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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emils Hartmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emils Hartmanis looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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194 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emils Hartmanis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roland Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Hartmanis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Hartmanis .
Smith is looking to clinch but Hartmanis is avoiding it.
Smith tries to clinch there but Hartmanis circles away.
No joy there for Hartmanis , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Hartmanis saw that one coming.
Hartmanis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Nice takedown defense from Hartmanis . No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Emils Hartmanis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Hartmanis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hartmanis stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hartmanis 's waist but Hartmanis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Hartmanis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hartmanis as Smith shoots in.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hartmanis is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Hartmanis circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith is looking to clinch but Hartmanis is avoiding it.
Smith tries to clinch but Hartmanis moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but Hartmanis is having none of it.
Nice cross by Hartmanis .
Hartmanis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Hartmanis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hartmanis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hartmanis throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hartmanis 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hartmanis duly obliges.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Hartmanis which made him look bad.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hartmanis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartmanis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Hartmanis looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Emils Hartmanis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartmanis stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hartmanis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmanis lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hartmanis as he jumps to the side.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartmanis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith forces Hartmanis back against the cage and clinches.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hartmanis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Hartmanis has double underhooks.
Hartmanis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hartmanis 's head.
Emils Hartmanis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartmanis stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Hartmanis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hartmanis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith wants to clinch up but Hartmanis keeps it at a distance.
Smith wants to clinch.
Hartmanis stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hartmanis swivels and escapes.
Hartmanis throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hartmanis misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Hartmanis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hartmanis is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hartmanis misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emils Hartmanis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Hartmanis sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hartmanis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hartmanis darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hartmanis 's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith won't allow Hartmanis to get back to his feet.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartmanis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartmanis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmanis keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hartmanis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Emils Hartmanis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Smith.
Hartmanis fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartmanis closes the distance and clinches.
Hartmanis can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith tries to pull guard but Hartmanis holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Smith trying to stall but Hartmanis improves his position.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmanis 's corner calls for a 1-2. Hartmanis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hartmanis lands a jab-cross combination.
Hartmanis throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Hartmanis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith is looking to clinch but Hartmanis is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Hartmanis as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmanis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hartmanis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartmanis tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Hartmanis .
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Hartmanis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hartmanis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Hartmanis closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hartmanis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith tries to pull guard but Hartmanis holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Hartmanis has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hartmanis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith wants to clinch up but Hartmanis keeps it at a distance.
Hartmanis misses with a few strikes there.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hartmanis counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hartmanis misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from Hartmanis . No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Hartmanis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith darts in and clinches Hartmanis up against the cage.
Smith is working for takedown but Hartmanis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hartmanis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Emils Hartmanis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Smith.
Hartmanis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hartmanis misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hartmanis misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Hartmanis circles away.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hartmanis to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hartmanis tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith prevents Hartmanis from improving his position.
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Smith stops Hartmanis from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hartmanis tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartmanis misses with a wild combination.
Hartmanis swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hartmanis .
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Hartmanis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hartmanis .
Nice jab there from Hartmanis .
Smith tries to clinch up but Hartmanis circles away and keeps his distance.
Hartmanis looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Hartmanis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hartmanis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hartmanis connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith cracks the inside of Hartmanis 's front leg.
Hartmanis misses with a series of wild punches.
Hartmanis throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hartmanis as he avoids it easily.
Smith looks for a takedown but Hartmanis sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hartmanis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hartmanis looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Hartmanis misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Smith won't allow Hartmanis to get back to his feet.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartmanis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is standing up over Hartmanis . Hartmanis looks to escape but Smith dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartmanis is looking for a sweep.
Hartmanis struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Smith!
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