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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Abernethy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bobby Abernethy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Abernethy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Smells!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smells wants to clinch up but Abernethy keeps it at a distance.
Abernethy tries to clinch there but Smells circles away.
Abernethy scoring well with a low kick there.
Abernethy cracks the inside of Smells's front leg.
No joy there for Smells, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smells tries to bum rush Abernethy with a series of wild strikes but Abernethy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abernethy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abernethy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smells. Smells circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice takedown defense from Abernethy. No joy for Smells on that attempt.
Abernethy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abernethy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smells's hands.
Bobby Abernethy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smells swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abernethy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smells backs up against the cage.
Smells throws a leg kick but Abernethy moved away.
A punch combination from Abernethy misses.
Abernethy has closed the distance and engaged Smells in a clinch.
Abernethy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abernethy cracks Smells with a nice body shot.
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!
Smells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smells swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Abernethy.
Abernethy lands a shoulder strike.
Abernethy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smells looks gassed!
Smells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abernethy scores with a shoulder strike.
Abernethy gets through Smells's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Abernethy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Abernethy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abernethy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abernethy lands a shoulder strike.
Abernethy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abernethy lands a hook that snaps the head of Smells backwards.
Smells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abernethy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smells backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abernethy.
Smells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abernethy.
Abernethy scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Abernethy.
A short uppercut from Abernethy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abernethy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abernethy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smells is rocked!
Abernethy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smells is still on wobbly legs! Can Abernethy finish him?
Abernethy lands with a light punch inside.
Abernethy scores with a shot to the side of Smells's head.
A short right from Abernethy on the inside.
Abernethy lands a left hand.
Abernethy pushes Smells back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abernethy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abernethy pushes Smells back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abernethy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abernethy gets through Smells's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abernethy lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Abernethy.
Abernethy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abernethy cracks Smells with a nice body shot.
Abernethy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Abernethy scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Abernethy.
Abernethy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smells seems to have recovered his senses.
Abernethy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smells backwards.
A right hand to the body from Abernethy.
Smells wants a takedown.
Nice body punch from Abernethy.
Abernethy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smells wants to get back to striking at distance but Abernethy won't allow it.
Smells can't break the clinch.
Abernethy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abernethy is working Smells over against the cage.
Smells wants to get back to striking at distance but Abernethy won't allow it.
Abernethy lands a shot to the body.
Abernethy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abernethy.
Abernethy lands a nice uppercut.
Abernethy lands with a right to the head.
Abernethy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abernethy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Abernethy as the two fighters clinch.
Smells is looking to break free of the clinch but Abernethy has double underhooks.
Abernethy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smells wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smells wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Abernethy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smells blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Abernethy - that landed with a thud.
Smells is trying to break free.
Smells wants to get back to striking at distance but Abernethy won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Smells fails to land.
Nice body punch from Abernethy - that landed with a thud.
Abernethy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abernethy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abernethy keeps control of Smells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Abernethy.
Smells is trying to break the clinch but Abernethy has him pressed against the cage.
Smells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smells is trying to break free.
Abernethy keeps control of Smells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abernethy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smells is looking to break free of the clinch but Abernethy has double underhooks.
Smells can't break the clinch.
Smells has had enough of the clinch but Abernethy keeps him there for the moment.
Smells wants to get back to striking at distance but Abernethy won't allow it.
Smells looking for a takedown.
Bobby Abernethy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Smells.
Abernethy is working Smells over against the cage.
Abernethy prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hook to the body lands for Abernethy.
Smells is trying to break the clinch but Abernethy has him pressed against the cage.
Smells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abernethy has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abernethy lands a right hand.
Smells can't break the clinch.
Abernethy works on Smells's body with a couple of short punches.
Smells is trying to break free.
A short left from Abernethy.
Abernethy digs a right hand underneath Smells's ribcage. Smells let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abernethy keeps control of Smells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smells tries to break the clinch but Abernethy is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smells.
Smells wants to break free but Abernethy has control.
Smells wants a takedown but no success here.
Smells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abernethy has him pressed against the cage.
Abernethy lands a hook that snaps the head of Smells backwards.
Smells takes a shot to the head.
Smells tries to break the clinch but Abernethy is controlling the position.
Abernethy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smells can't break the clinch.
Abernethy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abernethy throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abernethy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smells can't break the clinch.
Smells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smells escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abernethy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abernethy tries to clinch but Smells is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Abernethy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smells tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Abernethy.
Smells misses with a wild combination.
Smells chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abernethy can pounce on him.
Smells lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abernethy backs up against the cage.
Abernethy drives through and clinches with Smells against the cage.
Abernethy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smellss head.
Abernethy scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Abernethy.
A shot in the inside from Abernethy.
Abernethy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abernethy keeps control of Smells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Abernethy.
Abernethy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abernethy keeps control of Smells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abernethy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abernethy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smells is trying to break free.
Abernethy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smells backwards.
Smells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abernethy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A body shot lands from Abernethy.
Abernethy digs a right hand into Smells's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smells's gas tank.
Abernethy lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Abernethy.
Good body shot from Abernethy.
Smells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abernethy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smells is looking to break free of the clinch but Abernethy has double underhooks.
Smells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abernethy.
Abernethy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abernethy misses with a body punch.
Smells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smells is trying to break the clinch but Abernethy has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abernethy.
Smells breaks from the clinch.
Smells tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smells with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abernethy to score with a decent uppercut.
Smells scores with a three punch combo!
Abernethy closes the distance and clinches.
Smells has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Abernethy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Abernethy is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Smells.
Smells tries to keep control of the position but Abernethy is staying busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smells working for the choke.
Abernethy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Abernethy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smells is landing with some decent strikes but Abernethy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smells blocks Abernethy's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Abernethy is desperately trying to improve his position but Smells has a good base and remains in mount.
Abernethy is working hard here to advance position.
Smells pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smells with a couple of short strikes.
Smells raining down shots from the mount!
Abernethy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Abernethy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smells cracks Abernethy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smells lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Abernethy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smells is landing with some decent strikes but Abernethy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Abernethy is looking to get to half guard.
Abernethy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Abernethy stops Smells from standing up.
Smells has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Abernethy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Smells walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smells moves into the clinch successfully.
Abernethy scores with a hook to the body.
Smells turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Abernethy gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smells lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Abernethy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smells stands up over Abernethy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Abernethy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smells manages to get himself to full guard.
Smells keeping full guard, as Abernethy tries to pass.
Smells lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Abernethy!
Abernethy is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Smells.
Abernethy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Smells will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Abernethy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Abernethy scores with the left hand. Smells knows he should have avoided that one.
Smells looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abernethy is fending him off so far but Smells persists. Nope, Abernethy circles away and we're back to standing.
Smells will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abernethy throws a shot to the body.
Abernethy lands a nice hook to Smells's body. Smells takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smells tries to keep at a distance but Abernethy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abernethy lands with a light punch inside.
Abernethy lands with a left to the head.
Abernethy lands a right hand.
Smells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abernethy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smells backwards.
Abernethy is pressed up against the cage. Smells has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abernethy down to the mat. Abernethy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bobby Abernethy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Smells.
Abernethy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smells's calf.
Abernethy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abernethy lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Abernethy finds it's target.
Abernethy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Abernethy.
Abernethy scores with a hook to the body.
Abernethy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abernethy.
Smells has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Abernethy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Abernethy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abernethy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abernethy looking to throw knees to the head but Smells is blocking nicely.
Abernethy digs a right hand into Smells's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smells's gas tank.
Smells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abernethy.
Abernethy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abernethy lands a hook that snaps the head of Smells backwards.
Smells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abernethy has him pressed against the cage.
Abernethy pushes Smells back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smells can't break the clinch.
Abernethy lands with a short shot to the head.
Abernethy scores with a shot to the side of Smells's head.
Smells is trying to break free.
Abernethy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Abernethy fails to land.
Abernethy cracks Smells with a nice body shot.
Abernethy pushes Smells back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abernethy.
Smells wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smells has had enough of the clinch but Abernethy keeps him there for the moment.
Smells is trying to break the clinch but Abernethy has him pressed against the cage.
Smells wants to break free but Abernethy has control.
Smells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abernethy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smells is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Abernethy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abernethy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smells wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abernethy lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abernethy.
Smells is trying to break the clinch but Abernethy has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Abernethy.
Abernethy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smellss head.
Smells wants to break free but Abernethy has control.
Abernethy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abernethy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bobby Abernethy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abernethy digs a right hand underneath Smells's ribcage. Smells let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smells is trying to break free.
Abernethy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smells backwards.
Smells blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abernethy throws a punch but it's blocked by Smells.
Smells has had enough of the clinch but Abernethy keeps him there for the moment.
Smells wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abernethy scores with a hook to the body.
Abernethy works on Smells's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Abernethy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abernethy working aggressively here.
Abernethy misses with a body punch.
Smells prevents a body shot from Abernethy.
Smells can't break the clinch.
Smells is trying to break the clinch but Abernethy has him pressed against the cage.
Abernethy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smells tries to break the clinch but Abernethy is controlling the position.
Abernethy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abernethy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smells is trying to break free.
Smells breaks the clinch.
Smells looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abernethy is fending him off so far but Smells persists. Nope, Abernethy circles away and we're back to standing.
Bobby Abernethy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smells shoots in but no luck this time.
Abernethy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smells paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Abernethy misses.
Abernethy digs a good body shot into Smells's ribs.
Smells is looking to clinch but Abernethy is avoiding it.
Abernethy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smells manages to avoid it.
Smells throws a series of punches but Abernethy moves out of range.
Abernethy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smells misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abernethy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abernethy avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abernethy.
Smells wants to get back to striking at distance but Abernethy won't allow it.
Smells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Abernethy.
Smells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abernethy prevents Smells from breaking the clinch.
Abernethy pushes Smells back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abernethy blocks an uppercut.
Abernethy keeps control of Smells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abernethy lands with a left to the head.
Abernethy scores with a hook to the body.
Smells is trying to break free.
Abernethy prevents Smells from breaking the clinch.
Smells is trying to break the clinch but Abernethy has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abernethy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smellss head.
Smells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abernethy has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abernethy.
Abernethy keeps control of Smells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Abernethy - that landed with a thud.
Smells wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Abernethy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abernethy 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Abernethy!
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