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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Smith (ranked 3044 p4p, 342 weight class) and Kirill Semenov (ranked 3086 p4p, 344 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kirill Semenov enters the cage!
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214 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnold Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kirill Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenov unleashes a big counter combination but Smith bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Smith throws a hook but Semenov avoids it easily.
Smith misses the body punch
and Semenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Semenov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Semenov moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Semenov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Semenov thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Semenov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Semenov checks the leg kick.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Semenov moves away.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Semenov. Beautiful body shot.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenov is just out of range.
A slow jab from Semenov misses its intended target.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Semenov.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Semenov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Smith throws a body punch but Semenov moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Smith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Semenov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Semenov manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Semenov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Semenov avoids it.
Semenov misses the jab.
Semenov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Semenov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Semenov, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Semenov against the cage but Semenov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Semenov slips a jab from Smith.
Semenov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Semenov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
The crowd cheers as Semenov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith tries to bum rush Semenov with a series of wild strikes but Semenov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenov throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Semenov 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.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Semenov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Semenov's head but Semenov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Semenov.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Semenov moves away from the strike by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a straight right.
A big left from Smith misses.
Semenov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Semenov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Semenov avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Semenov moves away and avoids it.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Semenov is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Semenov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Semenov lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Semenov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Semenov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Semenov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Semenov clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Semenov lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Semenov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Semenov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith throws a body punch but Semenov moves out of range.
Semenov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Semenov's coach down at Island Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Semenov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Semenov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Semenov! But no joy.
Semenov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Semenov lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Smith might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Semenov scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Semenov lands an overhand right.
Semenov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Semenov works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Semenov counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Semenov jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Semenov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith is rocked!
Semenov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Semenov! But no joy.
Semenov avoids the body shot from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Semenov.
Semenov clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Semenov gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Semenov!
Kirill Semenov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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