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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maester Ochu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ochu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Clutch - The Incomparable Mr. Flannery. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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185 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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172 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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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 middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Smith! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maester Ochu! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ochu throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith. Smith fails in his attempt to clinch. Ochu connects with a jab. Smith wants to clinch. Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ochu.
Smith wants to clinch but Ochu slips to the side and Ochu counters with a stiff right hand. Smith wants to clinch. Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ochu. Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ochu lands with a nice body punch. Ochu throws a low kick but Smith avoids it. Smith tries to clinch but Ochu is having none of it. This has been an exciting period of action! Smith tries to clinch up. Smith tries to clinch up enabling Ochu to counter with a crisp jab.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Ochu misses with a straight right. Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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Smith is rocked! Matt Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Smith ducks under a wild hook from Ochu. Smith seems to have got his legs back now. Smith wants to clinch but Ochu slips to the side and Ochu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Ochu misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely. Ochu takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses. Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ochu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Ochu throws a big shot that misses. Smith is looking to clinch. Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Smith darts in trying to clinch and Ochu counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Smith! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Ochu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maester Ochu! Maester Ochu took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
76% |
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