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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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265 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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290 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thaddeus Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco misses with a two punch combination.
Greco fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greco was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Greco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
It looks like Thaddeus Greco has been cut.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Greco tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith is working Greco over against the cage.
Greco can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Greco is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thaddeus Greco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith pushes Greco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greco jumps guard but Smith stands there with Greco around his waist. Greco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Greco is breathing heavily.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thaddeus Greco's cut is getting worse.
Greco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Greco jumps guard but Smith stands there with Greco around his waist. Greco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Greco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greco slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Greco gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith is working Greco over against the cage.
Smith pushes Greco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Thaddeus Greco's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Greco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Greco fails to pull guard.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greco backwards.
Jeez, Thaddeus Greco's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Greco tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith digs a right hand into Greco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greco's gas tank.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Greco's ribcage. Greco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thaddeus Greco's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Donovan Smith!
A victorious Donovan Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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