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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trev Hartley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janusz Smuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Trev Hartley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Janusz Smuda!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smuda checks a leg kick.
Hartley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hartley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smuda has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hartley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body punch from Hartley.
Hartley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartley fails with a takedown attempt.
Hartley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hartley throws a nice looking combination but Smuda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Hartley. Beautiful body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hartley.
Smuda slips a jab and a cross from Hartley.
Hartley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Hartley's head coaches at EvolutioN MMA Acadamy & Gym ( 12 ELITE Coaches ) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smuda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hartley tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hartley!
Hartley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hartley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smuda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smuda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smuda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smuda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smuda throws a strike but Hartley avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smuda throws a big elbow that misses.
Hartley scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hartley is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smuda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smuda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hartley thuds his right hand into Smuda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hartley throws a body kick that misses.
Smuda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hartley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smuda scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Hartley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartley misses with a body shot.
Hartley thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hartley misses with a two punch combination.
Hartley throws an overhand right that lands on Smuda's shoulder, as Smuda tries to avoid the shot.
Hartley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hartley throws a series of punches but Smuda avoids them all with ease.
Hartley feints a jab promting Smuda to slip. Hartley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smuda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Janusz Smuda has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smuda slips a straight right by Hartley.
Smuda leaves Hartley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trev Hartley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janusz Smuda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hartley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartley misses with a wild combination.
Hartley lands a jab-cross combination.
Hartley misses with an uppercut. Smuda saw that one coming.
Trev Hartley is winning the standup battle so far.
Hartley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hartley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smuda moves away.
Hartley misses the shot to the body.
Hartley doesn't manage to clinch there - Smuda circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smuda eats them both and turns towards Hartley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hartley throws a body punch but Smuda moves out of range.
Hartley lands a nice shot to the body.
Hartley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hartley misses with a straight left.
Trev Hartley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartley looks to clinch
and Smuda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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. Smuda connects with a nice short shot to Hartley's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smuda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smuda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smuda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smuda trying to control the action but Hartley is working from the bottom.
Hartley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smuda.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartley wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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. Smuda connects with a nice short shot to Hartley's temple.
Smuda thows a huge punch but Hartley dodges it nicely.
Hartley trying to control from the bottom.
Smuda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smuda misses with a head shot. Hartley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Smuda wants to control from the top but Hartley keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smuda connects with a couple of short punches.
Smuda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smuda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smuda throws a big elbow that misses.
Smuda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smuda looking to pass the guard.
Smuda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smuda distracts Hartley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smuda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smuda with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smuda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hartley's head.
Smuda throws a big right hand that misses.
Smuda slips nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smuda slips a nice elbow through Hartley's hands, connecting with Hartley's forehead.
Nice strikes from Smuda there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smuda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hartley wants to control but Smuda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Smuda there.
Smuda is nestled in close to Hartley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smuda passes to side control.
Smuda lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janusz Smuda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Janusz Smuda'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smuda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Hartley misses.
Trev Hartley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smuda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartley.
Hartley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smuda.
Hartley throws a head kick but Smuda moves out of range.
Smuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartley.
A jab from Hartley misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hartley looks to land a left hand but Smuda moved out of range nicely.
Hartley throws a right and a left that Smuda avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartley misses with a takedown
and Smuda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hartley is not content to let Smuda control the position.
Smuda tries to pass to full mount but Hartley defends it.
Smuda winds up and cracks Hartley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smuda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hartley taking some punishment here, with Smuda in his half guard.
Hartley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smuda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smuda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smuda is nestled in close to Hartley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smuda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smuda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smuda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smuda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hartley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smuda working the head and body with strikes.
Hartley is rocked!
Smuda working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Hartley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smuda is just content to waste time from the top position. Hartley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Smuda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smuda gets to his feet and stands over Hartley, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hartley felt that one! Smuda unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hartley from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janusz Smuda!
Janusz Smuda decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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