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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Trauma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Monster Magnet - Powertrip. 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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155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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177 cm
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165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenneth Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Trauma!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trauma.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Trauma sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trauma ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Trauma. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Trauma misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Trauma throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Trauma misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Trauma circles away.
Trauma avoids the body shot from Smith.
Trauma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tom Trauma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Trauma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trauma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Trauma throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Trauma.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trauma.
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Trauma looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Trauma struggling a bit here.
Smith throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Trauma parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Trauma to escape.
Smith throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trauma regains half guard.
Smith prevents Trauma from standing back up.
Smith working Trauma over with strikes.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trauma trying to control but Smith postures up.
Trauma is looking to escape.
Trauma is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith is really struggling to control Trauma but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Trauma tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith working Trauma over with strikes.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trauma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith controlling the pace.
Trauma is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith is keen to just control but Trauma is a slippery customer.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
Smith thows a huge punch but Trauma dodges it nicely.
Trauma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the action but Trauma is working from the bottom.
Trauma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Tom Trauma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trauma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Trauma misses.
Trauma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trauma looks gassed!
Trauma misses with a leg kick.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenneth Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenneth Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trauma. Trauma obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trauma tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trauma to the ground. Trauma escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Trauma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trauma circles away.
Trauma staying out of range there.
Trauma lands a nice shot to the body.
Trauma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Trauma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trauma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Trauma scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trauma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trauma's waist but Trauma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenneth Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trauma stuffs the takedown.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Trauma misses with a straight left.
Nice sprawl there from Trauma as Smith shoots in.
Trauma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Trauma moved out of range nicely.
Trauma scores with a jab to the head.
Trauma fails to land with a series of punches.
Tom Trauma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith shoots in and bounces Trauma off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Trauma is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Trauma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
Trauma wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trauma keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith prevents Trauma from getting back to his feet.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trauma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trauma throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trauma thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith looks to land a combination but Trauma avoids it well.
Trauma scores with a leg kick.
Trauma scores with a leg kick.
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smith cracks Trauma with a big elbow.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Trauma tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Trauma takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smith trying to control the action but Trauma is working from the bottom.
Smith prevents Trauma from escaping the position.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trauma keeps working.
Smith is putting a hurting on Trauma here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is working Trauma over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smith trying to control the position but Trauma is working away.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Smith dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Trauma slips a jab from Smith.
Good shot there by Trauma.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Trauma sprawls well.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trauma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Trauma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trauma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trauma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trauma misses the shot to the body.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trauma's waist but Trauma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Trauma but Trauma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenneth Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trauma in his tracks.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Trauma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trauma swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Trauma throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trauma scores with a jab.
Trauma misses with a low kick.
Trauma misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Smith lands a few punches from side control.
Smith staying calm.
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith cracks Trauma with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Trauma is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trauma has escaped the position, nice work there.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Trauma is pushing Smith's head away, looking to escape. Smith manages to hold on to the position though.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Trauma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trauma takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Smith lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Trauma down.
Smith working the head with strikes.
Smith looks up at the clock and then as Trauma takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smith smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith lands an elbow.
Trauma is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tom Trauma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trauma on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Smith!
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hype
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RATING
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