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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Orion (ranked 2182 p4p, 288 weight class) and Paul Smecker (ranked 3797 p4p, 443 weight class). Paul Smecker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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191 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobias Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Smecker!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion throws a hook but Smecker avoids it easily.
Orion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smecker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Orion has time to react.
Orion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smecker.
Orion lands a two punch combo.
Orion clinches up against the cage.
Smecker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smecker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orion scores with a three punch combo!
Smecker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Orion throws a half hearted mid kick.
No joy there for Orion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smecker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smecker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Tobias Orion has been cut.
Orion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smecker throws out the jab.
Orion slips a straight right by Smecker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion misses the jab.
Smecker throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
Smecker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orion misses with a leg kick.
Smecker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Orion misses with a few strikes there.
Smecker lands an overhand right.
Smecker throws a shot from downtown. Orion moves away and avoids it.
Orion misses with a series of wild punches.
Smecker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Orion throws a sloppy head kick
and Smecker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Orion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smecker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smecker scores with a nice right hand.
Smecker moves out of range of the strikes.
Smecker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Orion with a body shot.
Orion slips a jab and a cross from Smecker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smecker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Orion does no damage.
Smecker throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
Smecker lands a jab to the nose.
Smecker staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Orion.
Smecker with a hook.
A left and a right from Orion both land. Nice combination.
Orion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smecker working aggressively here.
Smecker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smecker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smecker wants to break free but Orion has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion blocking some punches.
Smecker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Smecker fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Smecker.
Smecker manages to break the clinch.
Smecker lands with a shot to the body.
Smecker swings for the body but Orion moves out of range.
Smecker avoids the head kick by Orion.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Smecker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tobias Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smecker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Orion misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smecker! But no joy.
Smecker scores with a decent looking hook.
Orion throws a body punch but Smecker moves out of range.
Smecker throws a jab when Orion was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smecker lands with a straight right. Orion didn't see that one coming.
Smecker throws a shot from downtown. Orion moves away and avoids it.
Orion digs a good body shot into Smecker's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smecker lands with an overhand left.
Smecker blocks a jab.
Orion slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Orion blocks the leg kick.
Orion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orion moves away from the strike by Smecker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smecker's hands.
Smecker throws a shot from downtown. Orion moves away and avoids it.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Smecker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smecker swinging wildly here.
Orion tries to counter with a takedown but Smecker is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Smecker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tobias Orion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smecker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smecker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Orion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orion swings for the body but Smecker moves out of range.
Paul Smecker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Orion.
Orion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orion throws a hook but Smecker avoids it easily.
Smecker throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Orion does no damage.
Smecker throws a shot to the body.
Smecker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Orion tries to score with a low kick but Smecker moves his leg out of the way.
Smecker slips under a jab.
Orion backing away here, and Smecker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tobias Orion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smecker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orion drives through and clinches with Smecker against the cage.
Smecker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smecker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smecker manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Smecker.
Orion lands a two punch combo.
Smecker misses with a wild body shot.
Smecker digs a good body shot into Orion's ribs.
Orion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smecker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smecker clobbers Orion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smecker digs a good body shot into Orion's ribs.
Smecker misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Orion backing away here, and Smecker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Orion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smecker.
Nice cross by Smecker.
Orion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orion misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Smecker to counter with a crisp jab.
Smecker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orion misses with a straight right.
Orion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smecker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Orion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smecker.
Orion throws a body punch but Smecker moves out of range.
Smecker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smecker throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
Orion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smecker misses with a few strikes there.
Orion throws a low kick but Smecker avoids it.
Smecker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smecker misses with the head strike.
Smecker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smecker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orion manages to avoid it.
Orion changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Orion looks to land a left hand but Smecker moved out of range nicely.
Orion throws a head kick that misses.
Orion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smecker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smecker punishes Orion's body with a nice straight punch.
Smecker cracks Orion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tobias Orion's cut is getting worse.
Smecker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orion under the eye.
Orion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orion misses the jab.
Nice shot by Smecker.
Orion throws a series of punches but Smecker avoids them all with ease.
Smecker throws out a counter right but Orion avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A slow jab from Orion misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Smecker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Orion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orion looks to throw the jab but Smecker is out of range.
Orion closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Orion misses with the combination.
Orion throws a poor cross that misses
and Smecker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orion has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Decent striking displayed by Smecker there.
Smecker moves away from the strike by Orion.
Orion swinging wildly here.
Smecker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smecker lands with a hook. Orion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tobias Orion's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smecker drops Orion with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Orion looks back up at him and smiles so Smecker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Orion is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Smecker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tobias Orion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Orion misses with a series of wild punches.
Smecker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orion.
The crowd cheers as Orion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smecker doesn't seem phased though.
Smecker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smecker throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
Orion throws a lazy uppercut
and Smecker counters with a nice body shot.
Orion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smecker looks to land a left hand but Orion moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smecker takes a swing at Orion's ribcage but misses.
Orion fails to land with a series of punches.
Smecker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smecker was well out of range. Poor timing from Orion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smecker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smecker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smecker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orion momentarily.
A big right from Smecker misses.
Smecker lands a big right hand that sends Orion crashing to the mat! Smecker stays standing though and waves Orion back to his feet!
Oh Orion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Orion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smecker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smecker swats away the attempt to clinch by Orion.
Smecker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orion seems to have got his legs back now.
Smecker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Smecker scores with a nice right hand.
Smecker gets in close and tags Orion with a short punch that almost sends Orion to the mat! Oh Orion is in big trouble! He turns his back on Smecker, trying to create some distance but Smecker rushes him, striking wildly and Orion goes down! The referee tackles Smecker into the cage to end the fight! Smecker is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Smecker!
A relieved looking Paul Smecker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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