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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Smyth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandela comes to the cage accompanied by Free Nelson Mandela. Smyth has chosen RZA - Fatal as his entrance music. Vincent Smyth has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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156 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nelson Mandela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Smyth!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smyth moves away.
Smyth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandela.
Mandela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smyth.
Mandela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smyth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Nelson Mandela has been cut.
Smyth moves into the clinch.
Smyth wants to break free but Mandela has control.
Nice body punch from Mandela.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mandela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smyth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smyth wants to break free but Mandela has control.
Smyth wants to break free but Mandela has control.
Smyth is trying to break free.
Smyth digs a right hand into Mandela's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mandela's gas tank.
Mandela throws a punch but it's blocked by Smyth.
Smyth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mandela is keeping busy.
Smyth tries to throw a body punch but Mandela avoids it by throwing Smyth back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela working aggressively here.
Smyth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mandela looks to throw the jab but Smyth is out of range.
Mandela scores with a punch to the head.
Smyth fails to land the takedown.
Smyth 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.
Smyth just misses with a punch to the body.
Mandela connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smyth's hands.
Mandela misses with a hook to the body
and Smyth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smyth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mandela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smyth instigates a clinch.
Smyth breaks the clinch.
Mandela lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandela misses with a wild body shot.
Smyth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mandela.
Mandela lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smyth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandela.
Mandela comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smyth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mandela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smyth swings for the body but Mandela moves out of range.
Smyth clinches up with Mandela and pushes him back against the cage.
Mandela lands a shot to the body.
Mandela tries a body shot but Smyth blocks it.
Mandela taking a breather.
Smyth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smyth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mandela lands a body shot.
Mandela can't find room to land a body shot as Smyth controls the action.
Mandela lands with a left to the head.
Smyth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mandela fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Mandela misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandela misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mandela. Smyth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mandela has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mandela tries a knee to the head but Smyth blocks it.
Smyth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mandela has him pressed against the cage.
Smyth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mandela gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smyth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smyth is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nelson Mandela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Smyth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smyth is trying to push Mandela away but Mandela has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mandela lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smyth has had enough of the clinch but Mandela keeps him there for the moment.
Smyth is working for takedown but Mandela is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smyth trying to land knees to the body.
Smyth is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Mandela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Mandela's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mandela lands with a hook. Smyth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mandela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mandela throws a body kick that misses.
Mandela throws a low kick but Smyth moves out of range easily.
Smyth avoids the body shot from Mandela.
Smyth clinches up against the cage.
Smyth changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mandela fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mandela throws a sloppy head kick and Smyth moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mandela. Smyth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mandela swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mandela throws a body punch but Smyth moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth fails with a takedown attempt.
Mandela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smyth moves away.
Mandela connects with a jab.
Mandela throws a push kick but Smyth slaps the foot to one side.
Smyth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smyth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandela avoids it.
Mandela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smyth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mandela lands a body punch.
Mandela lands a body shot.
Mandela pushes Smyth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smyth is trying to break the clinch but Mandela has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smyth dives in and grabs Mandela's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mandela pushes down on Smyth's head and hops out.
Nelson Mandela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Smyth.
Smyth is breathing heavily.
Mandela scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mandela jabs at Smyth's body.
Mandela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smyth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mandela misses with a wild body shot.
Mandela connects with a solid leg kick.
Smyth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mandela throws a series of punches but Smyth avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Mandela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smyth.
Smyth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mandela, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mandela.
Mandela lands with a short shot to the head.
Smyth breaks the clinch.
Smyth closes the distance and clinches.
Smyth is trying to break the clinch but Mandela is controlling him.
Mandela prevents Smyth from breaking the clinch.
Smyth is trying to break the clinch but Mandela is controlling him.
Smyth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson Mandela is winning the standup battle so far.
Smyth takes the fight into the clinch.
Smyth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smyth tries to break free but Mandela pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandela tries a body shot but Smyth blocks it.
Mandela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smyth is trying to drag Mandela to the mat but Mandela just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smyth working hard to break the clinch.
Smyth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mandela works on Smyth's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smyth staying out of range there.
Mandela is looking to wear down Smyth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mandela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mandela jabs at Smyth's body.
Vincent Smyth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mandela misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Mandela dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Mandela's cut.
That's time! Mandela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Mandela looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mandela throws a series of punches but Smyth avoids them all with ease.
Mandela throws a looping overhand right but Smyth ducks down to avoid it.
Mandela misses with a hook.
Smyth clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Smyth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smyth blocks a body shot from Mandela.
Mandela breaks from the clinch.
Nelson Mandela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smyth blocks a head kick by Mandela.
Smyth has Mandela up against the cage in a clinch.
Mandela will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smyth up against the cage.
Mandela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smyth's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth tries to break free but Mandela pushes him back against the cage.
Smyth prevents a body shot from Mandela.
Smyth swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mandela tries a body shot but Smyth blocks it.
Nelson Mandela has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smyth can't find room to land a body shot as Mandela controls the action.
Mandela tries to work over Smyth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smyth.
Mandela prevents a body shot from Smyth.
Smyth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mandela breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Smyth as he checks the leg kick.
Mandela just misses with a punch to the body.
Mandela throws a shot from downtown. Smyth moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Mandela misses.
Mandela connects with a high kick.
Smyth is rocked!
Mandela lands with a nice body punch.
Smyth is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandela finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Mandela lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Smyth up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Mandela from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Smyth's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nelson Mandela!
A less than humble Nelson Mandela misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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