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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Smithwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Uther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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227 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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270 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Smithwick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franz Uther!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithwick wants to clinch.
Smithwick wants to clinch.
Smithwick wants to clinch.
Uther waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smithwick.
Uther keeps the fight on the outside.
Uther throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smithwick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smithwick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uther paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uther with a jab.
Uther misses with a body shot.
Uther throws a body punch but Smithwick moves out of range.
Smithwick looks to clinch
and Uther counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mick Smithwick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithwick tries to clinch but Uther is having none of it.
Smithwick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smithwick tries to clinch there but Uther circles away.
Uther throws a big shot that misses.
Uther lands a slapping body shot.
Smithwick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uther swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uther keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uther thuds a left hand into Smithwick's body.
A big left from Uther misses.
Smithwick tries to clinch up but Uther circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Uther.
A punch lands to the side of Smithwick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smithwick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smithwick is looking to clinch.
Smithwick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Uther counters with a left and a right that stings Smithwick.
Uther scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Smithwick closes the distance but Uther moves to the side
and Uther counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uther tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smithwick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smithwick moves in looking to clinch but Uther pushes him off.
Smithwick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smithwick wants to clinch but Uther slips to the side
and Uther counters with a left and a right that stings Smithwick.
Smithwick wants to clinch up but Uther keeps it at a distance.
Smithwick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uther loads up on a big right hand but Smithwick slips the punch.
Smithwick wants to clinch
and Uther makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uther scores with a shot to the body.
Smithwick tries to clinch up but Uther circles away and keeps his distance.
Smithwick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smithwick wants to clinch up but Uther keeps it at a distance.
Uther lands with a hook. Smithwick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smithwick tries to clinch there but Uther circles away.
Uther lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smithwick backs up against the cage.
Uther just misses with a punch to the body.
Smithwick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uther.
Uther avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smithwick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uther swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smithwick avoids the body shot from Uther.
Smithwick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uther manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smithwick tries to clinch up but Uther circles away and keeps his distance.
Smithwick moves to clinch but Uther breaks away
and Uther counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uther looks to score with a jab to the body but Smithwick is just out of range.
Smithwick moves in looking to clinch but Uther pushes him off.
Smithwick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uther getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithwick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uther manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smithwick moves in looking to clinch but Uther pushes him off.
Smithwick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uther finds it's way round the side to connect with Smithwick's head.
Smithwick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uther swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uther fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smithwick manages to avoid it.
Uther throws a series of punches but Smithwick avoids them all with ease.
Uther throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uther throws a jab when Smithwick was well out of range.
Smithwick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uther paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uther is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Smithwick tries to clinch up.
Smithwick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uther cracks Smithwick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smithwick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Uther throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uther misses the shot to the body.
Uther swings for the body but Smithwick moves out of range.
Uther is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smithwick had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smithwick tries to clinch up but Uther circles away and keeps his distance.
Smithwick tries to clinch but Uther moves out of range.
Uther misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithwick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uther avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smithwick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smithwick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Uther scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smithwick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smithwick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uther lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smithwick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uther backwards.
Smithwick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smithwick struggles to land a body shot inside as Uther controls his hands.
Smithwick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smithwick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Uther looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Smithwick.
A right hook to the body lands for Smithwick.
Uther has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body punch from Smithwick - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithwick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smithwick scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Smithwick.
Smithwick digs a right hand underneath Uther's ribcage. Uther let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smithwick lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Smithwick dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smithwick tries to clinch but Uther is having none of it.
Smithwick moves away from the strike by Uther.
Uther jabs Smithwick right on the nose. Smithwick blinks but takes it well.
Uther throws a shot from downtown. Smithwick moves away and avoids it.
Smithwick tries to clinch but Uther is having none of it.
Smithwick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Uther.
Smithwick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uther manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uther fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uther swats away the attempt to clinch by Smithwick.
Uther with a nice cross.
Smithwick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smithwick fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smithwick moves in looking to clinch but Uther pushes him off.
Smithwick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uther swats away the attempt to clinch by Smithwick.
Smithwick darts in trying to clinch
and Uther counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Uther, as that shot connected.
Smithwick doesn't manage to clinch there - Uther circles away.
Smithwick doesn't manage to clinch there - Uther circles away.
Franz Uther seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uther misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smithwick tries to work over Uther's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uther misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Smithwick scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Franz Uther has been cut.
Uther lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uther tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smithwick's elbow.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smithwick here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smithwick tries to work over Uther's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uther lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smithwick backwards.
Uther tries to throw a body punch but Smithwick avoids it by throwing Uther back against the cage.
Smithwick tries to throw a body punch but Uther avoids it by throwing Smithwick back against the cage.
Mick Smithwick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smithwick tries to throw a body punch but Uther avoids it by throwing Smithwick back against the cage.
Smithwick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smithwick misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smithwick.
Uther is leaning against Smithwick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithwick lands with a left to the head.
Smithwick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uther is breathing heavily.
Smithwick scores with a shoulder strike.
Smithwick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smithwick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Uther.
Uther struggles to land a body shot inside as Smithwick controls his hands.
Smithwick lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Smithwick.
Smithwick lands a body punch.
Smithwick pushes Uther back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smithwick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smithwick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uther backwards.
Smithwick lands a hook that snaps the head of Uther backwards.
Smithwick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Uther.
Uther blocks a body shot from Smithwick.
Uther can't break the clinch.
Smithwick lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smithwick.
Good body shot from Smithwick.
Smithwick lands a nice uppercut.
Smithwick scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smithwick.
Uther is rocked!
Smithwick lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Uther to his knees! Smithwick keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Smithwick!
Mick Smithwick 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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