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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Showhey Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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275 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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290 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Showhey Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baba circles away quickly and effectively.
Baba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice jab there from Smith.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Showhey Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba misses with a low kick.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Baba had a free shot at his head there.
Some wild striking there from Baba.
Smith with a nice cross.
Baba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith darts in and clinches Baba up against the ropes.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba is trying to break free.
Smith misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baba blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Baba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baba throws a big shot that misses.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baba throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baba tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baba misses with a body kick.
Baba throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Baba tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Baba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith pushes Baba back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith pushes Baba back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeps control of Baba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baba scrambles back to his feet.
Baba throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Baba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baba throws a big shot that misses.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baba is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baba has time to react.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Baba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baba scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Baba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith thuds a left hand into Baba's body.
Baba throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Baba gets tackled into the ropes by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Baba tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Showhey Baba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Baba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baba is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith presses Baba against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baba is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the ropes.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Baba wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Baba blocks with his arms.
Smith gets through Baba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith works on Baba's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Baba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops Baba with a big knee straight up the middle! Baba is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Showhey Baba has been cut.
Baba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baba is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baba takes one to the side of the head.
Baba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Baba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baba.
Smith is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baba had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smith thuds a left hand into Baba's body.
Smith has Baba up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Baba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the ropes.
Baba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Showhey Baba's cut.
That's time! Baba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Baba misses with a two punch combination.
Baba swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Smith.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith is working Baba over against the ropes.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Baba avoids it by throwing Smith back against the ropes.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Smith.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donovan Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Baba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Baba is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Baba tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Baba is trying to break free.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baba is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Baba controls his hands.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Baba is rocked!
Smith pushes Baba against the ropes. Smith is working some dirty boxing. Smith pushes off with a quick right hook! Baba goes down! Baba tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Smith moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donovan Smith!
A relieved looking Donovan Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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