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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Cadmea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Cadmea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Cadmea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadmea tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cadmea avoids it.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cadmea tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Cadmea is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Cadmea is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Cadmea tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cadmea can't break the clinch.
Smith has Cadmea pressed against the cage, preventing Cadmea from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cadmea manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cadmea's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadmea wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Cadmea's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cadmea wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smith is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cadmea is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cadmea blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Cadmea is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Victor Cadmea has been cut.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cadmea avoids it.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
I was talking to Cadmea's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cadmea is looking for a takedown.
Cadmea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Cadmea.
Smith rushes Cadmea and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cadmea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith has Cadmea pressed against the cage, preventing Cadmea from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith has Cadmea pressed against the cage.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cadmea's face.
Cadmea takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Cadmea avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cadmea avoids it.
Cadmea dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith keeps control of Cadmea as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cadmea blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cadmea.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Cadmea breaks the clinch.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cadmea wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Cadmea is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Cadmea's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Smith pushes Cadmea up against the cage in a clinch.
Cadmea is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cadmea blocks it with crossed arms.
Cadmea fails to pull guard.
Cadmea takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cadmea is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Chuck Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadmea avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Cadmea tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Cadmea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cadmea is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Cadmea blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Cadmea jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cadmea tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Cadmea drops back down to his feet.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cadmea blocks it with crossed arms.
Cadmea is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cadmea avoids it.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cadmea looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cadmea avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Cadmea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cadmea tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith lands an elbow just above Cadmea 's eye.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cadmea lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cadmea is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cadmea avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cadmea is defending well for now.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Cadmea managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cadmea's brow.
Cadmea decides to pull guard.
Cadmea has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadmea working a defensive guard here.
Cadmea knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith wants to stand but Cadmea has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Cadmea's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cadmea is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith has Cadmea pressed against the cage, preventing Cadmea from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Cadmea's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cadmea goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith clinches up with Cadmea and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cadmea manages to break the clinch.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cadmea's defenses.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lands an elbow just above Cadmea 's eye.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cadmea blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Cadmea in his tracks for a moment.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadmea blocks an elbow strike.
Cadmea avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cadmea is rocked!
A knee to the head by Smith.
Oh Cadmea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the cage, Smith lands a big elbow that drops Cadmea! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Cadmea is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Smith!
After the fight, Chuck Smith was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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