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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Wolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolek has chosen DMX - Ruff Ryders anthem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukasz Wolek!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cylon Training Academy in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Wolek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolek just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmith.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wolek manages to circle out of the way.
Good shot there by Wolek.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wolek circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Wolek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Wolek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wolek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wolek blocks an elbow strike.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wolek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Wolek appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Wolek.
Smith stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolek misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Wolek avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolek avoids the damage to the body.
Wolek avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Wolek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wolek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wolek working aggressively here.
Wolek throws an elbow but it misses.
Wolek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Wolek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolek.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Wolek blocks with his arms.
Wolek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wolek misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matt Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolek tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith avoids the head kick by Wolek.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolek swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Wolek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wolek scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith gets a clinch.
Wolek misses with the head strike.
Wolek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Wolek won't want to take too many of those.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Wolek's ribcage.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolek avoids it.
Wolek blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wolek is defending well for now.
Wolek is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wolek has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Wolek presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wolek is working Smith over against the cage.
Wolek presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wolek trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Wolek avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Wolek.
Wolek breaks the clinch.
Wolek connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Wolek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith clinches up with Wolek and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 knee to the head but misses.
Wolek avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Wolek has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
A right hand to the body from Wolek.
Wolek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith pushes Wolek up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith working Wolek over with knees to the body.
Wolek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolek blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolek avoids the damage to the body.
Wolek misses with some punches.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wolek.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Wolek is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lukasz Wolek will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolek flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith tries to clinch but Wolek moves out of range.
A jab from Wolek finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wolek wants to stall.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Wolek blocks it.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolek avoids the damage to the body.
Wolek blocks the elbow strike.
Wolek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wolek misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Wolek on the inside.
Wolek lands a shot to the body.
Wolek pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wolek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wolek.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Wolek struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Wolek manages to break the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch there but Wolek circles away.
Wolek misses with a double jab.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wolek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lukasz Wolek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wolek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolek circles away.
Wolek scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolek misses with a body shot.
Smith moves out of range as Wolek strikes.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Wolek.
Smith lands a head kick. Wolek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Lukasz Wolek has been cut.
Wolek misses with a hook.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith looks to clinch
and Wolek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wolek cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolek just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is looking to clinch but Wolek is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Wolek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith tries to clinch up but Wolek circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolek keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Wolek.
Smith is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wolek.
Wolek cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Wolek cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wolek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wolek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Wolek does no damage.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Wolek.
Wolek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice combination there by Wolek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wolek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolek looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith pushes Wolek up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Wolek blocks it.
Smith lands an elbow just above Wolek 's eye.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Wolek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wolek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolek managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Wolek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wolek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Wolek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wolek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Wolek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Wolek's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jab, jab by Wolek - just one landing.
Wolek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch but Wolek moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wolek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolek.
Wolek takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Wolek misses with a hook.
Wolek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Smith scores with a head kick. Wolek tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smith tries to clinch
and Wolek counters with a straight right hand.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Wolek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wolek's calf.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wolek cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wolek scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wolek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Wolek looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Wolek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wolek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Wolek swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Wolek sees coming a mile off.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Wolek moves out of range easily.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith takes one on the button.
Wolek lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wolek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolek gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Wolek is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Wolek blocks with his arms.
Wolek lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Wolek.
Wolek has Smith pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wolek fails to land.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Wolek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wolek throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Wolek missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith thinks about countering with a head kick.
No joy there for Wolek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Wolek.
Matt Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wolek fails to land.
Wolek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wolek lands a shot to the body.
Wolek lands with a light punch inside.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Wolek gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Matt Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Wolek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wolek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wolek misses with a low kick.
Wolek scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wolek has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lukasz Wolek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith wants to clinch but Wolek slips to the side
and Wolek counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Wolek's leg but Wolek calmly moves out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Wolek throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Wolek only half commits.
Wolek tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wolek throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Wolek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wolek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Wolek!
A victorious Lukasz Wolek thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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