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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickhard Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franjy Izgrate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izgrate has chosen Sail as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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219 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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216 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Rickhard Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franjy Izgrate!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Izgrate.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izgrate.
Izgrate tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Izgrate saw that one coming.
Izgrate just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Izgrate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Izgrate swinging wilding here.
Izgrate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith cracks Izgrate with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Franjy Izgrate has been cut.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a swing at Izgrate's ribcage but misses.
Izgrate goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Rickhard Smith has been cut.
Smith scores with a jab.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Izgrate misses with a double jab.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Izgrate counters with a straight right hand.
Smith looks to land a combination. Izgrate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Izgrate is looking to clinch.
Izgrate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rickhard Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izgrate misses with a wild combination.
Izgrate wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Izgrate stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith throws a leg kick but Izgrate moved away.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Izgrate's head backwards.
Izgrate tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Izgrate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Izgrate wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Izgrate counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith wants to sweep here but Izgrate controlling him for the moment.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Izgrate is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smith is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Izgrate rolls with it to try and escape but Smith cranks on the arm and Izgrate is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickhard Smith!
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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
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