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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Harding (ranked 1894 p4p, 230 weight class) and Quinoa Smiff (ranked 2127 p4p, 251 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harding might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bitch School. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinoa Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding defending well as Smiff loads up on a big left hand.
Smiff misses with a body shot.
Smiff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harding misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smiff.
Smiff clinches with his opponent.
Smiff is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smiff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smiff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harding.
Smiff fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Harding to the ground. Smiff is now in Harding's guard.
Harding pushes Smiff off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jonathan Harding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harding throws a jab but it's blocked by Smiff.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Harding catches Smiff right on the button with a cross.
Smiff misses with an uppercut. Harding saw that one coming.
A cross from Harding lands.
Nice defenses there by Smiff.
Smiff appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smiff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harding.
Harding lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff takes a swing at Harding's ribcage but misses.
Harding has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Talu's Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
Smiff tries to move into range but Harding moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harding takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harding fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smiff checks the leg kick.
Harding connects with a solid leg kick.
Smiff throws a series of punches but Harding moves out of range.
Smiff blocks a jab.
Smiff is looking for the big counter here.
Harding misses with an uppercut.
Smiff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harding.
Harding pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jonathan Harding is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smiff throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Smiff misses.
Harding throws a hook to the side of Smiff's head but Smiff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harding throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smiff avoids a kick to the body.
Smiff feints the counter takedown.
Smiff throws out a powerful jab.
Smiff lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smiff fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harding sprawls well initially but Smiff persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smiff stops Harding from getting back to his feet.
Smiff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harding wants to get back to his feet.
Smiff is trying to control the action in half guard but Harding is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smiff trying to pass the guard but Harding defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding keeping hold of Smiff's head, controlling as best he can.
Smiff looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smiff's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Harding keeping hold of Smiff's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smiff wants to free his trapped foot but Harding is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smiff keeps trying to improve his position.
Smiff is keen to just control but Harding is a slippery customer.
Smiff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harding defends it well.
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 Jonathan Harding will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smiff misses the shot to the body.
Smiff decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smiff is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Smiff trying to control from half guard but Harding is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff stops Harding from getting back to his feet.
Smiff trying to pass the guard but Harding defending well.
Smiff trying to control from half guard but Harding is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff is stalling here. Harding is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Smiff seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harding has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Smiff is looking for a sweep.
Harding controlling the position from side mount.
Smiff is trying to work for a sweep but Harding has mounted him!
Smiff is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Smiff regains half guard.
Smiff trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Harding manages to pass to mount!
Smiff is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smiff is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff tries to reverse the position but Harding maintains control.
Jonathan Harding overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harding controlling from the full mount.
Smiff sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smiff wants to stand back up but Harding manages to pass into side control.
Smiff is looking for a sweep.
Smiff looks to move to half guard but instead Harding has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff can't escape the position.
Smiff is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harding stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Harding lands with a right hand.
Harding ducks under a wild hook from Smiff.
The fighters circling - Smiff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harding throws a hook to the side of Smiff's head but Smiff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smiff scores with a nice right hand.
Smiff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smiff moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harding swings for the body but Smiff moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Harding dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smiff throws a series of punches but Harding avoids them all with ease.
Smiff dips to his left and cracks Harding with an uppercut!
Smiff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smiff lands a nice shot to the body.
Harding cracks a nice hook into Smiff's ribs.
Harding throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Smiff to counter with a crisp jab.
Harding lands with a cross.
Jonathan Harding is winning the standup battle so far.
Smiff moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice cross by Harding.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smiff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harding.
Harding lands a body shot.
Smiff misses with a body kick.
Harding fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smiff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smiff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding with a jab.
Harding uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harding loads up on a big right hand but Smiff slips the punch.
Harding swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smiff tries to clinch there but Harding circles away.
Harding is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smiff takes the fight into the clinch.
Harding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiff tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harding smiles and moves away.
Jonathan Harding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinoa Smiff.
Harding throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smiff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harding feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smiff's calf.
Harding uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smiff.
Jonathan Harding is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smiff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harding.
Smiff lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harding cracks Smiff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smiff throws a body punch but Harding moves out of range.
Harding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smiff tries to move into range but Harding moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Harding. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harding.
Harding is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smiff can do to turn this around?
Harding changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harding slips under a jab.
Smiff swings for the body but Harding moves out of range.
Harding scores with a leg kick.
Smiff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harding ducks under a wild hook from Smiff.
Harding ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding stuffs the takedown.
Smiff misses with a hook to the body
and Harding counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harding throws a jab but it's blocked by Smiff.
Smiff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Smiff.
Smiff tries to clinch but Harding is having none of it.
Smiff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harding.
Smiff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harding throws a head kick that misses.
Smiff misses with a looping right.
Smiff takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smiff just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Harding.
Harding uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smiff has time to react.
Harding throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smiff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Harding misses the target.
Harding misses with a body shot.
Smiff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smiff takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harding misses with a body shot.
Quinoa Smiff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Harding.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smiff. Harding does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harding lands with an uppercut that bounces Smiff off the cage and back into range.
Smiff takes a swing at Harding's ribcage but misses.
Quinoa Smiff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harding keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smiff.
Smiff throws an overhand right that lands on Harding's shoulder, as Harding tries to avoid the shot.
Harding scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smiff in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harding displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smiff throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Harding lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smiff doesn't seem phased though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Harding showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harding, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Harding!
Jonathan Harding decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Quinoa Smiff was interviewed post fight and said 'He is on steroids!'.
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energy
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