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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Smith Wesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Deliz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesson comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin like a Bitch. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 cm
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167 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
22
165 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smith Wesson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kai Deliz! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wesson lands a head kick!
Deliz lands a slapping body shot.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wesson takes one to the chin there. Wesson throws a nice head kick!
Deliz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wesson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wesson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Wesson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deliz circles away quickly and effectively. A nice inside leg kick there by Wesson. That's going to slow Deliz down. The fight moves into the clinch position. Wesson lands an elbow inside that Deliz shrugs off.
It looks like Kai Deliz has been cut. Deliz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Deliz dodges an elbow strike from Wesson.
Wesson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Deliz trying to land knees to the body.
Wesson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deliz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wesson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deliz's face.
Wesson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Deliz takes a shot to the head. Wesson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deliz's defenses. Wesson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Deliz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wesson prevents it.
Deliz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wesson closes the distance and clinches. Wesson lands a good knee to the midsection. Deliz won't want to take too many of those. Deliz looks gassed! Wesson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Wesson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Wesson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Deliz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Wesson lands a damaging elbow. Wesson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Wesson. Wesson lands a damaging elbow. Wesson lands a knee to the head.
Deliz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wesson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wesson throws a head kick that half lands.
Wesson rushes Deliz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wesson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Wesson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wesson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Wesson landing knees to the body.
Wesson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Knees to the body from Wesson.
Deliz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Smith Wesson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Deliz. Wesson lands a hook that snaps the head of Deliz backwards. Wesson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deliz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wesson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wesson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Deliz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Wesson lands an elbow just above Deliz 's eye. Deliz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wesson looking to throw knees to the head but Deliz is blocking nicely.
Deliz is trying to trip Wesson. He has hold of a leg but Wesson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Deliz persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Wesson looking to control.
Wesson wants to hit a switch here but Deliz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wesson there! Wesson is looking to improve his position but Deliz isn't that keen on the idea. Wesson tries to lock up and control but Deliz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wesson is desperately trying to improve his position but Deliz has a good base and remains in mount. Wesson gets back to half guard. Wesson is looking for a sweep. Deliz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Deliz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Wesson regains full guard. Nicely done. Wesson is looking to sweep but instead, Deliz has passed into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wesson is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smith Wesson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Kai Deliz'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.
Wesson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Wesson throws a quick inside leg kick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deliz checks a leg kick. Deliz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wesson closes the distance but Deliz moves to the side and Deliz moves into the clinch. Deliz turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Deliz manages to end up in side control. Wesson sneaks back into half guard. Wesson trying to control here.
Wesson is pressing down on Deliz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wesson controls Deliz momentarily but Deliz frees himself. Wesson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Deliz defends well. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Wesson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Deliz defends it easily. Wesson working for submissions but it's allowed Deliz to get to half guard.
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. Wesson is looking to get back to full guard here but Deliz has managed to pass to side control instead. Wesson is trying desperately to improve position. Deliz controlling from the full mount. Wesson is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wesson wants to hold on but Deliz pushes him away. Wesson is looking to improve his position but Deliz isn't that keen on the idea. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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. Deliz wants to control the pace but Wesson is squirming around nicely. Deliz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Wesson is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Deliz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Kai Deliz's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Wesson throws a hook but Deliz avoids it easily. Deliz swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesson. Wesson throws a quick inside leg kick. Deliz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wesson moves away. Deliz instigates a clinch. Deliz wants a takedown.
Deliz is trying to break free. Wesson lands a nice elbow. Deliz is trying to drag Wesson to the mat but Wesson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Wesson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deliz avoids it. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Deliz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Deliz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Wesson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Wesson lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wesson. Knees to the body from Wesson.
Wesson lands an elbow inside that Deliz shrugs off. Deliz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wesson lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wesson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Wesson lands a nice knee to the body. Wesson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Deliz avoiding damage as Wesson throws knees to the body.
Deliz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wesson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Smith Wesson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Deliz. Wesson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deliz blocks it with crossed arms. Deliz goes for a takedown attempt but Wesson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wesson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Wesson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wesson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deliz's defenses. Deliz tries to circle away but Wesson has him pinned against the cage. Wesson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Deliz is trying to break free. Wesson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deliz avoids the damage to the body. Deliz breaks the clinch.
Wesson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith Wesson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wesson motions for Deliz to come forward. Wesson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Some wild striking there from Wesson.
Deliz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wesson checks a leg kick. Wesson doesn't manage to clinch there - Deliz circles away.
Deliz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wesson scores with a jab to the head.
Wesson misses with a wild combination.
Wesson connects with a right hand. Deliz shakes it off. Wesson throws a right and a left that both miss. Deliz slips under a jab from Wesson. Wesson defending well as Deliz loads up on a big left hand. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Deliz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wesson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Deliz. That did some damage! Wesson avoids a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Deliz. That snapped Wesson's head back.
Wesson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Deliz looks for the body kick but Wesson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wesson scores with a jab to the head.
A solid body kick from Wesson. Wesson tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wesson. Deliz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wesson to score with a decent uppercut. Wesson fails in his attempt to clinch. Wesson scores with a leg kick.
Wesson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Deliz misses with a looping right. Wesson scores with a kick to the body.
Deliz swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesson. Wesson misses the shot to the body. Deliz tries to clinch but Wesson moves away and Wesson counters with a left and a right that stings Deliz. A slapping leg kick lands for Wesson.
A leg kick checked by Deliz. Wesson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Deliz misses with a kick to the body.
Deliz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Deliz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Wesson lands a head kick. Deliz smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Wesson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deliz throws out the jab. Wesson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wesson fails in his attempt to clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Wesson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Wesson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deliz manages to avoid it. Left hook, right uppercut from Wesson. Some wild striking there from Wesson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Deliz lands a slapping body shot.
Wesson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Wesson moves into the clinch. Deliz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Smith Wesson showed his dominance in that final round. I think Wesson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smith Wesson!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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