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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smash Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smash Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dallas Porter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch misses with a takedown attempt - Porter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Punch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Porter is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Punch goes for a double leg but Porter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Porter continues to drive forward.
Porter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Porter scores with a kick to the body.
Porter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Punch is fending him off so far but Porter persists. Nope, Punch circles away and we're back to standing.
Porter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Punch is fending him off so far but Porter persists. Nope, Punch circles away and we're back to standing.
Punch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Porter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Porter tries a head kick but it misses.
Porter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porter with the ground and pound but Punch uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Porter stands up over Punch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Porter looking to sit in guard and control but Punch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Punch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Porter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Punch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Punch is looking to work some ground and pound but Porter has wrist control.
Punch throwing strikes from guard but Porter blocks nicely.
Punch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Punch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punch stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Punch misses with a series of wild punches.
Porter replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Punch blocks it well.
Punch throws a wild body kick that Porter sees coming a mile off.
Punch misses with a double jab.
Porter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Punch bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Porter fails with a takedown attempt.
Smash Punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dallas Porter.
Punch 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.
Punch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Porter throws a head kick but Punch moves out of range.
Punch throws a series of punches but Porter avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Porter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Punch throws a nice looking combination but Porter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Punch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Porter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Porter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Punch sneaks out the side door and pushes Porter away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Punch is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch stalks Porter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Porter's face. Porter staggers backwards, shaken.
Punch throws a body kick that misses.
Porter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Porter shoots for a takedown but Punch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Porter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punch punishes Porter's body with a nice straight punch.
Porter closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Punch's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Punch is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Porter is working an open guard so Punch takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Punch misses.
Porter unleashes a big counter combination but Punch bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Punch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Punch.
Porter throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Punch tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Porter is in Punch's guard.
Punch pushes Porter off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Porter connects with a leg kick. Punch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Porter connects with an inside leg kick.
Punch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Punch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Porter somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smash Punch dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Porter rushes Punch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Porter stalling the fight.
Punch blocks the elbow strike.
Punch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Punch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Punch working hard to break the clinch.
Punch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Porter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Punch avoids it.
Porter lands a good knee to the midsection. Punch won't want to take too many of those.
Porter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Punch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter looking for a takedown.
Porter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Punch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smash Punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dallas Porter.
Punch has had enough of the clinch but Porter keeps him there for the moment.
Porter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Porter tries a knee to the head but Punch blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Punch is trying to push Porter away but Porter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Porter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Porter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punch.
Nice elbow from Porter.
Porter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Punch throws a head kick but Porter moves out of range.
Punch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Punch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Punch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Porter circles away quickly and effectively.
Punch throws a series of punches but Porter moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Porter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Punch. That did some damage!
Punch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Porter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Porter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Punch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smash Punch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punch throws a right hand that Porter ducks under and follows up with a left that Porter also avoids with ease.
Porter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Porter misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Porter.
Porter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Punch keeping moving, preventing Porter from controlling successfully.
Porter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Porter throwing strikes but missing.
Punch working a defensive guard here.
Porter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Punch pulls Porter in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter looking to pass the guard.
Porter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Porter.
Punch seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Some wild striking there from Punch.
Punch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porter can do to turn this around?
Porter moves out of range of the leg kick from Punch.
Punch misses with a combination
and Porter counters with a leg kick.
Porter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Punch makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Porter.
Porter scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Porter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Porter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Punch stalks Porter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Porter's face. Porter staggers backwards, shaken.
Smash Punch is winning the standup battle so far.
Punch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Porter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Punch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Punch stalks Porter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Porter's face. Porter staggers backwards, shaken.
Punch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Porter's waist but Porter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Punch off to one side.
Porter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Porter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Porter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Porter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Punch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Porter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Punch sprawls well initially but Porter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Punch moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch wants to sweep but no luck.
Punch keeping moving, preventing Porter from controlling successfully.
Punch pushes Porter off and scrambles back to his feet.
Porter scores with a push kick.
Punch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Porter defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smash Punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punch stalks Porter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Porter's face. Porter staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Smash Punch has been cut.
Porter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Punch avoids it really well and circles away.
As Porter tries to get set, Punch tries to push him back and clinch up but Porter manages to avoid the attempt.
Porter fails with a takedown attempt.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch but Punch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punch.
Punch fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter rushes Punch and presses him up against the cage.
Porter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Punch is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Punch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Porter walks into a left hand.
Punch clinches up against the cage.
Punch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Porter scores with a knee to the head.
Porter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Punch's efforts to push away.
Porter prevents Punch from breaking the clinch.
Porter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Porter circles away quickly and effectively.
Porter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Porter moves in looking to clinch but Punch pushes him off.
Punch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Porter.
Punch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Porter stuffs the takedown attempt from Punch. Punch gets slowly back to his feet.
Porter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Punch but Punch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Punch is defended easily by Porter.
Porter motions for Punch to come forward. Porter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Porter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Punch napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Punch explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Smash Punch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Punch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smash Punch!
After winning the bout, Smash Punch 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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