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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bussy Amboise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amboise comes to the cage accompanied by Raven WCW Theme Song. Paul Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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 St Petersburg, Bussy Amboise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown by Amboise or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Amboise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Amboise fails with a takedown attempt.
Amboise fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bussy Amboise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amboise shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Amboise bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amboise.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amboise has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Amboise eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amboise moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Amboise counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith pushes Amboise away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Amboise gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Smith prevents Amboise from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face as Amboise controls the position.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Amboise controls the position from side control.
Amboise decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith digs a good hook to Amboise's body.
Amboise is breathing heavily.
Smith throws a right hand that Amboise ducks under and follows up with a left that Amboise also avoids with ease.
Amboise shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
so Amboise counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith wants to stand but Amboise is controlling the position.
Amboise controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand up but Amboise is controlling him.
Amboise content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bussy Amboise just wasn't active enough.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Amboise is just out of range.
Amboise shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Amboise engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amboise passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Amboise is controlling him
Amboise controlling the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bussy Amboise wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smith misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Amboise has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bussy Amboise dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
so Amboise counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Amboise controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smith pushes Amboise off and scrambles back to his feet.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Amboise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith tries to bum rush Amboise with a series of wild strikes but Amboise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Amboise closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Amboise rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Amboise is defended easily by Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Amboise has time to react.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Amboise takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Amboise fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bussy Amboise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right and a left that Amboise avoids nicely.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Amboise's head backwards.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Amboise to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Amboise from controlling successfully.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
Amboise won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amboise looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bussy Amboise has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Amboise. Amboise gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Paul Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amboise fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Amboise or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Amboise gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bussy Amboise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amboise shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Paul Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amboise takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Amboise eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Amboise is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith digs a good body shot into Amboise's ribs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Amboise is defended easily by Smith.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Amboise's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amboise takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amboise.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination but Amboise avoids it well.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Amboise backs up against the cage.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Amboise doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Amboise takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Amboise bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Amboise slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amboise closes the distance and clinches.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Amboise.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith is trying to push Amboise away but Amboise has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Amboise.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Amboise is controlling him.
Amboise crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith is fighting off a takedown attempt but Amboise is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Smith to the mat. Smith regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to stand up but Amboise is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amboise content to stall in guard here.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amboise stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith wants to stand but Amboise is controlling the position.
Amboise sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're going to have a standup here because Bussy Amboise wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Amboise counters by moving into the clinch.
Amboise has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bussy Amboise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amboise tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Amboise keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amboise looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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