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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeAndre Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurko Tyrma is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DeAndre Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurko Tyrma!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tyrma works the jab nicely.
Tyrma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Tyrma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Tyrma.
Nice jab there from Tyrma.
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyrma keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tyrma's guard.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tyrma does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Tyrma's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrma is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith is pressing down on Tyrma's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tyrma is holding on for now.
Tyrma is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith thows a huge punch but Tyrma dodges it nicely.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyrma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tyrma to regain full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Tyrma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tyrma showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyrma defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four 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.
Tyrma is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tyrma avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyrma wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAndre Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyrma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyrma lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Tyrma throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyrma stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyrma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
DeAndre Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyrma gets caught napping as Smith dives in and scores a takedown. Tyrma manages to retain guard.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyrma has wrist control.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Tyrma blocks nicely.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyrma has wrist control.
Smith trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tyrma manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Smith pulls Tyrma in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Smith manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyrma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrma lands with a right hand.
A jab from Tyrma does it's job there.
Tyrma jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kurko Tyrma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyrma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Tyrma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeAndre Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Tyrma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyrma's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyrma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tyrma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma scores with a jab to the body.
Kurko Tyrma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyrma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Tyrma tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyrma cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tyrma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrma lands a jab to the head.
Tyrma lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyrma lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyrma tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyrma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyrma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyrma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Tyrma counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyrma has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tyrma leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Tyrma there.
Good exchange - Tyrma coming out on top.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Tyrma sprawls well.
Tyrma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Tyrma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyrma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith tries to move into range but Tyrma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyrma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyrma.
Tyrma getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurko Tyrma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith tries for a takedown but Tyrma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tyrma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tyrma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Tyrma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeAndre Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyrma fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Tyrma to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyrma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyrma connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tyrma struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyrma gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrma moves into full guard.
Tyrma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Tyrma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to hold on but Tyrma pushes him away.
Smith manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tyrma passes into side control, despite Smith's attempt to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to bench press Tyrma off him but Tyrma keeps the position.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Smith is trying to control but Tyrma passes into side control!
Smith struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Smith flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyrma wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Tyrma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurko Tyrma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyrma 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurko Tyrma!
Kurko Tyrma seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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