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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Valentinovich's choice of entrance music: Dj Roland Kenzo - Your Night. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Smith! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Valentinovich! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smith avoids the body shot from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith. Valentinovich misses with a body kick. Smith is looking to counter punch. Smith tries a low kick but Valentinovich avoids it. Smith looks to throw the jab but Valentinovich is out of range. Valentinovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Valentinovich defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith. Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentinovich is trying to counter with his kicks. Valentinovich throws a leg kick that is checked and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Valentinovich slips under a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentinovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Smith misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Valentinovich explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Valentinovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Valentinovich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Valentinovich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Valentinovich motions for Smith to come forward. Valentinovich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Nice shot by Smith. Valentinovich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Valentinovich moves out of range as Smith strikes. Smith swings for the body but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Valentinovich only half commits to the counter leg kick. Valentinovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentinovich throws out the jab. Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentinovich in his tracks. Sergej Valentinovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Smith throws a low kick but Valentinovich avoids it. Ian Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smith misses the shot to the body. Valentinovich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Valentinovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Valentinovich slips under a jab from Smith. Valentinovich connects with the punch. Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentinovich. A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target. Smith throws a leg kick that is checked and Valentinovich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Valentinovich checks a leg kick nicely. Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith is looking to counter punch. Valentinovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Valentinovich scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Valentinovich misses with a wild body shot. Valentinovich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Valentinovich lands a head kick!
Valentinovich throws a half hearted mid kick. Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentinovich throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem. Valentinovich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Valentinovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentinovich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valentinovich. Valentinovich throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Valentinovich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Valentinovich thows a leg kick but Smith checks it and Smith counters with a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Valentinovich takes one to the chin there. Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Valentinovich's shoulder, as Valentinovich tries to avoid the shot. Valentinovich feints a counter leg kick. Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Valentinovich off balance momentarily. Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses. Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valentinovich swivels and escapes. Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook. Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Valentinovich's shoulder, as Valentinovich tries to avoid the shot. Valentinovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valentinovich. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Smith dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Valentinovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Valentinovich throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off. Smith looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. A big left from Smith misses. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Valentinovich 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. Valentinovich misses with a head kick.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Valentinovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily. Valentinovich tries to land a body kick and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Valentinovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Valentinovich follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentinovich. A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot. Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentinovich. That did some damage! Valentinovich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Valentinovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith. Valentinovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Valentinovich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Valentinovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith. Valentinovich moves out of range as Smith strikes. Smith lands a head shot. Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valentinovich sees it coming and avoids it easily. Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valentinovich can do to turn this around? Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valentinovich. Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick but Smith moved away. A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Valentinovich connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentinovich gets off balance looking for a body kick and Smith counters with a nice uppercut. Valentinovich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Valentinovich thows a leg kick but Smith checks it and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Smith wants to slow Valentinovich down by chopping away at his legs. Valentinovich pushes Smith away with a front kick. Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich misses with a left hand and Smith counters with a nice uppercut. Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentinovich can pounce on him.
A jab from Smith misses. Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentinovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Valentinovich is looking to chop away at Smith's legs. Valentinovich misses with a hook. Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valentinovich is out of range. Valentinovich misses with a looping right. Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentinovich in his tracks. Smith moves out of range as Valentinovich strikes. Smith lands a lovely overhand right. Smith lands a body shot.
Valentinovich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith. Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A decent looking cross lands there for Smith. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Valentinovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith. Smith misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there and Valentinovich counters with an outside leg kick.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valentinovich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Valentinovich throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it. Valentinovich thuds a left hand into Smith's body. Smith throws a low kick but Valentinovich moves out of range easily. A little jabbing left from Valentinovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Smith motions for Valentinovich to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentinovich, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Smith dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith misses with a hook. Valentinovich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Valentinovich plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Ian Smith has been cut. Valentinovich misses the shot to the body. Valentinovich throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely. Valentinovich throws a big shot that misses. Nice jab there from Smith. Smith thumps Valentinovich with a low kick. Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valentinovich sprawls well. Valentinovich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Valentinovich blocks a jab. Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Valentinovich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Valentinovich takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses. Valentinovich slips under a jab from Smith. Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Valentinovich blocks a leg kick. Valentinovich tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Smith loads up on a big right hand but Valentinovich slips the punch. Valentinovich looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range. Smith tried to score with a low kick but Valentinovich checks it. Valentinovich feints a counter leg kick. Valentinovich scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. The fighters circling - Valentinovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Smith misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Horrible takedown attempt by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Valentinovich, which made it look bad. Good shot there by Valentinovich. Valentinovich takes one to the chin there. Valentinovich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Valentinovich thows a left - swing and a miss! Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Smith moves forwards but Valentinovich connects with a nice, crisp jab. A big right from Smith misses. Valentinovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valentinovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Valentinovich moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Valentinovich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentinovich counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Valentinovich to acknowledge the strikes. A bone on bone clash there as Valentinovich blocks the leg kick.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook. Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valentinovich finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head. Valentinovich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Smith misses with a low kick. Smith throws a body shot but no joy. Valentinovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentinovich. Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Valentinovich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Valentinovich's shoulder, as Valentinovich tries to avoid the shot. Valentinovich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith misses with a wild body shot. Valentinovich takes a shot right to the bread basket. Valentinovich avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Valentinovich moves out of range as Smith strikes. Smith checks a leg kick nicely. Smith takes a swing at Valentinovich's ribcage but misses. Valentinovich was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Valentinovich ducks under a wild hook from Smith. Smith lands a nice hook to Valentinovich's body. Valentinovich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Valentinovich moves out of range as Smith strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sergej Valentinovich just about did enough to take it. The cut man is working on Ian Smith's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith. Valentinovich misses with a body shot.
Valentinovich misses with a looping right. Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Valentinovich misses with a leg kick and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand! Valentinovich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Valentinovich moved out of range nicely. Valentinovich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A jab from Smith misses. Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentinovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Sloppy strikes from Valentinovich. Those never looked like landing. Smith tests Valentinovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Valentinovich misses the body punch letting Smith counter with a right hand. Valentinovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith. Smith throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentinovich. Smith throws a leg kick which misses Valentinovich's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentinovich tries to avoid it. Valentinovich lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily. Valentinovich throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentinovich manages to avoid it. Valentinovich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Ian Smith is winning the standup battle so far. Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Valentinovich. Valentinovich scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Valentinovich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head. Smith tries to land a leg kick but Valentinovich saw it coming and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick. Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentinovich. Valentinovich counters with a body kick. Valentinovich misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely. Valentinovich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Smith scores with a hook to the body. Valentinovich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Valentinovich's shoulder, as Valentinovich tries to avoid the shot. Valentinovich doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Valentinovich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Smith counters with an inside leg kick. Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Valentinovich throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem. Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick. Valentinovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab. A punch combination from Valentinovich misses. Valentinovich walks into a jab. Valentinovich throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily. Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Valentinovich checks a leg kick. Valentinovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smith looks to land a left hand but Valentinovich moved out of range nicely. Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Valentinovich throws a nice inside leg kick. Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valentinovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Smith. Smith is looking to chop away at Valentinovich's legs. Valentinovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Valentinovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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 tries for a takedown but Valentinovich circles away easily and Valentinovich counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Smith had his way with Sergej Valentinovich in that round. The cut man is working on Ian Smith's cut. That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Valentinovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab. Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith connects with a jab. Valentinovich sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Smith misses the shot to the body. Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Smith misses with a hook. Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Valentinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice defenses there by Valentinovich. Valentinovich is trying to counter with his kicks. Valentinovich throws a big shot that misses. Smith lands with a cross. Valentinovich lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Valentinovich moves out of range as Smith strikes. A left lands for Valentinovich. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Valentinovich - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Valentinovich. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Valentinovich moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valentinovich checks a leg kick. Smith takes a swing at Valentinovich's ribcage but misses. A nice side step and Valentinovich releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Valentinovich misses with a body shot.
Valentinovich misses with a head kick.
Valentinovich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Valentinovich leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Valentinovich flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away. Sergej Valentinovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valentinovich.
Smith misses with a wild body shot. Valentinovich feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down. Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valentinovich throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side. Valentinovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith. 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! Valentinovich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Smith staying out of range there. Valentinovich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Valentinovich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smith thuds his right hand into Valentinovich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Smith punishes Valentinovich's body with a nice straight punch. Smith with a jab. Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Smith's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result. Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Valentinovich misses with a wild body shot. Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentinovich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Valentinovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Valentinovich, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Valentinovich against the cage but Valentinovich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Valentinovich is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Valentinovich thows a leg kick but Smith checks it and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Valentinovich blocks a jab. Smith misses with a wild body shot. Valentinovich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith lands a jab. Smith blocks a low kick nicely. Valentinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ian Smith. 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46 Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 50:45 Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Smith! Ian Smith retains his light heavyweight title! In his post fight interview, Ian Smith gave a big smile as he said 'How are you even alive? After the beating I put on you, I would thought you'd be dead!'.
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