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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Smackson (ranked 6170 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuan Le (ranked 3501 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuan Le has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Reggie Smackson's chin.
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160 lbs
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178 cm
25
157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reggie Smackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tuan Le!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smackson tries to move into range but Le moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Le lands a really nice looking cross but Smackson seems unphased.
Smackson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Smackson stands and steps away. Le gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Le gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smackson trying to control but Le is working from the bottom.
Le wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smackson wants to control from the top but Le keeps moving.
Smackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Le keeping full guard, as Smackson tries to pass.
Smackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Le is looking for a sweep.
Smackson is looking to take a break and control but Le is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Le can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smackson decides to stand back up. Smackson steps back and let's Le get back to his feet.
Le stuffs the takedown.
Smackson gets tackled into the cage by Le. Le maintains the clinch.
Le lands a hook that snaps the head of Smackson backwards.
Le lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smackson backwards.
Le lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smackson backwards.
A short body shot lands from Le as the two fighters clinch.
Smackson is working for takedown but Le is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Smackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smackson is breathing heavily.
Le lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le lands a body shot in the clinch.
Le cracks Smackson with a nice body shot.
Le scores with a shot to the side of Smackson's head.
A body shot lands from Le.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Le.
Le lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Le.
Le lands with a short shot to the head.
Le lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Le scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Le - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Le scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Le lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuan Le dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Le.
Smackson tries to circle away but Le has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Le.
Le lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smackson backwards.
Le lands a right hand.
A short left from Le.
Smackson is trying to pull guard but Le turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smackson takes a shot to the head.
Tuan Le seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Le scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Le has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Le.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Le scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Le scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Le - that landed with a thud.
Le lands an uppercut.
Le scores with a shoulder strike.
Le lands a nice shot to the body.
Le lands an uppercut.
Le stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Le lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smackson is rocked!
Le lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Le creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Smackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Le lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Le.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Smackson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Le is unloading with more strikes now! Smackson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tuan Le!
Our winner, Tuan Le, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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