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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ash Thomas Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith moves out of range as Thomas Jr throws a body kick.
Thomas Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
A jab from Thomas Jr misses.
Thomas Jr misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas Jr avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a right and a left that Thomas Jr avoids nicely.
Smith cracks Thomas Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas Jr misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith misses with the body kick
and Thomas Jr counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Thomas Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith looks for the body kick but Thomas Jr saw that one coming.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Thomas Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas Jr tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas Jr moves out of range easily.
Thomas Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thomas Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith tries to clinch up but Thomas Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas Jr throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Thomas Jr backing up. Thomas Jr nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas Jr throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a solid body kick.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas Jr moves out of range easily.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith throws the left hand but Thomas Jr avoids the punch easily.
Thomas Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas Jr throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith thows a leg kick but Thomas Jr checks it
and Thomas Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas Jr moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a body punch but Thomas Jr moves out of range.
Thomas Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Thomas Jr's leg but Thomas Jr calmly moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thomas Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith is looking to wear down Thomas Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Thomas Jr's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Bruce Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith thows a body kick. Thomas Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas Jr as he connects with a hook.
Smith stuns Thomas Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas Jr throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas Jr blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas Jr throws a lazy head kick
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas Jr throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Thomas Jr misses the jab.
Bruce Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Thomas Jr blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith blocks a head kick by Thomas Jr.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws a push kick but Thomas Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Thomas Jr works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Thomas Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith throws a leg kick but Thomas Jr moved away.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy body kick
and Thomas Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Thomas Jr's leg but Thomas Jr calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith slips a jab from Thomas Jr.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Thomas Jr misses its intended target.
Thomas Jr loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thomas Jr blocks the body kick.
Thomas Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thomas Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thomas Jr tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas Jr.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Bruce Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Thomas Jr backs away looking to recover.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas Jr.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas Jr backs up against the cage.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thomas Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas Jr avoids the head kick by Smith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thomas Jr walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Smith dominated that second round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thomas Jr blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas Jr throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith tries to bum rush Thomas Jr with a series of wild strikes but Thomas Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick from Smith lands but Thomas Jr takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas Jr on the side of the head.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas Jr.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Thomas Jr pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr misses with the body kick
and Smith counters with a solid body kick.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas Jr tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith tries to clinch there but Thomas Jr circles away.
Ash Thomas Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Jr takes one to the chin there.
Thomas Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a head kick but Thomas Jr moves out of range.
Thomas Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Thomas Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Thomas Jr is rocked!
Smith swinging wildly here.
Thomas Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Smith.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thomas Jr misses with a low kick.
Thomas Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas Jr avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Thomas Jr's head but Thomas Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith throws a series of punches but Thomas Jr avoids them all with ease.
Thomas Jr throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Thomas Jr only half commits.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr avoids the head kick by Smith.
Thomas Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Thomas Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Thomas Jr misses.
Thomas Jr misses with a low kick.
Thomas Jr throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith with a jab.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas Jr.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas Jr blocks a head kick by Smith.
Thomas Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thomas Jr looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith tries to bum rush Thomas Jr with a series of wild strikes but Thomas Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas Jr scores with a nice strike.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Thomas Jr does no damage.
Thomas Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas Jr checks it well.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the body from Thomas Jr misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thomas Jr misses with a low kick.
Thomas Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas Jr.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Thomas Jr sees coming a mile off.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas Jr misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas Jr is defending well for now.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Bruce Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith keeps control of Thomas Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Smith!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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