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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Smith (ranked 6230 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm King (ranked 4561 p4p, 0 weight class). Malcolm King will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendall Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm King!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
As King tries to get set, Smith tries to push him back and clinch up but King manages to avoid the attempt.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King jabs at Smith's body.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
King wants to improve his position but instead Smith has moved into half guard.
King is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Smith jumps into side control!
King on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
King pushes Smith away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smith gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smith connects with a decent elbow.
King tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is working King over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smith could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
King is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith looks up at the clock and then as King takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smith smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
King trying his best to control but Smith has mounted him.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith raining down hammerfists from mount.
King is trying to escape the mount.
Smith cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King has given up his back. Will we see Smith going for some submissions?
Smith is landing with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith lands strikes to the head.
King trying to get back to his feet but Smith is in full control for now.
Smith gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
King tries to break free.
Smith lands with a hammerfist to the side of King's head.
Smith scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Smith is landing with strikes. King can't take much more of this.
King is taking damage to the body and head.
Smith scores with punches to the body.
King is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
King is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Smith. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Smith is raining down hard shots and and King has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kendall Smith!
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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
56% |
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