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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes to the cage accompanied by New Order Blue Monday. Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Redman - Da goodness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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175 lbs
28 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Rodrigues was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Rodrigues misses its intended target.
Rodrigues wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodrigues lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigues misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodrigues in his tracks.
Smith cracks the inside of Rodrigues's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Leandro Rodrigues has been cut.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodrigues moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodrigues has time to react.
Jab, jab by Rodrigues - just one landing.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Rodrigues gets caught napping as Smith dives in and scores a takedown. Rodrigues manages to retain guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodrigues has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Rodrigues working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodrigues works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodrigues not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigues trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodrigues is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodrigues works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodrigues tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Rodrigues is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Leandro Rodrigues just wasn't active enough.
Rodrigues throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Rodrigues lands a head shot.
Rodrigues throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Rodrigues throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues clinches up against the cage.
Rodrigues dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodrigues.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rodrigues - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Rodrigues trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodrigues.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues checks a leg kick.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Rodrigues blocks the body kick.
Smith throws a hook but Rodrigues avoids it easily.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith lands a jab to Rodrigues's midsection.
Rodrigues keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Rodrigues misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rodrigues cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith tests Rodrigues's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Rodrigues's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
Frank Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigues keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodrigues throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodrigues lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rodrigues throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigues.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodrigues was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodrigues is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rodrigues lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith feints a jab promting Rodrigues to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rodrigues slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Frank Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodrigues throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigues misses the target.
Rodrigues takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Rodrigues takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodrigues cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodrigues. That did some damage!
Rodrigues moves away from the strike by Smith.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leandro Rodrigues's cut is getting worse.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
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!
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Rodrigues's guard.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Rodrigues is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rodrigues manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Rodrigues's guard.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodrigues keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith is in close to Rodrigues's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rodrigues keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodrigues is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smith avoids the body shot from Rodrigues.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigues.
Smith thumps Rodrigues with a low kick.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Rodrigues's defenses.
Smith throws a front kick that sends Rodrigues stumbling back into the cage.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith thumps Rodrigues with a low kick.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Rodrigues misses the jab.
Rodrigues blocks the body kick.
Rodrigues takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodrigues was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Rodrigues down.
Smith gets a double leg takedown into Rodrigues's guard.
Rodrigues working a defensive guard but Smith passes into half guard.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith is keen to just control but Rodrigues is a slippery customer.
Frank Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith is pressing down on Rodrigues's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodrigues is holding on for now.
Rodrigues tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Rodrigues is trying to escape back to his feet but Smith uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leandro Rodrigues's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Rodrigues misses.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith punishes Rodrigues's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Rodrigues lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Rodrigues fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Rodrigues's ribs.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodrigues throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodrigues misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigues. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodrigues takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodrigues has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Rodrigues moved out of range nicely.
Rodrigues is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodrigues manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith throws a body punch but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Smith cracks Rodrigues with a good jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Rodrigues misses with a looping left.
Leandro Rodrigues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodrigues takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodrigues is looking to clinch.
Smith slips under a jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leandro Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leandro Rodrigues's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rodrigues throws a lazy uppercut
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodrigues takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rodrigues uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Rodrigues is rocked!
Smith tests Rodrigues's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Rodrigues is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodrigues has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodrigues's head.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Smith takes a swing at Rodrigues's ribcage but misses.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Rodrigues seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodrigues but Rodrigues pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith staying out of range there.
Rodrigues wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Rodrigues cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith scores with a one two! Rodrigues had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodrigues with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Frank Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodrigues looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodrigues has time to react.
Rodrigues on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodrigues misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodrigues in his tracks.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Rodrigues's head back.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodrigues.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodrigues throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodrigues throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Smith!
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