinch
and Smek counters with a nice body shot.
Smek takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Smek.
Chase is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smek is defending well for now.
Smek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chase has him pressed against the cage.
Smek dodges an elbow strike from Chase.
Smek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chase misses with an elbow strike.
Smek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chase gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smek.
Johnny Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Smek.
Smek wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chase obliges.
Smek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chase is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chase tries a knee to the head but Smek blocks it.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but Smek blocks with his arms.
Chase is breathing heavily.
Smek wants a takedown.
Smek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chase is keeping busy.
Chase lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chase landing knees to the head.
Chase misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smek.
Smek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smek managing to block the knees to the body from Chase.
Smek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chase avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Smek.
It looks like Johnny Chase has been cut.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chase is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smek breaks from the clinch.
Chase throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smek is trying to drag Chase to the mat but Chase just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chase prevents a body shot from Smek.
Chase lands an elbow inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Chase.
Chase tries to land knees in the clinch but Smek avoids the damage to the body.
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chase darts in trying to clinch
and Smek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smek lands a body shot.
Chase gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smek.
Smek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chase closes the distance but Smek moves to the side
and Smek counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smek tries to pull guard but Chase holds him up against the cage and eventually Smek drops back down to his feet.
Chase lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smek tries to pull guard but Chase won't allow it.
Smek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smek wants a takedown but no success here.
Chase lands an elbow inside.
Chase misses with a knee strike.
Chase lands an elbow just above Smek 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smek lands a shot to the body.
Smek drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Chase will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chase's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chase closes the distance but Smek moves to the side
and Smek counters by clinching up.
Chase putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smek takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chase lands a hook that snaps the head of Smek backwards.
Smek drags the fight down to the ground.
Smek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chase is controlling him.
Smek keeping moving, preventing Chase from controlling successfully.
Chase stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smek trying to keep a closed guard but Chase is proving a slippery customer.
Chase trying to control but Smek is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chase gets a clinch.
Smek managing to block the knees to the body from Chase.
Smek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chase feints and then cracks Smek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smek down.
Chase throws a leg kick
and Smek decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chase's guard.
Smek trying to control but Chase is working from the bottom.
Smek being controlled here momentarily.
Smek wants to control from the top but Chase keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smek decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chase, up you get!
A head kick misses from Chase.
Smek blocks a head kick by Chase.
Chase darts in trying to clinch
and Smek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chase looks to clinch
and Smek counters by moving into the clinch.
Smek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chase pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chase throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase throws a head kick that Smek semi-blocks.
Chase tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smek.
Smek can't break the clinch.
Smek blocks an elbow strike from Chase.
Chase trying to land knees to the body.
Smek tightens his grip and picks Chase up, before dumping him to the ground. Chase manages to land in guard.
Smek tries to stand but Chase is controlling from the bottom.
Chase has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smek looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase controlling the position.
Smek wants to control from the top but Chase keeps moving.
Chase utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smek trying to control the position from guard on top but Chase is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chase wants to clinch but Smek slips to the side
and Smek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smek.
Smek tries to pull guard but Chase won't allow it.
Johnny Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Smek.
Smek wants a takedown but no success here.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chase misses with a knee to the head.
Smek managing to block the knees to the body from Chase.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Smek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chase's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chase tries to clinch up
and Smek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch combination from Smek misses.
A head kick by Chase misses
and Smek counters with a three punch combo that has Chase backing up. Chase nods at Smek to acknowledge the strikes.
Smek shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chase defends it nicely.
Chase tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smek counters with a straight right hand.
Smek closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chase is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smek advances to mount.
Smek stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Smek circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smek counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase wants to clinch but Smek slips to the side
and Smek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chase pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smek is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chase gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnny Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Smek.
Chase using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chase tries a knee to the head but Smek blocks it.
Chase misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smek.
Smek tries to break the clinch but Chase is controlling the position.
Smek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chase pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chase tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chase closes the distance but Smek moves to the side
and Smek counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smek wants to control from the top but Chase keeps moving.
Smek's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chase looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smek pushing down on Chase's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smek trying to mount his opponent but Chase defends it.
Smek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chase keeps working.
Chase gets back to full guard.
Smek trying to control the position from guard on top but Chase is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chase not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chase not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smek takes the fight into the clinch.
Smek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smek has had enough of the clinch but Chase keeps him there for the moment.
Chase comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smek tries to pull guard but Chase won't allow it.
Chase has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chase gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chase tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smek avoids it.
Chase misses with an elbow strike.
Johnny Chase has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chase pushes off an throws an elbow but Smek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chase is defending well for now.
Chase gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smek.
Chase lands an elbow inside.
Smek has Chase pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chase manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smek avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chase obliges.
Smek wants a takedown.
Chase misses with a knee to the head.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chase creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smek's defenses.
Smek avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
Smek pulls guard successfully.
Smek keeping full guard, as Chase tries to pass.
Chase wants to control from the top but Smek keeps moving.
Chase postures up.
Chase slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smek pulls Chase in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rollo Smek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smek 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rollo Smek!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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