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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natural comes to the cage accompanied by back in black - ACDC. John Smith acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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225 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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225 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Natural!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Natural misses the target.
Natural staying out of range there.
Natural throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Natural slips a jab from Smith.
Natural fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Natural sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natural looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Natural swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Natural ducks down to avoid it.
Natural keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Natural is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Natural shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Natural gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Natural walks into a jab.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Natural punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Natural throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natural throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a jab when Natural was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Natural moved out of range nicely.
Natural throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natural manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Natural throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith lands with a hook. Natural tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Natural saw that one coming.
Smith scores with the left hand. Natural knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Natural throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith swings for the body but Natural moves out of range.
Natural lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Natural scores with a jab to the body.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Natural takes the fight into the clinch.
Natural tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Natural missing with knees to the body.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Natural fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Natural keeps him there for the moment.
Natural is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith avoiding damage as Natural throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natural is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith prevents a body shot from Natural.
Natural tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Natural missing with knees to the body.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith prevents a body shot from Natural.
Natural misses with a hook to the ribs.
Natural with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Natural digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Natural lands a nice shot to the body.
Natural scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Natural lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Smith misses.
Natural looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natural.
Smith throws a right hand that Natural ducks under and follows up with a left that Natural also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Natural throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natural misses with a looping right.
Natural takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Natural fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Natural looking for a takedown.
Natural lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural working aggressively here.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Natural lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Natural swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Natural tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith blocks a body shot from Natural.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Natural keeps him there for the moment.
Natural keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Natural working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Natural fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Natural misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natural.
Natural lands a shot to the body.
Natural missing with knees to the body.
Natural tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Natural has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Natural tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Natural keeps him there for the moment.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natural. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natural fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith lands with a straight right. Natural didn't see that one coming.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Natural steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Natural stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Natural misses with a wild body shot.
Natural throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natural rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for Natural to work.
A right handed body shot lands from Natural.
Natural is trying to trip Smith. He has hold of a leg but Smith is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Natural persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Natural throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Natural manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natural tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but Natural isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Natural accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Natural throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Randy Natural will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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 looks to land a left hand but Natural moved out of range nicely.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Natural misses with a straight right.
Natural lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Natural throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Natural was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Natural moves away and avoids it.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Natural scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Natural blocks a jab.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Natural uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natural fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Natural sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Natural is out of range.
Natural throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natural fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Natural paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Natural throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Nice shot by Natural.
Natural staying out of range there.
Natural forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Natural prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Natural pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Natural cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Natural ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Natural.
Natural misses with a wild body shot.
Natural wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Natural doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith throws a hook but Natural blocks it.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to bum rush Natural with a series of wild strikes but Natural uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Natural forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Natural crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Natural is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Natural misses with a hook to the ribs.
Natural doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Natural tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Natural is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Natural creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Natural landing knees to the head.
Natural has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Natural slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natural tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Natural tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Natural landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Natural goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Natural with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Natural has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Natural lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith blocks a body shot from Natural.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Natural is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Natural keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Natural.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Natural showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Natural 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Natural!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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