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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Barroom Hero. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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153 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romulo Correa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith blocks a head kick by Correa.
Correa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Correa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Correa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Correa counters with a body kick.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Correa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Correa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Joe Smith has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Correa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Correa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Correa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Correa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Correa.
Joe Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Correa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Correa counters with a head kick.
Correa misses with a head kick.
Correa throws a body kick the misses
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Correa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Correa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Correa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Correa pushes Smith away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Correa misses.
Correa shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Correa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joe Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romulo Correa.
Correa fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith blocks a head kick by Correa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Correa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Correa throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Smith misses
enabling Correa to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Correa.
Correa keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Correa scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Correa counters with a straight right hand.
Correa tries to clinch up.
Correa looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Correa misses with a head kick.
Correa misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Correa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith blocks a head kick by Correa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Correa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Correa counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith avoids the head kick by Correa.
Correa tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Correa throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Correa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Correa counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Correa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Correa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa fails with the takedown.
Romulo Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Joe Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romulo Correa.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Correa throws a head kick that misses.
Correa tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Correa throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Correa misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Correa.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Correa counters with a body kick that stops Smith in his tracks momentarily.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Correa lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Correa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Correa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Correa counters with a stiff right hand.
Correa darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Correa shrugs it off.
Correa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Correa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Correa counters with an outside leg kick.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Correa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Correa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Correa fails to land the takedown.
Correa scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Correa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Correa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Correa.
Correa throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Correa connects with a high kick.
Correa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Correa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Correa throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Romulo Correa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Correa throws a head kick that misses.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Correa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Correa throws a head kick that half lands.
Correa throws a nice head kick!
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Correa counters with a nice body kick.
Correa scores with a head kick.
Correa scores with a punch to the head.
Correa throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Correa tries a head kick but it misses.
Correa throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Correa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Correa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Correa counters with a solid body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Correa.
Romulo Correa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Correa misses.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Correa counters with a head kick.
Joe Smith's cut is getting worse.
Correa throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Correa on that attempt.
Joe Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romulo Correa.
Correa scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Correa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Correa counters with a head kick.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Correa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Correa throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Correa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Correa throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romulo Correa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Correa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulo Correa!
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energy
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hype
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