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Event:
Destiny 164:Fakiiri vs Marshal
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Hardwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Hardwood, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Hardwood against the cage but Hardwood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardwood.
Nice cross by Hardwood.
Hardwood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith .#CUT2#
It looks like Stan Smith has been cut.
Hardwood scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardwood misses with a straight right.
Hardwood works Smith 's body with a nice hook.
Hardwood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A counter left hand to the body from Smith misses its target.
Hardwood connects with a solid leg kick. #KD2#
Hardwood lands a big shot that drops Smith ! Can he finish him?
#ROC2#
Smith is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardwood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hardwood throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Hardwood passes Smith 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith is staying active underneath Hardwood, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T1#
Hardwood is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Hardwood working Smith over with strikes.
Hardwood with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Hardwood is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardwood lands strikes from half guard.
Hardwood not doing much here.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardwood. #T2#
Hardwood trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Hardwood seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Hardwood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hardwood is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith trying to hold on to Hardwood's head to control him but Hardwood postures up.
Hardwood is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB2#
Hardwood wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Hardwood is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
#T3#
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Smith 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hardwood trying to control from Smith 's half guard. Smith has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hardwood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hardwood working some strikes from top position.
Hardwood trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Hardwood passes Smith 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hardwood scores with a couple of nice shots.#T4#
Hardwood slips a nice elbow through Smith 's hands, connecting with Smith 's forehead.
Hardwood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hardwood trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Hardwood takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hardwood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Hardwood is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well. #SUB2#
Hardwood maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Smith could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hardwood has cracked it and Smith is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hardwood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Major Hardwood!
Post fight, an emotional Major Hardwood said 'AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!'.
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Event:
Destiny 156: Swagger vs. Man
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Smith takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith .
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith lands a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smith with a body shot.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T1#
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Smith moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Smith . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSmith.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.#T2#
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD#
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith wants to control for a moment but Smith uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. #T3#
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith working Smith over with strikes.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Smith is looking to control Smith 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith is stalling here. Smith is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Smith seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Smith has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Smith avoids it this time.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith 's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Stan Smith has been cut.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith throws a fast counter high kick but Smith manages to duck under it in time.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#T1#
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T2#
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Smith .
Smith with a jab.
Smith tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stan Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Smith .
#T3#
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Some wild striking there from Smith .
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Mike Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Stan Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stan Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stan Smith 's cut.
That's time! Smith 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith .
Smith lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith works the jab nicely.#TD#
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Smith has his feet on Smith 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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 misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice. #T1#
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith takes a swing at Smith 's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith .
Smith feints a counter leg kick.
Smith misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
A left lands for Smith .
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#ROC#
Smith is rocked!#CL2#
Smith rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith dips a shoulder and cracks Smith with a mighty uppercut! Smith falls back against the cage and Smith unloads with a barrage of strikes! Smith is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Smith screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Smith !
During a confident post fight interview, Stan Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Destiny Tuesday 48
Date: May 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bikram ducks under a wild hook from Smith .
Bikram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Bikram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Bikram is just out of range.
Bikram jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Bikram walks into a straight right hand from Smith .
Smith misses with a double jab
and Bikram counters with a leg kick.
Bikram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith .
Smith swinging wildly here.
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 lands with a right hand. #T1#
Bikram connects with a body shot.
Smith avoids the head kick by Bikram.
Bikram has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Bikram moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Bikram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Bikram misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Bikram lands a jab.
Bikram throws a head kick that misses.
Bikram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Bikram lands a nice shot to the body.
Bikram throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bikram with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
#T2#
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bikram circles away.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bikram lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bikram.
Bikram flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bikram.
Bikram looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Bikram is just out of range.
Bikram looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Bikram looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Bikram throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Bikram throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith .
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Bikram looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.#T3#
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Bikram seems unphased.
Bikram scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Bikram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith .
Smith throws out a loose jab but Bikram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bikram feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smith s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Bikram takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Bikram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bikram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bikram scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bikram lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bikram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith .
#T4#
Smith dives in and grabs Bikram's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bikram pushes down on Smith 's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Smith . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bikram.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bikram.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A solid body kick from Bikram.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Bikram is just out of range.
Bikram lands a nice looking body kick.
Shanji Bikram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith .
Bikram is looking for the big counter here.
No joy there for Smith , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Smith backs off Bikram throws a huge counter combo but Smith manages to avoid it all.
Smith avoids the body shot from Bikram.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bikram.
Bikram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shanji Bikram will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Bikram misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Bikram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Bikram counters with a nice body kick.
Bikram comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bikram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bikram defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Bikram misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bikram swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Bikram throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bikram. #TD#
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bikram is trying to stand.
#T1#
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Bikram defends it.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Bikram's head.
Bikram is controlling Smith 's position as best he can from this difficult position.#ES2#
Bikram pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Bikram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith .
Bikram misses the shot to the body.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2##TD#
Smith scores with a takedown into Bikram's guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Bikram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bikram is adopting a defensive guard.
Bikram is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bikram is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Bikram is wriggling around but Smith manages to pass to half guard.
#ES2#
Bikram kicks off Smith and gets to his feet.
Bikram misses with a low kick.
Bikram moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Bikram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bikram tries a quick counter leg kick but Smith is wise to it.
Bikram catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bikram changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Bikram works over Smith 's head and body with a nice combination.
Bikram throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Smith misses the jab.
Bikram feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smith s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bikram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Stan Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith working away.
Bikram is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!
Bikram controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bikram controlling the position well here. Smith rolled but Bikram kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shanji Bikram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bikram tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith .
Bikram blocks a jab.
Smith works Bikram's body with a nice hook.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Bikram manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bikram throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donk. Smith catches Bikram right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bikram sprawls well. Bikram wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bikram takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
Smith fails with the takedown
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Smith . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bikram slips under a jab from Smith .
Bikram pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bikram manages to avoid it.
Smith defending well as Bikram loads up on a big left hand.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Bikram has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Smith lands a jab.
Bikram chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bikram jabs at Smith 's body.#T2#
Bikram with a hook.
Shanji Bikram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bikram moves away from the strike by Smith .
Smith missing with a left hand there. Bikram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bikram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith .
No joy there for Smith , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bikram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bikram with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith thuds his right hand into Bikram's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bikram jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#TD#
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bikram's guard.#ES2#
Bikram manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bikram fails to land.
Bikram lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith .#T3#
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith .
Bikram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bikram throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bikram lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bikram tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Bikram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bikram prevents a body shot from Smith . #T4#
Bikram is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bikram throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith .
Bikram blocking some punches.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bikram lands a left hand.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Bikram avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bikram.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Bikram misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bikram just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith 's brow.
Bikram swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bikram blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shanji Bikram.
Well Bikram has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shanji Bikram!
Our winner, Shanji Bikram, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Destiny 148: Hermano vs. Suri
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
A low kick from Nelson is predictable there
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Nelson.
A big left from Nelson misses.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith slips a jab from Nelson.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith .
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Nelson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Smith defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Nelson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Nelson misses its target.
Nelson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Smith 's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it. #T2#
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick from Nelson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nelson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson. #T3#
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson connects with a nice looking jab.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nelson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Donk. Nelson catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith .
Nelson scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T4#
Nelson throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nelson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nelson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith . Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nelson throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith jabs at Nelson's body.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Nelson counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Nelson throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson scores with a hook.
Smith avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuma Nelson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuma Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nelson cracks the inside of Smith 's front leg.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Nelson.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Smith 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Nelson connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith misses with a looping left.#T1#
Smith misses with a left hand
and Nelson counters with an outside leg kick.
Smith lands with a cross.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith 's calf.
Sloppy strikes from Smith . Those never looked like landing.
Kuma Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson slips a straight right by Smith .
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kuma Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Smith .
Smith jabs Nelson right on the nose. Nelson blinks but takes it well.#T2#
Smith misses with the combination.
Nelson dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nelson can pounce on him.
Nelson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nelson lands a jab to the head.
Smith throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a hook
and Nelson counters with a nice leg kick.
Nelson clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T3#
Nelson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Smith is looking for the big counter here.
Smith connects with the punch.
Nelson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Nelson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nelson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith .
Smith misses with a left hand
and Nelson counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Smith .
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson slips a straight right by Smith .
Nelson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Nelson.
Smith blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Nelson finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson lands a nice shot that snaps Smith 's head back.
Nelson lands a jab.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuma Nelson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith throws out a counter right but Nelson avoids it with no problem.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Nelson counters with a nice leg kick.
Nelson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
And Nelson counters with a quick kick to the body but Smith blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters with an inside leg kick.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith .#T1#
Nelson lands a head shot.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Nelson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Nelson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nelson. That one must have hurt.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stan Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson walks into a left hand.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Nelson with a jab.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Smith might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nelson has got the better of the exchanges.#T2#
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuma Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith with a nice cross.
Smith 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
Nelson lands with a slapping head kick.
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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nelson - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nelson. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith .
Good standup being displayed there by Nelson as he connects with a hook.
Nelson misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
You can see that Smith has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A head kick from Nelson lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Smith down. #T4#
Nice uppercut lands for Nelson. That snapped Smith 's head back.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith lands with a good 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.
Nelson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Nelson scores with a jab to the head.
Nelson scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Jab by Nelson.
Nelson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuma Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuma Nelson!
Our winner, Kuma Nelson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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