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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivok Smolar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leto Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smolar has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivok Smolar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leto Atreides!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smolar throws a nice looking combination but Atreides bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smolar is breathing heavily.
Smolar swinging wildly here.
Ivok Smolar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smolar swats away the attempt to clinch by Atreides.
Smolar slips a jab from Atreides.
Smolar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atreides misses the shot to the body.
Atreides is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smolar throws a right hand that Atreides ducks under and follows up with a left that Atreides also avoids with ease.
Atreides shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smolar is trying to defend but Atreides finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atreides winds up and cracks Smolar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smolar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Atreides scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Atreides seems to be working for a kimura but Smolar defends the submission attempt.
Smolar taking some punishment here, with Atreides in his half guard.
Smolar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atreides.
Atreides throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Atreides thows a huge punch but Smolar dodges it nicely.
Atreides is keen to just control but Smolar is a slippery customer.
Smolar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atreides.
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.
Smolar taking some punishment here, with Atreides in his half guard.
Atreides has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smolar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Atreides wants to pass the guard but Smolar is defending well.
Atreides throwing shots but Smolar is blocking nicely.
Atreides is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Atreides wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smolar keeps working.
Smolar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smolar tries to get out of the position.
Atreides not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Atreides throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smolar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atreides.
Atreides is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smolar moves out of range as Atreides throws a body kick.
Atreides missing with a left hand there. Smolar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smolar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Atreides counters with a takedown into side control.
Atreides in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Smolar stops Atreides from passing to mount.
Atreides tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Atreides has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atreides tries to score with some ground and pound. Smolar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Atreides working the ground and pound but Smolar is defending the strikes.
Atreides creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smolar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Atreides cracks Smolar with a big right hand but Smolar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Atreides working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leto Atreides dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Atreides fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smolar sprawls well initially but Atreides persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smolar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atreides.
Atreides throwing shots but Smolar is blocking nicely.
Atreides sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smolar defending well though.
Atreides winds up and cracks Smolar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smolar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atreides.
Atreides thows a huge punch but Smolar dodges it nicely.
Atreides lands strikes from half guard.
Atreides drops an elbow to the side of Smolar's head.
Atreides thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smolar's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides throwing shots but Smolar is blocking nicely.
Atreides not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smolar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atreides.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Atreides in particular looking to stall.
Atreides sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smolar defending well though.
Atreides is trying to control. Smolar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Smolar does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atreides looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atreides fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Atreides pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atreides scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Atreides is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smolar is just riding it out for now. Atreides eventually gives up the hold.
Atreides lands strikes from half guard.
Atreides is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides drops an elbow to the side of Smolar's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Atreides connects with a nice short shot to Smolar's temple.
Atreides thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Atreides sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smolar defending well though.
Atreides lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smolar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atreides.
Atreides is trying to work for a kimura but Smolar is defending well.
Atreides thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smolar's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smolar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Atreides throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Atreides scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Atreides seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smolar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Atreides with the ground and pound but Smolar uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Smolar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Atreides.
Atreides is working Smolar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leto Atreides showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Smolar misses with a takedown attempt
and Atreides counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Atreides.
Atreides working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Atreides trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smolar has his feet on Atreides's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Smolar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smolar swinging wildly here.
Atreides clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Atreides wants a takedown but no success here.
Smolar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smolar is pressed up against the cage. Atreides has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smolar down to the mat. Smolar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Atreides keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Atreides counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivok Smolar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smolar misses with a takedown
and Atreides counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smolar won't be happy with that.
Smolar regains half guard, as Atreides was trying to land strikes.
Smolar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atreides.
Atreides thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Atreides sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smolar defending well though.
Atreides thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smolar's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Atreides lands with a punch from half guard.
Atreides sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smolar defending well though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smolar with a poor takedown
and Atreides counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Atreides tries to score a body lock takedown but Smolar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smolar wants to stall.
Atreides jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smolar walks away with a smile on his face. Atreides gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Atreides throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smolar.
Smolar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atreides takes a jab right on the kisser.
Atreides tries to land a leg kick but Smolar saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides moves into the clinch.
Smolar gets underhooks to prevent Atreides's takedown attempt.
Atreides is trying to trip Smolar. He has hold of a leg but Smolar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Atreides persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Atreides is looking to work some ground and pound but Smolar has wrist control.
Atreides prevents Smolar from getting back to his feet.
Atreides wants to pass the guard but Smolar is keeping the position.
Ivok Smolar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atreides trying to control but Smolar is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atreides thows a big elbow that misses.
Smolar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atreides missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smolar keeping moving, preventing Atreides from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smolar misses with a hook. Atreides ducked under it nicely.
Smolar throws a lazy right hand but Atreides sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smolar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atreides.
Atreides closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smolar throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atreides tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Atreides goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Smolar rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Atreides's guard! Nice work there by Smolar!
And that's the end of the fight!
Leto Atreides comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Atreides 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leto Atreides!
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