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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Winston Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (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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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
21 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Winston Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilson, right into the meat.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith misses with the combination.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Wilson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith lands a nice hook to Wilson's body. Wilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith pushes Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Wilson misses
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wilson's knee momentarily.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Smith throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Wilson looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to clinch
and Wilson counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilson tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson scores with a knee to the head.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith stalling.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilson throws an elbow but misses.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Smith's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wilson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Wilson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Smith is stalling here.
Wilson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Wilson shrugs it off.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilson.
Mike Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Wilson's knee but Wilson avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Wilson tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wilson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilson 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 that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Wilson closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith lands the left hand.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Wilson counters with a nice body kick.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Wilson throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith is looking to control Wilson's arms but Wilson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking to slow down the pace here.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Wilson letting Smith take a breather here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tries for a takedown but Wilson manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Smith.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wilson backs up against the cage.
It looks like Wade Winston Wilson has been cut.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Wilson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mike Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilson.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilson throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilson thinking.
Wilson throws a leg kick
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Wilson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith taking a breather.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Wade Winston Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Wilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Wilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilson tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Wilson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Wilson throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Smith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Wade Winston Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilson looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
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 Wade Winston Wilson.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Smith!
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energy
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hype
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