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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert E Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. American Trilogy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 cm
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180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Smith! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert E Lee! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smith keeps the fight on the outside. Smith tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch. Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected. Lee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand. Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad. Lee clinches up against the cage. A short right from Smith on the inside. Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ryan Smith has been cut. Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith is working Lee over against the cage. Lee tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Lee slips under a jab from Smith. Smith throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well. Smith digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs. Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith. No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lee blocks a head kick by Smith.
A right-left combo lands from Smith. Lee fails in his attempt to clinch. Lee wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance. Ryan Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lee moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab. Lee avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing. Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Ryan Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert E Lee. Lee looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smith digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs. Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Smith stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Lee needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there. Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center. Lee 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 Lee. Smith scores with a jab to the body. Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Smith throws a right and a left that both miss. Smith lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Smith throws a one two combo.
Smith connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off. Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Smith lands a jab to Lee's midsection. Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two. Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee. Smith moves into range and connects with a jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Smith throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Lee is looking to clinch. Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Lee wants to clinch. Smith cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head. Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith. Smith thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Lee avoids the head kick by Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Smith misses with a straight left. Lee defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand. Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Smith dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ryan Smith's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards. Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away. No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt. Lee fails in his attempt to clinch. Lee is breathing heavily. Lee slips under a jab from Smith. Lee fails in his attempt to clinch. Lee takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith. Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around? Lee dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee. Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Ryan Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert E Lee. Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ryan Smith is winning the standup battle so far. Smith scores with a nice strike. Lee tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target. Smith throws a right and a left that both miss. Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith. A nice leg kick lands there from Smith. Smith keeps the fight on the outside. Ryan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Smith looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range. Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away. Lee wants to clinch. Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee. Lee tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Robert E Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lee tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance. Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Smith lands a lovely overhand right. Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad. Smith scores with a punch to the head. Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut. A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith. Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook. Lee moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Lee tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance. Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith lands with a nice body punch. Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
Smith connects with a single shot there. Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Lee tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Smith dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Ryan Smith's cut. 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!
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Lee wants to clinch. Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Smith throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range. A left lands for Smith. Lee wants to clinch. Lee moves out of range as Smith strikes. Lee is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Lee defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily. Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes. Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Smith throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily. Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee. Smith cracks Lee with an open hand slap. Lee tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance. Smith misses the jab. Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Ryan Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert E Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot. The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Smith lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming. Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Smith lands a body shot.
Smith lands with a nice body punch. Smith throws a jab when Lee was well out of range. Smith connects with the punch. Lee fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Lee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Lee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Smith connects with a body shot. Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith misses with a wild body shot. Ryan Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Smith throws a one two combo.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Smith connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off. Smith jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well. Smith lands a lovely overhand right. Lee moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smith lands with a slapping head kick. Smith looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming. Smith misses with a leg kick. Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
Lee blocks a jab. Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lee. Robert E Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage. Lee has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Lee fails to pull guard.
Lee wants a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses. Smith stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position. Lee pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Ryan 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Smith!
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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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