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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaz Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In The Morning. 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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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chaz Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michaels counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith has his feet on Michaels's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Michaels misses with a looping left.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Michaels slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mike Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Michaels checks it.
Michaels falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Decent striking displayed by Michaels there.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Michaels lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Michaels looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels misses with a looping left.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michaels counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings for the body but Michaels moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michaels.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Michaels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michaels. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
A punch lands to the side of Michaels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Michaels takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michaels. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Michaels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michaels misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Michaels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Michaels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Michaels if he has to take too many more of those.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
Michaels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michaels.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Michaels under the eye.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Michaels avoids the head kick by Smith.
Michaels steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith scores with a head kick. Michaels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Michaels has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Smith cracks Michaels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Michaels if he has to take too many more of those.
Michaels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Michaels takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith works Michaels's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Michaels down.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.
That kick from Smith tenderised Michaels's leg. Michaels is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
Michaels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Michaels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michaels misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
Michaels 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 fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Mike Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Michaels's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Michaels scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Michaels does no damage.
Michaels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Michaels sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith throws a push kick but Michaels slaps the foot to one side.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith feints and then cracks Michaels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michaels down.
Michaels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Michaels moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Michaels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith is looking to wear down Michaels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Michaels slips a jab from Smith.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith is looking to slow Michaels down with leg kicks.
Chaz Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith is looking to slow Michaels down with leg kicks.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Michaels if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Michaels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michaels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Michaels has time to react.
Smith pushes Michaels away with a front kick.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels 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.
Michaels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Michaels takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws a front kick that sends Michaels stumbling back into the cage.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Michaels's torso.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Michaels.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Smith!
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energy
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