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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . D has chosen The Prodigy - Firestarter as his entrance music. The key to victory for Maverick Smokeleaf has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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290 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maverick Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Man D!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokeleaf ducks under a wild hook from D.
D cracks a nice hook into Smokeleaf's ribs.
Maverick Smokeleaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smokeleaf thumps D with a low kick.
D drops Smokeleaf with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Smokeleaf looks back up at him and smiles so D waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Maverick Smokeleaf has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smokeleaf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D.
D ducks under a wild hook from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smokeleaf keeps D at a distance using the push kick.
Smokeleaf lands a nice looking kick to the body. D takes a step back to recover.
Smokeleaf misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Smokeleaf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
D throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smokeleaf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf cracks the inside of D's front leg.
Smokeleaf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smokeleaf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smokeleaf misses with an uppercut.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and D counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smokeleaf thinking.
Smokeleaf is breathing heavily.
Smokeleaf misses with a low kick.
D tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
D wants to land a leg kick but Smokeleaf is out of range.
Smokeleaf throws a series of punches but D moves out of range.
Smokeleaf throws a body punch but D moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Smokeleaf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on D if he has to take too many more of those.
D lands a big uppercut and Smokeleaf crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Smokeleaf looks OK. D waves Smokeleaf back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smokeleaf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D.
Smokeleaf misses with a looping left.
D avoids the body shot from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
D misses the shot to the body.
Smokeleaf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from D.
D misses with a low kick.
Smokeleaf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smokeleaf has D up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smokeleaf up against the cage.
D throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
D managing to block the knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf blocks an elbow strike.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
D trying to control the position but instead, Smokeleaf has worked for underhooks and has pushed D into the cage.
Come on D - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
D is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
D dodges an elbow strike from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf working aggressively here.
D is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smokeleaf is defending well for now.
Smokeleaf is trying to break the clinch but D is controlling him.
D scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maverick Smokeleaf's cut is getting worse.
Smokeleaf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
D is looking to control Smokeleaf's arms but Smokeleaf gets an underhook and turns him. Now D has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from D fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Man D dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maverick Smokeleaf's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
D blocks a low kick nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from D in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Smokeleaf misses with a hook. D ducked under it nicely.
Smokeleaf moves away from the strike by D.
D misses with a straight right.
Smokeleaf misses with an uppercut. D saw that one coming.
D misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
D throws a push kick but Smokeleaf slaps the foot to one side.
Smokeleaf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smokeleaf's jab looks to have found its range, popping D under the eye.
D will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man D seems to be getting the better of the standup.
D throws the kick towards the body but Smokeleaf avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf thumps D with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smokeleaf throws a right and a left that D avoids nicely.
D keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
D tries a head kick but it misses.
Smokeleaf looks to land a body kick but D moved away.
D misses with a jab, cross combination.
D throws a jab but it's blocked by Smokeleaf.
D tests Smokeleaf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf lands a head kick!
Smokeleaf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smokeleaf fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but D is out of range.
D misses with a double jab.
D takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A cross from Smokeleaf lands.
D tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smokeleaf lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smokeleaf is looking to chop away at D's legs.
D throws a hook but Smokeleaf blocks it.
Smokeleaf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smokeleaf closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smokeleaf scores with a nice head shot.
Smokeleaf moves into the clinch.
Smokeleaf tries to throw a body punch but D avoids it by throwing Smokeleaf back against the cage.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
D tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smokeleaf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from D.
Smokeleaf lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. D is defending well for now.
D looking to stall.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
D throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smokeleaf just misses with a elbow thrown towards D's brow.
D's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smokeleaf blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
D blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
D looking to stall.
D controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maverick Smokeleaf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maverick Smokeleaf's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smokeleaf misses with a hook.
Smokeleaf swings for the body but D moves out of range.
D looks to land a combination but Smokeleaf avoids it well.
Smokeleaf thumps D with a low kick.
D takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from D misses.
Smokeleaf scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smokeleaf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smokeleaf throws a series of punches but D moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf looks to score with a jab to the body but D is just out of range.
D throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
D moves out of range of the strikes.
Smokeleaf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smokeleaf. D does a little dance to reset his feet.
D waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smokeleaf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D was well out of range. Poor timing from Smokeleaf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Smokeleaf
and D counters with a head kick that drops Smokeleaf to the mat! Smokeleaf scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Smokeleaf is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smokeleaf throws a body punch but D moves out of range.
Oh Smokeleaf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from D misses its intended target.
Smokeleaf seems to have got his legs back now.
D is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A big left from D misses.
Smokeleaf is looking to chop away at D's legs.
Smokeleaf wants to clinch up but D keeps it at a distance.
D clinches.
D on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smokeleaf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smokeleaf misses with a hook to the ribs.
D trying to land knees to the body.
Smokeleaf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite D's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by D.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smokeleaf.
Maverick Smokeleaf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smokeleaf as D tries to tie him up.
D avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
D tries to work over Smokeleaf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
D avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
D avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
D tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
Smokeleaf is looking to break free of the clinch but D has double underhooks.
D breaks the clinch.
Smokeleaf misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from D misses.
D tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smokeleaf motions for D to come forward. Smokeleaf throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
D bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smokeleaf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smokeleaf misses with a double jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by D.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
D lands an elbow that stopped Smokeleaf in his tracks for a moment.
Maverick Smokeleaf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smokeleaf misses with a body punch.
D looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Man D comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think D has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Man D!
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hype
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pop
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