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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patricia Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrick Hardfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patricia Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hendrick Hardfist!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardfist wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith keeping full guard, as Hardfist tries to pass.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hardfist has passed into side control.
Hardfist working away.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hardfist wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hardfist controls the position.
Smith wants to control but Hardfist postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardfist in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smith wants to control but Hardfist postures up.
Smith is not content to let Hardfist control the position.
Smith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Smith is looking to control Hardfist's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Hardfist looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Hardfist wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Hardfist stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hardfist shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardfist stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Smith to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardfist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardfist dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Hardfist's head and hops out.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith tries to pull guard but Hardfist holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Hardfist lands a damaging elbow.
Hardfist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith tries to break free but Hardfist pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardfist is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Smith fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patricia Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Hardfist is controlling the position.
Hardfist jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Hardfist gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Hardfist sprawls well.
Hardfist shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardfist doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardfist manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hardfist advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrick Hardfist dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hardfist darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Hardfist is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hardfist down to the mat. Hardfist avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hardfist lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Patricia Smith has been cut.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardfist counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardfist wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardfist chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardfist gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.
Hardfist goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardfist just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patricia Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardfist fails to pull guard.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith is trying to break free.
Hardfist lands with a light punch inside.
Hardfist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith gets caught napping as Hardfist dives in and scores a takedown. Smith manages to retain guard.
Hendrick Hardfist has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hardfist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Hardfist wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hardfist is aware though and is defending well.
Smith trying to control the position.
Hardfist gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardfist shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hardfist's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hardfist closes the distance and clinches.
Smith wants a takedown.
Hardfist pulls guard.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardfist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardfist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardfist wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Smith is now in half guard.
Smith wants to free his trapped foot but Hardfist is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hardfist wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardfist gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardfist bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrick Hardfist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patricia Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hardfist tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hardfist.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Smith tries to clinch there but Hardfist circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hardfist.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardfist sprawls well. Hardfist wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardfist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardfist plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardfist gets a double leg takedown into Smith's guard.
Hardfist postures up.
Hardfist trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardfist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Hardfist decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardfist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardfist leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patricia Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Hardfist counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardfist controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hardfist gets to his feet. Smith looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck for Hardfist with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hardfist is defended easily by Smith.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hardfist avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardfist scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hardfist passes to side control.
Smith regains half guard.
Hardfist is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Hardfist is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into full guard.
Hardfist is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hardfist stacks Smith on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hardfist!
Hardfist trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hendrick Hardfist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardfist winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendrick Hardfist!
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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
61% |
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