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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rob Smalling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Till I collapse- Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rob Smalling has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
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170 cm
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140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Smalling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Smalling sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Smalling. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smalling scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smalling blocks a leg kick.
Smalling fails to land with a series of punches.
Smalling catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab by Smalling.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smalling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smalling counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smalling tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rob Smalling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalling smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smalling throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Smalling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Smalling takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smalling misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Smalling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smalling has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Smalling bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smalling lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Smalling throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Smalling throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smalling swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson takes a swing at Smalling's ribcage but misses.
Smalling throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Smalling lands a jab-cross combination.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smalling throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smalling scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smalling.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Smalling throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smalling misses with a straight right.
Smalling is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalling swinging wildly here.
Smalling blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Smalling throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Smalling stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Smalling moves out of range easily.
Smalling tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rob Smalling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smalling was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Smalling connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smalling throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smalling lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Smalling moves out of range easily.
Smalling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smalling falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smalling throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rob Smalling will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smalling misses with the combination.
Smalling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson is looking to slow Smalling down with leg kicks.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Smalling misses the target.
Smalling throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rob Smalling is winning the standup battle so far.
Smalling misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Smalling 's knee.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Smalling - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Smalling.
Johnson misses with a hook
enabling Smalling to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Smalling's head back.
Smalling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Smalling with a hook.
Smalling throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Smalling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Smalling.
Smalling connects with a body shot.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smalling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smalling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Rob Smalling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Smalling.
Smalling throws a combination that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Jab from Smalling.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smalling throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a head kick.
Smalling uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Smalling lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Smalling misses.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smalling punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Smalling misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smalling works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smalling misses with a series of wild punches.
Smalling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Nice shot lands for Smalling.
Smalling throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalling throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smalling swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smalling really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smalling is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smalling misses with the combination.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smalling.
Smalling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Smalling off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smalling checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Smalling will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Smalling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Smalling moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Smalling misses with a double jab.
Smalling lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Smalling.
Smalling works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Smalling lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smalling takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Smalling misses.
Smalling thows a body shot but no joy.
Smalling throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Smalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalling misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smalling misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smalling misses with a double jab.
Smalling has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Smalling lands with a cross.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smalling.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Smalling.
Smalling thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Smalling sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jack Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smalling cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smalling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smalling misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smalling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Smalling moves away and avoids it.
Smalling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smalling falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson misses with a hook. Smalling ducked under it nicely.
Smalling chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Smalling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smalling throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smalling looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Smalling misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Smalling moves away and avoids it.
Smalling fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rob Smalling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smalling jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalling throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Smalling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Smalling's legs.
Smalling checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Smalling looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Smalling moves out of range easily.
Smalling lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Smalling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Smalling scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smalling stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Smalling moves out of range.
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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smalling!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rob Smalling.
Well Smalling has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Smalling!
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