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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Bolivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve The Smiling Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Bolivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve The Smiling Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Smiling Assassin loads up on a big right hand but Bolivar slips the punch.
It looked like Bolivar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Smiling Assassin connects with a right hand. Bolivar shakes it off.
The Smiling Assassin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolivar.
Bolivar clinches up with The Smiling Assassin and pushes him back against the cage.
The Smiling Assassin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolivar.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a body punch.
Bolivar struggles to land a body shot inside as The Smiling Assassin controls his hands.
The Smiling Assassin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Smiling Assassin prevents a body shot from Bolivar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, The Smiling Assassin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bolivar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Bolivar.
Bolivar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from The Smiling Assassin.
Bolivar misses with a body punch.
The Smiling Assassin told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bolivar misses with a body shot.
Pablo Bolivar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolivar tries to move into range but The Smiling Assassin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bolivar lands with a right hand.
The Smiling Assassin takes a swing at Bolivar's ribcage but misses.
Bolivar catches The Smiling Assassin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bolivar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bolivar missing with a left hand there. The Smiling Assassin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on The Smiling Assassin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a looping right.
The Smiling Assassin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bolivar throws a nice head kick!
Bolivar throws a right hand that misses
and The Smiling Assassin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Smiling Assassin punishes Bolivar's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin throws a big shot that misses.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hook to the side of Bolivar's head but Bolivar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Smiling Assassin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a looping left.
The Smiling Assassin throws a combination. Bolivar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Smiling Assassin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolivar. The Smiling Assassin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Smiling Assassin throws a right and a left that Bolivar avoids nicely.
The Smiling Assassin lands with an overhand left.
Bolivar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Smiling Assassin.
Bolivar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Smiling Assassin manages to avoid it.
As Bolivar backs off The Smiling Assassin throws a huge counter combo but Bolivar manages to avoid it all.
The Smiling Assassin takes a swing at Bolivar's ribcage but misses.
Bolivar throws a hook but The Smiling Assassin avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Smiling Assassin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Bolivar's head coaches at K.O.N.Y. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bolivar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Smiling Assassin.
Bolivar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Smiling Assassin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolivar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bolivar misses the shot to the body.
Bolivar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin lands a nice hook to Bolivar's body. Bolivar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolivar. The Smiling Assassin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Smiling Assassin. Bolivar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolivar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bolivar misses with an uppercut. The Smiling Assassin saw that one coming.
The Smiling Assassin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from Bolivar does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a double jab
and Bolivar counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolivar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Bolivar looks to score with a jab to the body but The Smiling Assassin is just out of range.
The Smiling Assassin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bolivar.
The Smiling Assassin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bolivar.
The Smiling Assassin throws a jab but it's blocked by Bolivar.
Bolivar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Smiling Assassin on the side of the head.
A punch combination from The Smiling Assassin misses.
A lazy body kick from Bolivar
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolivar lands a jab to The Smiling Assassin's midsection.
The Smiling Assassin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Smiling Assassin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve The Smiling Assassin dominated that 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.
The Smiling Assassin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bolivar clinches up with The Smiling Assassin and pushes him back against the cage.
Bolivar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolivar lands a body punch.
The Smiling Assassin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolivar misses with a body punch.
Bolivar misses with the head strike.
The Smiling Assassin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bolivar misses with a body shot
and The Smiling Assassin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Smiling Assassin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolivar moves away.
The Smiling Assassin throws a jab but it's blocked by Bolivar.
Steve The Smiling Assassin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Smiling Assassin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolivar.
Bolivar is looking to counter punch.
Bolivar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolivar looks to score with a jab to the body but The Smiling Assassin is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolivar. The Smiling Assassin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Smiling Assassin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bolivar digs a good body shot into The Smiling Assassin's ribs.
Steve The Smiling Assassin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolivar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bolivar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Smiling Assassin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bolivar back to the cage. The Smiling Assassin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bolivar with a jab.
The Smiling Assassin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Smiling Assassin moves out of range as Bolivar strikes.
The Smiling Assassin lands a body shot.
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 Smiling Assassin misses with a lunging right hand
and Bolivar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolivar digs a good hook to The Smiling Assassin's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar throws an off balance right hand
letting The Smiling Assassin counter with a right hand.
Bolivar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Smiling Assassin.
Bolivar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolivar fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolivar.
The Smiling Assassin swings for the body but Bolivar moves out of range.
Bolivar swings for the body but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range.
Bolivar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Smiling Assassin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bolivar can pounce on him.
The Smiling Assassin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bolivar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolivar catches The Smiling Assassin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bolivar throws an overhand right that lands on The Smiling Assassin's shoulder, as The Smiling Assassin tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Smiling Assassin slips a jab from Bolivar.
Bolivar lands a body shot.
Bolivar throws an overhand right that lands on The Smiling Assassin's shoulder, as The Smiling Assassin tries to avoid the shot.
The Smiling Assassin throws out a loose jab but Bolivar uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Smiling Assassin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bolivar.
Bolivar misses with a wild body shot.
Bolivar throws a body punch but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range.
The Smiling Assassin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Smiling Assassin fails to land with a series of punches.
Bolivar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Smiling Assassin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolivar.
The Smiling Assassin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bolivar is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin throws a combination. Bolivar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Smiling Assassin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bolivar throws a front kick aimed at The Smiling Assassin's knee but The Smiling Assassin avoids it well.
Bolivar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolivar.
Bolivar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Smiling Assassin.
Bolivar misses with a body shot.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a lunging right hand
and Bolivar counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Bolivar - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from The Smiling Assassin misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve The Smiling Assassin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bolivar.
Bolivar tries to land a leg kick but The Smiling Assassin saw it coming and moves away.
The Smiling Assassin throws a combination that misses
and Bolivar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bolivar slips a jab from The Smiling Assassin.
Bolivar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bolivar 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 The Smiling Assassin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Smiling Assassin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Smiling Assassin throws a counter combo.
Bolivar lands with an uppercut that bounces The Smiling Assassin off the cage and back into range.
The Smiling Assassin throws a series of punches but Bolivar moves out of range.
Bolivar lands with a hook. The Smiling Assassin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bolivar lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Smiling Assassin lands a really nice looking cross but Bolivar seems unphased.
Bolivar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolivar.
The Smiling Assassin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolivar misses with a shot to the body
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a nice body shot.
The Smiling Assassin takes a swing at Bolivar's ribcage but misses.
Bolivar throws a right hand that misses
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a left to the body.
Bolivar misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by The Smiling Assassin.
Bolivar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Smiling Assassin throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bolivar counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from The Smiling Assassin misses
and Bolivar counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolivar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bolivar misses with a low kick.
The Smiling Assassin avoids the body shot from Bolivar.
Bolivar throws a low kick but The Smiling Assassin avoids it.
Pablo Bolivar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Smiling Assassin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bolivar lands a nice shot to the body.
The Smiling Assassin throws a right hand that Bolivar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolivar also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolivar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Smiling Assassin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Smiling Assassin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bolivar counters with a leg kick.
The Smiling Assassin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bolivar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a stiff right hand.
The Smiling Assassin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bolivar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Smiling Assassin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolivar.
The Smiling Assassin avoids the body shot from Bolivar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar misses the body punch
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Smiling Assassin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bolivar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Smiling Assassin tries to bum rush Bolivar with a series of wild strikes but Bolivar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bolivar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Smiling Assassin at a distance.
The Smiling Assassin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bolivar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Smiling Assassin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The Smiling Assassin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolivar.
The Smiling Assassin throws a lazy right hand but Bolivar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Smiling Assassin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolivar is just out of range.
The Smiling Assassin scores with a nice strike.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bolivar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Smiling Assassin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Smiling Assassin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Smiling Assassin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolivar blocks a jab.
The Smiling Assassin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Smiling Assassin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bolivar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Smiling Assassin.
Bolivar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bolivar misses with a wild combination.
Bolivar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Smiling Assassin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolivar was well out of range. Poor timing from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a jab to the body
and Bolivar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steve The Smiling Assassin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Smiling Assassin throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Bolivar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Smiling Assassin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steve The Smiling Assassin!
In his post fight interview, Steve The Smiling Assassin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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