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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alekseyi Bakradze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alekseyi Bakradze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith instigates a clinch.
Bakradze scores with a knee to the head.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Bakradze with a knee to the head.
Bakradze lands an elbow inside.
Bakradze keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bakradze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Bakradze has double underhooks.
Bakradze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bakradze lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Bakradze lands a damaging elbow.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakradze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bakradze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bakradze connects with a knee to the head.
Bakradze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bakradze obliges.
Bakradze crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Bakradze landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakradze lands a knee to the head.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Bakradze landing knees to the head.
Bakradze landing knees to the head.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Bakradze pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bakradze moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Bakradze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakradze was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Bakradze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Bakradze tries to clinch up.
Smith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bakradze defends well and Smith ends up having to push Bakradze into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alekseyi Bakradze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bakradze lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bakradze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bakradze walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bakradze, pushing him back against the cage.
Bakradze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bakradze comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith jumps guard but Bakradze stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakradze lands an elbow inside.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Bakradze.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith is trying to push Bakradze away but Bakradze has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bakradze fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Bakradze lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Smith tries to stall but Bakradze uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakradze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Bakradze is controlling him.
Bakradze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bakradze gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bakradze has him pressed against the cage.
Bakradze comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakradze landing knees to the head.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Bakradze.
Bakradze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Bakradze avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alekseyi Bakradze dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Bakradze in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bakradze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Bakradze has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bakradze lands a damaging elbow.
Bakradze lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bakradze gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bakradze avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bakradze pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alekseyi Bakradze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Bakradze lands a knee to the body.
Smith tries to pull guard but Bakradze holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Bakradze turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith tries for a takedown but Bakradze manages to get underhooks.
Bakradze lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Bakradze lands a damaging elbow.
Bakradze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bakradze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bakradze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Bakradze.
Bakradze scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bakradze.
Bakradze with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bakradze lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bakradze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bakradze.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakradze comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakradze lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bakradze connects with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to circle away but Bakradze has him pinned against the cage.
Alekseyi Bakradze has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bakradze fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bakradze instigates a clinch.
Bakradze lands a damaging elbow.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bakradze lands a nice knee to the body.
Bakradze throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Bakradze gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakradze misses with an elbow strike.
Bakradze misses with an elbow strike.
Smith tries to pull guard but Bakradze won't allow it.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith avoiding damage as Bakradze throws knees to the body.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
Bakradze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Bakradze pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alekseyi Bakradze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bakradze tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bakradze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith gets a clinch.
Bakradze tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bakradze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bakradze defends it nicely.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Bakradze shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alekseyi Bakradze dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bakradze defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bakradze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bakradze defends well and Smith ends up having to push Bakradze into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Bakradze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bakradze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bakradze lands a knee to the body.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bakradze lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Bakradze lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Bakradze scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakradze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bakradze lands an elbow inside.
Bakradze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Bakradze.
Bakradze lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Bakradze lands a knee to the head.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bakradze is keeping busy.
Smith jumps guard but Bakradze turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alekseyi Bakradze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Bakradze has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bakradze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bakradze after a bit of a struggle.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Bakradze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Bakradze keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bakradze throws an elbow but misses.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith tries to pull guard but Bakradze holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Bakradze connects with a knee to the head.
Bakradze managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Bakradze lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bakradze.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakradze gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
A knee to the head by Bakradze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bakradze keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bakradze gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bakradze lands a knee to the head.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Bakradze is controlling him.
Bakradze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bakradze is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bakradze down to the mat. Bakradze avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Bakradze sprawls well.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Bakradze.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bakradze but Bakradze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks for a takedown but Bakradze sprawls well.
Bakradze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bakradze wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Bakradze wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Bakradze shrugs it off.
Bakradze stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alekseyi Bakradze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bakradze 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 George Francis scores the fight for Alekseyi Bakradze!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Alekseyi Bakradze!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Alekseyi Bakradze!
Alekseyi Bakradze wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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