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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Banting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Banting will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Banting!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Banting but Banting pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Banting has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Banting is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Smith can't fight it off and eventually Banting manages to take the fight to the floor. Smith looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banting.
Smith controlling the position.
Banting has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Smith is working Banting over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banting working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Banting has wrist control.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Banting is keeping the position.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Banting utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banting wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Banting looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith trying to control but Banting is working from the bottom.
Banting has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Smith off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Smith tries for a takedown but Banting sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banting pinned against the cage. Banting gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banting clinches with his opponent.
Banting prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith jumps guard but Banting stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Banting breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banting throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Banting motions for Smith to come forward. Banting throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banting stuffs the takedown.
Banting keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Banting has managed to clinch.
Banting keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Banting keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Banting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Banting.
Banting misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Banting breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banting looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Banting gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith won't allow Banting to get back to his feet.
Smith trying to control but Banting is working from the bottom.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Banting dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Banting clinches with his opponent.
Banting decides to pull guard.
Banting keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Jon Banting has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Banting is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banting wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Banting is breathing heavily.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Banting is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Banting misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banting stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Banting wants it to stay on the feet.
Banting throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Banting throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Banting fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith wants to control from the top but Banting keeps moving.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Banting has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Smith has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banting gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Banting pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Banting breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banting misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith tries to clinch but Banting moves away
and Banting counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Banting scores with a head kick.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Banting saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Banting moves into the clinch successfully.
Banting has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Banting after a bit of a struggle.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banting breaks the clinch.
Banting moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Banting pulls his leg out and moves away.
Banting leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Banting but Banting pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banting goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Banting misses with a combination
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith drags the fight down to the ground.
Banting postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Banting 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! 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.
Banting feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Banting changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith is pulling down on Banting's head to control his posture.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith wants to sweep here but Banting controlling him for the moment.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Banting is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banting postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Banting wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to keep Banting in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banting gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Banting gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Banting stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Banting escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to clinch up but Banting circles away and keeps his distance.
Banting throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Banting.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Banting, which made it look bad.
Banting closes the distance and clinches.
Banting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Banting throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banting gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Banting has double underhooks.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Banting pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Banting escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Banting has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Banting pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Banting breaks from the clinch.
Banting gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banting has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Smith is trying to keep an underhook but Banting manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Banting not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Banting is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Banting with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banting is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Banting would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smith is trying to keep Banting in close.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Banting is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jon Banting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banting scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banting misses with a two punch combination.
Josh Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Banting is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jon Banting is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Banting comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Banting 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Banting!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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