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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thunderstruck - AC/DC. Smith has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music. Paul Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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135 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manus Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grant doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith clobbers Grant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grant scores with a nice head shot.
Grant tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith sizes up Grant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grant scores with a shot to the body.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Smith lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Grant lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Grant throws a leg kick
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Smith throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Jab by Smith.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Grant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith scores with a jab.
Smith slips under a jab from Grant.
Grant throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith jabs Grant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grant!
Smith trying to control the action but Grant is working from the bottom.
Grant wants to control but Smith postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Grant can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Smith working away.
Grant is looking for a sweep.
Smith postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Smith tries to advance to mount but can't.
Smith lands an elbow.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Grant is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith working away.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Grant controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Grant defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smith tries to move to mount but Grant blocks the move with his legs.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Smith in side control, throwing shots but Grant defends.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Smith are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Grant can't do much from the bottom here.
Grant is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Grant as he connects with a hook.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grant on the side of the head.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manus Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
No joy there for Grant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Grant seems unphased.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grant tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grant checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grant!
Smith fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant gets back to full guard.
Smith won't allow Grant to get back to his feet.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Grant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grant uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith scores with a jab. Grant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Smith misses.
Grant misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith works Grant's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Grant.
Donk. Smith catches Grant right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Smith won't allow Grant to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith is pushing down on Grant's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grant is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grant wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Paul Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith winds up and cracks Grant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Grant is trying to escape the mount.
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grant is rocked!
It looks like Manus Grant has been cut.
Smith lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Grant! Smith sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Grant and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Smith!
An intense looking Paul Smith took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'The Jihad has arrived. The Order 777 is ready to fight. The future will judge us as the resistance when liberals were begging the enemy to takeover. No surrender, ever!'.
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hype
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pop
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