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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blokada Leningrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leningrada's entrance music is Farewell of Slavyanka. A fine choice. Blokada Leningrada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blokada Leningrada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cory Smith!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leningrada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
enabling Leningrada to counter with a crisp jab.
Leningrada swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Leningrada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Leningrada. That snapped Smith's head back.
Leningrada avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leningrada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A good leg kick by Leningrada.
Leningrada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leningrada throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cory Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leningrada counters with a left to the body.
Leningrada misses the shot to the body.
Leningrada throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Leningrada misses with a kick to the body.
Smith feints a jab promting Leningrada to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Leningrada slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leningrada has time to react.
Leningrada throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Leningrada. Those never looked like landing.
Leningrada checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leningrada.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leningrada looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith moves out of range as Leningrada strikes.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blokada Leningrada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Leningrada to the mat! Leningrada manages to get full guard.
Smith prevents Leningrada from getting back to his feet.
Leningrada trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stops Leningrada from standing up.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Leningrada is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leningrada manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Leningrada's guard.
Leningrada bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Leningrada wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Leningrada is looking to advance position but Smith has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Leningrada is trying to reverse the position but instead Smith has taken his back - oops!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leningrada wants to escape the position.
Smith trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cory Smith will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leningrada under the eye.
Leningrada avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leningrada sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good shot there by Leningrada.
Leningrada throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith throws a body punch but Leningrada moves out of range.
A big left from Smith misses.
Leningrada misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Smith sizes up Leningrada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leningrada's calf.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leningrada.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Leningrada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leningrada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a hook. Leningrada ducked under it nicely.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Leningrada shows good takedown defense.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Leningrada digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leningrada misses with a body punch.
Leningrada misses with a body punch.
Leningrada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith tries a body shot but Leningrada blocks it.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Leningrada.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Leningrada.
Leningrada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Leningrada controls the action.
Leningrada tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leningrada tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Leningrada back against the cage.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Leningrada controls his hands.
Leningrada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cory Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leningrada - that will leave a mark!
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Leningrada takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Leningrada.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leningrada misses with a body shot.
Smith looks for the body kick but Leningrada saw that one coming.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Leningrada counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Leningrada connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Leningrada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Leningrada fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leningrada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leningrada.
A good leg kick by Leningrada.
Leningrada looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leningrada circles away.
Leningrada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Leningrada.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leningrada sprawls well. Leningrada wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Blokada Leningrada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Smith.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leningrada, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith misses with a left hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blokada Leningrada dominated that second 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.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith tries to bum rush Leningrada with a series of wild strikes but Leningrada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Leningrada's head but Leningrada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith misses with a combination
and Leningrada counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith stuns Leningrada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leningrada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Leningrada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Leningrada is having none of it.
Leningrada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith is rocked!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Leningrada finish him?
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Leningrada lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Leningrada moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Leningrada connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Leningrada shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Leningrada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Leningrada. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Blokada Leningrada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Smith.
A jab lands there for Leningrada.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leningrada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Leningrada thows a body shot but no joy.
Leningrada throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Leningrada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leningrada throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith misses with a right hand
letting Leningrada counter with a right hand.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leningrada manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Leningrada counters with a nice leg kick.
Leningrada misses with a wild body shot.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Leningrada misses the shot to the body.
Smith jabs Leningrada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leningrada is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Leningrada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leningrada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good work by Leningrada as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Leningrada counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith takes a swing at Leningrada's ribcage but misses.
Smith tries to clinch up but Leningrada circles away and keeps his distance.
Leningrada defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leningrada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blokada Leningrada clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leningrada misses with a kick to the body
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Leningrada will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leningrada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Leningrada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leningrada throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Leningrada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith moves forwards but Leningrada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith with a nice cross.
Smith tries to work over Leningrada's front leg with a kick but Leningrada checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada thows a body shot but no joy.
Leningrada takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leningrada tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leningrada to the ground. Leningrada escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leningrada moves out of range of the strikes.
Leningrada moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Leningrada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Leningrada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leningrada thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Leningrada pushes him off.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Leningrada counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leningrada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leningrada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leningrada scores with a body shot.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leningrada looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Leningrada lands with a cross.
Leningrada throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Leningrada scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Leningrada throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Leningrada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith throws a hook but Leningrada blocks it.
Leningrada swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Leningrada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith slips under a jab.
Leningrada throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith tries for a takedown but Leningrada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blokada Leningrada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Smith.
Leningrada lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith avoids the body shot from Leningrada.
Leningrada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith clobbers Leningrada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to bum rush Leningrada with a series of wild strikes but Leningrada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Leningrada takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith avoids the body shot from Leningrada.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leningrada misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Leningrada's guard now.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Leningrada.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blokada Leningrada had his way with Cory Smith in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Leningrada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Leningrada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leningrada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leningrada connects with a body shot.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
Leningrada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith cracks Leningrada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leningrada manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Leningrada thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
Smith is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Leningrada moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Leningrada just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leningrada.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Leningrada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith looks to land a combination but Leningrada avoids it well.
Leningrada misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Leningrada lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leningrada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leningrada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leningrada moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leningrada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
Leningrada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leningrada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leningrada jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith walks straight into a right hand from Leningrada - that's dropped him! Leningrada jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Smith from any more punishment! Smith complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Blokada Leningrada!
Blokada Leningrada retains his lightweight title!
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