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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Power!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Power throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power gets a clinch.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Power looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Power lands with a light punch inside.
Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Power lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power clinches up against the cage.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Power smiles and moves away.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Power backing up. Power nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Power looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Power moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith staying out of range there.
Power throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick by Power misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Power thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Power, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Power against the cage but Power circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Power tries to clinch
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Power, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Power misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith is looking to counter the offense by Power and move into the clinch.
Power misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Power shrugs it off.
Power wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Power takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Power rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Power misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Power closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith stalling.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Power improves position.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Power has the dominant position.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Power gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Power is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith stalling the fight.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith is trying to drag Power to the mat but Power just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Power works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Power.
Power tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Power looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Power 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.
Power tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
Power looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Power throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Power will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Power.
Smith is looking to counter the offense by Power and move into the clinch.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Power manages to circle out of the way.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith tries to counter by clinching up but Power breaks away and moves out of range.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Power scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Power rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Power has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Power tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Power is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Power improves position.
Smith wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maybe Smith would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Power looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Power keeps him there for the moment.
Power lands a nice uppercut.
Smith keeps control of Power as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Power prevents the takedown attempt.
David Power seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power misses with a hook
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Power avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Power improves position.
Smith can't get the takedown.
Power looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Power keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Power wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
A frustrated look appears on Power's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
David Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power lands with a good body shot.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a quick counter head kick but Power was just out of range.
Power wants to clinch.
Smith seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Power looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Power throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith tried to counter with a leg kick but Power avoided it.
Power throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Power.
Smith moves away from the strike by Power.
Smith wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Power misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Nice straight punches there by Power. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Power.
Power gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Power scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith is rocked!
David Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Power tries to get set, Smith tries to push him back and clinch up but Power manages to avoid the attempt.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
Power just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmith.
A big left from Power misses.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
David Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Power drops Smith with a huge uppercut! Smith drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Power is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Power!
David Power thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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