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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugg Niceman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Niceman's choice of entrance music: Why can't we be friends?. This should be fireworks!
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150 lbs
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160 cm
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wesley Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugg Niceman!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niceman fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Niceman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith jabs Niceman right on the nose. Niceman blinks but takes it well.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Niceman has his takedown stuffed
and Niceman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith digs a good hook to Niceman's body.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith connects with a right hand. Niceman shakes it off.
Nice shot by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niceman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Niceman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niceman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Wesley Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugg Niceman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niceman throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Niceman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Niceman throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niceman misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Niceman moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Niceman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Niceman misses with a left hand
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Niceman should have avoided that one.
Niceman throws a right hand that misses
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niceman throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith connects with a jab.
Niceman misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Niceman tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Niceman's hands.
Smith tests Niceman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Smith has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Niceman throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niceman swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith looks to land a combination. Niceman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Niceman throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Niceman.
Niceman fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niceman is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Niceman.
Niceman throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Niceman thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niceman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Niceman misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Niceman misses with a hook
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Niceman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Smith has got the better of the exchanges.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Niceman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niceman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wesley Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Niceman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Niceman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith throws a combination. Niceman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Niceman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Niceman.
Niceman is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Niceman misses with a left hand
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Niceman seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niceman misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wesley Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugg Niceman.
Niceman misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niceman misses with a double jab
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Niceman throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Niceman momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Smith dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niceman walks into a left hand.
Niceman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Niceman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niceman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Niceman.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nicemans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Smith.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hugg Niceman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niceman walks into a jab.
Niceman throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niceman misses with an uppercut
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Niceman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith digs a good hook to Niceman's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niceman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Niceman's head back.
Niceman drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Niceman's head.
Niceman misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Niceman backing up. Niceman nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niceman walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
A jab lands there for Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Smith scores with a jab. Niceman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niceman can do to turn this around?
Niceman shoots and misses
and Niceman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith with a nice cross.
Niceman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Niceman.
Smith connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:24
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Smith!
In his post fight interview, Wesley Smith started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Hugg Niceman stepped up to the mic, saying 'HUGG...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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