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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus DeSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smoke has chosen John E Smoke as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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190 cm
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215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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217 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Demarcus DeSilva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Smoke! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smoke gets a clinch. Smoke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Smoke lands with a light punch inside. DeSilva tries to land knees in the clinch but Smoke avoids the damage to the body. DeSilva tries to land knees in the clinch but Smoke avoids the damage to the body. Smoke avoiding damage as DeSilva throws knees to the body.
DeSilva blocks an elbow strike. Smoke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smoke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smoke misses with a knee strike.
DeSilva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. DeSilva avoids the elbow strike from Smoke, against the cage.
Smoke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
DeSilva tries to land a knee to the head but Smoke blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smoke throws an elbow but misses. Smoke managing to block the knees to the body from DeSilva.
Smoke tries to land knees in the clinch but DeSilva avoids the damage to the body. DeSilva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smoke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smoke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeSilva is defending well for now. Smoke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smoke lands a damaging elbow. Smoke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeSilva.
DeSilva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smoke is defending well for now. Smoke tries to land a knee to the head but DeSilva blocks with his arms.
DeSilva missing with knees to the body.
DeSilva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smoke lands a nice elbow. Smoke tries to stall but DeSilva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smoke misses with an elbow strike.
DeSilva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smoke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
DeSilva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. DeSilva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smoke's elbow. A knee to the head by Smoke.
Smoke avoiding damage as DeSilva throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice elbow from Smoke. Smoke lands a nice elbow. Smoke lands an elbow just above DeSilva 's eye. Smoke unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeSilva is breathing heavily. Smoke scores with a knee to the head.
DeSilva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smoke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smoke lands an elbow inside. Smoke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smoke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeSilva backwards. Smoke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Smoke lands an elbow that stopped DeSilva in his tracks for a moment. DeSilva avoids the elbow strike from Smoke, against the cage.
DeSilva takes an elbow to the temple. Smoke lands a nice knee to the body. Smoke pushes off an throws an elbow but DeSilva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Smoke. Smoke lands an elbow inside. Smoke unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeSilva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Smoke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smoke lands an elbow inside that DeSilva shrugs off. DeSilva avoids a wild elbow strike from Smoke. DeSilva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smoke is defending well for now. DeSilva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smoke avoids it. Smoke lands an elbow inside that DeSilva shrugs off. Smoke lands an elbow inside that DeSilva shrugs off. Smoke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smoke controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice elbow from Smoke.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smoke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. With the fighters up against the cage, Smoke throws an elbow but misses. Smoke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through DeSilva's defenses. Smoke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Smoke lands an elbow that stopped DeSilva in his tracks for a moment. DeSilva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smoke avoids it. Smoke managing to block the knees to the body from DeSilva.
DeSilva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
DeSilva avoids a wild elbow strike from Smoke. The referee calls for Smoke to work.
Smoke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smoke blocks an elbow strike. DeSilva takes an elbow to the forehead. Smoke lands an elbow that stopped DeSilva in his tracks for a moment. Smoke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. A knee to the head by Smoke.
This has been an exciting period of action! Smoke misses with a knee to the head. DeSilva tries to land knees in the clinch but Smoke avoids the damage to the body. Nice elbow from Smoke. DeSilva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smoke is defending well for now. Smoke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Smoke misses with a knee to the head. Smoke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
DeSilva takes an elbow to the temple. A nice glancing elbow lands by Smoke. Smoke throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. DeSilva trying to land knees to the body.
Smoke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smoke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeSilva blocks it with crossed arms. Smoke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. DeSilva is trying to break free. Smoke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DeSilva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smoke throws an elbow but misses. DeSilva throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smoke. DeSilva misses with a knee to the head. Smoke lands a shoulder strike. DeSilva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Smoke lands a good knee to the midsection. DeSilva won't want to take too many of those. DeSilva dodges an elbow strike from Smoke.
Smoke looks to throw an elbow but misses. Smoke connects with a knee to the head.
Smoke lands an elbow inside that DeSilva shrugs off. Smoke misses with an elbow over the top. With the fighters up against the cage, Smoke throws an elbow but misses. DeSilva dodges an elbow strike from Smoke.
Smoke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smoke lands a nice elbow from the clinch. DeSilva managing to block the knees to the body from Smoke.
Smoke managing to block the knees to the body from DeSilva.
Nice elbow from Smoke.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. A right hand to the body from Smoke.
DeSilva is trying to break the clinch but Smoke is controlling him. Smoke managing to block the knees to the body from DeSilva.
DeSilva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smoke connects with a knee to the head.
Smoke with a knee to the head.
Smoke landing knees to the body.
DeSilva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. DeSilva takes an elbow to the forehead. DeSilva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. DeSilva trying to land knees to the body.
Smoke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through DeSilva's defenses. DeSilva misses with an elbow over the top. Smoke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
DeSilva avoids a wild elbow strike from Smoke. DeSilva blocks an elbow strike from Smoke.
Smoke lands a hook to the side of the head. Smoke stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from DeSilva. DeSilva missing with knees to the body.
DeSilva trying to land knees to the body.
DeSilva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smoke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
DeSilva landing knees to the head.
Smoke working DeSilva over with knees to the body. A hook to the body from Smoke.
DeSilva takes an elbow to the forehead. Smoke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Smoke dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
DeSilva gets caught napping as Smoke dives in and scores a takedown. DeSilva manages to retain guard. Smoke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Smoke stopping the sweep attempt from DeSilva. Smoke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smoke content to stall in guard here. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Smoke is looking to stand up but DeSilva won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smoke looking to sit in guard and control but DeSilva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Smoke pulls DeSilva in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johnny Smoke. DeSilva scores with a head kick.
It looks like Johnny Smoke has been cut. DeSilva throws a leg kick that is checked and Smoke counters with a thumping low kick. Smoke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Smoke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. DeSilva throws a head kick but Smoke moves out of range.
Smoke just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. DeSilva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smoke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten DeSilva somewhat. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. DeSilva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Smoke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. DeSilva throws an off balance right hand
and Smoke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Smoke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A slow jab from Smoke misses its intended target. Ouch! a nice leg kick from DeSilva, right into the meat.
Smoke scores with a hook to the body. DeSilva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. DeSilva throws a leg kick and Smoke counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by Smoke. A nice glancing elbow lands by Smoke. Smoke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smoke lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Smoke lands a right hand. DeSilva takes an elbow to the temple. Smoke missing with knees to the body.
Smoke lands a knee to the head.
DeSilva takes a knee to the side of the body. Smoke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smoke pressing his opponent against the cage. Smoke lands a nice elbow. Smoke lands a nice elbow from the clinch. DeSilva tries to land a knee to the head but Smoke blocks with his arms.
Smoke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeSilva.
Smoke misses with an elbow strike.
Smoke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Smoke lands an elbow inside. Smoke looking to throw knees to the head but DeSilva is blocking nicely.
DeSilva takes an elbow to the temple. Smoke lands a good knee to the midsection. DeSilva won't want to take too many of those. DeSilva looks to throw an elbow but misses. A knee to the head by Smoke.
Smoke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smoke landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by Smoke. Smoke looking to throw knees to the head but DeSilva is blocking nicely.
DeSilva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smoke tries to clinch but DeSilva moves out of range. DeSilva throws a lazy right hand but Smoke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. DeSilva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Smoke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smoke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Demarcus DeSilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. DeSilva throws a head kick but Smoke moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Smoke or perhaps it was just good defense by DeSilva which made him look bad. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Smoke clinches with his opponent.
DeSilva lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! DeSilva dodges an elbow strike from Smoke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Smoke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Johnny Smoke's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
DeSilva throws a head kick that misses and Smoke counters with a lovely straight right hand! Smoke tries to score with a low kick but DeSilva moves his leg out of the way. Smoke scores with a nice right hand.
Smoke fails with a takedown attempt. A punch combination from Smoke misses. Smoke misses with a left hand and DeSilva counters with a nice uppercut. DeSilva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smoke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. DeSilva throws a leg kick and Smoke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Smoke misses with a looping right. Both fighters are breathing heavily. DeSilva misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from DeSilva. DeSilva tries to land a body kick and Smoke counters by moving into the clinch. Smoke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smoke working DeSilva over with knees to the body. Smoke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. DeSilva dodges an elbow strike from Smoke.
Smoke lands a knee to the body.
Smoke landing knees to the head.
Smoke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through DeSilva's defenses. Smoke connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeSilva's face.
Smoke misses with a knee to the head. DeSilva takes an elbow to the forehead. DeSilva tries to land knees in the clinch but Smoke avoids the damage to the body. Johnny Smoke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smoke just misses with a elbow thrown towards DeSilva's brow. Smoke lands an elbow just above DeSilva 's eye. Knees to the body from Smoke.
Smoke connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeSilva's face.
Smoke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smoke lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A short right from Smoke on the inside. Smoke managing to block the knees to the body from DeSilva.
Smoke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeSilva avoids it. With the two fighters working up against the cage, DeSilva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smoke's brow. Smoke avoids the elbow strike from DeSilva, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. DeSilva throws an elbow that misses.
DeSilva trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smoke obliges. Smoke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeSilva blocks it with crossed arms. Smoke misses with an elbow over the top. DeSilva dodges an elbow strike from Smoke.
DeSilva missing with knees to the body.
DeSilva trying to land knees to the body.
Smoke is pushing DeSilva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Smoke managing to block the knees to the body from DeSilva.
Smoke is working DeSilva over against the cage. Smoke wants to stall.
DeSilva avoiding damage as Smoke throws knees to the body.
DeSilva tries to break the clinch but Smoke is controlling the position. DeSilva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smoke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smoke managing to block the knees to the body from DeSilva.
Smoke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeSilva trying to land knees to the body.
DeSilva avoids a wild elbow strike from Smoke. Smoke lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeSilva backwards. Smoke crunches a lovely knee into DeSilva's ribcage. With the fighters up against the cage, Smoke throws an elbow but misses. DeSilva trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smoke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. DeSilva takes an elbow to the temple. Smoke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smoke connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeSilva's face.
DeSilva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smoke avoids it. DeSilva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smoke.
Smoke looks to throw an elbow but misses. DeSilva lands a knee to the body.
Smoke lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Smoke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Smoke tries to land knees in the clinch but DeSilva avoids the damage to the body. Smoke lands an elbow inside. Smoke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeSilva avoiding damage as Smoke throws knees to the body.
Smoke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smoke just misses with a elbow thrown towards DeSilva's brow. Smoke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeSilva.
DeSilva tries to land knees in the clinch but Smoke avoids the damage to the body. Smoke missing with knees to the body.
DeSilva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smoke.
Smoke trying to land knees to the body.
DeSilva trying to land knees to the body.
Smoke misses with a knee strike.
DeSilva manages to break the clinch.
Smoke tries to score a power double leg takedown but DeSilva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smoke somewhat. Demarcus DeSilva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. DeSilva swings widly with a right hand
and Smoke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Smoke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. DeSilva throws a sloppy head kick and Smoke moves out of range easily. Smoke scores with a jab. DeSilva acknowledges it with a nod of the head. DeSilva fails with a takedown attempt. Smoke punishes DeSilva's body with a nice straight punch. DeSilva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smoke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DeSilva, pushing him back against the cage. Smoke connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeSilva's face.
Smoke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnny Smoke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Smoke lands an elbow that stopped DeSilva in his tracks for a moment. Smoke misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight! Johnny Smoke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Smoke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Smoke!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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