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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Percy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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184 cm
23
171 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
23
176 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Smith! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Henry Percy! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Percy.
Percy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Smith is landing a low percentage of strikes. Percy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith misses the shot to the body. Percy scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving. Percy throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily. We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Team Beta Male that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Percy works Smith's body with a nice hook. Percy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Smith tried to score with a low kick but Percy checks it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Percy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith. Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Percy, pushing him back against the cage. Percy manages to break the clinch.
Percy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jeremy Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action! Smith misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Decent striking displayed by Percy there. Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith moves to clinch but Percy breaks away and Percy counters with a nice leg kick. Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Percy lands a nice shot to the body.
Percy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Smith misses with a head kick.
Percy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Percy. Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Percy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Smith tries to clinch up but Percy circles away and keeps his distance. Percy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Percy.
Percy tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it. Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Percy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab. Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Percy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith instigates a clinch. Percy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Percy lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short left from Smith. Smith letting Percy take a breather here. Percy throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Percy blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head. Percy gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Smith misses with some punches.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Percy swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith. Percy blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Percy. Smith misses with a short punch on the inside. Smith prevents a body shot from Percy. A head punch blocked on the inside by Percy. Percy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smith working aggressively here.
Percy tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Percy can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith throws a head punch that misses. Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Percy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Percy uses good head movement to avoid it. Percy stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position. Smith working aggressively here.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Percy.
Percy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith gets through Percy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Smith misses with a hook from the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeremy Smith will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith clinches up with Percy and pushes him back against the cage. Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Percy trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Percy is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Percy misses with a punch to the body.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith. A hook to the body from Percy.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Percy's efforts to push away. Smith is leaning against Percy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Jeremy Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith lands an uppercut. Smith lands a right hand. Percy blocking some punches.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Percy is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him. Percy prevents a body shot from Smith. Smith misses with some punches.
Percy misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Percy backwards. Percy misses with some punches.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Percy.
Percy blocks an uppercut.
Smith tries a body shot but Percy blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Percy misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Percy backwards. Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land. Smith lands a shoulder strike. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Percy lands with a light punch inside. Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Smith lands a nice uppercut. Percy working aggressively here.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch. Percy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith throws a head punch that misses. Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Percy tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage. Percy blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands with a light punch inside. Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Smith misses with a hook from the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith. Percy blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Percy swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it. A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Percy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Percy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smith has Percy pressed against the cage, preventing Percy from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Smith blocking some punches.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Percy uses good head movement to avoid it. Percy wants to stall.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Percy pressing his opponent against the cage. Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Smith dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Percy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Percy keeps the fight on the outside. Percy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Percy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Percy. Smith ducks under a wild hook from Percy. Smith looks for the body kick but Percy saw that one coming. Percy on the wrong end of a nice jab. Percy throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smith is looking to clinch. Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Percy. Smith throws a leg kick but Percy checks it. A head kick by Percy misses and Smith counters with a straight right hand. Percy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry Percy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith misses the shot to the body. Smith moves out of range of the body kick. Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Percy. Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Percy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage! Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Percy. Percy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Percy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith. Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Percy. Percy looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well. Percy checks a leg kick nicely. Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook. Percy ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smith throws a hook but Percy avoids it easily. Percy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily. Smith tries to clinch but Percy is having none of it. Percy pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Percy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Nice defenses there by Smith. Smith clinches up with Percy and pushes him back against the cage. Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Percy can do to turn this around? A quick uppercut on the inside from Percy. Percy misses with a short punch on the inside. A short left from Percy. Percy lands with a left to the head. Percy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now. Percy manages to break the clinch.
Percy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Percy checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smith dodges the punch combination from Percy.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked letting Percy counter with a right hand. Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Percy in his tracks. Percy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Percy manages to avoid it. Percy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Percy gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch. Smith keeps control of Percy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Percy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Percy scores with a head kick.
Smith is rocked! Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Percy. Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Percy drops Smith with a huge uppercut! Smith drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Percy is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Percy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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