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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kip Saunders!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saunders scores with a nice body kick.
Saunders buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saunders lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saunders delivers a nice body kick.
Saunders buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith darts in and clinches Saunders up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saunders lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Saunders trying to land knees to the body.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Saunders has him pressed against the cage.
Saunders missing with knees to the body.
Saunders wants to stall.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Saunders has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saunders missing with knees to the body.
Saunders misses with a knee strike.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Saunders.
Saunders misses with a knee to the head.
Saunders throws an elbow but it misses.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saunders utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saunders is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Saunders.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Saunders creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Saunders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Saunders unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saunders with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saunders crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Saunders lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Saunders unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saunders lands a knee to the head.
Saunders working Smith over with knees to the body.
Saunders tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
Saunders scores a nice knee to the body.
Saunders trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saunders stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Saunders lands a knee to the head.
Saunders unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Saunders.
Saunders working Smith over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saunders crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Saunders lands a knee to the head.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Saunders utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saunders lands a damaging elbow.
Saunders connects with a knee to the head.
Smith is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Saunders keeps him there for the moment.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saunders connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saunders unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Saunders.
Saunders creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Saunders with a knee to the head.
Saunders trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Saunders putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Saunders.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saunders.
Saunders is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saunders lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saunders.
Saunders lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saunders using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saunders lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Saunders gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saunders landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saunders scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Saunders.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Saunders lands a knee to the body.
Saunders gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saunders crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saunders.
Saunders lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saunders.
Saunders is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Saunders crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Saunders lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Saunders landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Saunders gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Saunders.
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saunders fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saunders plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saunders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saunders landing knees to the head.
Saunders using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saunders lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saunders.
Saunders lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saunders crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Saunders lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saunders.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Saunders landing knees to the head.
Saunders drops Smith with a big knee straight up the middle! Smith is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saunders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saunders throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Saunders! Smith is out on his feet! Saunders rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Smith is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Smith is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kip Saunders!
Kip Saunders is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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