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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hippie Smasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Lichti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smasher comes into the arena with Who's Your Daddy - Lordi blaring out of the sound system. Andrew Lichti is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hippie Smasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Lichti!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lichti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smasher gets a clinch.
Smasher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lichti is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smasher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lichtis head.
Smasher lands with a left to the head.
Smasher tries to score a body lock takedown but Lichti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smasher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lichti wants to break free but Smasher has control.
Smasher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Lichti.
Smasher is rocked!
Lichti tries to clinch up but Smasher circles away and keeps his distance.
Smasher rushes Lichti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lichti blocks an uppercut.
Lichti can't break the clinch.
Smasher keeps control of Lichti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lichti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lichti prevents the takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Smasher as the two fighters clinch.
Smasher tightens his grip and picks Lichti up, before dumping him to the ground. Lichti manages to land in guard.
Smasher landing with the ground and pound.
Lichti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smasher is one step ahead there.
Lichti is looking to stand up but Smasher isn't so interested in that idea.
Smasher landing with the ground and pound.
Smasher throwing strikes from guard but Lichti blocks nicely.
Smasher stops Lichti from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smasher pushes down on Lichti's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smasher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smasher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smasher seems to be working for a kimura but Lichti defends the submission attempt.
Lichti is trying to stand up here but Smasher is controlling him well.
Lichti pushes Smasher off and gets back to his feet.
Lichti looks to land a combination but Smasher avoids it well.
Lichti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smasher has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lichti 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 Hippie Smasher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lichti breaks from the clinch.
Lichti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smasher in his tracks.
Smasher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lichti taking some punishment here, with Smasher in his half guard.
Smasher is breathing heavily.
Lichti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smasher is looking for a kimura but Lichti is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smasher to get the leverage.
Lichti looking for submissions off his back.
Smasher drops an elbow to the side of Lichti's head.
Lichti is staying active underneath Smasher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lichti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lichti wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smasher clinches up with Lichti and pushes him back against the cage.
Lichti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smasher fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lichti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smasher breaks from the clinch.
Lichti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smasher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Smasher.
Lichti lands a two punch combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Smasher.
Smasher lands a nice uppercut.
Smasher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smasher looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Lichti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smasher.
Smasher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smasher is in close to Lichti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smasher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smasher scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lichti keeping moving, preventing Smasher from controlling successfully.
Smasher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smasher passes Lichti's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smasher is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Lichti has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smasher looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lichti pushes Smasher off looking to stand but Smasher dives back in and keeps control.
Smasher looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smasher lands a nice short elbow.
Smasher moves into full mount! Lichti won't be happy about that!
Smasher with good strikes from the mount here!
Lichti is rocked!
Smasher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lichti's face.
Lichti is still in real trouble! Can Smasher finish him?
It looks like Andrew Lichti has been cut.
Smasher is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lichti is surviving well by controlling Smasher's body position as best he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smasher jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lichti manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Smasher connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lichti some visible discomfort.
Smasher looks up at the clock and then as Lichti takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smasher smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smasher scores with punches from side control.
Smasher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lichti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lichti takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lichti tries to improve position but can't.
Lichti is trying to get back to his feet.
Smasher is looking to take a break and control but Lichti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lichti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lichti takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smasher in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smasher lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lichti down.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Smasher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lichti!
Smasher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smasher lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Smasher.
Smasher raining down shots from the mount!
Smasher throwing strikes here but Lichti is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Smasher won't let Lichti get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lichti seems to have recovered his senses.
Smasher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hippie Smasher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Lichti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smasher closes the distance and clinches.
Smasher lands a body punch.
Smasher lands a big right hand! Lichti is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hippie Smasher!
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