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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Smyslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Candy comes to the ring accompanied by To Catch a Predator. Smyslov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Potpourri D'Orange (SZS MAD Ver.). Van Candy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Candy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vasily Smyslov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candy checks a low kick from Smyslov.
Smyslov tries to land a front kick but Candy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smyslov tries a low kick but Candy avoids it.
Candy misses with the body kick
and Smyslov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Candy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smyslov's guard.
Candy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Candy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Candy wants to control from the top but Smyslov keeps moving.
Smyslov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Candy thows a big elbow that misses.
Smyslov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Candy.
Candy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Candy throwing strikes from guard but Smyslov blocks nicely.
Candy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smyslov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Candy thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Candy throws a head kick but Smyslov moves out of range.
Smyslov stuffs the takedown.
Smyslov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smyslov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smyslov tries to land a front kick but Candy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smyslov scores with the left hand. Candy knows he should have avoided that one.
Candy tries to work over Smyslov's front leg with a kick but Smyslov checks it.
A low kick from Smyslov is predictable there
and Candy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Candy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Candy stopping the sweep attempt from Smyslov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov keeping moving, preventing Candy from controlling successfully.
Smyslov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smyslov keeping moving, preventing Candy from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smyslov is on top in guard.
Smyslov looking to pass the guard.
Smyslov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smyslov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smyslov is working away from the top position though.
Candy is looking for a sweep. Smyslov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Candy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Smyslov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Smyslov controlling from mount.
Candy tries to hold on but Smyslov postures up.
Candy working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smyslov with the ground and pound from mount.
Candy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Candy wants to control but Smyslov is having none of it.
Candy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smyslov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smyslov working Candy over with strikes here.
Smyslov working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Smyslov 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.
Candy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Candy throws a lazy head kick
and Smyslov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good leg kick by Smyslov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Candy ducks under a wild hook from Smyslov.
Candy shoots and misses
letting Smyslov counter with a right hand.
Candy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smyslov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Candy somewhat.
Candy misses with a head kick.
Smyslov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smyslov.
An inside leg kick lands from Smyslov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Smyslov misses
and Candy counters with a nice body kick.
Smyslov motions for Candy to come forward. Smyslov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smyslov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smyslov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smyslov.
Smyslov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Candy.
Vasily Smyslov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smyslov.
Smyslov scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smyslov drops Candy with a left right combo! Smyslov follows him down to the ground into side control.
Candy is rocked!
It looks like Van Candy has been cut.
Smyslov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smyslov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oh Candy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smyslov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Candy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candy is trying to get back to half guard.
Candy seems to have got his legs back now.
Smyslov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Candy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smyslov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov controls the position from side control.
Smyslov working the body and head with strikes.
Smyslov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Smyslov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Candy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smyslov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
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.
You can see the frustration on Candy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smyslov decides to stand back up.
A low kick from Smyslov misses
and Candy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smyslov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vasily Smyslov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smyslov throws a leg kick
and Candy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Candy ducks under a wild hook from Smyslov.
Candy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Smyslov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Van Candy's cut.
That's time! Candy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smyslov tries to land a leg kick but Candy saw it coming and moves away.
Candy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Candy.
Candy throws a body kick the misses
and Smyslov counters with a body kick that stops Candy in his tracks momentarily.
Smyslov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smyslov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Candy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smyslov!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Candy prevents Smyslov from getting the reversal.
Smyslov tries to hold on but Candy postures up.
Smyslov is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy lands a big shot there that rocks Smyslov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Candy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Candy working for a submission but Smyslov is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Candy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smyslov is trying desperately to improve position.
Smyslov regains half guard.
Candy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Candy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smyslov trying to hold on to Candy's head to control him but Candy postures up.
Van Candy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov is refusing to be controlled, as Candy sits in half guard.
Smyslov wants to control but Candy is keeping busy.
Candy works his way into side control.
Smyslov misses with a strike from the bottom.
Smyslov is not content to let Candy control the position.
Smyslov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Smyslov can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candy throws an elbow but Smyslov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Candy tries to advance to mount but can't.
Candy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Smyslov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Candy but great work by Smyslov.
Smyslov wants to control but Candy is keeping him busy.
Candy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smyslov.
Candy tries to buck Smyslov off but Smyslov is having none of it.
Smyslov takes a little break here. Candy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smyslov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Smyslov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Candy is trying to control Smyslov's posture but Smyslov avoids it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Candy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smyslov avoids the head kick by Candy.
Candy throws a head kick that misses
and Smyslov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Candy thinking.
Smyslov lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Smyslov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Van Candy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Candy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smyslov!
Smyslov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smyslov just misses with a punch to the body.
Candy staying out of range there.
Smyslov misses with the body kick
and Candy counters with a head kick.
Smyslov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Candy ducks right into an uppercut from Smyslov.
Candy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smyslov trying to control from the bottom.
Smyslov won't allow Candy to pass to mount.
Candy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy working the head and body with strikes.
Smyslov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Smyslov missing with punches from the bottom.
Smyslov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smyslov gets full guard.
Smyslov scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Smyslov controls Candy momentarily but Candy frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Candy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smyslov trying to control the position here.
Smyslov wants to sweep here but Candy controlling him for the moment.
Candy throws a big right hand that misses.
Candy trying to control but Smyslov is working from the bottom.
Smyslov looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smyslov misses with a straight left.
Smyslov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Candy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smyslov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov misses with a straight left.
Candy gets the takedown into side control.
Smyslov taking a bit of punishment here - Candy scoring with strikes.
Smyslov is trying to control Candy's posture but Candy avoids it.
Candy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Smyslov tries to bench press Candy off him but Candy keeps the position.
Candy wants to control but Smyslov is keeping him busy.
Candy working away.
Smyslov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Smyslov prevents Candy from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Smyslov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smyslov misses with a body shot.
Candy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smyslov throws a hook to the side of Candy's head but Candy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smyslov misses with a low kick.
Candy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smyslov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smyslov tries a low kick but Candy avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Candy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Smyslov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Smyslov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Van Candy's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Smyslov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Candy throws a sloppy head kick and Smyslov moves out of range easily.
Candy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smyslov avoids it really well and circles away.
Smyslov tests Candy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smyslov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Candy shoots in for a takedown but Smyslov shows good takedown defense.
Smyslov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Candy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smyslov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Candy thows a leg kick but Smyslov checks it
and Smyslov counters with a low kick, right behind Candy 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy tries to close the distance and clinch but Smyslov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smyslov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Smyslov fails to land.
Smyslov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smyslov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Candy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smyslov misses the jab.
Candy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Candy fails with the takedown
and Smyslov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Candy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Candy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smyslov - the referee stops the clock and Candy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smyslov. Candy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Smyslov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smyslov.
Smyslov lands a really nice looking cross but Candy seems unphased.
Candy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smyslov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Smyslov.
Smyslov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Candy throws a head kick but Smyslov moves out of range.
Smyslov catches Candy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Candy throws a head kick that misses
and Smyslov counters with a left to the body.
Smyslov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vasily Smyslov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Smyslov as he connects with a hook.
Vasily Smyslov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Candy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crunch! Smyslov slams his shin into Candy's torso.
Candy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Candy tries a head kick but it misses.
Smyslov lands with a cross.
Smyslov is looking to slow Candy down with leg kicks.
Smyslov lands with a shot to the body.
Smyslov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Candy's calf.
Smyslov with a hook.
Candy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Candy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Candy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Candy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Candy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Candy throws a head kick that misses
enabling Smyslov to counter with a crisp jab.
Smyslov scores with a jab to the head.
Candy throws a head kick that misses
and Smyslov counters with an inside leg kick.
Smyslov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Candy counters with a head kick. That will keep Smyslov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Smyslov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smyslov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smyslov tests Candy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Smyslov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smyslov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasily Smyslov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smyslov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 44:50
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Smyslov!
Vasily Smyslov is the new middleweight champion!
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