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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Smithwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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225 cm
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275 lbs
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170 cm
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Street! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Smithwick! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smithwick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smithwick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Street. Street throws a hook to the side of Smithwick's head but Smithwick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Street will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Street tries to close the distance and clinch but Smithwick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Street throws a series of punches but Smithwick moves out of range. Smithwick moves into the clinch successfully.
Smithwick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Street keeps control of Smithwick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Street keeps control of Smithwick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Smithwick wants to get back to striking at distance but Street won't allow it.
Smithwick working hard to break the clinch. Street lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smithwick working hard to break the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Smithwick's face as he tries to break the clinch. Street keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smithwick's efforts to push away. Street trying to control the position but instead, Smithwick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Street into the cage. Smithwick is trying to push Street away but Street has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Street keeps control of Smithwick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Street is trying to force a seperation but Smithwick has the dominant position. Smithwick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Street's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Street swats away the attempt to clinch by Smithwick. Street showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smithwick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smithwick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Street dives in and grabs Smithwick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smithwick pushes down on Street's head and hops out. Street tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smithwick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Street swinging wildly here.
Smithwick clinches up against the cage. Smithwick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Street has him pressed against the cage. Smithwick tries to break free but Street pushes him back against the cage. Smithwick tries to circle away but Street has him pinned against the cage. Smithwick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Smithwick breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smithwick tries to clinch but Street moves out of range. Smithwick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Street paws at him with a jab and circles away. Street throws a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Street. Those never looked like landing. Street really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Smithwick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Street manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Street fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Smithwick tries to close the distance and clinch but Street swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Smithwick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Street, pushing him back against the cage. Smithwick is trying to break the clinch but Street has him pressed against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Smithwick. Smithwick tries to break free but Street pushes him back against the cage. Street tries to break free but Smithwick pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smithwick tries to break free but Street pushes him back against the cage. Smithwick is trying to break free. Street wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smithwick has him pressed against the cage. Street keeps control of Smithwick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Smithwick tries to break the clinch but Street is controlling the position. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Street escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smithwick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Smithwick is trying to break free. Smithwick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Smithwick is looking to break free of the clinch but Street has double underhooks. Smithwick lands a left hand.
Smithwick is trying to break the clinch but Street has him pressed against the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Smithwick has had enough of the clinch but Street keeps him there for the moment. Smithwick lands a hook to the side of the head. Smithwick is trying to force a seperation but Street has the dominant position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Smithwick dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Street moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Street swings away with a leg kick that misses. Ted Street is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Street fails to land with a series of punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smithwick 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. Street closes the distance looking to clinch and Smithwick counters by clinching up. Street prevents Smithwick from breaking the clinch. Smithwick has had enough of the clinch but Street keeps him there for the moment. Street trying to stall but Smithwick improves his position.
Street pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Smithwick looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Street keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smithwick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Smithwick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Street working aggressively here.
Street wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smithwick. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Smithwick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Smithwick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Smithwick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Smithwick is looking to break free of the clinch but Street has double underhooks. Smithwick can't break the clinch.
Smithwick manages to break the clinch.
Smithwick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Street swats away the attempt to clinch by Smithwick. Smithwick wants to clinch up but Street keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smithwick tries to clinch up. Street shoots in for a takedown but Smithwick shows good takedown defense. Street slips a jab and a cross from Smithwick.
Smithwick pushes Street up against the cage in a clinch. Smithwick scores with a shot to the side of Street's head.
It looks like Ted Street has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Smithwick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Smithwick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ted Street is winning the standup battle so far. Street circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smithwick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Street circles away quickly and effectively. Smithwick clinches up with Street and pushes him back against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Street's face as he tries to break the clinch. Smithwick is trying to push Street away but Street has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smithwick wants to break free but Street has control.
Street breaks from the clinch.
Smithwick wants to clinch. Sloppy strikes from Smithwick. Those never looked like landing. Smithwick leaves Street with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Street shoots in looking for a takedown. Smithwick tries to sprawl out of it but Street keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smithwick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Street. That's going to take a lot out of him. Street tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Street throws a low kick, looking for Smithwick's leg but Smithwick calmly moves out of range. Street throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Street throws a right and a left that Smithwick avoids nicely. Street looks to score with a jab to the body but Smithwick is just out of range. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Smithwick fails in his attempt to clinch. Oooooh!!! Smithwick has knocked Street down with a huge combo! Smithwick steps away and waves a wobbly Street back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Street is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Smithwick drives through and clinches with Street against the cage.
Oh Street is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Smithwick lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Street to his knees! Smithwick keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Smithwick! A very excited looking Mick Smithwick rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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