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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shim Changmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is Kiss - Nowhere to run. A fine choice. Shim Changmin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
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189 cm
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gareth Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shim Changmin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Changmin avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Changmin to counter with a crisp jab.
Changmin swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith tries to bum rush Changmin with a series of wild strikes but Changmin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Changmin throws a one two combo.
Smith is looking to slow Changmin down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Changmin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Changmin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Changmin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith tries to clinch but Changmin moves away
and Changmin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Changmin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Gareth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Changmin tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Changmin trying to control here.
Smith wants to control but Changmin is keeping him busy.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Changmin is trying to escape back to his feet but Smith uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith decides to stand up, so the ref orders Changmin to his feet.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Changmin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Changmin circles away.
Smith throws a head kick but Changmin moves out of range.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Changmin moves out of range easily.
Changmin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Changmin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Changmin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to bum rush Changmin with a series of wild strikes but Changmin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Changmin slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Changmin leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Changmin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Changmin pushes him off.
Smith throws a right hand that Changmin ducks under and follows up with a left that Changmin also avoids with ease.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Changmin tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Changmin throws a one two combo.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Changmin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith tries to clinch there but Changmin circles away.
Changmin looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Changmin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Changmin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Changmin swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Gareth Smith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Changmin.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Changmin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Changmin sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Changmin counters with a nice uppercut.
Changmin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Changmin counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith tries to clinch but Changmin is having none of it.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Changmin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Changmin connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Changmin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shim Changmin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Changmin blocks the low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Changmin. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Changmin scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Changmin scores with a three punch combo!
Changmin stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Changmin. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Changmin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Changmin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Changmin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Changmin avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Changmin misses with the combination.
Changmin throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Shim Changmin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Changmin tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Changmin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Changmin.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Changmin throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Changmin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Changmin pushes him off.
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 Gareth Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Changmin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Changmin shrugs it off.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Changmin misses with a wild combination.
Changmin misses with a wild combination.
Changmin throws a wild hook but Smith just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Changmin gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Smith raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Smith!
After winning the bout, Gareth Smith thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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