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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bert Compton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonah Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bert Compton!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Compton throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Compton.
Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith throws a head kick but Compton moves out of range.
Compton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Compton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Compton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Compton throws out the jab.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Compton sees coming a mile off.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Compton.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Compton misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Compton is rocked!
Compton throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Compton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Compton misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Compton.
Compton moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Compton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a right hand that Compton ducks under and follows up with a left that Compton also avoids with ease.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Compton moved away.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Compton throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Jonah Smith has been cut.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Compton.
Compton misses with a wild combination.
Compton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Compton lands a jab-cross combination.
Compton looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Compton. That did some damage!
Compton misses the jab.
Compton is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith punishes Compton's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Compton off balance momentarily.
Compton misses with a straight left.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Compton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith cracks Compton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith slips under a jab.
Compton throws a head kick that misses.
Compton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bert Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice body kick from Smith.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Compton moves away and avoids it.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Compton.
Smith takes a swing at Compton's ribcage but misses.
Compton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No joy there for Compton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Compton throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Compton wants to clinch.
Smith is looking to wear down Compton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Compton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Compton throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Compton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith pushes Compton away with a front kick.
Compton throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Compton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Compton misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Compton looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Compton throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Compton there.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Compton takes a step back to recover.
Compton misses with a looping left.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Compton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Compton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Compton throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Compton 's knee.
Smith misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Compton tries to clinch up
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Compton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonah Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Compton blocks a head kick by Smith.
Compton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Compton throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Compton.
Compton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Compton throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Compton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Compton.
A cross from Smith lands.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Compton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Compton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Compton is breathing heavily.
Compton wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Compton tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith has Compton pushed against the cage.
Compton tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith moves out of range as Compton strikes.
Compton misses with a head kick.
Compton throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Compton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Compton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith with a jab.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jonah Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Compton moved away.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Compton throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Compton.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Compton doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Compton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Compton lands a jab to the nose.
Compton misses with a few strikes there.
Compton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Compton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Compton looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Compton missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Compton missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Compton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Compton looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Compton swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Compton moves out of range easily.
Compton takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Compton tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Compton lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick but Compton moves out of range.
Smith scores with a head kick. Compton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Compton misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Compton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Compton misses with a hook.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Compton.
Compton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Compton.
Compton misses with a two punch combination.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Compton at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Compton loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Compton doesn't seem bothered though.
Compton misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Compton misses with the body kick
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Compton lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Compton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith is looking to slow Compton down with leg kicks.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Compton throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Compton connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Smith pushes Compton away with a front kick.
Compton throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Compton throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Compton shrugs it off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Compton misses with an uppercut
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Compton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Compton fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a head kick but Compton moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonah Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Compton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Compton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Compton.
Compton misses with a wild combination.
Smith swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Compton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Compton tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Compton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith moves out of range as Compton strikes.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Compton on the side of the head.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Compton tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Compton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith cracks Compton with a good jab.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Compton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Compton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Compton's knee momentarily.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Compton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Compton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Compton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith pushes Compton away with a front kick.
Compton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Compton thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Bert Compton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Compton is looking to land body kicks.
Compton throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Compton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice body kick from Smith.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab by Compton.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Compton lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Compton's head.
Compton digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Compton.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Compton throws a combination that misses
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jonah Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Compton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Compton misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Compton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Compton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Compton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Compton blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Compton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Compton.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Compton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Compton loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Compton throws a head kick that misses.
Compton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Compton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Compton was not able to check.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Compton misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Compton scores with a punch to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Compton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Compton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Compton backs away looking to recover.
Compton misses with a double jab.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Compton throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Compton loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Compton.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Compton misses with a two punch combination.
Jonah Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith feints a jab promting Compton to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Compton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jonah Smith.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Smith!
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RATING
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