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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erno Bajza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Digby Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Digby Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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258 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erno Bajza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Digby Smith!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Bajza throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith counters with a body kick.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Bajza's torso.
Bajza misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bajza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith scores with a jab. Bajza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bajza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bajza lands with an overhand left.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bajza can pounce on him.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Bajza avoids it.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bajza shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bajza was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bajza tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bajza sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajza fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bajza controls the position.
Smith manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bajza's best efforts.
Bajza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bajza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smith is in trouble now - Bajza has advanced to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bajza working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajza landing strikes from the mount.
Bajza tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bajza lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bajza landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Smith is in a horrible position here. Bajza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smith is rocked!
Smith wants to hold on but Bajza pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bajza scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bajza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Bajza finish him?
Bajza looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Bajza raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bajza landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bajza landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erno Bajza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Bajza shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bajza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Erno Bajza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bajza drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Smith throws a body punch but Bajza moves out of range.
Bajza changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bajza was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Bajza changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big right from Bajza misses.
Bajza looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Bajza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bajza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Digby Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bajza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Bajza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bajza.
Bajza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bajza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Erno Bajza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bajza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bajza wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Bajza stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bajza scoring with some ground and pound.
Bajza connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Bajza slips an elbow through the middle.
Bajza trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bajza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bajza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bajza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bajza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bajza is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Bajza has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bajza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bajza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bajza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Bajza is very close to passing his half guard.
Bajza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Bajza.
Bajza slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Smith wants to control but Bajza is keeping busy.
Smith missing with punches from the bottom.
Bajza is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erno Bajza dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bajza looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Bajza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smith is trying to defend but Bajza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bajza 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.
Smith trying to control but Bajza postures up.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Bajza working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Bajza is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bajza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bajza winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bajza is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smith has hold of Bajza's hands but Bajza slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bajza scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bajza lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bajza in particular looking to stall.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bajza connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajza seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bajza lands a nice short elbow.
Bajza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bajza sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bajza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Bajza lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajza drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Bajza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bajza in particular looking to stall.
Nice strikes from Bajza there.
Bajza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bajza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajza is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bajza controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bajza working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bajza wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bajza in particular looking to stall.
Digby Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erno Bajza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bajza, 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erno Bajza!
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