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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snabbo Smido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smido comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Breathe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Snabbo Smido was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snabbo Smido!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles throws a body punch but Smido moves out of range.
Styles throws a solid leg kick but Smido takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Styles.
Smido blocks a low kick nicely.
Smido throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Styles.
Styles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Styles ducks under a wild hook from Smido.
Smido throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Smido checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Styles.
Smido thows a left - swing and a miss!
Styles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Styles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smido cracks Styles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Styles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smido chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smido misses with a straight right.
Styles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smido circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smido closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Styles did well to prevent Smido getting side control.
Smido is trying to control. Styles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Styles looking for submissions off his back.
Smido lands strikes from half guard.
Styles is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Smido moves into full mount! Styles won't be happy about that!
Smido can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Styles is looking to escape.
Styles takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smido lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smido avoids the attempt from Styles to control.
Styles is wriggling around trying to escape.
Styles wants to hold on but Smido pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Styles tries to reverse the position but Smido maintains control.
Smido lands a big shot there that rocks Styles but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smido takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smido postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Styles looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles is trying desperately to improve position.
Smido can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Styles is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smido scoring with strikes but Styles is staying in there.
Smido looking to control but Styles is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smido controlling his opponent.
Smido with shots to the head and body - Styles looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Smido moves into full mount! Styles won't be happy about that!
Styles tries to lock up and control but Smido gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Styles is working to get back to half guard.
Styles slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles is looking to control Smido's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Styles avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snabbo Smido dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big left from Smido misses.
Smido uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Styles.
Smido throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Styles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Smido.
Styles fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Smido to the ground. Styles is now in Smido's guard.
Smido trying to keep a closed guard but Styles is proving a slippery customer.
Smido looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Styles wants to pass the guard but Smido is keeping the position.
Styles looking to sit in guard and control but Smido gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smido sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smido must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles has Smido pulled in close to control his posture.
Smido tries to free his leg and advance position but Styles is retaining full guard.
Styles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smido preventing the sweep.
Styles keeping moving, preventing Smido from controlling successfully.
Styles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smido postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smido throws a hook to the side of Styles's head but Styles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Smido coming out on top.
Good shot there by Smido.
Both fighters circling a little - Styles finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smido ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
Nice defenses there by Smido.
Smido with a jab.
A big right from Smido misses.
Smido might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Styles shoots in looking for a takedown. Smido tries to sprawl out of it but Styles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smido manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smido moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Smido misses.
Styles shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smido manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smido trying to keep a closed guard but Styles is proving a slippery customer.
Styles throwing strikes from guard but Smido blocks nicely.
Styles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smido swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Styles trying to control but Smido is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smido working a defensive guard here.
Styles trying to control the position from guard on top but Smido is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smido keeping full guard, as Styles tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smido ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smido bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smido throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Styles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smido missing with a left hand there. Styles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smido chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 Xavier Styles will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smido scores with a punch to the head.
Smido swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Styles tenderised Smido's leg. Smido is trying to keep his angry face on.
Styles misses with a low kick.
Xavier Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smido scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Styles tries a low kick but Smido avoids it.
Styles fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Styles is defended easily by Smido.
Smido connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Styles momentarily.
Smido tests Styles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smido moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smido looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Smido as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smido has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Styles.
Styles shoots for a takedown but Smido saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smido misses with a kick to the body.
Styles shoots for a double leg takedown but Smido sprawls well. He's pushed Styles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smido lands a lovely overhand right.
Styles gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smido to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Snabbo Smido has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smido postures up.
Smido slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smido trying to control the position from guard on top but Styles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Styles is trying to control the position but Smido postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smido controls the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Snabbo Smido hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Styles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smido fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Styles on the side of the head.
Smido thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smido misses with a hook.
Styles throws a shot from downtown. Smido moves away and avoids it.
Smido throws out a powerful jab.
Styles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Styles!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smido.
Smido pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Styles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smido lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smido keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Styles.
Snabbo Smido seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smido 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.
Styles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Styles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smido avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Styles dives in and grabs Smido's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smido pushes down on Styles's head and hops out.
Smido blocks a low kick nicely.
Smido lands a slapping body shot.
Smido scores with a nice head shot.
Smido lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smido throws a shot to the body.
Smido misses with an uppercut. Styles saw that one coming.
Styles takes a swing at Smido's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Smido there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Styles walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Styles. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smido throws a jab but it's blocked by Styles.
Styles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smido avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Smido misses the target.
Styles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Styles misses with a low kick.
Styles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smido looks to land a right hand but Styles moved out of range.
Smido misses with an uppercut. Styles saw that one coming.
Smido slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Styles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smido's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smido paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smido misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Styles blocks the low kick.
Styles throws a leg kick
and Smido counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snabbo Smido comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smido has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snabbo Smido!
Post fight, Snabbo Smido took to the microphone: 'thanks to my friend jesus thanks buddy'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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