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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Gelfen (ranked 633 p4p, 76 weight class) and Aaron Smith (ranked 1032 p4p, 123 weight class). Smith has chosen Lonely Train by Black Stone Cherry as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Gelfen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Gelfen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Gelfen has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Gelfen takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Eddie Gelfen has been cut.
Gelfen is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Gelfen into the ropes.
Smith blocking some punches.
Gelfen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Gelfen in his tracks for a moment.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gelfen's defenses.
Gelfen struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith tries to stall but Gelfen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith is looking to control Gelfen's arms but Gelfen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gelfen misses with a punch on the inside.
Gelfen throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Gelfen lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
A shot in the inside from Gelfen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Gelfen in his tracks for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gelfen is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gelfen stalling.
Gelfen blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gelfen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Gelfen's shoulder, as Gelfen tries to avoid the shot.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gelfen moves into the clinch.
Gelfen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Gelfen avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Gelfen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gelfen's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gelfen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gelfen throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gelfen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gelfen blocks the elbow strike.
Gelfen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gelfen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gelfen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Gelfen dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gelfen's brow.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Gelfen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Gelfen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gelfen takes an elbow to the temple.
Gelfen dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gelfen.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gelfen avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the ropes.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gelfen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gelfen is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gelfen's brow.
Gelfen blocking some punches.
Gelfen misses with the head strike.
Gelfen avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Gelfen blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen pushes Smith back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gelfen prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Gelfen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gelfen lands a right hand.
Gelfen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Gelfen can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Gelfen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith looks winded!
Gelfen avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gelfen digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Gelfen throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gelfen dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
A bit of stalling here from Gelfen.
Gelfen tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Gelfen back against the ropes.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gelfen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gelfen avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the ropes.
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 Eddie Gelfen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Gelfen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith throws a hook but Gelfen blocks it.
Gelfen is looking to counter punch.
Smith misses with a hook.
Gelfen tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Gelfen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gelfen misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gelfen's head backwards.
Gelfen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Gelfen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
A big right from Smith misses.
Gelfen throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Aaron Smith has been cut.
Gelfen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gelfen avoids it by throwing Smith back against the ropes.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Gelfen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gelfen lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen misses with a punch to the body.
Eddie Gelfen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gelfen scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Gelfen is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Gelfen into the ropes.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Gelfen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gelfen gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gelfen taking a breather.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Gelfen shrugs off.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Gelfen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Gelfen lands an uppercut.
Gelfen lands with a light punch inside.
Smith is rocked!
Smith is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Gelfen.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Gelfen finish him?
Gelfen looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Gelfen struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gelfen.
Gelfen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gelfen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Gelfen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gelfen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gelfen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gelfen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gelfen steps into range and cracks Smith with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Smith flops backwards and Gelfen dives into his guard looking to finish!
Gelfen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Gelfen advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gelfen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith is letting Gelfen control him for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gelfen wants to stand but Smith has his arm trapped.
Gelfen wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Gelfen wants to stand but Smith is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face as Gelfen controls the position.
Smith is not content to let Gelfen control the position.
Gelfen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smith to his feet.
Gelfen misses with a straight left.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Smith tries to move into range but Gelfen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gelfen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Gelfen throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Gelfen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Gelfen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gelfen misses with a kick to the body
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gelfen moves out of range of the strikes.
Gelfen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gelfen misses with a straight right.
Smith throws a series of punches but Gelfen moves out of range.
Gelfen is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Gelfen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gelfen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith has Gelfen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gelfen wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gelfen working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Gelfen's ribcage. Gelfen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gelfen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Gelfen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Gelfen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gelfen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Gelfen's head but Gelfen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gelfen takes the fight into the clinch.
Gelfen avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Gelfen manages to break the clinch.
Gelfen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gelfen thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Gelfen moved out of range.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gelfen. Gelfen obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gelfen finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eddie Gelfen is winning the standup battle so far.
Gelfen throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gelfen misses with a low kick.
Smith misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gelfen misses with a low kick.
Gelfen cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Gelfen slips the punch.
Eddie Gelfen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith clinches up with Gelfen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gelfen avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gelfen avoids it.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Gelfen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gelfen backwards.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gelfen misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Gelfen.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Gelfen defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Gelfen tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gelfen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gelfen throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gelfen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gelfen has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Gelfen throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gelfen 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.
Smith misses with a hook. Gelfen ducked under it nicely.
Gelfen is looking for a counter combo.
Gelfen lands a slapping body shot.
Gelfen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gelfen misses with a low kick.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gelfen with a jab.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Gelfen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gelfen tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Aaron Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eddie Gelfen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Gelfen does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Eddie Gelfen.
Well Gelfen 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Gelfen!
A less than humble Eddie Gelfen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Aaron Smith had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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