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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kairuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Smith will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Sydney, Michael Kairuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Smith!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kairuz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Kairuz moved out of range nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Kairuz is out of range.
Kairuz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kairuz throws a head kick that misses.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kairuz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Kairuz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Kairuz attempts a counter takedown but Smith avoids it well and moves away.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Kairuz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
George Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kairuz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kairuz misses with a double jab
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Kairuz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Smith has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kairuz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kairuz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kairuz is in Smith's guard.
Kairuz has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kairuz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
Kairuz wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Kairuz slips nicely into half guard.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Kairuz is controlling him
Kairuz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kairuz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kairuz content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kairuz looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kairuz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kairuz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kairuz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kairuz lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kairuz controlling from the full mount.
Smith taking shots to the head.
Kairuz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kairuz controlling the pace for now.
Kairuz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kairuz controlling from the full mount.
Kairuz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kairuz content just to control the position here.
Kairuz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Smith for as long as he can get away with.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kairuz lands a big elbow.
Kairuz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kairuz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kairuz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith looks to land a left hand but Kairuz moved out of range nicely.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kairuz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Smith tries to bench press Kairuz off him but Kairuz keeps the position.
Kairuz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Kairuz keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee asks Kairuz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kairuz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kairuz in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Kairuz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kairuz is chipping away with strikes.
Kairuz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Kairuz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kairuz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kairuz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kairuz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Kairuz slows the pace down.
Kairuz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kairuz.
Kairuz continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
George Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kairuz shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
George Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kairuz checks a leg kick.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kairuz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kairuz circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Kairuz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kairuz.
Smith tries to sprawl but Kairuz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kairuz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.
Kairuz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kairuz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A low kick from Smith misses
and Kairuz counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Kairuz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kairuz scoring with some ground and pound.
Kairuz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kairuz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kairuz distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kairuz is stalling in the full guard.
Smith controls Kairuz momentarily but Kairuz frees himself.
Kairuz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kairuz is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kairuz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kairuz connects with a couple of short punches.
Kairuz passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kairuz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kairuz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kairuz stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kairuz trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Kairuz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kairuz controlling the action here.
Michael Kairuz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Kairuz in his half guard.
Kairuz controlling the action here.
More hug and hope from Kairuz.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kairuz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kairuz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, if Kairuz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kairuz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
George Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Kairuz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kairuz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Kairuz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kairuz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Kairuz!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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