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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Zalinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalinski comes into the arena with We Don't Need Another Hero blaring out of the sound system. Ray Zalinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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185 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Zalinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Zalinski blocks with his arms.
Smith looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zalinski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zalinski gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Zalinski blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalinski is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ray Zalinski.
Smith drives through and clinches with Zalinski against the cage.
Zalinski leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zalinski's face.
Zalinski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smith keeps control of Zalinski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zalinski leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zalinski managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zalinski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Zalinski blocks it.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith moves into the clinch.
Zalinski leaning his opponent against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zalinski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zalinski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Zalinski for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ray Zalinski.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zalinski blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Zalinski won't want to take too many of those.
A bit of stalling here from Zalinski.
Zalinski is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zalinski up against the cage.
Zalinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Zalinski.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zalinski.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Zalinski blocks it.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Zalinski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zalinski wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zalinski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zalinski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ray Zalinski.
Smith rushes Zalinski and presses him up against the cage.
Matt Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zalinski up against the cage.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith letting Zalinski take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zalinski up against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zalinski avoids it.
Smith has Zalinski pushed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zalinski is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ray Zalinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zalinski's defenses.
Zalinski managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Zalinski blocks it.
Smith is trying to stall.
Zalinski leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Zalinski blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zalinski has Smith pressed against the cage.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zalinski is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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