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VFC 2: Road To Glory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clive Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Hail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Hail will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clive Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Hail!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hail gets caught flat footed, as Simmons shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Simmons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hail keeping moving, preventing Simmons from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simmons passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Simmons controlling from side mount.
Simmons'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 one minute gone in the round.
Hail wants to get back to his feet but Simmons drags him back down.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hail wants to get back to his feet but Simmons drags him back down.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Simmons seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hail for as long as he can get away with.
Simmons tries to move to mount but Hail blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Simmons in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Simmons staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Clive Simmons just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Simmons dodges the punch combination from Hail.
Simmons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hail connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simmons keeps the fight on the outside.
Hail looks gassed!
Simmons misses with a combination
and Hail counters with a thumping low kick.
Simmons throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hail's waist but Hail gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Simmons off to one side.
Hail wants to clinch.
Simmons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hail counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hail is looking to clinch.
Simmons throws a lazy head kick
and Hail finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Simmons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Simmons fails to land the takedown.
Hail tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.
Hail scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simmons doesn't seem bothered though.
Simmons decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hail is defending against the submission attempts here by Simmons.
Simmons thows a huge punch but Hail dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Simmons dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Simmons keeps the fight on the outside.
Simmons shoots in but Hail avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clive Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simmons looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hail is fending him off so far but Simmons persists. Nope, Hail circles away and we're back to standing.
Hail tries to close the distance and clinch but Simmons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hail wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Simmons changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hail tries to avoid it but Simmons manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hail to the ground. Hail escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clive Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hail lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Simmons at a distance.
Hail lands a jab to the nose.
Hail connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hail has Simmons up against the cage in a clinch.
Hail lands a nice knee to the body.
Hail trying to land knees to the body.
Hail breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clive Simmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Simmons.
Dante Hail is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hail tries to bum rush Simmons with a series of wild strikes but Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hail tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hail tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.
Hail lands a nice leg kick that just misses Simmons's sensitive parts.
Hail tries to clinch up but Simmons circles away and keeps his distance.
Simmons keeps the fight on the outside.
Hail wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Simmons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hail drives through and clinches with Simmons against the cage.
Hail wants to break free but Simmons has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hail wants to break free but Simmons has control.
Simmons jumps guard and drags Hail to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Simmons pulls Hail in to control the position.
Hail wants to get up but he can't break Simmons's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Simmons trying to control the position here.
Simmons striking off his back but it's not causing Hail any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Simmons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simmons had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hail is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Simmons Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hail's back instead.
Hail is trying to stand back up.
Hail really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simmons. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Simmons looking for the RNC.
Simmons struggling to keep hold of the position.
Simmons misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Hail showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Simmons misses with a hook. Hail ducked under it nicely.
Hail throws a low kick, looking for Simmons's leg but Simmons calmly moves out of range.
Hail doesn't manage to clinch there - Simmons circles away.
Simmons scores with a nice right hand.
Simmons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hail counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Simmons is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Simmons waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hail.
Hail pushes Simmons up against the cage in a clinch.
Hail wants to break free but Simmons has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simmons has clasped his hands together around Hail's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hail tries to escape but Simmons is in control.
Simmons is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hail knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simmons lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hail down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hail is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Simmons yanks on the arm and Hail is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Simmons.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clive Simmons!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Otway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon OFarrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Otway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon OFarrell!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OFarrell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OFarrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
OFarrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Otway.
OFarrell throws an overhand right that lands on Otway's shoulder, as Otway tries to avoid the shot.
OFarrell missing with a left hand there. Otway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
OFarrell throws a series of punches but Otway avoids them all with ease.
OFarrell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Otway lands a jab to the head.
OFarrell dodges the punch combination from Otway.
Horrible takedown by OFarrell or perhaps it was just good defense by Otway which made him look bad.
Otway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Otway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
OFarrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Otway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from OFarrell.
Otway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Otway lands the left hand.
OFarrell looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway cracks OFarrell with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends OFarrell tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Otway pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! OFarrell is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Otway!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayne has chosen Midlife Crisis - Faith No More as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. James Mayne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Noel James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Mayne!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a hook but Mayne blocks it.
James misses with a low kick.
A combination from James does no damage.
Noel James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayne misses with a head kick.
James tries to bum rush Mayne with a series of wild strikes but Mayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circle momentarily. James darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mayne is rocked!
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayne is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
James misses with the combination.
Are you kidding me?! James ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Mayne clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noel James!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Eleazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and donny marlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yoel Eleazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, donny marlow!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
marlow moves into range and clinches up with Eleazar.
marlow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eleazar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
marlow wants to get back to full guard.
Eleazar is looking to take a break and control but marlow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
marlow is trying to stand up here but Eleazar is controlling him well.
Eleazar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Eleazar is keen to just control but marlow is a slippery customer.
marlow wants to control but Eleazar is keeping busy.
Eleazar is working for a submission of some sort.
Eleazar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and marlow defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eleazar stops marlow from getting back to his feet.
Eleazar passes the guard and advances to mount!
marlow is looking to improve his position but Eleazar isn't that keen on the idea.
Eleazar avoids the attempt from marlow to control.
marlow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eleazar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
marlow is trying desperately to improve position.
Eleazar jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but marlow manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eleazar is working to tighten is grip on marlow's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. marlow has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Eleazar is really squeezing tight and eventually marlow passes out! Eleazar breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yoel Eleazar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maike Mitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mitch's choice of entrance music: C'mon !. Maike Mitch will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gareth Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Maike Mitch!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Owens.
Mitch connects with a nice cross there... Owens is looking wobbly and Mitch recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Owens to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Mitch jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maike Mitch!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alcibiade Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies has chosen waaaaaaaaaaaaaa as his entrance music. Alcibiade Black has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alcibiade Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Davies!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davies throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Davies lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Black is rocked!
It looks like Alcibiade Black has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davies tries to land a front kick but Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davies throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Davies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black throws a half hearted mid kick.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davies throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black throws a head kick but Davies moves out of range.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Davies moves out of range easily.
Davies blocks a head kick by Black.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Black on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black checks a low kick from Davies.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davies misses with a body shot.
Davies lands a hook that stumbles Black back into the cage. Davies follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Black to the canvas! Davies pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Black has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Scott Davies!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gareth Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Khanom Tom!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Tom.
Khanom Tom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tom wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tom misses with a head kick.
Smith misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tom tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tom looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith looks to land a combination but Tom avoids it well.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Tom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Tom.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Tom looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Tom.
Smith throws a right and a left that Tom avoids nicely.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith looks to land a combination but Tom avoids it well.
Tom avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tom tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Tom throws a head kick that misses.
Tom scores with a push kick.
Tom looks gassed!
Tom tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tom checks a leg kick.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith misses with a low kick.
Tom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Tom avoids the head kick by Smith.
Tom wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Tom.
Smith throws a series of punches but Tom avoids them all with ease.
Gareth Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tom wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tom slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Tom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith scores with a one two! Tom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Tom will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tom is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tom slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Tom misses with a straight right.
Tom is looking to clinch.
Smith misses with the combination.
Tom takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tom clinches with his opponent.
Tom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tom trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Tom connects with a knee to the head.
Tom looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Tom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Tom is controlling the position.
Tom prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Tom prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tom looking to stall.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith works over Tom's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Tom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Smith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right hand that Tom ducks under and follows up with a left that Tom also avoids with ease.
Tom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a right and a left that Tom avoids nicely.
Tom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Tom darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Tom.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tom darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Tom backing up. Tom nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Tom misses with a kick to the body.
Smith looks to land a combination but Tom avoids it well.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tom moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Tom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Tom throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Tom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Tom.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Tom counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Tom backing up. Tom nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Tom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tom clinches but Smith breaks the clinch
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Tom is rocked!
Tom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Tom finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Tom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination. Tom sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Gareth Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tom is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Tom moves out of range easily.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Tom can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Smith and Tom drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Smith!
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hype
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pop
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