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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Novo Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Novo Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith drives through and clinches with Magalhaes against the cage.
Magalhaes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith is working Magalhaes over against the cage.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Magalhaes prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Magalhaes tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith has Magalhaes pressed against the cage, preventing Magalhaes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Smith.
Smith gets through Magalhaes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith has Magalhaes up against the cage in a clinch.
Magalhaes is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magalhaess head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Magalhaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
A short right from Smith.
Magalhaes tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Magalhaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Magalhaes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Magalhaes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith avoiding damage.
Magalhaes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magalhaes is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Magalhaes is rocked!
It looks like Novo Magalhaes has been cut.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Magalhaes is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Magalhaes dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
A short left from Smith.
Magalhaes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Magalhaes seems to have recovered his senses.
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kevin Smith.
Magalhaes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith has Magalhaes up against the cage in a clinch.
Magalhaes is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Magalhaes.
Magalhaes letting Smith take a breather here.
Smith digs a right hand into Magalhaes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Magalhaes's gas tank.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Magalhaes up against the cage.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Magalhaes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith pushes Magalhaes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith presses Magalhaes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes letting Smith take a breather here.
Magalhaes takes a shot to the head.
Magalhaes is trying to break free.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Magalhaes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith tries to clinch but Magalhaes moves out of range.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magalhaes.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Magalhaes throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Magalhaes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magalhaes slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magalhaes circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith lands a left hand.
Magalhaes working hard to break the clinch.
Magalhaes is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Novo Magalhaes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Magalhaes looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Magalhaes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Magalhaes looks gassed!
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magalhaes blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a head shot. Magalhaes uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith postures up in Magalhaes's guard and throws a big left but Magalhaes blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magalhaes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magalhaes wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Novo Magalhaes'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.
Smith tries to clinch up but Magalhaes circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith lands a left and a right that send Magalhaes crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Magalhaes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kevin Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith keeps control of Magalhaes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magalhaes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith lands a left hand.
Magalhaes tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Magalhaes tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Magalhaes is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Magalhaes's head.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith stalls.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Magalhaes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magalhaes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Magalhaes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith looks to land a combination but Magalhaes avoids it well.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Magalhaes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magalhaes swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Magalhaes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magalhaes lands with a nice body punch.
Magalhaes looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Magalhaes throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Magalhaes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Magalhaes letting Smith take a breather here.
Magalhaes wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smith prevents Magalhaes from breaking the clinch.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Smith prevents Magalhaes from breaking the clinch.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Smith.
Magalhaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith has Magalhaes pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Magalhaes is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magalhaes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magalhaes lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Magalhaes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Magalhaes being controlled against the cage.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Magalhaes or not.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Magalhaes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magalhaes is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Magalhaes is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magalhaes tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Magalhaes tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Smith.
Magalhaes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith throws a big uppercut that drops Magalhaes! More strikes from Smith and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Magalhaes lies dazed against the cage as Smith celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Smith!
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energy
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RATING
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