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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Bonnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnar rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Bonnar avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Bonnar blocking some punches.
Bonnar working hard to break the clinch.
Bonnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonnar can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Bonnar.
Bonnar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bonnar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith digs a right hand into Bonnar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonnar's gas tank.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonnar is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Bonnar is stalling here.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Bonnar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonnar gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Bonnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Bonnar slows down the pace here.
Smith jumps guard but Bonnar stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bonnar can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonnar slows down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Bonnar taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bonnar working aggressively here.
Smith blocks a body shot from Bonnar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonnar.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonnar's elbow.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Bonnar.
Smith pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bonnar!
Bonnar is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Bonnar's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bonnar is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bonnar wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith wants to control the pace but Bonnar is squirming around nicely.
Smith prevents Bonnar from getting the reversal.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Smith throwing strikes here but Bonnar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Bonnar is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim 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.
Bonnar closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with some punches.
Bonnar takes a shot to the head.
Smith jumps guard but Bonnar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonnar.
Smith jumps guard but Bonnar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bonnar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Forrest Bonnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Smith.
Bonnar is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Bonnar.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonnar breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch there but Bonnar circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Bonnar is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bonnar tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bonnar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Bonnar stalling the fight.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar jumps guard but Smith stands there with Bonnar around his waist. Bonnar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bonnar prevents a body shot from Smith.
Bonnar misses with a punch to the body.
Bonnar 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.
A short uppercut from Bonnar.
Bonnar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bonnar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bonnar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonnar.
Bonnar misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bonnar is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Forrest Bonnar.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Bonnar has managed to clinch.
Bonnar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith tries to pull guard but Bonnar holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonnar controls his hands.
Bonnar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith tries to pull guard but Bonnar won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar missing with knees to the body.
Bonnar slows down the pace here.
Bonnar scores with a hook to the body.
Bonnar blocking some punches.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonnar backwards.
Bonnar blocks a body shot from Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonnar just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Bonnar scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonnar instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Bonnar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonnar circles away.
Bonnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonnar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bonnar misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonnar.
Bonnar lands a nice uppercut.
Bonnar scores with a hook to the body.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Bonnar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bonnar has Smith pressed against the cage.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Bonnar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smith blocks a body shot from Bonnar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Bonnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonnar closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Bonnar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonnar misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bonnar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith works on Bonnar's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
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 head punch that misses.
Come on Bonnar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith pushes Bonnar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Bonnar stalling the fight.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonnar has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bonnar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bonnar stalling in the clinch.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bonnar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Bonnar is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bonnar has his back to the cage.
Smith tries a body shot but Bonnar blocks it.
Smith successfully pulls guard.
Smith looking to control.
Bonnar stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Bonnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to keep Bonnar in close.
Bonnar trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Forrest Bonnar wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Bonnar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonnar circles away.
Kim Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonnar forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kim Smith.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kim Smith!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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