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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Linx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linx has chosen Hellbillies - Ei Krasafaren Steinbu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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192 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Linx!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith wants to clinch.
Linx misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith slips under a jab from Linx.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith clinches up with Linx and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith tries to pull guard but Linx won't allow it.
Smith pulls guard effortlessly.
Smith wants to sweep here but Linx controlling him for the moment.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Linx is proving a slippery customer.
Linx gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Linx's waist but Linx gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Linx throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linx circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Linx rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charlie Linx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linx throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Charlie Linx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linx dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Linx throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Linx backpedaling.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Linx tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Linx manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linx circles away from the clinch attempt
and Linx counters with a left to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith throws a body punch but Linx moves out of range.
Linx lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Robert Smith has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linx lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Smith falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charlie Linx!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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