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Event:
AFC #18
Date: Nov 03, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Smiles gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Okunaba breaks from the clinch.
Smiles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okunaba.
Smiles is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Okunaba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL2#
Smiles moves into the clinch.#BC#
Okunaba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okunaba lands a slapping body shot.
Okunaba works Smiles's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Smiles.#TD#
Okunaba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smiles's guard.
Okunaba postures up in Smiles's guard and throws a big left but Smiles blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Okunaba trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Smiles is looking to stand up but Okunaba isn't so interested in that idea.
Okunaba trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES2#
Smiles has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Okunaba off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T1#
Smiles moves away from the strike by Okunaba.
Smiles steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Okunaba.
Smiles checks a leg kick.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okunaba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okunaba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okunaba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sisu Okunaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
Smiles slips a straight right by Okunaba.
Smiles tries to clinch but Okunaba moves out of range.
Smiles takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
Smiles has Okunaba up against the cage in a clinch.
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Okunaba working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Okunaba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Okunaba. #CL2#
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Okunaba throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okunaba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okunaba managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
#T2#
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
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!
Smiles landing knees to the body.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okunaba is defending well for now.
Okunaba is trying to break the clinch but Smiles has him pressed against the cage.
Okunaba is trying to break the clinch but Smiles has him pressed against the cage.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okunaba.
Our sources have told us that Okunaba has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Okunaba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles looking to stall.
#BC#
Okunaba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okunaba fails with a takedown attempt.
Okunaba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okunaba throws a sloppy head kick and Smiles moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Smiles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Okunaba, pushing him back against the cage.
Okunaba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okunaba avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okunaba blocks it with crossed arms. #T3#
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okunaba.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC#
Okunaba manages to break the clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okunaba works Smiles's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Smiles clinches up with Okunaba and pushes him back against the cage.
Okunaba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okunaba working hard to break the clinch.
Okunaba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smiles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Okunaba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Okunaba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okunaba swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiles.
Okunaba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T4##CL2#
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Okunaba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okunaba keeps the fight on the outside.
Smiles tries to clinch up but Okunaba circles away and keeps his distance.
Smiles tries to clinch but Okunaba is having none of it.
Okunaba throws a shot from downtown. Smiles moves away and avoids it.
Okunaba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smiles eats them both and turns towards Okunaba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smiles is looking to clinch but Okunaba is avoiding it.
Okunaba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smiles was well out of range. Poor timing from Okunaba.
Okunaba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Smiles rushes Okunaba and presses him up against the cage.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okunaba.
Okunaba tries to circle away but Smiles has him pinned against the cage.
Okunaba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okunaba is defending well for now.
Okunaba is looking to break free of the clinch but Smiles has double underhooks. #BC#
Okunaba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Okunaba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smiles throws a hook but Okunaba blocks it.
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 Sisu Okunaba will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Smiles has Okunaba up against the cage in a clinch.
Okunaba takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Okunaba fails to land.
Okunaba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okunaba has Smiles pressed against the cage.
Smiles misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Okunaba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smiles tries to clinch but Okunaba moves out of range.
Okunaba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smiles is looking to clinch but Okunaba is avoiding it.
Okunaba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Okunaba swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Smiles gets a clinch.
Okunaba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okunaba avoids it.
Okunaba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okunaba avoids it.
Okunaba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smiles digs a right hand underneath Okunaba's ribcage. Okunaba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Okunaba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Smiles fails to land.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okunaba blocks it with crossed arms.
Okunaba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Okunaba is trying to break the clinch but Smiles has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Okunaba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Okunaba pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Okunaba throws a series of punches but Smiles avoids them all with ease.
Okunaba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smiles moves away from the strike by Okunaba.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Okunaba.
Okunaba misses with a head kick.
Okunaba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okunaba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Smiles clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Okunaba breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Okunaba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smiles on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okunaba looks to throw the jab but Smiles is out of range.
Smiles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okunaba throws a hook but Smiles blocks it.
Smiles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Okunaba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smiles tries to clinch but Okunaba is having none of it.
Okunaba jabs at Smiles's body.
A jab from Okunaba finds it's way through Smiles's defenses.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okunaba throws a body kick that misses.
Smiles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CL2#
Smiles has managed to clinch.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okunaba is defending well for now.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles landing knees to the body.
Big J Smiles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T3#
Okunaba managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Okunaba is trying to break the clinch but Smiles has him pressed against the cage.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Okunaba's ribcage.#BC#
Okunaba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Big J Smiles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okunaba throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2#
Smiles instigates a clinch.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Okunaba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Smiles instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
#BC#
Okunaba breaks the clinch.
Okunaba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okunaba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okunaba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smiles wants to counter the offense by Okunaba and move into the clinch position.
Okunaba looks to throw the jab but Smiles is out of range.
Okunaba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okunaba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smiles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okunaba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T4#
Okunaba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okunaba 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 Smiles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smiles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Okunaba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okunaba digs a good hook to Smiles's body.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Okunaba pushes him off.
Okunaba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okunaba connects with a leg kick. Smiles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okunaba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smiles moves away.
Smiles looks to score with a jab to the body but Okunaba is just out of range.
Okunaba scores with the left hand. Smiles knows he should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Smiles gets a clinch.
Smiles tries to throw a body punch but Okunaba avoids it by throwing Smiles back against the cage.
Okunaba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smiles has him pressed against the cage.
Okunaba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Okunaba avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Okunaba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okunaba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL2#
Smiles rushes Okunaba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Okunaba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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 Sisu Okunaba will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Good exchange - Okunaba coming out on top.
Okunaba throws a head kick but Smiles moves out of range.
Smiles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okunaba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Okunaba misses.
Smiles wants to counter with a clinch but Okunaba pushes him away.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Okunaba pushes him off.
It looked like Okunaba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Okunaba throws a jab but it's blocked by Smiles. #CL2#
Smiles clinches up against the cage.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okunaba avoids it.
Okunaba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiless head. #ROC#
Smiles is rocked!#BC#
Okunaba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smiles is still on wobbly legs! Can Okunaba finish him?
Smiles bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Okunaba comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Smiles falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Smiles was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sisu Okunaba!
Sisu Okunaba managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dr. Dogood (160 quality for $135), into his post fight interview.
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Event:
AFC #14
Date: Oct 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Grimrock throws a looping overhand right but Smiles ducks down to avoid it.
Grimrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Smiles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grimrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grimrock scores with a hook to the body.
Grimrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Smiles blocks an elbow strike from Grimrock.
Grimrock has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Grimrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smiles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Grimrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smiles looks winded!
Grimrock pushes Smiles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grimrock tries to work over Smiles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
Nice body punch from Grimrock - that landed with a thud.
Grimrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Grimrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Grimrock is blocking nicely.
Grimrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smiles's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Big J Smiles has been cut.
Grimrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
Grimrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smiles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grimrock lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Smiles is rocked!#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
Smiles is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimrock finish him?
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Grimrock has Smiles pressed against the cage. He pushes Smiles back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Grimrock throws a beautiful elbow that sends Smiles crashing to the floor! Grimrock piles on the pressure with more strikes! Smiles is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Grimrock!
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Event:
AFC #9 : Under Card
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Danneskjöld forces Smiles back against the cage and clinches.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Danneskjöld lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smiles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Danneskjöld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danneskjöld avoids it.
We've been informed that Danneskjöld has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles stalling in the clinch.
#TD2#
Danneskjöld has Smiles pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Danneskjöld pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Smiles tumbling to the mat - Danneskjöld dives into Smiles's guard.#ES#
Smiles scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Smiles gets a clinch. #T1#
Danneskjöld is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smiles is defending well.
Smiles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smiles trying to control the position but instead, Danneskjöld has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smiles into the cage.
Smiles tries to work over Danneskjöld's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
#TD2#
Danneskjöld has picked Smiles up - he's going for a ride! Danneskjöld dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smiles wants to get back to his feet.
Smiles is not content to let Danneskjöld control the position.
Danneskjöld might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smiles haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Smiles pushes Danneskjöld off looking to stand but Danneskjöld dives back in and keeps control.
Danneskjöld wants to free his trapped foot but Smiles is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T2#
Danneskjöld trying to control from half guard but Smiles is working away. #SUB2#
Danneskjöld looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Danneskjöld thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Danneskjöld missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Danneskjöld prevents Smiles from standing back up.
Danneskjöld throws a strike but Smiles avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Danneskjöld is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smiles manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#T3##CL#
Smiles instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Danneskjöld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
#TD2#
Danneskjöld works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #ES#
Smiles pushes Danneskjöld off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Smiles looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#CL#
Smiles takes the fight into the clinch.
Danneskjöld has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smiles after a bit of a struggle.
Danneskjöld lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danneskjöld misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smiles with a knee to the head.
Danneskjöld's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Danneskjöld looks winded!#T4#
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Danneskjöld stalling.
Danneskjöld leaning against his opponent.
Danneskjöld continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Danneskjöld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danneskjöld takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smiles gets underhooks to prevent Danneskjöld's takedown attempt.
Big J Smiles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjöld.
Smiles has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Danneskjöld - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Smiles, and another! Danneskjöld is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Big J Smiles!
Big J Smiles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Ragnar Danneskjöld stepped up to the mic, saying 'Who is John Galt?'.
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Event:
TWGC 22 (265lbs, D2): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Aug 02, 2018 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Big J Smiles (ranked 5123 p4p, 488 weight class) and Rupert Whiston (ranked 5523 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles comes to the cage accompanied by Smile Like You Mean It. Big J Smiles had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Big J Smiles! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 9 losses; Rupert Whiston!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Whiston shoots in for a takedown but Smiles shows good takedown defense.
Whiston fails with a takedown attempt.
Whiston goes for a double leg but Smiles avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smiles continues to drive forward.
Smiles is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Whiston.
Big J Smiles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rupert Whiston.
Whiston looks for a takedown but Smiles sprawls well.
Smiles has managed to clinch.
Whiston gets control of Smiles's arms and successfully pulls guard. Whiston will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Whiston looking for a sweep. Not yet Whiston, not yet.
Whiston working a defensive guard here.
Whiston has Smiles pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smiles preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles looking to pass the guard.
Smiles postures up.
Whiston keeping full guard, as Smiles tries to pass.
Whiston can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smiles controls the pace.
Smiles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smiles tries to free his leg and advance position but Whiston is retaining full guard.
Whiston looking to control.
Whiston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Whiston seems keen to control Smiles's posture.
Smiles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles continues to stall.
Whiston is adopting a defensive guard.
Whiston trying to keep a closed guard but Smiles is proving a slippery customer.
Whiston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Whiston controlling the position.
Smiles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whiston is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles tries to free his leg and advance position but Whiston is retaining full guard.
Smiles looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Whiston controls Smiles momentarily but Smiles frees himself.
Whiston is pulling down on Smiles's head. It's preventing any offense from Smiles, at least for the moment.
Smiles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smiles seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Whiston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiston might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smiles haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Smiles content to stall in guard here.
Smiles stopping the sweep attempt from Whiston.
Smiles content to stall in guard here.
Smiles is fighting to break Whiston's control of his arms but Whiston is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smiles is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Whiston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whiston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Whiston is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Whiston controlling the position.
Whiston wants to sweep but no luck.
Whiston has his hands on Smiles's head, controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smiles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Whiston looking to control.
Whiston is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Whiston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smiles's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smiles (0) vs (2) Whiston
Whiston content to stall in guard here.
Whiston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smiles is keeping the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whiston's corner is telling him to maintain position.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($700/week) inform me that Whiston has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smiles holds on and takes a little breather.
Smiles keeping full guard, as Whiston tries to pass.
Smiles pulls Whiston in close to his closed guard and prevents Whiston from doing any damage or advancing position.
Whiston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smiles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smiles looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Whiston works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Whiston with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smiles wants to improve his position but Whiston is controlling well.
Whiston content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smiles is refusing to be controlled, as Whiston sits in half guard.
Smiles trying to control but Whiston postures up.
Whiston tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smiles knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smiles is trying to maintain the position but Whiston is very close to passing his half guard.
Whiston performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smiles is looking for a sweep. Whiston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Whiston tries to pass to full mount but Smiles defends it.
Whiston trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Whiston has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Whiston is looking to advance position but Smiles won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Whiston works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Smiles (0) vs (5) Whiston
Whiston wants to control but Smiles is keeping him busy.
Whiston staying calm.
Whiston is looking to take a break and control but Smiles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles is looking to reverse the position.
Whiston tries to move to mount but Smiles blocks the move with his legs.
Whiston controls the position from side control.
Whiston working away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Smiles is trying to get back to half guard.
Whiston tries to move into full mount but can't pass Smiles's legs.
Smiles is looking to reverse the position.
Whiston controlling from side mount.
Whiston tries to move to mount but Smiles blocks the move with his legs.
Whiston is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Smiles will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Whiston tries to advance to mount but Smiles denies him.
Smiles is trying to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Whiston moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Whiston trying to control the action but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Whiston taking a break here but Smiles is having none of it and regains half guard.
Smiles is trying to maintain the position but Whiston is very close to passing his half guard.
Smiles is trying to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Whiston is trying to control the action in half guard but Smiles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Whiston is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smiles is positioning himself well to prevent Whiston advancing to mount.
Whiston looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smiles is doing well to control the position and prevent Whiston from advancing to side control.
Smiles is staying active underneath Whiston, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whiston is looking to advance position but Smiles won't allow it.
Smiles tries to roll over but Whiston keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
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Event:
ORC 12: Badlands
Date: Jun 03, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Smiles rushes Irhin and presses him up against the ropes.
Irhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Irhin breaks the clinch.
Smiles avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL2#
Smiles moves into the clinch successfully.
Irhin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Irhin blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irhin's efforts to push away.
A short right from Irhin on the inside.
Irhin managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irhin struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
Irhin scores with a shoulder strike.
Smiles is trying to maintain a safe position but Irhin gets an underhook and turns Smiles into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irhin.
Smiles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irhin's efforts to push away.
Smiles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Irhin avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
#T1#
Irhin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irhin avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Irhin - that landed with a thud.
Irhin swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Irhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smiles wants to clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch but Irhin is having none of it.
Irhin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smiles is looking to clinch but Irhin is avoiding it.
Irhin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Smiles instigates a clinch. #BC#
Irhin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Smiles.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Irhin pushes him off.#CL2#
Irhin gets tackled into the ropes by Smiles. Smiles maintains the clinch. #T2#
Irhin swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Irhin.
Irhin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smiles lands a hook that snaps the head of Irhin backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irhin working aggressively here.
#BC#
Irhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irhin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smiles.
A slow jab from Irhin misses its intended target.
Smiles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Irhin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Irhin circles away.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch but Irhin moves away
and Irhin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Irhin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Smiles tries to clinch up
and Irhin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL2#
Irhin gets tackled into the ropes by Smiles. Smiles maintains the clinch.
Smiles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irhin's efforts to push away.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Irhin blocks with his arms.
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Irhin tries to work over Smiles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irhin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Smiles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Irhin is looking to break free of the clinch but Smiles has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irhin tries to break free but Smiles pushes him back against the ropes.
Irhin lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Irhin breaks from the clinch.
Irhin cracks Smiles with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Smiles is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Smiles is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Smiles could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Artem Irhin!
Artem Irhin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
ORC 7: Uproar
Date: May 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Springfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Smiles is looking to counter the offense by Springfield and move into the clinch.#CL#
Smiles has closed the distance and engaged Springfield in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Springfield tries to circle away but Smiles has him pinned against the ropes.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
Springfield avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smiles.
Smiles blocks a body shot from Springfield.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Springfield.
#BC2#
Springfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smiles tries to clinch up but Springfield circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Smiles moves into the clinch.
Springfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Springfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Smiles moves into the clinch.#T1#
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Springfield's ribcage.
Springfield working hard to break the clinch.
Smiles is looking to control Springfield's arms but Springfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smiles has his back to the ropes.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Springfield's face.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Springfield blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smiles.
Smiles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Springfield backwards.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Springfield.
Smiles lands a right hand.
Springfield tries to break the clinch but Smiles is controlling the position.
Springfield misses with a body punch.
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!
Springfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Springfield working hard to break the clinch.
Springfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Springfield's face.
#T2#
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Springfield's face.
#BC2#
Springfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Springfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Springfield.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Springfield circles away.
Springfield fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smiles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smiles tries to clinch up but Springfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Springfield takes one to the chin there.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Springfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Big J Smiles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Springfield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smiles doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
Smiles gets a clinch.
Springfield has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smiles digs a right hand underneath Springfield's ribcage. Springfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Springfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
Springfield lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Springfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Springfield finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Springfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smiles.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Springfield pushes him off.
An inside leg kick from Springfield misses.
A big right from Springfield misses.
Smiles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL#
Smiles clinches.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Springfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smiles tries to clinch but Springfield moves out of range.
Springfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Springfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Springfield manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Smiles clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Springfield lands a shot to the body.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Springfield avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Springfield is defending well for now.#T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Springfield.
Springfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
Springfield blocks a body shot from Smiles. #BC2#
Springfield breaks the clinch.
Smiles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Springfield takes a swing at Smiles's ribcage but misses.
Springfield fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smiles checks it well.
Smiles tries to clinch up but Springfield circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Springfield misses.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smiles moves out of range as Springfield throws a body kick.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Springfield misses with a leg kick.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Springfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Smiles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Big J Smiles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Springfield avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Springfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
#T2#
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Springfield blocks with his arms.
Springfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Springfield can't find room to land a body shot as Smiles controls the action.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Springfield blocks it.
Smiles tries a body shot but Springfield blocks it.
#BC2#
Springfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Springfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Springfield only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Smiles moves out of range as Springfield throws a body kick.
That kick from Springfield tenderised Smiles's leg. Smiles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smiles throws a right and a left that both miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Springfield misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smiles tries to clinch up but Springfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Springfield misses with a straight left.
As Springfield tries to get set, Smiles tries to push him back and clinch up but Springfield manages to avoid the attempt.
Springfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Springfield now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smiles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Springfield can do to turn this around?
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
Smiles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aspen Springfield will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Smiles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Springfield only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Aspen Springfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Springfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Springfield tries to get set, Smiles tries to push him back and clinch up but Springfield manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Smiles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Springfield, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Springfield manages to break the clinch.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Springfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Springfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Smiles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smiles is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Springfield is keeping busy.
Springfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Smiles.
Smiles tries to stall but Springfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
#BC2#
Springfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smiles closes the distance but Springfield moves to the side
and Springfield counters with a two punch combo. #T1#
Springfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Springfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Springfield keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Springfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Springfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Springfield pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Springfield. Smiles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smiles moves out of range as Springfield strikes.
Springfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Smiles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Springfield misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Springfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Springfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Springfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Springfield looks to land a body kick but Smiles moved away.
Smiles is looking to clinch but Springfield is avoiding it.
Smiles tries to clinch there but Springfield circles away.
Springfield is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smiles with a body shot.#T2#
Springfield misses with a wild body shot.
Smiles tries to clinch but Springfield is having none of it.
Springfield throws a leg kick that misses. #CL#
Smiles drives through and clinches with Springfield against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smiles.
Springfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Smiles won't allow it.
Springfield has had enough of the clinch but Smiles keeps him there for the moment.
Springfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Smiles won't allow it.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Springfield blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Springfield tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Springfield digs a right hand underneath Smiles's ribcage. Smiles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Springfield.
Springfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Springfield avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Springfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Springfield avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Springfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Springfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Big J Smiles.
I think Smiles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Big J Smiles!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Big J Smiles!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Big J Smiles!
Big J Smiles wins by unanimous decision!
Big J Smiles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
TWGC 21 (205lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Apr 23, 2018 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Big J Smiles (ranked 4455 p4p, 110 weight class) and Titus Kahoohalphala (ranked 4956 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles comes to the cage accompanied by Smile Like You Mean It. Kahoohalphala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Diablo Swing Orchestra - Ragdoll Physics. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 1 losses; Big J Smiles! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Titus Kahoohalphala!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Smiles clinches up with Kahoohalphala and pushes him back against the cage.
Kahoohalphala has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Smiles is trying to keep an underhook but Kahoohalphala manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Smiles (0) vs (2) Kahoohalphala
Smiles controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Smiles has a hand on Kahoohalphala's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kahoohalphala takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Smiles (0) vs (5) Kahoohalphala
Kahoohalphala is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Smiles has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Smiles! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smiles (2) vs (5) Kahoohalphala
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahoohalphala looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahoohalphala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smiles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kahoohalphala wants to sweep here but Smiles controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles tries to free his leg and advance position but Kahoohalphala is retaining full guard.
Smiles preventing the sweep.
Kahoohalphala looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smiles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smiles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kahoohalphala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smiles continues to stall.
Kahoohalphala wants to sweep here but Smiles controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles advances to half guard.
Kahoohalphala wants to get back to full guard.
Smiles not doing much here.
Kahoohalphala wants to improve his position but Smiles is controlling well.
Kahoohalphala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smiles content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala wants to sweep here but Smiles controlling him for the moment.
Smiles looking to pass the guard.
Smiles won't allow Kahoohalphala to sweep him here.
Kahoohalphala being controlled here, momentarily.
Kahoohalphala can't keep his opponent in guard - Smiles advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kahoohalphala wants to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smiles is controlling the pace.
Kahoohalphala slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kahoohalphala working a defensive guard here.
Smiles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smiles sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kahoohalphala's guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Smiles has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Smiles (5) vs (5) Kahoohalphala
Kahoohalphala is squirming around, avoiding Smiles's attempts to control the action.
Kahoohalphala really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles content just to control the position here.
Kahoohalphala wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Smiles (8) vs (5) Kahoohalphala
I would not like to be Kahoohalphala right now.
Smiles is hanging on to Kahoohalphala's back as he tries to escape.
Smiles is trying to stick to Kahoohalphala's back but Kahoohalphala is turning into Smiles. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Smiles's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kahoohalphala. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smiles (8) vs (7) Kahoohalphala
Smiles keeping moving, preventing Kahoohalphala from controlling successfully.
Smiles trying to keep a closed guard but Kahoohalphala is proving a slippery customer.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smiles being controlled here, momentarily.
Smiles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kahoohalphala trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Smiles managing to control the position.
Kahoohalphala looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Smiles managing to control the position.
Smiles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kahoohalphala postures up.
Smiles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kahoohalphala wants to pass the guard but Smiles is keeping the position.
Smiles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kahoohalphala wants to control from the top but Smiles keeps moving.
Kahoohalphala sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles controlling the position.
Smiles keeping moving, preventing Kahoohalphala from controlling successfully.
Smiles controlling Kahoohalphala's posture.
Kahoohalphala trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Smiles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kahoohalphala pushes down on Smiles's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smiles tries to get to full guard but Kahoohalphala has control of the leg.
Kahoohalphala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smiles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smiles controlling the position for now.
Smiles's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala is looking to take a break and control but Smiles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kahoohalphala seems to be working for a kimura but Smiles defends the submission attempt.
Smiles wants to get back to full guard.
Smiles wants to sweep but Kahoohalphala has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Smiles (8) vs (10) Kahoohalphala
Smiles is looking for a sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kahoohalphala taking a breather here.
Smiles wants to control but Kahoohalphala postures up.
Kahoohalphala wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smiles, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kahoohalphala trying to control the position but Smiles is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kahoohalphala wins on points by 10 to 8.
A victorious Titus Kahoohalphala thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
TWGC 21 (205lbs, D2): Rio de Janeiro Qu - R2
Date: Apr 15, 2018 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Big J Smiles (ranked 4327 p4p, 92 weight class) and Will Dearborn (ranked 2859 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles comes to the cage accompanied by Smile Like You Mean It. Will Dearborn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Big J Smiles! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Will Dearborn!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Smiles drives through and clinches with Dearborn against the cage.
Dearborn gets underhooks to prevent Smiles's takedown attempt.
Smiles jumps into guard, dragging Dearborn to the mat.
Smiles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smiles controlling the position.
Dearborn wants to control from the top but Smiles keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dearborn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dearborn trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dearborn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smiles is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles has Dearborn pulled in close to control his posture.
Dearborn trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Smiles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smiles pulls Dearborn in close to his closed guard and prevents Dearborn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dearborn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles has control of Dearborn's left arm, preventing Dearborn from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dearborn trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smiles is looking to sweep but instead, Dearborn has passed into half guard.
Smiles preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dearborn trying to pass the guard but Smiles defending well.
Smiles holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dearborn is trying to control. Smiles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dearborn is looking to advance position but Smiles won't allow it.
Smiles keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dearborn is pressing down on Smiles's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smiles is holding on for now.
Smiles works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smiles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dearborn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dearborn pushing down on Smiles's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smiles slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dearborn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dearborn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smiles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dearborn is still trying to improve position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dearborn wants to control from the top but Smiles keeps moving.
Smiles looking for a sweep. Not yet Smiles, not yet.
Dearborn wants to pass the guard but Smiles is keeping the position.
Dearborn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dearborn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Smiles wants to sweep here but Dearborn controlling him for the moment.
Dearborn wants to control from the top but Smiles keeps moving.
Dearborn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smiles is keeping the position for now.
Dearborn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dearborn looking to pass the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smiles is pulling down on Dearborn's head to control his posture.
Smiles keeping full guard, as Dearborn tries to pass.
Dearborn controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smiles controlling Dearborn's posture.
Dearborn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dearborn is stalling in the full guard.
Dearborn tries to free his leg and advance position but Smiles is retaining full guard.
Smiles looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Smiles wants to sweep but no luck.
Dearborn tries to free his leg and advance position but Smiles is retaining full guard.
Smiles looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dearborn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smiles has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn wants to control from the top but Smiles keeps moving.
Smiles is adopting a defensive guard.
Dearborn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smiles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Smiles continues to stall.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Smiles.
More hug and hope from Smiles.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like Dearborn might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Smiles looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dearborn wants to control from the top but Smiles keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Smiles is heads and Dearborn is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Smiles takes the fight on points by 1 to 0.
Big J Smiles 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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Event:
TWGC 21 (205lbs, D2): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1
Date: Apr 14, 2018 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Alexander Yakovlev (ranked 3611 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big J Smiles (ranked 4299 p4p, 90 weight class). Yakovlev comes to the cage accompanied by Maroon 5 - Sugar. Smiles has chosen Smile Like You Mean It as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Alexander Yakovlev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Smiles closes the distance and pushes Yakovlev back into the cage.
Yakovlev jumps guard but Smiles stands there with Yakovlev around his waist. Yakovlev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yakovlev is looking for a takedown.
Yakovlev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smiles pulls guard effortlessly.
Yakovlev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smiles is keeping the position for now.
Smiles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smiles controlling Yakovlev's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yakovlev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakovlev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smiles keeping moving, preventing Yakovlev from controlling successfully.
Yakovlev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smiles is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles seems keen to control Yakovlev's posture.
Smiles wants to sweep but no luck.
Smiles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yakovlev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yakovlev trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yakovlev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smiles is controlling Yakovlev's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovlev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smiles is pulling down on Yakovlev's head to control his posture.
Smiles keeping moving, preventing Yakovlev from controlling successfully.
Yakovlev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yakovlev advances to half guard.
Smiles is trying to get back to full guard.
Smiles is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yakovlev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yakovlev's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Yakovlev (0) vs (4) Smiles
Yakovlev wants to control his opponent's hands but Smiles gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles keeps control of the position as Yakovlev tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Yakovlev trying to control the action but Smiles just sinks the hooks in.
I would not like to be Yakovlev right now.
Yakovlev manages to reverse the position and now he's in Smiles's guard. Nice work there by Yakovlev.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yakovlev (2) vs (4) Smiles
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles keeping moving, preventing Yakovlev from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smiles pulls Yakovlev in close to prevent any damage.
Yakovlev trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yakovlev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yakovlev looking to sit in guard and control but Smiles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yakovlev (2) vs (6) Smiles
Smiles stands and throws Yakovlev's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Yakovlev (2) vs (9) Smiles
Smiles tries to move to mount but Yakovlev blocks the move with his legs.
Yakovlev is trying to get back to half guard.
Yakovlev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yakovlev manages to get to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smiles sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yakovlev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smiles is one step ahead there.
Yakovlev controls Smiles momentarily but Smiles frees himself.
Smiles advances to half guard.
Smiles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yakovlev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smiles pulls his head out easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles trying to control the pace.
Yakovlev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yakovlev keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Smiles is controlling the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yakovlev wants to control but Smiles is keeping busy.
Yakovlev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yakovlev.
Smiles is pushing down on Yakovlev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yakovlev is fighting to maintain full guard but Smiles has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yakovlev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smiles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yakovlev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smiles is one step ahead there.
Yakovlev controlling the position.
Yakovlev is looking to sweep but instead, Smiles has passed into half guard.
Smiles controlling the action here.
Yakovlev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Smiles looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yakovlev trying to hold on to Smiles's head to control him but Smiles postures up.
Smiles wants to pass to mount but Yakovlev is defending the position.
Yakovlev wants to get back to full guard.
Yakovlev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smiles's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smiles's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Yakovlev (6) vs (9) Smiles
Smiles trying to control the hands but Yakovlev won't let him.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles tries to break free.
Yakovlev wants to control but Smiles is keeping busy.
Smiles defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Yakovlev's arms.
Yakovlev gets his hands free as Smiles looks to control.
Yakovlev tries to keep control of the position but Smiles is staying busy.
Smiles fending off the submission attempt from Yakovlev.
Yakovlev is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Smiles is defending well though. Yakovlev let's go of the attempt for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Smiles looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Smiles looking very determined here, making life difficult for Yakovlev.
Smiles is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Yakovlev gets his way!
Smiles is trying to break free.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Yakovlev has good solid back control here.
Yakovlev working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Yakovlev trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Yakovlev is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Smiles preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Yakovlev.
Smiles trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Yakovlev is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Smiles is defending well though. Yakovlev let's go of the attempt for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Smiles right now.
Yakovlev is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Smiles is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Yakovlev gets his way!
Yakovlev trying to control momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smiles trying to control but not successfully.
Yakovlev has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smiles wins on points by 9 to 6.
A less than humble Big J Smiles misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Alexander Yakovlev had this to say: 'I ll be back, as soon as possible'. |
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Event:
DARE SUBMISSION SERIES 1
Date: Mar 14, 2018 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Big J Smiles (ranked 4154 p4p, 75 weight class) and Tat Moh (ranked 3036 p4p, 61 weight class). Smiles comes into the arena with Smile Like You Mean It blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 0 losses; Big J Smiles! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Tat Moh!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Smiles has Moh up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smiles successfully pulls guard.
Smiles is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Smiles keeping moving, preventing Moh from controlling successfully.
Smiles can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moh controls the pace.
Smiles looking for a sweep. Not yet Smiles, not yet.
Moh trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Moh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smiles is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moh trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Smiles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
My spies in Ramirez School Of Excellence inform me that Moh has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Moh trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moh sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smiles keeping full guard, as Moh tries to pass.
Moh trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Smiles wants to sweep here but Moh controlling him for the moment.
Moh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smiles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moh trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moh is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Smiles keeping full guard, as Moh tries to pass.
Moh stopping the sweep attempt from Smiles.
Moh wants to control from the top but Smiles keeps moving.
Smiles looking for a sweep. Not yet Smiles, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles being controlled here, momentarily.
Moh wants to control from the top but Smiles keeps moving.
Moh trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Smiles manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smiles (2) vs (0) Moh
Moh working for a triangle but Smiles defends it easily.
Smiles stopping the sweep attempt from Moh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles wants to pass the guard but Moh is keeping the position.
Smiles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Moh looking for a sweep. Not yet Moh, not yet.
Smiles pushes down on Moh's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moh is looking for a sweep. Smiles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smiles wants to pass the guard but Moh is defending well.
Moh trying to control here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smiles prevents Moh from improving his position.
Moh is pressing down on Smiles's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smiles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smiles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smiles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smiles defends it easily.
Smiles won't allow Moh to sweep him here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smiles wants to control from the top but Moh keeps moving.
Smiles works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Smiles content to control rather than advance.
Smiles is keen to just control but Moh is a slippery customer.
Smiles is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Moh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smiles is thwarting Moh's attempts to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles content to control rather than advance.
Moh is looking to improve his position.
Smiles trying to control the action but Moh is working from the bottom.
Moh trying to control but Smiles postures up.
Moh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Moh wants to sweep here but Smiles controlling him for the moment.
Smiles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moh working a defensive guard here.
Smiles stopping the sweep attempt from Moh.
Smiles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smiles (2) vs (2) Moh
Smiles is controlling Moh's posture.
Moh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smiles is keeping the position for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smiles holds on and takes a little breather.
Moh postures up.
Moh advances to half guard.
Smiles wants to control but Moh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moh not doing much here.
Smiles wants to get back to full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Moh wants to free his trapped foot but Smiles is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smiles trying to control but Moh postures up.
Smiles is positioning himself well to prevent Moh advancing to mount.
Moh seems to be looking for submissions.
Moh slows the pace down in half guard.
Moh is trying to control the action in half guard but Smiles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Moh is looking for a kimura but Smiles is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moh to get the leverage.
Moh trying to control from half guard but Smiles is working away.
Smiles is trying to control but can't.
Smiles tries to get to full guard but Moh has control of the leg.
Moh trying to control the action but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Moh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Moh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smiles knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Moh is still trying to improve position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Moh is thwarting Smiles's attempts to control the position.
Smiles is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Moh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smiles knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Smiles is looking for a sweep. Moh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Moh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Moh prevents Smiles from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smiles is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Moh gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Moh wins on points by 3 to 2.
As Tat Moh got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. '. |
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Event:
UFC 9-The End Of An Era
Date: Feb 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Clattenburg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL2#
Smiles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Clattenburg can't find room to land a body shot as Smiles controls the action.
Smiles stalling against the cage.
Smiles working aggressively here.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clattenburg is defending well for now.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Johny Clattenburg has been cut.
Clattenburg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clattenburg tries to work over Smiles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Our sources have told us that Clattenburg has been working on his elbows in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clattenburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clattenburg.
Smiles wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Clattenburg blocks it.
#T1#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clattenburg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smiles's brow.
Smiles blocks a body shot from Clattenburg.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Clattenburg blocks with his arms.
Smiles misses with a punch on the inside.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Clattenburg's ribcage.
Clattenburg misses with a body punch.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clattenburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles gets through Clattenburg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Clattenburg managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clattenburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles slowing the pace effectively.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
#T2#
Smiles avoids a wild elbow strike from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg tries to throw a body punch but Smiles avoids it by throwing Clattenburg back against the cage.
Clattenburg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clattenburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Smiles is trying to maintain a safe position but Clattenburg gets an underhook and turns Smiles into the cage.
Clattenburg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Smiles.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clattenburg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Clattenburg lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clattenburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles working Clattenburg over with knees to the body.
Smiles slows down the pace here.
Clattenburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles. #T3#
Smiles prevents a body shot from Clattenburg.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Smiles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clattenburg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clattenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clattenburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clattenburg's face.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clattenburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clattenburg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clattenburg blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Clattenburg tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Clattenburg tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Clattenburg working aggressively here.
Clattenburg lands an elbow just above Smiles 's eye.
Smiles blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smiles prevents a body shot from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg lands an elbow just above Smiles 's eye. #ROC#
Smiles is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Big J Smiles has been cut.
Clattenburg has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Smiles is still on wobbly legs! Can Clattenburg finish him?
Clattenburg pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Smiles! Clattenburg unloads with more strikes and Smiles sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Clattenburg!
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Event:
UFC 8-Ferreira v De Villefort
Date: Feb 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Walcott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smiles tries to counter with a clinch but Walcott shakes him off and moves away.
Smiles tries to clinch
and Walcott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smiles tries to clinch
and Walcott counters with a one-two to the body.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walcott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walcott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Smiles ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walcott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Walcott breaks the clinch.
Smiles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Walcott throws a push kick but Smiles slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Walcott circles away.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
#CL2#
Smiles closes the distance and pushes Walcott back into the cage.
Smiles misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Walcott takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smiles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Walcott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walcott misses with a hook.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Walcott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smiles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walcott on the side of the head.
Smiles tries to clinch but Walcott moves out of range.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walcott tried to counter with a leg kick but Smiles avoided it.
Smiles tries to clinch up
and Walcott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smiles was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Walcott loads up on a big right hand but Smiles slips the punch.#T2#
A cross from Walcott lands.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Walcott tries to keep at a distance but Smiles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walcott avoids it.
Walcott managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles controlling the action here for a moment.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
#T3#
A nice left hand lands by Walcott.
Walcott will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smiles up against the cage.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Walcott avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Walcott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Walcott pushes him off.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Walcott throws a good cross that connects.
Smiles tries to clinch up but Walcott circles away and keeps his distance.
Smiles misses with a combination
and Walcott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4##CL2#
Walcott tries to keep at a distance but Smiles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walcott.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Walcott misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Walcott.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smiles landing knees to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Joe Walcott has been cut.#BC#
Walcott breaks from the clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
Smiles defending well as Walcott loads up on a big left hand.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Walcott circles away.
Walcott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smiles.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Walcott misses the target.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Walcott was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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 Joe Walcott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Walcott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Smiles is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Smiles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walcott, pushing him back against the cage.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walcott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walcott is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Walcott.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Walcott avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walcott.
Smiles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Walcott seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smiles can turn it around.
Walcott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Walcott to work.
Big J Smiles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott pushes off an throws an elbow but Smiles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walcott's efforts to push away.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walcott is defending well for now.#T1#
Smiles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walcott - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Smiles! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Walcott.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Walcott!
Joe Walcott very nearly forgot to thank Pit Bull Development amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
UFC 6-The Horror Show
Date: Dec 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Smiles stuffs the takedown.
Smiles seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Arthur Schopenhauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Smiles as Schopenhauer shoots in.
Schopenhauer darts in looking for a takedown but Smiles gets double underhooks and turns Schopenhauer into the cage.
Big J Smiles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Schopenhauer.
Smiles leaves Schopenhauer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smiles lands with an uppercut that bounces Schopenhauer off the cage and back into range.
Smiles tries to clinch up but Schopenhauer circles away and keeps his distance.
Schopenhauer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice takedown defense from Smiles. No joy for Schopenhauer on that attempt.
Schopenhauer looks for a takedown but Smiles sprawls well.#TD2#
Schopenhauer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smiles is trying to defend but Schopenhauer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smiles is trying to stand back up but Schopenhauer is controlling him
#ES#
Smiles has one foot on Schopenhauer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Smiles has managed to clinch.
Schopenhauer is working for takedown but Smiles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schopenhauer avoids it.#T1#
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Schopenhauer is blocking nicely.
Schopenhauer letting Smiles take a breather here.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Schopenhauer is blocking nicely.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schopenhauer is defending well for now.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Schopenhauer tries for a takedown but Smiles manages to get underhooks.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Schopenhauer blocks with his arms.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Schopenhauer is blocking nicely.
#T2#
Schopenhauer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schopenhauer avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Schopenhauer avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Schopenhauer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smiles lands a good knee to the midsection. Schopenhauer won't want to take too many of those.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schopenhauer blocks it with crossed arms.
Schopenhauer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schopenhauer wants a takedown but no success here.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schopenhauer blocks it with crossed arms.
Schopenhauer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right handed body shot lands from Smiles.
Schopenhauer can't get the takedown.
#T3#
Smiles can't find room to land a body shot as Schopenhauer controls the action.
Smiles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Schopenhauer takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT#
It looks like Arthur Schopenhauer has been cut.
Schopenhauer looks winded!
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles stops a takedown attempt from Schopenhauer.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schopenhauer avoids it.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Schopenhauer avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles is working Schopenhauer over against the cage.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Smiles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schopenhauer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T4#
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Schopenhauer blocks it.
Smiles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smiles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Schopenhauer avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Schopenhauer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smiles is defending well.
A right hand to the body from Smiles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schopenhauer avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Schopenhauer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smiles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Schopenhauer looks for a takedown but Smiles sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Schopenhauer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Schopenhauer lands with a straight right. Smiles didn't see that one coming.
Schopenhauer has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Smiles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schopenhauer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schopenhauer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Schopenhauer tries for a takedown but Smiles manages to get underhooks.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schopenhauer avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schopenhauer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Big J Smiles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smiles lands a good knee to the midsection. Schopenhauer won't want to take too many of those.
Schopenhauer is breathing heavily.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
#T1#
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Schopenhauer is looking for a takedown.
Big J Smiles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Schopenhauer.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smiles lands a knee to the body.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schopenhauer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
#T2#
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smiles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smiles lands a right hand.
Smiles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Schopenhauer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schopenhauer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smiles pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schopenhauer tries to pull guard but Smiles forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schopenhauer can do to turn this around?
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schopenhauer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T3#
Smiles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Smiles.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
Schopenhauer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smiles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Smiles is struggling to control the position.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles working Schopenhauer over with knees to the body.#T4#
Smiles scores with a hook to the body.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
#ROC#
Schopenhauer is rocked!
Smiles has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Schopenhauer - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Smiles, and another! Schopenhauer is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Big J Smiles!
Big J Smiles decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Lynn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynn scores with a nice head shot.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Lynn circles away.
Smiles slips a straight right by Lynn.
Lynn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smiles stuffs the takedown.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lynn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smiles has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lynn scores with a leg kick.
#CL2#
Smiles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lynn wants to get back to striking at distance but Smiles won't allow it.
Lynn tries to circle away but Smiles has him pinned against the cage.
Lynn wants to break free but Smiles has control.
Lynn wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles struggles to land a body shot inside as Lynn controls his hands.
#BC#
Lynn breaks the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Lynn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lynn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynn throws an overhand right that lands on Smiles's shoulder, as Smiles tries to avoid the shot.
Smiles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lynn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T1##TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Smiles enables Lynn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smiles manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lynn throws a big right hand that misses.
Lynn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smiles is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lynn is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lynn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T2#
Lynn misses with a looping right.
Lynn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#CL2#
Smiles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lynn is defending well for now.
Lynn tries to break the clinch but Smiles is controlling the position.
Smiles slowing the pace effectively.
The referee calls for Smiles to work.
#BC#
Lynn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lynn misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smiles tries to clinch up but Lynn circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynn keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Smiles clinches with his opponent.
Smiles working aggressively here.
Lynn is trying to break free.#T3##BC#
Lynn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lynn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smiles.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lynn connects with a single shot there.#ROC#
Smiles is rocked!
Smiles tries to clinch there but Lynn circles away.
Smiles is still on wobbly legs! Can Lynn finish him?
Smiles gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Lynn points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Smiles wakes up just in time to hear Lynn thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Russell Lynn!
After the fight, Russell Lynn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Smiles ducks under a wild hook from Irhin.
Irhin keeps the fight on the outside.
Irhin keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Irhin misses the target.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
Smiles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Irhin circles away.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irhin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been informed that Irhin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#CL#
Smiles forces Irhin back against the cage and clinches.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles prevents a body shot from Irhin.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irhin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
Smiles struggles to land a body shot inside as Irhin controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irhin as Smiles tries to tie him up.
Irhin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Smiles as the two fighters clinch.
Smiles keeps control of Irhin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T1#
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Irhin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Irhin is blocking nicely.
Smiles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irhin's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Irhin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Irhin throws a jab but it's blocked by Smiles.
Irhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Irhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Irhin tries to get set, Smiles tries to push him back and clinch up but Irhin manages to avoid the attempt.
Irhin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL#
Irhin tries to keep at a distance but Smiles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Irhin misses with some punches.
Irhin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Irhin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head. #T2#
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Artem Irhin has been cut.
Irhin tries to break free but Smiles pushes him back against the cage.
Irhin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
Irhin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Irhin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Irhin throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
Irhin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irhin working aggressively here.
Irhin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irhin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Irhin has had enough of the clinch but Smiles keeps him there for the moment.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Irhin blocks it.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Irhin blocks it.
#BC2#
Irhin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Smiles has closed the distance and engaged Irhin in a clinch.
Irhin lands a shoulder strike.
Irhin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T3#
Irhin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Irhin avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Smiles as the two fighters clinch.
Irhin throws a head punch that misses.
Irhin has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Irhin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Irhin misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Irhin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Irhin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Irhin pushes him off.
Irhin is looking for the big counter here.
Smiles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Irhin's head.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smiles closes the distance but Irhin moves to the side
and Irhin counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#
Smiles is rocked!#T4#
Irhin lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Smiles up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Irhin from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Smiles's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artem Irhin!
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Event:
GAMT 72: Kane v Johnson
Date: Oct 07, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Smiles clinches.
Pencil working aggressively here.
Smiles leaning against his opponent.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pencil is defending well for now.
Smiles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smiles gets through Pencil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pencil lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Pencil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
Pencil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Pencil fails to land.
Pencil managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
#T1#
Smiles has Pencil pushed against the cage.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pencil is defending well for now.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pencil's face.
Pencil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pencil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pencil's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smiles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smiles lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pencil.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Pencil avoids the damage to the body.
Pencil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pencil avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
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!
Pencil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Pencil manages to break the clinch.
Pencil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT#
It looks like Big J Smiles has been cut.
Smiles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pencil counters with a leg kick.
Smiles blocks a low kick nicely.#CL2#
Smiles forces Pencil back against the cage and clinches.
Smiles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pencil seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smiles can turn it around.
Smiles just leaning against Pencil, taking a breather.
Pencil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big J Smiles's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Pencil lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick from Pencil misses.
Pencil throws the left hand but Smiles avoids the punch easily.
Smiles wants to counter the offense by Pencil and move into the clinch position.
Pencil throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smiles.
An inside leg kick from Pencil misses.
Smiles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pencil tries to work over Smiles's front leg with a kick but Smiles checks it.
Pencil misses with a looping right.
Pencil fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smiles is out of range.
Smiles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Pencil.
Smiles darts in trying to clinch
and Pencil counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Smiles crashing to the mat! Smiles is trying to use the cage to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Pencil screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wooden Pencil!
Wooden Pencil made sure to mention his sponsor, Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Event:
GAMT 67 George v Modi
Date: Sep 16, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Smiles forces Contonio back against the ropes and clinches.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smiles looking to slow down the pace here.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Contonio.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Contonio avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles avoids the elbow strike from Contonio, against the ropes.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Contonio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Big J Smiles has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Contonio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Contonio blocks it.
Smiles lands a knee to the body.
Contonio pushes off an throws an elbow but Smiles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Contonio.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Contonio is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contonio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Contonio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiless head.
Contonio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smiles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Contonio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T1#
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Contonio.
A right handed body shot lands from Contonio.
Contonio can't find room to land a body shot as Smiles controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Smiles.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Contonio looks winded!
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Contonio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smiles's brow.
I was talking to Smiles's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Contonio misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Contonio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smiles's brow.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Contonio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Contonio up against the ropes.
Contonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
#T2#
Contonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Contonio misses with an elbow strike.
Contonio takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smiles as Contonio tries to tie him up.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Contonio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smiles lands a knee to the body.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Contonio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Smiles lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Contonio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smiles's brow.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Contonio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smiles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
Smiles working Contonio over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big J Smiles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Contonio gets tackled into the ropes by Smiles. Smiles maintains the clinch.
Contonio tries to work over Smiles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Contonio.
Smiles looking to stall.
Big J Smiles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smiles blocks an elbow strike.
Contonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Contonio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Contonio blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Contonio's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Contonio is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Contonio.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
#T1#
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Smiles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Contonio's face.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smiles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Contonio can do to turn this around?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Contonio's face.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
#ROC#
Contonio is rocked!
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Contonio is still on wobbly legs! Can Smiles finish him?
Contonio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Contonio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Contonio seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Smiles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Smiles working Contonio over with knees to the body.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles working Contonio over with knees to the body.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Contonio struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Contonio throws an elbow but misses.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles lands a good knee to the midsection. Contonio won't want to take too many of those.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Contonio's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Contonio blocks with his arms.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Contonio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Contonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smiles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big J Smiles's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3##CL#
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Smiles wants to stall.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Contonio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Contonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smiles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Contonio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contonio throws an elbow that misses.
Contonio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Contonio struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
Smiles trying to stall but Contonio improves his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Contonio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Contonio.
#T1#
Smiles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Contonio fails to land.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Contonio blocks with his arms.
Contonio has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Contonio lands an elbow that stopped Smiles in his tracks for a moment.
Smiles prevents a body shot from Contonio.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Contonio blocks with his arms.
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Contonio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Contonio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Contonio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Contonio avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Contonio's ribcage.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Contonio.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Contonio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T2#
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Contonio avoids it.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Smiles working Contonio over with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Contonio has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smiles takes a shot to the head.
Smiles prevents a body shot from Contonio.
Contonio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Contonio.
Contonio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smiles's defenses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Contonio throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
Contonio prevents a body shot from Smiles.
Contonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Contonio as Smiles tries to tie him up.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Contonio lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #ROC2#
Smiles is rocked!
Contonio lands an elbow just above Smiles 's eye.
Oh Smiles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Contonio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Contonio creates a bit of distance and cracks Smiles with a big uppercut! Smiles goes down! The referee pushes Contonio away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Smiles make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Contonio takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Eva Contonio!
Eva Contonio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
GAMT 64 Kang v Chan Chai
Date: Aug 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Faldo keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Faldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faldo is looking to control Smiles's arms but Smiles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faldo has his back to the ropes.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faldo avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Faldo avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faldo trying to stall but Smiles improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faldo managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faldo can't find room to land a body shot as Smiles controls the action.
#T1#
Smiles blocks a body shot from Faldo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Smiles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Faldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Faldo blocks it.
Faldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Faldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
Faldo misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Faldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
A right hand to the body from Faldo.
#T2#
A body shot lands from Smiles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faldo avoids it.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smiles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Faldo holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Smiles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Faldo is looking to control Smiles's arms but Smiles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faldo has his back to the ropes.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Faldo.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Faldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Smiles closes the distance and pushes Faldo back into the ropes.
Faldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Nick Faldo has been cut.
Smiles working Faldo over with knees to the body.
Smiles trying to stall but Faldo improves his position.
Faldo tries to throw a body punch but Smiles avoids it by throwing Faldo back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Big J Smiles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Smiles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Faldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Smiles lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smiles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faldo backwards.
Smiles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
#T1#
Faldo letting Smiles take a breather here.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faldo is defending well for now.
Faldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#ROC2#
Faldo is rocked!#CUT2#
Nick Faldo's cut is getting worse.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faldo blocks it with crossed arms.
Oh Faldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faldo seems to have got his legs back now.
A short body shot lands from Smiles as the two fighters clinch.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
A right handed body shot lands from Smiles.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smiles with a knee to the head.
Faldo working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smiles avoiding damage.
Faldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#KD2#
Smiles drops Faldo with a big knee! Will Faldo beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.#T2#
A leg kick checked by Smiles.#CL2#
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Smiles is trying to maintain a safe position but Faldo gets an underhook and turns Smiles into the ropes.
Faldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smiles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Faldo avoids the damage to the body.
Faldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Faldo's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smiles is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Faldo is keeping busy.
Smiles blocks a body shot from Faldo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faldo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faldo blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3##CL2#
Smiles rushes Faldo and presses him up against the ropes.
Faldo prevents a body shot from Smiles.
A short body shot lands from Faldo as the two fighters clinch.
Faldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles looking to stall.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faldo is defending well for now.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles wants to stall.
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faldo.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles is trying to maintain a safe position but Faldo gets an underhook and turns Smiles into the ropes.
Faldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smiles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Faldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Faldo as the two fighters clinch.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faldo managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Faldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Faldo working aggressively here.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faldo avoids it.
Faldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faldo avoids it.
Smiles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Faldo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smiles can turn it around.
Faldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faldo.
Smiles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles blocks a body shot from Faldo. #T2#
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faldo.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Faldo avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Faldo.
Smiles working Faldo over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles trying to control the position but instead, Faldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smiles into the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Faldo.
Faldo misses with a punch to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faldo avoids it.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faldo.
Faldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smiles looking to stall.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smiles can't find room to land a body shot as Faldo controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
That's time! Faldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Smiles misses with a body shot.
Smiles tries to clinch up but Faldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Smiles is looking to clinch but Faldo is avoiding it.
Faldo misses with a low kick.
Smiles is looking to clinch but Faldo is avoiding it.
Faldo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Faldo scores with a nice strike.
Smiles checks a leg kick nicely.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Faldo pushes him off.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Faldo avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Faldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC#
Smiles is rocked!#T1#
Faldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles is still on wobbly legs! Can Faldo finish him?
Faldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faldo misses with the head strike.
Faldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faldo.
Faldo working aggressively here.
Faldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faldo.
Smiles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Faldo.
Faldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faldo throws a head punch that misses.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Faldo - that landed with a thud.
Faldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faldo throws a head punch that misses.
Faldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faldo misses with the head strike.
Faldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Faldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faldo is working Smiles over against the ropes.
Faldo lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smiles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faldo has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Faldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faldo working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faldo.
A right handed body shot lands from Faldo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faldo.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Faldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faldo misses with some punches.
Faldo stalling in the clinch.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faldo avoids it.
Faldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
Faldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Faldo fails to land.
Faldo has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Faldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Faldo is blocking nicely.
#T2#
Faldo misses with some punches.
Faldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Faldo misses with some punches.
Faldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faldo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faldo.
Faldo throws a head punch that misses.
Smiles misses with some punches.
Faldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Faldo is blocking nicely.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Faldo lands a shot to the body.
Faldo misses with the head strike.
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Faldo blocks with his arms.
Smiles seems to have recovered his senses.
Faldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smiles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smiles works on Faldo's body with a couple of short punches.
Smiles just leaning against Faldo, taking a breather.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Faldo is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Faldo had his way with Big J Smiles in that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Faldo misses the shot to the body.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faldo swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Smiles rushes Faldo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Faldo blocks it.
Faldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles looking to stall.
Smiles working Faldo over with knees to the body.
Smiles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faldo lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faldo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smiles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faldo lands with a left to the head.
Faldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Faldo avoids the damage to the body.
Faldo misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Faldo creates a bit of distance and cracks Smiles with a big uppercut! Smiles goes down! The referee pushes Faldo away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Smiles make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Faldo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nick Faldo!
Nick Faldo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
Venom Fight Night 5
Date: Aug 05, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Smiles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
Our sources have told us that Smiles has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smiles.
Smiles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
Smiles pushes Walker back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not. #T1#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smiles as Walker tries to tie him up.
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smiles lands a knee to the body.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.
Smiles lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Walker.
Walker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T2#
Walker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles landing knees to the body.
Walker looks winded!
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Smiles is struggling to control the position.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
Smiles misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker working aggressively here.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL#
Smiles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
Smiles is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smiles has his back to the ropes.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Smiles tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Smiles back against the ropes.
Smiles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles stalling in the clinch but Walker improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles looking to stall.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles lands a left hand.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
#T1#
Walker tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Walker wants to stall.
Smiles takes a shot to the head.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good body shot from Walker.
Big J Smiles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walker tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
Smiles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Walker.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smiles landing knees to the body.
Walker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Walker.
#T2#
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Walker.
Smiles prevents a body shot from Walker.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker wants to stall.
Walker tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Walker pushes Smiles back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Big J Smiles will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Smiles has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker taking a breather.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Walker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
Walker tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Walker tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Smiles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Smiles lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles working Walker over with knees to the body.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles with a knee to the head.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smiles lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Smiles lands a good knee to the midsection. Walker won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smiles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker stalling in the clinch but Smiles improves position.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R4##CL#
Smiles drives through and clinches with Walker against the ropes.
Walker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smiles up against the ropes.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Smiles is controlling him.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
Walker lands a body punch.
Smiles can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.
Smiles taking a breather. #T1#
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Walker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Smiles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
A short uppercut from Walker.
Smiles tries to stall but Walker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker. #ROC2#
Smiles is rocked!
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Smiles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker lands with a light punch inside.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Walker on the inside.
Walker creates a bit of distance and cracks Smiles with a big uppercut! Smiles goes down! The referee pushes Walker away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Smiles make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Walker takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Walker!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Walker thanked MayheM sportswear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
GAMT 53 Young v George
Date: Jun 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Gallegos digs a good hook to Smiles's body.
The fighters circling - Gallegos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smiles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gallegos lands a jab to Smiles's midsection.#CL#
Smiles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gallegos, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gallegos is leaning against Smiles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smiles lands a good knee to the midsection. Gallegos won't want to take too many of those.
Gallegos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles is trying to maintain a safe position but Gallegos gets an underhook and turns Smiles into the ropes.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gallegos's face.
#CUT#
It looks like Ramon Gallegos has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Smiles has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Smiles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smiles is trying to maintain a safe position but Gallegos gets an underhook and turns Smiles into the ropes.
Gallegos working aggressively here.
Gallegos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallegos working aggressively here.
Gallegos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Gallegos.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Gallegos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Gallegos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.#T1#
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gallegos looks winded!
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gallegos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles lands a good knee to the midsection. Gallegos won't want to take too many of those.
Gallegos avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Gallegos avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The referee calls for Smiles to work.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Gallegos avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Gallegos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smiles prevents a body shot from Gallegos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles. #T2#
Gallegos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gallegos up against the ropes.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gallegos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Gallegos is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Gallegos blocks it.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gallegos is defending well for now.
Gallegos lands a hook that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
Gallegos struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
Gallegos pushes Smiles back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallegos working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Smiles.
Smiles lands a body punch.
Gallegos blocks a body shot from Smiles.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Gallegos is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gallegos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Smiles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gallegos misses with some punches.
Smiles digs a right hand into Gallegos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gallegos's gas tank.
Smiles scores with a shoulder strike.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gallegos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles tries a body shot but Gallegos blocks it.
Gallegos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallegos has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Gallegos lands a hook that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
Smiles is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gallegos is keeping busy.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Gallegos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gallegos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gallegos is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallegos being controlled against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T1#
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smiles pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smiles is trying to stall.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallegos tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Gallegos cracks Smiles with a nice body shot.
Gallegos stalling in the clinch but Smiles improves position.
Big J Smiles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smiles as Gallegos tries to tie him up. #T2#
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gallegos has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Gallegos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallegos managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Gallegos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smiles as Gallegos tries to tie him up.
Gallegos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallegos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallegos pushes Smiles back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smiles trying to control the position but instead, Gallegos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smiles into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Gallegos fails to land.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gallegos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Gallegos pushes him off.#CL2#
Gallegos moves into the clinch.
Smiles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallegos tries to work over Smiles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Gallegos blocks it.
Gallegos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gallegos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles is trying to maintain a safe position but Gallegos gets an underhook and turns Smiles into the ropes.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Gallegos avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Gallegos can't find room to land a body shot as Smiles controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallegos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smiles lands a nice shot to the body.
Gallegos tries to throw a body punch but Smiles avoids it by throwing Gallegos back against the ropes.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Gallegos stalling in the clinch but Smiles improves position. #T1#
A left hand lands to the body for Gallegos.
Smiles trying to stall but Gallegos improves his position.
Gallegos misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallegos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smiles lands a left hand.
Gallegos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallegos can do to turn this around?
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gallegos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gallegos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gallegos avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gallegos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gallegos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smiles is looking to control Gallegos's arms but Gallegos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smiles has his back to the ropes.
Gallegos avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Gallegos tries to work over Smiles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Gallegos struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gallegos is working Smiles over against the ropes.#T2#
Gallegos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gallegos managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gallegos avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Gallegos fails to land.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Gallegos - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Gallegos.
Gallegos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gallegos gets through Smiles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallegos.
Gallegos managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Gallegos has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Smiles is struggling to control the position.
Gallegos lands with a right to the head. #ROC2#
Smiles is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ramon Gallegos just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gallegos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4##CL2#
Gallegos closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Smiles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gallegos breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Smiles with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Smiles looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Smiles get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ramon Gallegos!
A less than humble Ramon Gallegos misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Smiles pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Stalling in the clinch from Smiles.
Man takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#
It looks like Mr Man has been cut.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
#ROC2#
Man is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Smiles.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Smiles lands a big knee to the head and Man goes down! Smiles pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big J Smiles!
Big J Smiles decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Havoc Weekend War 5
Date: Feb 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Smiles avoids the head kick by Clattenburg.
Smiles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clattenburg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Clattenburg circles away.
Smiles is looking to clinch but Clattenburg is avoiding it.
Smiles just misses with a punch to the body.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
Clattenburg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Clattenburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clattenburg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smiles or not.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clattenburg.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Smiles.
#T1#
Clattenburg misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smiles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Clattenburg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clattenburg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Clattenburg avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clattenburg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clattenburg managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Clattenburg avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clattenburg avoids it.
Clattenburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Johny Clattenburg has been cut.
Clattenburg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Clattenburg.
Clattenburg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiless head.
Clattenburg working aggressively here.
Clattenburg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clattenburg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smiles's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Big J Smiles has been cut.
Clattenburg misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Clattenburg lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clattenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
Clattenburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
Smiles stalling in the clinch but Clattenburg improves position.
Smiles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clattenburg working aggressively here.
Clattenburg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clattenburg scores with a hook to the body.
Smiles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smiles blocks the elbow strike.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clattenburg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clattenburg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clattenburg is breathing heavily.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clattenburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles dodges an elbow strike from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smiles stalls.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T3#
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Clattenburg.
Smiles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Clattenburg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smiles can turn it around.
Clattenburg misses with a punch to the body.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles working Clattenburg over with knees to the body.
Clattenburg tries to work over Smiles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clattenburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clattenburg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smiles.
Clattenburg tries to throw a body punch but Smiles avoids it by throwing Clattenburg back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Clattenburg.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Clattenburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Clattenburg managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Clattenburg letting Smiles take a breather here.
Smiles prevents a body shot from Clattenburg.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T4#
Clattenburg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smiles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Clattenburg blocks it.
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!
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clattenburg's face.
#BC#
Clattenburg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Clattenburg. Beautiful body shot.
Clattenburg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smiles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clattenburg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clattenburg misses the jab.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Smiles gets a clinch.
Clattenburg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clattenburg avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clattenburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clattenburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clattenburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Big J Smiles will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Smiles darts in and clinches Clattenburg up against the cage.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clattenburg blocks it with crossed arms.
Clattenburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clattenburg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Smiles is rocked!
Clattenburg has Smiles pressed against the cage. He pushes Smiles back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Clattenburg throws a beautiful elbow that sends Smiles crashing to the floor! Clattenburg piles on the pressure with more strikes! Smiles is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Clattenburg!
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Event:
Havoc Midweek Mayhem 1
Date: Jan 18, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Smiles closes the distance and pushes Esposito back into the cage.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Esposito is blocking nicely.
#BC2#
Esposito breaks from the clinch.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Smiles blocks a low kick nicely.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Esposito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been told by Smiles's head coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smiles moves to clinch but Esposito breaks away
and Smiles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#
It looks like Big J Smiles has been cut.#CL#
Smiles instigates a clinch.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Esposito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Esposito is blocking nicely.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Smiles has Esposito pressed against the cage, preventing Esposito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Esposito avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Esposito blocks with his arms.
#T1#
Smiles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Esposito avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
#CUT#
It looks like Javier Esposito has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esposito.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Esposito blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Esposito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito shoots in but no luck this time.
Smiles is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Esposito.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esposito has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Smiles is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esposito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smiles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esposito.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Esposito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Smiles moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Esposito shoots in looking for a takedown. Smiles tries to sprawl out of it but Esposito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smiles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smiles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Esposito! Smiles is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Esposito!
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Event:
Havoc 01
Date: Jan 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Bugaev cracks Smiles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT2#
It looks like Big J Smiles has been cut.
Smiles blocks a jab.
Smiles is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bugaev.
Bugaev misses with a looping left.#CL#
Smiles rushes Bugaev and presses him up against the cage.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smiles stalling against the cage.
Bugaev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smiles walks away with a smile on his face. Bugaev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smiles tries to clinch but Bugaev is having none of it.
Bugaev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bugaev drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Smiles right on the button. Smiles goes down! Bugaev follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bugaev gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Bugaev!
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Event:
GFC 59: Wong vs Origi
Date: Dec 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Lockyer wants to land a leg kick but Smiles is out of range.
Smiles wants to clinch up but Lockyer keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Lockyer.
Smiles tries to clinch up but Lockyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Lockyer swings for the body but Smiles moves out of range.
Lockyer throws a front kick aimed at Smiles's knee but Smiles avoids it well.
Lockyer looks to throw the jab but Smiles is out of range.
Lockyer loads up on a big right hand but Smiles slips the punch.
Smiles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lockyer swings for the body but Smiles moves out of range.
Smiles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lockyer throws a leg kick but Smiles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smiles is looking to counter the offense by Lockyer and move into the clinch.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles blocks the body kick.
Smiles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lockyer.
Lockyer 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.
Lockyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lockyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smiles is looking to counter the offense by Lockyer and move into the clinch.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lockyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Smiles moves into range and clinches up with Lockyer.#T1#
Smiles tries to throw a body punch but Lockyer avoids it by throwing Smiles back against the cage.
Lockyer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smiles avoids a wild elbow strike from Lockyer.
Lockyer pushes Smiles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lockyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Lockyer avoids the damage to the body.
Lockyer lands an elbow that stopped Smiles in his tracks for a moment. #ROC2#
Smiles is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Big J Smiles has been cut.
Lockyer throws a big uppercut that drops Smiles! More strikes from Lockyer and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Smiles lies dazed against the cage as Lockyer celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Lockyer!
After winning the bout, Darren Lockyer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
GFC 54: Wong vs Lockyer 2
Date: Nov 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Smiles tries to clinch there but Origi circles away.
Origi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#CL2#
Smiles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Origi avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Origi has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Origi working aggressively here.
Smiles being controlled against the cage.
Origi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Origi avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
Origi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow. #BC#
Origi breaks from the clinch.
Origi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Smiles clinches up with Origi and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Origi breaks from the clinch.
#T1##CL2#
Smiles pushes Origi up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Origi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Origi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
A short right from Origi on the inside.
Smiles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Origi's elbow.
Origi lands a body shot.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Origi.
Origi managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Origi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Origi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Origi tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Origi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Origi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Origi circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Origi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smiles tries to clinch but Origi moves out of range.
Origi misses with a body kick.
Smiles steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Origi.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Origi pushes him off.
Smiles has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Origi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A good leg kick by Origi. #CL2#
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Origi managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Origi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Origi. #BC#
Origi manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smiles tries to clinch but Origi is having none of it.
Smiles moves out of range of the body kick from Origi.
Smiles tries to clinch up
and Origi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Origi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Origi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smiles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T3#
Smiles wants to clinch but Origi slips to the side
and Origi counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Smiles is rocked!
Origi finds Smiles's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Smiles flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Origi lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Smiles will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Divock Origi!
Divock Origi got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Event:
GFC 49: Laine vs Walian
Date: Nov 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Smiles is looking to clinch but Stern is avoiding it.
Smiles tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stern keeps the fight on the outside.
Smiles has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stern.#CL#
Smiles moves into the clinch.
Stern tries to throw a body punch but Smiles avoids it by throwing Stern back against the cage.
Stern blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Dick Stern has been cut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smiles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stern scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Stern. #CUT2#
It looks like Big J Smiles has been cut.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Stern tries to work over Smiles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stern misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Stern misses with some punches.
Stern doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Stern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stern wants to land a leg kick but Smiles is out of range.
Stern throws a lazy uppercut
#CL#
and Smiles counters by clinching up.
Stern misses with the head strike.
Stern swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stern avoiding damage.
Stern lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
#BC2#
Stern manages to break the clinch.
Smiles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stern attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smiles moves to clinch but Stern breaks away
and Stern counters with a right hand to the body. #CL#
Stern tries to keep at a distance but Smiles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stern is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2#
Smiles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
Stern wants to get back to striking at distance but Smiles won't allow it.
Stern swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern misses with an elbow over the top.
Stern fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Stern tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stern is defending well for now.
Stern is looking to break free of the clinch but Smiles has double underhooks.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stern blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stern.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stern lands with a light punch inside.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Stern avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
#T3#
Stern misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Stern escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
Stern misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smiles checks a leg kick.
Smiles seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stern on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL#
Smiles moves into range and clinches up with Stern.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smiles stalling.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Stern looks winded!
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Stern takes a knee right on the jaw!
#ROC#
Stern is rocked!
Smiles has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Stern - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Smiles, and another! Stern is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Big J Smiles!
After the fight, Big J Smiles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
GFC 44: Fireball vs Urai
Date: Oct 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Smiles tries to clinch up but Lawson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawson keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Smiles moves into range and clinches up with Lawson.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles is pressed up against the cage. Lawson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smiles down to the mat. Smiles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smiles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lawson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smiles tries to clinch up but Lawson circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiles.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawson circles away.
Lawson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Smiles ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Smiles tries to clinch but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawson throws a head kick but Smiles moves out of range.
Smiles tries to counter with a clinch but Lawson shakes him off and moves away.
Smiles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawson circles away.
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawson misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Smiles moves into the clinch.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawson is defending well for now.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smiles prevents the takedown attempt.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Lawson's ribcage.
We've been hearing reports that Lawson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Lawson blocks it.
#T2#
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smiles leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lawson takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smiles stalling.
Smiles has a couple of punches blocked by Lawson.
Smiles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Lawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smiles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Lawson looking for a takedown.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawson is defending well for now.
Lawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lawson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smiles can turn it around.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
#T3#
Lawson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smiles is defending well.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawson.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Lawson blocks with his arms.
Smiles avoiding damage.
Lawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Lawson blocks it.
Lawson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Lawson avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
#T4#
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#TD#
Lawson wants the takedown. Smiles is fighting it off but Lawson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Smiles's guard against the cage.
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!
Lawson wants to control from the top but Smiles keeps moving.
Lawson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smiles wants to stand up but Lawson is controlling him.
Lawson postures up in Smiles's guard and throws a big left but Smiles blocks it.
Lawson postures up in Smiles's guard and throws a big left but Smiles blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#CL2#
Smiles has Lawson up against the cage in a clinch.
Smiles just leaning against Lawson, taking a breather.
Lawson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smiles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lawson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson throws a leg kick but Smiles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smiles wants to clinch.
Lawson tried to counter with a leg kick but Smiles avoided it.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawson circles away.
#T1#
Smiles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawson throws a lazy right hand but Smiles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Smiles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smiles throws a head punch that misses.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawson blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawson is defending well for now.
Lawson wants a takedown.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Smiles. #T2##TD#
Lawson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smiles is looking to escape.
Lawson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lawson with the ground and pound but Smiles uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lawson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smiles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lawson trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Lawson throws a strike but Smiles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Smiles stands up from Lawson's guard - Smiles perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lawson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smiles wants to clinch up but Lawson keeps it at a distance.#T3#
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawson is looking to counter punch.
Smiles tries to clinch but Lawson moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lawson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lawson misses with a head kick.
Smiles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Lawson pushes him off.
Lawson throws the left hand but Smiles avoids the punch easily.
Smiles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lawson 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 Smiles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smiles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smiles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lawson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smiles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smiles.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawson circles away.
#T4#
Smiles tries to clinch but Lawson moves out of range.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Lawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smiles leaves Lawson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Lawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smiles blocks a low kick nicely.
Lawson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smiles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Big J Smiles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smiles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawson throws out a leg kick but Smiles moves out of range and Lawson only half commits.
Smiles blocks a leg kick.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
Lawson dips to his left and cracks Smiles with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Lawson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Smiles lands a really nice looking cross but Lawson seems unphased.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A cross from Lawson lands.
Lawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smiles's sensitive parts. #CL2#
Smiles moves into the clinch.
Big J Smiles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Smiles as the two fighters clinch.
Lawson takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#
It looks like Trey Lawson has been cut.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawson blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawson blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Smiles - that landed with a thud.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Lawson blocks with his arms.
#T1#
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawson.
Smiles gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lawson.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawson avoids it.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Lawson blocks it.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Lawson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smiles pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smiles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Lawson blocks it.
Lawson managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Lawson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Lawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smiles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles slows down the pace here.
Lawson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
#T3#
Lawson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawson avoids it.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Lawson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smiles lands a good knee to the midsection. Lawson won't want to take too many of those.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawson blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lawson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smiles prevents the takedown attempt.
#T4#
Smiles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lawson is working for takedown but Smiles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawson.
Lawson avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Lawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles stalls.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lawson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawson's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smiles pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big J Smiles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smiles 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big J Smiles!
In his post fight interview, Big J Smiles started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
GFC 42: Sullivan vs Horse
Date: Sep 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Smiles connects with a right hand. Riggs shakes it off.
Riggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Smiles to work.
A hook to the body from Smiles.
Smiles working Riggs over with knees to the body.
I was talking to Smiles's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Riggs looks winded!
Smiles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smiles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smiles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riggs is trying to break the clinch but Smiles has him pressed against the cage.
Riggs lands an uppercut.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smiles landing knees to the body.
Riggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Riggs tries to break free but Smiles pushes him back against the cage.
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Riggs blocks it.
Riggs tries to land knees in the clinch but Smiles avoids the damage to the body.
Riggs throws a head punch that misses.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Riggs blocks with his arms.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smiles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riggs can't break the clinch.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riggs.
Riggs tries a knee to the head but Smiles blocks it.
Riggs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riggs misses with the head strike.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Riggs is blocking nicely.
#T2#
Smiles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smiles.
Smiles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smiles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles avoiding damage.
Riggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Smiles won't allow it.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riggs. #T3#
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riggs avoids it.
Smiles lands a good knee to the midsection. Riggs won't want to take too many of those.
Smiles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Smiles.
Riggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riggs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Riggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smiles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Riggs is rocked!
Smiles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riggs tries to work over Smiles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Riggs's ribcage.
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!
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Riggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Smiles finish him?#CUT#
It looks like Hendo Riggs has been cut.#T4#
Smiles lands a nice shot to the body.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles jerks Riggs's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Riggs drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Smiles goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Smiles because Riggs was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Big J Smiles!
A less than humble Big J Smiles misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
GFC 32: Rampage
Date: Aug 28, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Smiles forces Demaestri back against the cage and clinches.
Demaestri is trying to pull guard but Smiles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smiles pressing his opponent against the cage.
Demaestri fails to pull guard.
Demaestri jumps guard but Smiles stands there with Demaestri around his waist. Demaestri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Big J Smiles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Demaestri.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demaestri's face.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demaestri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demaestri blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demaestri jumps guard but Smiles stands there with Demaestri around his waist. Demaestri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demaestri blocks it with crossed arms.
Demaestri is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smiles to keep the fight standing.
Our sources have told us that Smiles has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T1#
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
#TD2#
Demaestri pulls guard successfully.
Demaestri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Demaestri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smiles defends well.
Smiles would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SU#
Smiles decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smiles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demaestri throws a series of strikes that have Smiles backpedaling.
#T2#
Smiles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Demaestri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smiles scrambles back to his feet.
Demaestri throws a shot from downtown. Smiles moves away and avoids it.
Demaestri misses with a straight right.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Demaestri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smiles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demaestri.
#CL#
Demaestri tries to keep at a distance but Smiles has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smiles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Smiles won't allow it.
Demaestri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demaestri jumps guard but Smiles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Demaestri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Smiles won't allow it.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Demaestri jumps guard but Smiles stands there with Demaestri around his waist. Demaestri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
Demaestri pulls guard. #T3##SU#
Smiles stands up and waves to Demaestri to follow him. #CL#
Smiles forces Demaestri back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Demaestri pulls Smiles into guard.
Smiles wanted to stand there but Demaestri had control of the position. #SU#
Smiles gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Demaestri misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T4#
Smiles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Demaestri doesn't seem bothered though.
Demaestri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smiles is looking to counter the offense by Demaestri and move into the clinch.
Demaestri misses with a body shot.
Demaestri throws a shot from downtown. Smiles moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Smiles instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Demaestri drags the fight down to the ground.
Demaestri has a closed guard, preventing Smiles from standing up. #SU#
Smiles stands up from Demaestri's guard - Smiles perhaps looking for a knockout.
Smiles ducks under a wild hook from Demaestri.
Smiles slips a jab from Demaestri.#CL#
Smiles rushes Demaestri and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles slowing the pace effectively.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Demaestri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smiles is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Sloppy strikes from Demaestri. Those never looked like landing.
Demaestri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smiles throws a body shot but no joy.
Smiles drops his hands momentarily and Demaestri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Demaestri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smiles jabs Demaestri right on the nose. Demaestri blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Demaestri throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Demaestri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Demaestri has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smiles seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Demaestri can turn it around.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Smiles won't allow it.
Demaestri avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Demaestri is trying to pull guard but Smiles has him pressed against the cage.
Demaestri is trying to pull guard but Smiles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Big J Smiles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Demaestri.
Smiles leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T1#
Demaestri is trying to pull guard but Smiles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Demaestri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Demaestri fails to pull guard.
Demaestri is breathing heavily.#TD2#
Demaestri gets control of Smiles's arms and successfully pulls guard. Demaestri will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demaestri has a closed guard, preventing Smiles from standing up. #SU#
Smiles gets to his feet - Demaestri follows without any prompting. #CL#
Smiles has Demaestri up against the cage in a clinch.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demaestri can do to turn this around?
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demaestri's face.
#CUT#
It looks like Claudio Demaestri has been cut.
Smiles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smiles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#TD2#
Demaestri pulls guard effortlessly.
Smiles is looking to stand up but Demaestri won't let him. #T2##SUB2#
Demaestri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SU#
Smiles decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Demaestri, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Smiles moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demaestri blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Demaestri is blocking nicely.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demaestri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Demaestri fails to pull guard.
Smiles slowing the pace effectively.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Smiles holds him up against the cage and eventually Demaestri drops back down to his feet.
#T3#
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Demaestri avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Demaestri blocks it.
Smiles tries to work over Demaestri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demaestri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smiles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Demaestris head.
Demaestri jumps guard but Smiles stands there with Demaestri around his waist. Demaestri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Smiles holds him up against the cage and eventually Demaestri drops back down to his feet.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demaestri's face.
Smiles holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demaestri's face.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smiles. #T4#
Demaestri jumps guard but Smiles stands there with Demaestri around his waist. Demaestri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smiles effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demaestri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smiles walks away with a smile on his face. Demaestri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Smiles closes the distance and pushes Demaestri back into the cage.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Demaestri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Demaestri managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Demaestri's ribcage.
Demaestri managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Smiles stalls.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Claudio Demaestri's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Demaestri throws a right hand that Smiles ducks under and follows up with a left that Smiles also avoids with ease.
Demaestri swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiles.
Smiles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Demaestri.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demaestri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demaestri swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Demaestri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Demaestri blocks it.
#TD2#
Demaestri pulls guard.
Claudio Demaestri has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demaestri manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smiles manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Smiles is looking to stand up but Demaestri isn't so interested in that idea.
Demaestri is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1##ES#
Smiles is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Demaestri is blocking nicely.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smiles just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smiles.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Demaestri blocks with his arms.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Demaestri avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Demaestri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Claudio Demaestri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smiles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Demaestri is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Demaestri misses with some punches.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demaestri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#TD2#
Demaestri decides to pull guard. #SU#
Smiles stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Smiles tries to clinch there but Demaestri circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smiles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Demaestri.#CL#
Smiles drives through and clinches with Demaestri against the cage.
#T3#
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Smiles holds him up against the cage and eventually Demaestri drops back down to his feet.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demaestri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Big J Smiles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Demaestri.
Smiles manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Demaestri jumps guard but Smiles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smiles just stands there and leans against the cage.
Demaestri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Demaestri fails to pull guard.
Demaestri takes a shot to the head.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smiles pushes Demaestri back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T4#
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#TD2#
Demaestri jumps guard.
#SU#
Demaestri is working an open guard so Smiles takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
Claudio Demaestri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smiles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Demaestri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Demaestri pushes him off.
Demaestri throws out a counter right but Smiles avoids it with no problem.
Demaestri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smiles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Demaestri pushes him off.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Demaestri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Demaestri keeps the fight on the outside.
Demaestri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles tries to clinch but Demaestri is having none of it.
Smiles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Demaestri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demaestri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big J Smiles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smiles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big J Smiles!
Big J Smiles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): Finals - Round 3
Date: Jul 25, 2016 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rupert Whiston and Big J Smiles. Smiles is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smile Like You Mean It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 1 losses; Rupert Whiston! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Whiston clinches up with Smiles and pushes him back against the cage.
Smiles gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Whiston.
Smiles gets control of Whiston's arms and successfully pulls guard. Smiles will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smiles holds on and takes a little breather.
Smiles can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Whiston controls the pace.
Smiles controlling Whiston's posture.
Smiles keeping full guard, as Whiston tries to pass.
Whiston is pushing down on Smiles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smiles is fighting to maintain full guard but Whiston has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smiles slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Whiston showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiston trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smiles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whiston is one step ahead there.
Smiles looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Whiston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smiles is keeping the position for now.
Whiston showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smiles keeping full guard, as Whiston tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Whiston trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whiston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smiles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whiston is fighting to break Smiles's control of his arms but Smiles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Whiston wants to control from the top but Smiles keeps moving.
Whiston is fighting to break Smiles's control of his arms but Smiles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Whiston wants to pass the guard but Smiles is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiston controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Whiston's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smiles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Whiston is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Whiston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whiston trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whiston looking to pass the guard.
Whiston looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Smiles has control of Whiston's left arm, preventing Whiston from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiston stays in close to Smiles's body and controls the position.
Smiles is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Whiston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smiles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whiston slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Whiston preventing the sweep.
Smiles seems keen to control Whiston's posture.
Whiston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Whiston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smiles is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whiston controlling from the top position.
Smiles wants to sweep here but Whiston controlling him for the moment.
Whiston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whiston trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whiston is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whiston trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smiles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smiles is adopting a defensive guard.
Whiston not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Whiston continues to stall.
Whiston stopping the sweep attempt from Smiles.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smiles is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Whiston (0) vs (2) Smiles
Smiles is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Whiston is trying to keep Smiles in close.
Whiston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smiles postures up.
Whiston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smiles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whiston has his hands on Smiles's head, controlling the position.
Further stalling from Whiston.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smiles's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Whiston pulls Smiles in to control the position.
Smiles is stalling in the full guard.
Whiston trying to control the position.
Smiles is stalling in the full guard.
Whiston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whiston is really struggling to control Smiles but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Whiston wants to sweep here but Smiles controlling him for the moment.
Whiston might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smiles postures up.
Smiles not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Whiston pulls Smiles in close to prevent any damage.
Smiles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smiles is fighting to break Whiston's control of his arms but Whiston is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Smiles won't allow Whiston to sweep him here.
Smiles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Whiston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whiston looking to control.
Smiles stopping the sweep attempt from Whiston.
Whiston is working hard here to advance position.
Whiston pulls Smiles in close to prevent any damage.
Whiston can't keep his opponent in guard - Smiles advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles is thwarting Whiston's attempts to control the position.
Whiston controlling the position for now.
More hug and hope from Whiston.
Smiles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Whiston trying to control here.
Smiles prevents Whiston from improving his position.
Smiles is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Whiston trying to control from the bottom.
Smiles is looking to advance position but Whiston won't allow it.
Whiston wants to control but Smiles is keeping busy.
Smiles with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smiles passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Whiston (0) vs (5) Smiles
Smiles tries to control but Whiston wriggling away.
Whiston regains half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Smiles looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smiles is thwarting Whiston's attempts to control the position.
Whiston controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Whiston is trying to maintain the position but Smiles is very close to passing his half guard.
Whiston is trying to get back to full guard.
Whiston is looking to control Smiles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Whiston avoid being mounted?
Whiston tries to get to full guard but Smiles has control of the leg.
Smiles content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smiles is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smiles wins on points by 5 to 0.
Big J Smiles is the new middleweight champion!
Big J Smiles 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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Event:
TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): Finals - Round 2
Date: Jul 24, 2016 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Samak Tiyapairat and Big J Smiles. Chooooooooon! I think Tiyapairat might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ram Muay. Smiles has chosen Smile Like You Mean It as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Samak Tiyapairat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Smiles pushes Tiyapairat up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiyapairat jumps guard but Smiles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smiles manages to pull guard.
Smiles has Tiyapairat pulled in close to control his posture.
Smiles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiyapairat wants to pass the guard but Smiles is keeping the position.
Smiles pulls Tiyapairat in close to his closed guard and prevents Tiyapairat from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tiyapairat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles has his hands on Tiyapairat's head, controlling the position.
Smiles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Let's hope that Smiles has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Smiles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiyapairat is stalling in the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smiles has Tiyapairat pulled in close to control his posture.
Smiles is continuing to stall.
Tiyapairat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Smiles.
Tiyapairat preventing the sweep.
Smiles is pulling down on Tiyapairat's head. It's preventing any offense from Tiyapairat, at least for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Smiles the control monster continue. Boring.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smiles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smiles is pulling down on Tiyapairat's head to control his posture.
Tiyapairat sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smiles pulls Tiyapairat in to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smiles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tiyapairat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tiyapairat is fighting to break Smiles's control of his arms but Smiles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tiyapairat preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smiles holds on and takes a little breather.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Smiles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tiyapairat manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tiyapairat (0) vs (2) Smiles
Smiles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smiles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiyapairat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smiles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiyapairat is retaining full guard.
Smiles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smiles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Smiles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smiles stopping the sweep attempt from Tiyapairat.
Smiles looking to pass the guard.
Well,Tiyapairat is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Smiles keeps trying to improve his position.
Smiles sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tiyapairat can't keep his opponent in guard - Smiles advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Smiles is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Smiles moves into full mount! Tiyapairat won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Tiyapairat (0) vs (5) Smiles
Smiles controlling from mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Smiles.
Smiles is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Tiyapairat is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Tiyapairat (0) vs (8) Smiles
Smiles is hanging on to Tiyapairat's back as he tries to escape.
Smiles biding his time, looking for the opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, with Smiles on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Tiyapairat is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
And that's the end of the fight!
Smiles wins on points by 8 to 0.
After the fight, Big J Smiles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): Finals - Round 1
Date: Jul 23, 2016 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Big J Smiles and Nickthaniel Diaz. Smiles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Smile Like You Mean It. Diaz has chosen Feiticeira as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nickthaniel Diaz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Big J Smiles! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Nickthaniel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Smiles drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Smiles decides to pull guard.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smiles pulls Diaz in close to prevent any damage.
Smiles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smiles is pulling down on Diaz's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles controlling Diaz's posture.
Smiles has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Smiles keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Smiles seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smiles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smiles (2) vs (0) Diaz
Diaz told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Smiles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smiles slips nicely into half guard.
Smiles seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smiles controlling the action here.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Smiles is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Smiles passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Diaz! Score +3 for passing guard: Smiles (5) vs (0) Diaz
Smiles takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smiles content just to control the position here.
Smiles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz prevents Smiles from taking his back.
Smiles looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Smiles gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smiles wants to take Diaz's back here but Diaz is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Smiles controlling from the full mount.
Diaz is looking to improve his position but Smiles isn't that keen on the idea.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles controlling the pace for now.
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount but Smiles keeps good control and instead manages to take Diaz's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Smiles (8) vs (0) Diaz
Smiles is riding his opponent, not letting Diaz buck him off.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Smiles.
Diaz tries to escape the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Smiles controls the action.
Diaz just trying to survive but Smiles is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Smiles is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Smiles keeps control of the position as Diaz tries to break free.
Smiles controls the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smiles trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Diaz doesn't escape.
Diaz trying to control the action but Smiles just sinks the hooks in.
Smiles is hanging on to Diaz's back as he tries to escape.
Smiles controls the action.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Smiles continues to hold on tight.
Smiles doesn't have the hooks in and Diaz manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smiles (8) vs (2) Diaz
Smiles wants to sweep but no luck.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles has control of Diaz's left arm, preventing Diaz from doing any damage.
Smiles's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Smiles.
Smiles has his hands on Diaz's head, controlling the position.
Smiles keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smiles is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smiles (10) vs (2) Diaz
Smiles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smiles defends it easily.
Smiles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smiles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smiles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smiles takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
After the fight, Big J Smiles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Nickthaniel Diaz stepped up to the mic, saying 'He fought like a pussy, running from me n shit. WTF???'. |
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Event:
TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): Montreal Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Jul 15, 2016 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Orlando Perez and Big J Smiles. Smiles has chosen Smile Like You Mean It as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Orlando Perez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Smiles moves into the clinch.
Smiles jumps guard and drags Perez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Smiles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perez is fighting to break Smiles's control of his arms but Smiles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Smiles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perez trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Smiles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Perez trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Perez looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Perez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smiles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smiles controlling Perez's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smiles pulls Perez in close to prevent any damage.
Perez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smiles dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Perez (0) vs (2) Smiles
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles tries to free his leg and advance position but Perez is retaining full guard.
Smiles passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Perez (0) vs (5) Smiles
Smiles content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Smiles's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
More stalling from Smiles.
Perez wants to control but Smiles postures up.
Smiles moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Perez prevents Smiles from improving position.
Perez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smiles's best efforts.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Perez wants to get back to full guard.
Smiles is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Smiles passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Perez! Score +3 for passing guard: Perez (0) vs (8) Smiles
Smiles controlling from mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to hold on but Smiles pushes him away.
Smiles controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Smiles has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Smiles wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Smiles manages to capitalize on a mistake by Perez to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Perez (0) vs (11) Smiles
Perez wants to control his opponent's hands but Smiles gets his hands free.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smiles just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Smiles with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Smiles controlling the positon.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Perez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Perez trying to control but not successfully.
Smiles biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Smiles.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to escape but Smiles has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Smiles is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Smiles gets his hands free as Perez looks to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Smiles is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Perez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Smiles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking to improve his position but Smiles isn't that keen on the idea.
Smiles content just to control the position here.
Perez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Smiles wins on points by 11 to 0.
Big J Smiles 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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Event:
TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 14, 2016 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Big J Smiles and Jean Renoir. Smiles comes to the cage accompanied by Smile Like You Mean It. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jean Renoir enters the cage!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Big J Smiles! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jean Renoir!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Smiles instigates a clinch.
Smiles has clasped his hands together around Renoir's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Smiles (4) vs (0) Renoir
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Smiles is staying tight to Renoir's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renoir is looking to regain half guard here but Smiles keeps moving and retains side control.
Smiles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smiles takes a little break here. Renoir wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renoir is looking for a sweep.
Smiles in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Renoir tries to bench press Smiles off him but Smiles keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Renoir's face as Smiles controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Renoir! Score +2 for reaching mount: Smiles (6) vs (0) Renoir
Smiles looking to control and managing it successfully.
Renoir tries to lock up and control but Smiles gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Renoir might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smiles haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renoir is working to get back to half guard.
Renoir tries to hold on but Smiles postures up.
Smiles controlling the position easily from mount.
Smiles wants to take Renoir's back but he can't do it this time.
Smiles controlling his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smiles seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Renoir is holding on tight.
Renoir working to try and regain half guard.
Smiles controlling his opponent.
Smiles is trying to take his opponent's back.
Renoir tries to hold on but Smiles postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smiles controlling from the full mount.
Renoir working to try and regain half guard.
Smiles controlling his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Renoir tries to lock up and control but Smiles gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smiles looking to control and managing it successfully.
Renoir is trying to escape the mount.
Smiles controlling his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smiles prevents Renoir from getting the reversal.
Smiles takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smiles takes Renoir's back. Score +3 for taking back: Smiles (9) vs (0) Renoir
Smiles controlling the position well here. Renoir rolled but Smiles kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Smiles continues to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Renoir just trying to survive but Smiles is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Smiles biding his time, controlling Renoir.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Renoir can't escape the position.
Smiles really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Renoir.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Smiles is not going to allow Renoir to sit and survive in this position.
Smiles controlling from the back.
Smiles's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Renoir wants to escape the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Smiles controls the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Smiles takes the fight on points by 9 to 0.
Big J Smiles tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
Prestige FC 61: 2nd Carnival
Date: Apr 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Nascimento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nascimento throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smiles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nascimento throws a leg kick that misses.
Nascimento misses with a low kick as Smiles jumps back.#CL#
Smiles instigates a clinch.
Smiles stalling in the clinch but Nascimento improves position.
Smiles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles managing to block the knees to the body from Nascimento.
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smiles lands a good knee to the midsection. Nascimento won't want to take too many of those.
Nascimento looks winded!
Smiles gets through Nascimento's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#CUT#
It looks like Cristiano Nascimento has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles avoids a wild elbow strike from Nascimento.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles lands with a right to the head.
Smiles slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nascimento throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T1#
Smiles pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Nascimento's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smiles.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Nascimento blocks with his arms.
Nascimento works on Smiles's body with a couple of short punches.
Nascimento managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles is trying to maintain a safe position but Nascimento gets an underhook and turns Smiles into the ropes.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Nascimento blocks with his arms.
Nascimento takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC2#
Nascimento manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Smiles darts in and clinches Nascimento up against the ropes.
Nascimento tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nascimento.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Nascimento avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smiles is leaning against Nascimento and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Nascimento.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nascimento is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smiles is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
I was talking to Smiles's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Smiles wants to stall.
#T3#
Nascimento throws an elbow that misses.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nascimento throws an elbow but misses.
Nascimento works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nascimento looking to slow down the pace here.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles avoids a wild elbow strike from Nascimento.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nascimento avoids it.
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nascimento takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nascimento as Smiles tries to tie him up.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Nascimento blocks with his arms.
#T4#
Nascimento blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nascimento is defending well for now.
Smiles tries to stall but Nascimento uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smiles keeps control of Nascimento as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nascimento tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smiles avoids it.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles is looking to control Nascimento's arms but Nascimento gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smiles has his back to the ropes.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles avoids the elbow strike from Nascimento, against the ropes.
Smiles avoids the elbow strike from Nascimento, against the ropes.
Smiles misses with a punch to the body.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nascimento wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cristiano Nascimento's cut.
That's time! Smiles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Nascimento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Smiles clinches up against the ropes.
Smiles looking to stall.
Nascimento on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Big J Smiles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nascimento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nascimento tries to land knees in the clinch but Smiles avoids the damage to the body.
Nascimento throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nascimento pushes off an throws an elbow but Smiles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nascimento throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smiles throws a head punch that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smiles here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smiles being controlled against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smiles struggles to land a body shot inside as Nascimento controls his hands.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nascimento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nascimento blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles tries to stall but Nascimento uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nascimento blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nascimento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles lands a nice shot to the body.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Nascimento throws an elbow but it misses.
Smiles trying to control the position but instead, Nascimento has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smiles into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Nascimento.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smiles. #T2#
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nascimento blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles landing knees to the body.
Smiles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nascimento pushes off an throws an elbow but Smiles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nascimento misses with a punch to the body.
Smiles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nascimento can do to turn this around?
Smiles blocks an elbow strike from Nascimento.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Nascimento is breathing heavily.
Nascimento throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Nascimento blocks with his arms.
#BC2#
Nascimento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Smiles gets a clinch.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nascimento blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Nascimento throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nascimento wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Nascimento avoids the damage to the body. #T3#
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Nascimento is blocking nicely.
Nascimento presses Smiles against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Nascimento manages to break the clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch
and Nascimento counters with a leg kick.
Nascimento lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smiles tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Smiles wants to clinch.
Smiles takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nascimento looks to land a left hand but Smiles moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Smiles rushes Nascimento and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nascimento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
#T4#
Nascimento throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nascimento taking a breather.
Nascimento tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nascimento - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smiles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Nascimento stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nascimento avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Nascimento is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nascimento lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nascimento.
Smiles avoids a wild elbow strike from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nascimento tries to land knees in the clinch but Smiles avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cristiano Nascimento's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Smiles darts in trying to clinch
and Smiles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Smiles is trying to stall.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nascimento managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Nascimento throws an elbow that misses.
Nascimento pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Smiles is trying to maintain a safe position but Nascimento gets an underhook and turns Smiles into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nascimento is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smiles avoids the elbow strike from Nascimento, against the ropes.
Nascimento misses with an elbow strike.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Nascimento blocks with his arms.
Nascimento misses with an elbow over the top.#T1#
Smiles prevents a body shot from Nascimento.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nascimento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nascimento pushes off an throws an elbow but Smiles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nascimento in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smiles tries to throw a body punch but Nascimento avoids it by throwing Smiles back against the ropes.
Nascimento holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nascimento takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nascimento.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nascimento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nascimento looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T2#
Nascimento managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Nascimento misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nascimento trying to control the position but instead, Smiles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nascimento into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smiles avoids a wild elbow strike from Nascimento.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Nascimento avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nascimento looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Nascimento avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nascimento's face.
#T3#
Nascimento on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nascimento blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles lands a good knee to the midsection. Nascimento won't want to take too many of those.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nascimento is defending well for now.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nascimento tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nascimento avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nascimento avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nascimento.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nascimento putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smiles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T4#
Smiles trying to control the position but instead, Nascimento has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smiles into the ropes.
Nascimento blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nascimento creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smiles's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Big J Smiles has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Nascimento.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nascimento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles managing to block the knees to the body from Nascimento.
A hook to the body from Nascimento.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles avoids the elbow strike from Nascimento, against the ropes.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nascimento avoids it.
Smiles dodges an elbow strike from Nascimento.
Nascimento on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles dodges an elbow strike from Nascimento.
Nascimento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smiles blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Smiles connects with a body shot that sends Nascimento's belly button to the back.#CL2#
Nascimento has Smiles up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smiles misses with the head strike.
Nascimento avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Nascimento tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smiles tries to stall but Nascimento uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles is pushing Nascimento up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento tries to work over Smiles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nascimento misses with an elbow strike.
Nascimento creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nascimento managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
#T1##BC2#
Nascimento breaks from the clinch.
Smiles wants to clinch up but Nascimento keeps it at a distance.
Smiles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nascimento.
Smiles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch there but Nascimento circles away.
Nascimento throws out a counter right but Smiles avoids it with no problem.
Nascimento throws a big shot that misses.
Smiles lands a nice shot that snaps Nascimento's head back.
Smiles tries to clinch but Nascimento is having none of it.
Smiles wants to clinch up but Nascimento keeps it at a distance.
Nascimento circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nascimento appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nascimento throws a lazy right hand but Smiles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smiles tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nascimento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nascimento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Smiles tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
It seemed like Nascimento was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nascimento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smiles is looking to clinch but Nascimento is avoiding it.
Smiles tries to clinch but Nascimento is having none of it.
Smiles tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Big J Smiles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiles wants to clinch up but Nascimento keeps it at a distance.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nascimento steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Nascimento circles away.
Nascimento looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smiles tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiles.
Smiles moves out of range as Nascimento strikes.
Nascimento is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Nascimento. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nascimento.
Nascimento looks to score with a jab to the body but Smiles is just out of range.
Nascimento circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range. #T3#
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Nascimento throws a leg kick but Smiles moved away.
Nascimento swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiles.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Nascimento swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nascimento steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nascimento is looking to land body kicks.
Nascimento throws a looping overhand right but Smiles ducks down to avoid it.
Smiles wants to clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nascimento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smiles lands a jab to the head.
Smiles tries to clinch but Nascimento is having none of it.
Smiles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch there but Nascimento circles away.
#T4#
Nascimento keeps the fight on the outside.
Smiles tries to clinch
and Nascimento connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nascimento cracks Smiles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#ROC2#
Smiles is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Nascimento uses the oldest trick in the book to send Smiles tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Nascimento is absolutely delighted - when Smiles wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cristiano Nascimento! Cristiano Nascimento retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Cristiano Nascimento was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Prestige FC 60: Feast Fight
Date: Apr 09, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Smiles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Mason Archer has been cut.
Smiles prevents a body shot from Archer.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Smiles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer landing knees to the body.
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Archer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Archer avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Archer is keeping busy.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Archer lands a left hand.
Smiles slows down the pace here.
#T1#
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Archer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Archer drops his hands momentarily and Smiles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smiles is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Smiles clinches up with Archer and pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Archer gets through Smiles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smiles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
#T2#
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Archer blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smiles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Archer tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Smiles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Archer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smiles can turn it around.
Archer is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Archer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smiles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smiles stalls.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Archer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Archer.
Smiles lands with a short shot to the head.
Smiles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T3#
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Archer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smiles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Archer avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smiles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smiles lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Archer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
Archer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Archer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
Archer misses with some punches.
#T4#
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#ROC2#
Archer is rocked!
Archer tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Oh Archer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles lands a big knee! That's hurt Archer! Oh, he's all over the place! Smiles lands another knee that sends Archer to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big J Smiles!
Big J Smiles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Prestige FC 56: Ketto
Date: Mar 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Cortega throws a head kick but Smiles moves out of range.
#CL2#
Smiles clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Cortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Cortega tries to keep at a distance but Smiles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smiles scores with a shoulder strike.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Cortega's ribcage.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Cortega has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles slowing the pace effectively.
Smiles tries to throw a body punch but Cortega avoids it by throwing Smiles back against the ropes.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cortega's face.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortega is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smiles pulls him back up using the underhooks. #T1#
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Cortega blocks with his arms.
Smiles is stalling here.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cortega avoids it.#TD#
Cortega has Smiles pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cortega pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Smiles tumbling to the mat - Cortega dives into Smiles's guard.#ES2#
Smiles pushes Cortega off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cortega throws a big shot that misses.#CL2#
Smiles darts in and clinches Cortega up against the ropes.
Smiles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cortega or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Cortega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cortega blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cortega is breathing heavily.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cortega in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cortega in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smiles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T3#
Cortega takes a knee to the side of the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Cortega blocks with his arms.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cortega in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cortega lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smiles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Smiles.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles lands a knee to the body.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cortega takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
#T4#
The referee is keeping an eye on Smiles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cortega is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Smiles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cortega avoids it.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cortega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cortega avoids it.
Cortega takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smiles.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cortega in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Smiles clinches with his opponent.
#CUT2#
It looks like Martez Cortega has been cut.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cortega takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Cortega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cortega takes a knee right on the jaw!
#ROC2#
Cortega is rocked!
Smiles working the clinch nicely. Cortega is working for position but Smiles cracks him with a big knee to the head! Cortega crumples up against the ropes and Smiles lands two more shots before the ref can save Cortega! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Big J Smiles!
After the fight, Big J Smiles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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