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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is call to prayer. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Obasi's choice of entrance music: Overkill. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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135 lbs
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148 lbs
35 - 23 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Solomon Obasi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obasi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Obasi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Obasi pushes his legs off easily.
Obasi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith wants to stand but Obasi is controlling the position.
Obasi trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obasi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Obasi preventing the sweep.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Solomon Obasi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Obasi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obasi delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Obasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Bromance Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith lands with a cross.
Obasi rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Obasi is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obasi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Obasi controls the action.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Obasi.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Obasi.
Smith tries a body shot but Obasi blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to stall.
Obasi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Obasi effectively controlling the action here.
Obasi taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obasi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Obasi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith tries to circle away but Obasi has him pinned against the cage.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Obasi.
Smith misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Obasi to work.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Obasi is controlling the position.
Obasi is stalling here.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Obasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obasi stalling against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obasi's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Solomon Obasi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Obasi under the eye.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Obasi.
Solomon Obasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Obasi.
Obasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith cracks Obasi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Obasi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Obasi should have avoided that one.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obasi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Obasi lands with a good body shot.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Obasi.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obasi.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Obasi checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Obasi.
Obasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obasi misses with a low kick.
Obasi takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Obasi throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Obasi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Obasi fails with a takedown attempt.
Obasi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Obasi tries to clinch up.
Obasi thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith throws a right hand that Obasi ducks under and follows up with a left that Obasi also avoids with ease.
Obasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Obasi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi misses the shot to the body.
Obasi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Obasi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Obasi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Obasi blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Obasi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Obasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obasi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obasi staying out of range there.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Obasi takes one to the side of the head.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Obasi moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Smith misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Obasi's head.
Obasi needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Obasi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paul Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Solomon Obasi.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obasi.
Obasi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Obasi tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Obasi throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Paul Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obasi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Obasi ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Obasi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Obasi is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith tests Obasi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Obasi's shoulder, as Obasi tries to avoid the shot.
Obasi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith tests Obasi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obasi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Obasi scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith connects with a leg kick. Obasi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Obasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Obasi.
Obasi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Obasi lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paul Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Obasi throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Obasi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Good leg kick by Obasi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Obasi throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Obasi only half commits.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Obasi misses with a head kick.
Obasi misses with a leg kick.
Obasi shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Obasi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a jab.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Obasi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith swings for the body but Obasi moves out of range.
Obasi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith lands with a straight right. Obasi didn't see that one coming.
Obasi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Obasi misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Obasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Obasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Obasi is out of range.
Obasi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Obasi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith lands a jab to Obasi's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the head kick by Obasi.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Obasi should have avoided that one.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obasi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Obasi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Obasi moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Obasi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obasi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith pushes Obasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obasi.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Obasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Obasi is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Obasi into the cage.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obasi backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obasi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obasi's elbow.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Obasi blocking some punches.
Obasi wants the takedown. Smith is fighting it off but Obasi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Smith's guard against the cage.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Obasi is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obasi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Smith.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Smith!
Paul Smith took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '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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energy
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hype
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pop
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