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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Bagley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bill Bagley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Bagley instigates a clinch.
Bagley lands an uppercut.
It looks like Sean Smith has been cut.
Bagley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bagley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bagley wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bagley pinned against the cage. Bagley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bagley as he avoids it easily.
Bill Bagley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Smith.
Bagley looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Smith won't allow Bagley to get back to his feet.
Smith works over Bagley with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bagley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith works over Bagley with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith distracts Bagley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith prevents Bagley from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Bagley wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith cracks Bagley with a solid left hand.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bagley wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith is working Bagley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Bagley's brow.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith prevents Bagley from getting back to his feet.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Bagley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Smith stands up over Bagley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith distracts Bagley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Bagley wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith won't allow Bagley to get back to his feet.
Bagley is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is in close to Bagley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bagley is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smith pushing down on Bagley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith working Bagley over with strikes.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bagley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bagley tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith winds up and cracks Bagley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bagley is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Bagley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith moves into full mount! Bagley won't be happy about that!
Bagley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smith landing shots from mount.
Bagley really wants to buck Smith off and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Smith working Bagley over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bagley misses with a wild body shot.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bagley is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Bagley circles away and we're back to standing.
Sean Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith blocks a jab.
Bagley tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Bagley tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bagley slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bill Bagley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Smith.
Bagley jabs at Smith's body.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bagley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bagley connects with a jab.
Bagley throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Bagley sprawls well.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Bagley tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Bagley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagley.
Bagley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Bagley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bagley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bagley moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Bagley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bagley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bagley tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bagley connects with a nice looking jab.
Bill Bagley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bagley doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bagley as he jumps to the side.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Bagley digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Bagley.
Bagley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bagley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bagley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bagley stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bagley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bagley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Bagley.
Smith looks for a takedown but Bagley sprawls well.
Bagley doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Bagley is looking to clinch.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Bagley shows good takedown defense.
Bagley's corner calls for a 1-2. Bagley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bagley pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Bagley manages to break the clinch.
Bagley pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Bagley pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Bagley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bagley breaks the clinch.
Bagley is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bagley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith distracts Bagley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bagley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith is working Bagley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith passes Bagley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith stops Bagley from getting back to his feet.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bagley looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bagley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Bagley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bagley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bagley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith tries for a takedown but Bagley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bagley moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Bagley had a free shot at his head there.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Bagley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bagley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bagley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bagley throws a good cross that connects.
Bagley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bagley doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Bagley doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagley lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bagley wants to clinch.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Bagley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bill Bagley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Smith.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bagley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bagley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bagley wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Bagley connects with a body shot.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Bagley.
Bagley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bagley misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Bagley misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bagley rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Bagley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bagley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith is working for takedown but Bagley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bagley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bagley looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Bagley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bagley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Bagley.
Bagley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Bagley tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bagley lands with a nice body punch.
Smith avoids the head kick by Bagley.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bagley scores with a nice right hand.
Bagley doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bagley drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Bagley manages to break the clinch.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith blocks a head kick by Bagley.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bagley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bagley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bill Bagley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bagley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bagley doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Bagley lands with a shot to the body.
Bagley tries to clinch up.
Bagley tries to clinch up.
Bagley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bagley digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Bagley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Bagley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bagley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bagley stalling.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bagley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bagley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bagley is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bagley clinches with his opponent.
Bagley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bagley but Bagley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bagley scores with a decent looking hook.
Bagley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Bagley wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bagley takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Bagley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bagley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 28:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Bagley!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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