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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). San Pedro comes into the arena with Gunman blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Smith!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but San Pedro moves away.
San Pedro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and San Pedro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith misses with a left hand
and San Pedro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from San Pedro finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
San Pedro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
San Pedro's corner calls for a 1-2. San Pedro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
San Pedro staying out of range there.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
San Pedro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with an uppercut
enabling San Pedro to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
San Pedro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between San Pedro's hands.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
San Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
San Pedro quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith takes a swing at San Pedro's ribcage but misses.
San Pedro scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - San Pedro had a free shot at his head there.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and San Pedro counters with a straight right hand.
Smith misses with a double jab
and San Pedro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
San Pedro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from San Pedro misses its target.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and San Pedro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
San Pedro connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. San Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and San Pedro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a left hand but San Pedro moved out of range nicely.
San Pedro fails to land with a series of punches.
San Pedro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
San Pedro lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a series of punches but San Pedro avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
San Pedro throws a body kick that misses.
Smith throws a hook but San Pedro avoids it easily.
San Pedro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
San Pedro throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a hook but San Pedro avoids it easily.
San Pedro lands a jab to the head.
San Pedro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith throws a hook to the side of San Pedro's head but San Pedro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
San Pedro missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
San Pedro slips a jab from Smith.
San Pedro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. San Pedro moves away and avoids it.
San Pedro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Smith throws the left hand but San Pedro avoids the punch easily.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro 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.
San Pedro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
San Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
San Pedro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
San Pedro digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
San Pedro staying out of range there.
Smith misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Pedro slips a jab from Smith.
San Pedro thinks about countering with a head kick.
A jab from Smith misses.
San Pedro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
San Pedro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from San Pedro.
Smith misses with a hook
and San Pedro counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and San Pedro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits San Pedros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping San Pedro under the eye.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
San Pedro half committed to a counter leg kick.
San Pedro tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
San Pedro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and San Pedro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
San Pedro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith misses with a straight left.
San Pedro is looking to counter with head kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Smith might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, San Pedro has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from San Pedro misses.
Smith scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San Pedro moves out of range of the strikes.
Jake Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
San Pedro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
San Pedro misses with a straight right.
San Pedro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
San Pedro moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith sizes up San Pedro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
San Pedro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by San Pedro.
San Pedro connects with a nice looking jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for San Pedro.
Esteban San Pedro is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
San Pedro tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and San Pedro counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith misses with a hook
and San Pedro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith misses with an uppercut
and San Pedro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
San Pedro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
San Pedro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
San Pedro moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. San Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
San Pedro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by San Pedro. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the body punch
and San Pedro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith misses with a hook
and San Pedro counters with a stiff right hand.
San Pedro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith is rocked!
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can San Pedro finish him?
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as San Pedro throws out the jab.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith takes a swing at San Pedro's ribcage but misses.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
San Pedro throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a hook but San Pedro avoids it easily.
San Pedro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
San Pedro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Esteban San Pedro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith throws a lazy right hand but San Pedro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
San Pedro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
San Pedro misses the jab.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract San Pedro.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and San Pedro counters with a nice uppercut.
San Pedro thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
San Pedro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith walks into a jab.
San Pedro cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but San Pedro ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but San Pedro seems unphased.
San Pedro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith throws a body punch but San Pedro moves out of range.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
San Pedro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by San Pedro.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
San Pedro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San Pedro blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith misses with a right hand
and San Pedro counters with a straight right hand.
Smith throws the left hand but San Pedro avoids the punch easily.
San Pedro tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from San Pedro finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
San Pedro slips a jab from Smith.
A decent looking cross lands there for San Pedro.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but San Pedro moves away.
Smith cracks San Pedro with a good jab.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but San Pedro circles away quickly and effectively.
San Pedro throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
San Pedro lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but San Pedro ducks down to avoid it.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith misses with a body shot
and San Pedro counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. San Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith takes one on the button.
San Pedro misses with a low kick.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - San Pedro had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lunges at San Pedro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by San Pedro's hand.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
San Pedro defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like San Pedro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
San Pedro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
San Pedro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith swings for the body but San Pedro moves out of range.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jake Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
San Pedro throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for San Pedro.
Smith takes a swing at San Pedro's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Esteban San Pedro.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for San Pedro, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban San Pedro!
During a confident post fight interview, Esteban San Pedro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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