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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milorad Djapic (ranked 7389 p4p, 604 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 8279 p4p, 625 weight class). The key to victory for Milorad Djapic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milorad Djapic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Djapic, right into the meat.
Smith looks for a takedown but Djapic sprawls well.
Djapic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Djapic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Djapic misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Djapic throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith throws a leg kick but Djapic checks it.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Djapic.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Djapic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djapic looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith tries a quick counter leg kick but Djapic is wise to it.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Djapic.
Djapic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Djapic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Djapic misses.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Djapic.
Djapic throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Djapic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Djapic scores with a nice body kick.
Milorad Djapic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Djapic throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Djapic scores with a punch to the head.
Djapic scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Djapic's sensitive parts.
Djapic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Djapic lands an overhand right.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Djapic.
Djapic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djapic is looking to land body kicks.
Djapic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Djapic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Djapic.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Djapic eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Djapic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Djapic throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djapic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Djapic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Djapic misses with a hook to the body
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Djapic thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Djapic backing up. Djapic nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Djapic ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Djapic.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Milorad Djapic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Smith.
Nice uppercut lands for Djapic. That snapped Smith's head back.
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 Milorad Djapic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Djapic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Djapic lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Djapic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Djapic stuffs the takedown.
Djapic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Djapic was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Milorad Djapic is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Djapic does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Djapic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Djapic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Djapic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Djapic with a jab.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Djapic saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Djapic.
A swing and a miss from Djapic.
Djapic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Djapic checks a leg kick.
Djapic tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djapic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Djapic scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Djapic throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Djapic lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Djapic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Djapic tries to work over Smith's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
Djapic throws an off balance right hand
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith works over Djapic's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Djapic throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Djapic.
Djapic throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Djapic moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSmith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Djapic misses.
Djapic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Djapic lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Djapic.
Djapic swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Djapic misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Djapic backing up. Djapic nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Djapic is rocked!
Djapic takes one to the chin there.
Oh Djapic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Djapic leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Djapic just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Djapic throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith blocks a head kick by Djapic.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Djapic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Djapic throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Djapic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith checks a low kick from Djapic.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Djapic.
Djapic seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Djapic misses.
Djapic throws a big shot that misses.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milorad Djapic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Djapic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Djapic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith sizes up Djapic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Djapic tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Djapic throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Djapic.
Djapic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Djapic. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Djapic misses with a hook
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith throws the left hand but Djapic avoids the punch easily.
Djapic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Djapic misses.
Djapic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Djapic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Djapic stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Djapic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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, Djapic has got the better of the exchanges.
Djapic swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Djapic circles away.
Djapic slips a jab from Smith.
Djapic misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djapic misses the shot to the body.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Djapic is just out of range.
Djapic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Djapic just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Djapic tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Djapic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Djapic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Djapic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Djapic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Djapic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djapic leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Djapic walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith takes a swing at Djapic's ribcage but misses.
Djapic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Djapic lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Djapic moved out of range nicely.
Djapic wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Djapic misses with a straight right.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Djapic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Djapic counters with a two punch combo.
Milorad Djapic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the jab.
Djapic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Djapic.
Djapic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djapic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Djapic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Djapic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Djapic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Djapic throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith tries a quick counter leg kick but Djapic is wise to it.
Djapic scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Frank Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milorad Djapic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Djapic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milorad Djapic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Djapic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milorad Djapic!
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