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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Master Cpp (ranked 6153 p4p, 506 weight class) and Bryant Smith (ranked 4168 p4p, 418 weight class). Smith has chosen Television - Marquee Moon as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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135 lbs
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160 lbs
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Great elbows
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Master Cpp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryant Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cpp's calf.
Cpp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Cpp counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Cpp is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cpp lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Cpp shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cpp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Cpp misses with a head kick.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cpp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cpp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Cpp fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Bryant Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith cracks Cpp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith missing with a left hand there. Cpp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cpp looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpp throws a head kick that misses.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Cpp misses.
Cpp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Cpp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cpp looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Cpp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Cpp settles back down.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Cpp's shoulder, as Cpp tries to avoid the shot.
Cpp clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cpp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cpp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Cpp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the ropes.
Cpp working Smith over with knees to the body.
Cpp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Cpp.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Cpp has him pressed against the ropes.
Cpp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cpp tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Cpp back against the ropes.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cpp throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Cpp slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cpp throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cpp rushes Smith and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cpp has him pressed against the ropes.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Cpp lands a body punch in the clinch.
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 Master Cpp will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cpp checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cpp throws a counter high kick but Smith was just alert enough to avoid it.
Smith throws a jab when Cpp was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Cpp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cpp. Cpp obviously looking to wear him down.
Cpp slips under a jab.
Cpp tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Cpp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cpp wants to clinch
and Cpp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cpp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cpp slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Cpp's leg but Cpp calmly moves out of range.
Cpp quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cpp tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Cpp is just out of range.
A head kick by Cpp misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cpp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Cpp counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith throws a jab when Cpp was well out of range.
Cpp slips a straight right by Smith.
A head kick from Cpp lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Cpp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith works Cpp's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Cpp.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cpp avoids a kick to the body.
And Cpp counters with a quick kick to the body but Smith blocks it.
Cpp throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cpp misses with a leg kick
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Cpp feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cpp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Cpp counters by clinching up.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Cpp improves position.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith tries to stall but Cpp uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cpp tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Cpp back against the ropes.
Smith prevents a body shot from Cpp.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith cracks Cpp with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cpp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cpp moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Cpp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cpp throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Cpp's head but Cpp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cpp misses with a body kick.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Cpp moved out of range nicely.
Bryant Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith 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 missing with a left hand there. Cpp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cpp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith swings for the body but Cpp moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Cpp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith wants to slow Cpp down by chopping away at his legs.
Cpp is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith.
Smith is looking to chop away at Cpp's legs.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cpp slips a jab from Smith.
Cpp is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith.
Cpp feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Cpp is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Cpp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cpp.
Cpp misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith tries a low kick but Cpp avoids it.
Cpp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cpp 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.
Cpp throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cpp blocks a jab.
Cpp tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Cpp defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith tries a low kick but Cpp avoids it.
Cpp was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cpp misses with a body kick.
Cpp throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Cpp cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cpp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bryant Smith.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryant Smith!
A very excited looking Bryant Smith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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