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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Yuudai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yuudai throws a big shot that misses.
Yuudai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yuudai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Yuudai.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Yuudai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith tries to clinch but Yuudai moves away
letting Yuudai counter with a right hand.
Yuudai misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Yuudai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith gets a clinch.
Yuudai avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yuudai throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Yuudai.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Yuudai avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Yuudai controls the action.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Yuudai won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Smith.
Yuudai lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Yuudai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yuudais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yuudai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yuudai lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yuudai feints a counter leg kick.
Jab, jab by Yuudai - just one landing.
Yuudai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Yuudai digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Yuudai misses the body punch
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yuudai backwards.
Smith blocks a body shot from Yuudai.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yuudai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith blocks a body shot from Yuudai.
Yuudai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Smith.
Yuudai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Yuudai.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Yuudai, against the cage.
Yuudai misses with a punch on the inside.
Yuudai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Yuudai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Yuudai.
Yuudai throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Yuudai being controlled against the cage.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yuudai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuudai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Yuudai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai throws a head punch that misses.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yuudai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yuudai working aggressively here.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith avoiding damage.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yuudai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuudai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yuudai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuudai stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takeshi Yuudai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Yuudai moves his leg out of the way.
Yuudai misses with a hook.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yuudai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yuudai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yuudai breaks the clinch.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yuudai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith is looking to clinch but Yuudai is avoiding it.
Yuudai scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith closes the distance but Yuudai moves to the side
and Yuudai counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith wants to clinch up but Yuudai keeps it at a distance.
Yuudai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yuudai. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yuudai blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuudai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yuudai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yuudai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takeshi Yuudai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuudai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yuudai throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith tries to counter by clinching up but Yuudai breaks away and moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch up but Yuudai circles away and keeps his distance.
Yuudai stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yuudai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yuudai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yuudai counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuudai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith tries to clinch but Yuudai moves away
and Yuudai counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith wants to clinch.
Yuudai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Yuudai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yuudai.
Yuudai throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuudai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yuudai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yuudai.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith tries to counter by clinching up but Yuudai breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai scores with a jab to the head.
Yuudai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yuudai tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Smith is looking to counter the offense by Yuudai and move into the clinch.
Yuudai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yuudai misses with a body kick.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith rushes Yuudai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuudai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yuudai.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yuudai's brow.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yuudai or not.
Yuudai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith presses Yuudai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yuudai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Yuudai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Yuudai misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith avoids the head kick by Yuudai.
Yuudai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith tries to clinch
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith has Yuudai up against the cage in a clinch.
Yuudai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai takes a shot to the head.
Yuudai misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yuudai is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Yuudai fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Matt Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yuudai blocks an uppercut.
Yuudai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuudai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuudai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith misses the jab.
Yuudai throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick from Smith.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Yuudai circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yuudai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smith with a body shot.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Yuudai counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yuudai breaks the clinch.
Yuudai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Nice shot by Yuudai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuudai throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yuudai throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai scores with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Yuudai's torso.
Yuudai cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Yuudai tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yuudai avoids the head kick by Smith.
Yuudai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yuudai manages to circle out of the way.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Yuudai's head back.
Yuudai throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Yuudai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick but Yuudai moves out of range.
Yuudai thinks about the counter body kick.
Smith throws a low kick but Yuudai moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Yuudai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Yuudai responds with a good body kick, but Smith manages to step out the way in time.
Matt Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takeshi Yuudai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yuudai lands a jab to the nose.
Yuudai scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Yuudai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yuudai.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yuudai counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Yuudai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yuudai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Yuudai!
After winning the bout, Takeshi Yuudai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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