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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with Kanye West - Power blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rodriguez throws a one two combo.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez scores with a nice strike.
Smith slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alex Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez with a hook.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Rodriguez slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodriguez off the cage and back into rage.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Rodriguez.
Smith misses the jab.
Rodriguez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Rodriguez moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Smith cracks Rodriguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodriguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodriguez to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith clobbers Rodriguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
Rodriguez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Rodriguez seems unphased.
Smith catches Rodriguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Rodriguez checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rodriguez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rodriguez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith looks to land a combination. Rodriguez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith throws a combination that misses
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith misses the body punch
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Rodriguez slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodriguez momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Rodriguez seems unphased.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Rodriguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith catches Rodriguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodriguez.
Smith slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodriguez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rodriguez duly obliges.
Alex Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Rodriguez lands a body shot.
Smith misses the body punch
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Smith throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Smith misses with a hook.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Rodriguez blocks a leg kick.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith slips a jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
A leg kick checked by Rodriguez.
Smith throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Smith.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Smith tries a low kick but Rodriguez avoids it.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Smith dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith sizes up Rodriguez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez lands with a good body shot.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Rodriguez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodriguez counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Rodriguez to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodriguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Donk. Smith catches Rodriguez right on the button with a cross.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Smith lands a jab.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodriguez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bender Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to slow Rodriguez down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Rodriguez.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez lands a jab-cross combination.
Rodriguez cracks Smith with a good jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez scores with a body shot.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Rodriguez tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith moves forwards but Rodriguez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Smith misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith cracks Rodriguez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodriguez slips a jab from Smith.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Rodriguez moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Smith!
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hype
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RATING
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