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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbie Fleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleck comes to the cage accompanied by Trivium - Down From The Sky. Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ''Run This Town'' by Jay-Z feat. Kanye West and Rihanna. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
18 - 10 - 1 |
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220 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Herbie Fleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Smith!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Fleck.
Fleck lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fleck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith swings for the body but Fleck moves out of range.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fleck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice cross by Fleck.
Fleck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Nice shot by Fleck.
Fleck checks the leg kick.
Darren Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith feints and then cracks Fleck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fleck down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fleck tries to work over Smith's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
Fleck 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.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Fleck saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Fleck shows good takedown defense.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
It looks like Herbie Fleck has been cut.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fleck's sensitive parts.
Jab by Fleck.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fleck.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Fleck makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Herbie Fleck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith thows a leg kick but Fleck checks it
and Fleck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Fleck tries to work over Smith's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
Smith wants to clinch
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Fleck misses
and Smith counters with a solid body kick.
Fleck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Fleck saw it coming and moves away.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fleck.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Fleck is looking to score with low kicks.
Fleck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herbie Fleck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Smith.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Fleck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fleck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fleck has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents a body shot from Fleck.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fleck.
Fleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fleck misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fleck is stalling here.
Fleck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith prevents a body shot from Fleck.
Fleck tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith prevents a body shot from Fleck.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fleck is defending well for now.
Fleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Fleck avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Fleck holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith tries a body shot but Fleck blocks it.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fleck gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fleck wants to stall.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith tries to work over Fleck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbie Fleck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Herbie Fleck's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Fleck. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Herbie Fleck is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Fleck.
Fleck defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fleck's sensitive parts.
Fleck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fleck keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleck throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fleck.
Fleck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Fleck counters with a leg kick.
Fleck throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Fleck checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith tries a low kick but Fleck avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fleck.
Fleck throws a shot to the body.
Fleck lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fleck finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fleck is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Smith.
Fleck does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fleck connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Fleck with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith avoids the head kick by Fleck.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fleck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleck clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Fleck.
Fleck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fleck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee calls for Fleck to work.
Fleck scores with a hook to the body.
Fleck avoiding damage.
Fleck tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fleck misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fleck.
Fleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Fleck lands a shoulder strike.
Fleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fleck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fleck scores with a hook to the body.
Fleck lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Fleck.
Herbie Fleck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fleck misses with some punches.
Fleck struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Herbie Fleck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Smith.
Fleck throws a head punch that misses.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fleck backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fleck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fleck scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith blocks a body shot from Fleck.
Fleck misses with some punches.
Fleck presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Fleck on the inside.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Fleck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fleck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith prevents Fleck from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbie Fleck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Herbie Fleck's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fleck connects with a jab.
Fleck lands a brutal head kick. Smith looks out on his feet and Fleck throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Herbie Fleck!
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