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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Mercenary kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kelly Leak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Terry Smith's chin.
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188 cm
32
217 lbs
18 - 16 - 1 |
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190 cm
34
210 lbs
23 - 21 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Smith! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Leak instigates a clinch. Leak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Leak misses with an elbow strike.
Leak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses. Leak takes an elbow to the forehead. Leak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leak connects with a high kick.
It looks like Terry Smith has been cut. Leak misses with a head kick.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Leak moves out of range and Smith only half commits. A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith. We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Leak takes one on the button. Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leak.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses. It looked like Leak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. An inside leg kick from Leak misses. Smith scores with a kick to the midsection. Leak clinches. Smith is trying to break the clinch but Leak is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Leak misses with a short punch on the inside. Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leak. Leak misses the shot to the body. A big right from Smith misses. Leak half committed to a counter leg kick. Leak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leak. Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Leak is looking to clinch. Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leak counters with a stiff right hand. Leak on the wrong end of a nice jab. Nice defenses there by Leak.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Leak looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range. Smith scores with a leg kick.
Leak gets a clinch. Leak lands with a short shot to the head. Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leak ducks under a wild hook from Smith. Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leak. Smith is looking to chop away at Leak's legs. Smith throws a leg kick but Leak moved away. Leak with a body punch. A glancing blow. Leak scores with a jab. Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leak. Leak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Leak. Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leak's calf. Leak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Leak wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance. We've been told by Leak's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith scores with a punch to the head. Smith throws a series of punches but Leak moves out of range. Kelly Leak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Leak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. A big left from Smith misses. Leak is looking to score with low kicks. Leak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Leak trying to advance position but Smith counters by regaining guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Leak with a flurry of punches that miss. Leak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Leak is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows. Leak trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Smith seems keen to control Leak's posture. Leak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Leak controls from within his opponent's guard. 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 Kelly Leak will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Terry Smith's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leak looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Smith! Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Leak. Smith struggling a bit here. Leak fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Leak is chipping away with strikes.
Smith is rocked! Leak scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Smith is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Leak can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelly Leak! A relieved looking Kelly Leak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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