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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daryl Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanishk Soni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daryl Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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259 lbs
33 - 39 - 2 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daryl Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 39 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tanishk Soni!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soni.
Soni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Soni has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Soni darts in looking for a takedown but Smith gets double underhooks and turns Soni into the cage.
Soni has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Tanishk Soni has been cut.
Daryl Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanishk Soni.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Soni drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Smith defends it well.
Soni tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Soni ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soni.
Smith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soni.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soni shoots and misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soni with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soni has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soni is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Soni, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Soni moved out of range.
Soni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soni pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Soni has the dominant position.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Soni.
Smith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Soni is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Soni's defenses.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Soni on that attempt.
Soni darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Soni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith is looking for a counter combo.
Soni misses with a body kick.
Soni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soni breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soni scores with a kick to the body.
Soni tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Soni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith catches Soni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Soni throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Soni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
That has opened up Tanishk Soni's cut even more.
Soni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soni shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Daryl Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Soni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tanishk Soni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Soni counters with a body kick.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Soni misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Soni staying out of range there.
Soni works the jab nicely.
Soni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soni. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Soni is predictable there
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daryl Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Soni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Soni scores with a push kick.
Smith checks a low kick from Soni.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith throws a hook but Soni avoids it easily.
Soni slips a jab from Smith.
Soni tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Soni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soni darts in looking for a takedown but Smith gets double underhooks and turns Soni into the cage.
Soni gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soni can do to turn this around?
Soni throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Soni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Soni's shoulder, as Soni tries to avoid the shot.
Soni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Soni connects with a crisp jab.
Daryl Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Soni shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Daryl Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanishk Soni.
Soni ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Soni doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Soni connects with an inside leg kick.
Soni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Tanishk Soni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soni scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Soni is dominant here and he's now got Smith's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I would not like to be Smith right now.
Smith is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Spetznaz Training Center, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to get back to his feet but Soni is in full control for now.
Smith looking very determined here, making life difficult for Soni.
Smith tries to roll but Soni sticks to his back.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Soni is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Smith has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Smith rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to control Soni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Smith wants to sweep but Soni has passed to side control!
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Soni keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soni on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Soni has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Smith's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Smith is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Soni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tanishk Soni!
An out of breath Tanishk Soni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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