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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schnee Wittchen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wittchen has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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175 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Schnee Wittchen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wittchen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wittchen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wittchen throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wittchen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Wittchen tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Wittchen throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith clinches.
Smith is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wittchen can't fight it off and eventually Smith manages to take the fight to the floor. Wittchen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wittchen wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Wittchen wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Wittchen blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Wittchen's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Wittchen keeps moving.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wittchen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith distracts Wittchen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Wittchen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Wittchen looking to control.
Wittchen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Wittchen blocks nicely.
Wittchen 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.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wittchen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is working Wittchen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Wittchen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith postures up in Wittchen's guard and throws a big left but Wittchen blocks it.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith distracts Wittchen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Wittchen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Wittchen!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith wriggles free and stands up.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Wittchen's guard.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Wittchen blocks nicely.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Wittchen is defending the position.
Wittchen is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Wittchen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith is trying to control. Wittchen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith thows a huge punch but Wittchen dodges it nicely.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Wittchen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wittchen wants to get back to full guard.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wittchen defending well though.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wittchen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wittchen's head.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith is keen to just control but Wittchen is a slippery customer.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wittchen's head.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Wittchen defending well.
Wittchen wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sean Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith thows a huge punch but Wittchen dodges it nicely.
Smith is trying to control. Wittchen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Wittchen's head.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wittchen can do to turn this around?
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wittchen taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Smith working over Wittchen with some ground and pound. Wittchen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wittchen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wittchen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wittchen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wittchen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith wants to take a breather but Wittchen is having none of it.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wittchen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Smith controlling the action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wittchen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wittchen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wittchen tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith tries for a takedown but Wittchen manages to get underhooks.
Wittchen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wittchen is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wittchen has his back to the cage.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wittchen is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
Smith wants to control from the top but Wittchen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wittchen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith wants to control from the top but Wittchen keeps moving.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith distracts Wittchen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wittchen keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen is trying to improve his position.
Smith cracks Wittchen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Wittchen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wittchen taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wittchen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Wittchen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wittchen is avoiding damage well.
Smith trying to control the action but Wittchen is working from the bottom.
Smith tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Smith working the head with strikes.
Schnee Wittchen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws an elbow but Wittchen slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith in side control, throwing shots but Wittchen defends.
Smith is chipping away with strikes.
Wittchen is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wittchen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wittchen is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Wittchen is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Smith can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Smith!
Sean Smith decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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