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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slopey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Hank Williams Jr - A Country Boy Can Survive. Garnett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls. This should be a great matchup!
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252 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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199 cm
35
233 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slopey Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Garnett!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith 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.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith throws a body punch but Garnett moves out of range.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Garnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garnett connects with a single shot there.
Smith throws a hook but Garnett blocks it.
Garnett misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Garnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a swing at Garnett's ribcage but misses.
Smith digs a good hook to Garnett's body.
A left lands for Garnett.
Smith misses with a combination
enabling Garnett to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garnett.
Garnett works the jab nicely.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Garnett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garnett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Garnett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Kelvin Garnett has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garnett misses with a head kick.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garnett looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garnett parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Garnett to escape.
Smith trying to control the position but Garnett is working away.
Smith has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Garnett!
Smith throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Smith misses with a head shot.
Smith wants to control the pace but Garnett is squirming around nicely.
Smith goes for an armbar but Garnett turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Garnett.
Smith looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Garnett has picked Smith up and slammed him! Smith can't keep hold of the triangle and Garnett manages to pass to side control!
Garnett is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Smith's shoulder. That is not cool.
Garnett working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith sneaks back into half guard.
Garnett is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith trying to control but Garnett postures up.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Garnett pushes past his half guard into mount!
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 Slopey Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Garnett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith misses with a hook. Garnett ducked under it nicely.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Garnett tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garnett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garnett is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Garnett which made him look bad.
Smith is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Garnett's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Garnett throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garnett fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Garnett slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Garnett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Garnett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Garnett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
A head kick misses from Garnett.
Garnett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garnett has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Garnett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Garnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garnett jabs at Smith's body.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garnett.
Garnett looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Garnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Kelvin Garnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garnett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garnett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith throws a body punch but Garnett moves out of range.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Smith tries to bum rush Garnett with a series of wild strikes but Garnett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garnett jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garnett as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slopey Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garnett connects with an inside leg kick.
Garnett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garnett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garnett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith cracks Garnett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garnett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Kelvin Garnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garnett.
Garnett tries a head kick but it misses.
Garnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith connects with a jab.
Garnett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Garnett's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is keen to just control but Garnett is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith thows a huge punch but Garnett dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Garnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Garnett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Garnett feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garnett's calf.
Garnett checks a low kick from Smith.
Garnett throws a good cross that connects.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Garnett moves his leg out of the way.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garnett loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Garnett counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Garnett - just one landing.
Garnett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith defending well as Garnett loads up on a big left hand.
Garnett tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Garnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garnett moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Garnett slips a jab from Smith.
Garnett throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
Garnett scores with a head kick.
Garnett works the jab nicely.
Garnett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Garnett.
Garnett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Garnett throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garnett.
Garnett ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Garnett throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garnett.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Garnett's defenses.
That kick from Smith tenderised Garnett's leg. Garnett is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick from Garnett misses.
Garnett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith avoids the body shot from Garnett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett scores with a kick to the body.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Garnett counters with a stiff right hand.
Garnett misses with a body shot.
Garnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Garnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Garnett takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Garnett as Smith shoots in.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garnett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kelvin Garnett.
I think Garnett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Garnett!
Kelvin Garnett managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Crippler's Corner, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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