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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dazza Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is F*ck The Authority. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Slice's choice of entrance music: Last Resort-Papa Roach. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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164 cm
26
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dazza Smith! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdullah Slice! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smith cracks Slice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dazza Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Smith misses with a wild body shot. Slice closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Slice working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Slice lands strikes from half guard. Slice trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom. Slice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Slice trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom. Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slice. Slice working the head and body with strikes. Slice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Slice connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slice. Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Slice lands with a punch from half guard. Slice is controlling the pace.
Smith trying to hold on to Slice's head to control him but Slice postures up.
Slice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though. Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slice on the ground. Slice slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead. Slice wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Slice not landing any meaningful shots this time. Slice scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Slice thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Slice working his ground and pound in the gym. Slice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Slice missing with the ground and pound from half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Slice is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Slice not landing any meaningful shots this time. Slice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though. Slice slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead. Smith is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Slice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though. Slice not landing any meaningful shots this time. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Slice lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Ground and pound from Slice. Slice lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Slice connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple. Smith is staying active underneath Slice, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Slice looks to land a strike but Smith avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Slice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Slice postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Slice scoring with punches to the head and body. Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy. Slice is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control. Slice landing with the ground and pound. Slice lands a couple of decent looking shots. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slice's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Slice postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it. Slice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Slice dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith throws a push kick but Slice slaps the foot to one side. Slice uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith is rocked! Slice lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Smith is looking to close the distance but Slice sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Smith crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Smith is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Abdullah Slice! Abdullah Slice spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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