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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chocol Bosavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Smalling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bosavi comes to the cage accompanied by Kyamadu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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137 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chocol Bosavi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Smalling!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosavi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smalling.
Smalling misses with the combination.
Smalling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosavi.
Smalling ducks under a wild hook from Bosavi.
Smalling throws a nice looking combination but Bosavi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bosavi looks to throw the jab but Smalling is out of range.
Smalling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bosavi misses with the combination.
Bosavi throws the kick towards the body but Smalling avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalling throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bosavi looks to score with a jab to the body but Smalling is just out of range.
Bosavi loads up on a big right hand but Smalling slips the punch.
Bosavi throws a sloppy body shot
and Smalling counters with a right hand to the body.
Smalling has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bosavi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smalling.
Karl Smalling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smalling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bosavi throws a looping overhand right but Smalling ducks down to avoid it.
Smalling moves out of range of the leg kick from Bosavi.
Bosavi misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosavi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smalling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bosavi avoids the body shot from Smalling.
Bosavi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smalling.
Smalling misses with a wild body shot.
Smalling throws a hook but Bosavi avoids it easily.
Smalling misses the shot to the body.
Smalling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalling fails to land with a series of punches.
Bosavi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smalling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smalling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bosavi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smalling.
Smalling is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bosavi rather than just go for the knockout.
Bosavi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smalling.
Bosavi looks to land a combination but Smalling avoids it well.
Bosavi tries to land a leg kick but Smalling saw it coming and moves away.
Bosavi slips a jab from Smalling.
Smalling swings for the body but Bosavi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosavi moves out of range of the strikes.
Bosavi loads up on a big right hand but Smalling slips the punch.
Bosavi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bosavi throws a sloppy head kick and Smalling moves out of range easily.
Bosavi lands a jab-cross combination.
Bosavi misses with a hook. Smalling ducked under it nicely.
Smalling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Smalling.
Smalling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Smalling dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smalling avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smalling swings for the body but Bosavi moves out of range.
Bosavi misses with a looping right.
Bosavi thows a body shot but no joy.
Smalling digs a good hook to Bosavi's body.
Smalling throws a jab but it's blocked by Bosavi.
Smalling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smalling throws a body punch but Bosavi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosavi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smalling.
Bosavi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smalling.
Bosavi ducks under a wild hook from Smalling.
Smalling slips a jab from Bosavi.
Smalling swings for the body but Bosavi moves out of range.
Bosavi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smalling throws a combination. Bosavi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bosavi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smalling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosavi misses with a left hand
letting Smalling counter with a right hand.
Bosavi throws a right hand that misses
and Smalling counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smalling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smalling throws a hook to the side of Bosavi's head but Bosavi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smalling throws a right and a left that Bosavi avoids nicely.
Bosavi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smalling thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Smalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosavi misses with a hook.
Bosavi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smalling.
Smalling swings for the body but Bosavi moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosavi. Smalling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smalling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bosavi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bosavi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smalling lands with a hook. Bosavi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bosavi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalling looks to land a combination but Bosavi avoids it well.
Karl Smalling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bosavi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smalling.
Smalling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bosavi misses with a right hand
and Smalling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smalling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosavi was well out of range. Poor timing from Smalling.
Bosavi misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosavi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smalling.
Smalling swings for the body but Bosavi moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Smalling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smalling looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosavi is just out of range.
Smalling uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bosavi.
Smalling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smalling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smalling swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smalling misses with a wild combination.
Bosavi slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalling misses with an uppercut. Bosavi saw that one coming.
Smalling misses with a body shot.
Bosavi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smalling circles away quickly and effectively.
Smalling throws a series of punches but Bosavi avoids them all with ease.
Smalling darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smalling 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.
Smalling throws a series of punches but Bosavi moves out of range.
Smalling ducks under a wild hook from Bosavi.
Smalling looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosavi is just out of range.
Chocol Bosavi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosavi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bosavi misses with a wild body shot.
Bosavi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smalling works over Bosavi's head and body with a nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosavi. Smalling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosavi misses with a looping left.
Bosavi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosavi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smalling misses with the combination.
Bosavi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bosavi misses with a left hand
and Smalling counters with a two punch combo.
Smalling avoids the head kick by Bosavi.
Bosavi takes one on the button.
Smalling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalling takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smalling scores with a nice head shot.
Bosavi misses the shot to the body.
Smalling throws a lazy right hand but Bosavi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bosavi misses with a body punch
and Bosavi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smalling misses with a body shot.
Smalling just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bosavi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Smalling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smalling has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Smalling!
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hype
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