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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jumba Smif (ranked 1766 p4p, 1210 weight class) and Da Jiang (ranked 236 p4p, 175 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumba Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Smif.
Smif connects with a looping right hand.
A cross from Jiang lands.
We've been told by Smif's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smif looks to throw the jab but Jiang is out of range.
Smif chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Jiang misses.
Jiang scores with a shot to the body.
Smif connects with a solid leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jiang scores with a jab to the head.
Smif throws out a powerful jab.
Smif lunges at Jiang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jiang's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang moves in looking to clinch but Smif pushes him off.
Smif swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang flicks out a counter leg kick but Smif steps away.
Jiang misses with a hook to the body
and Smif counters with a nice uppercut.
Smif throws a series of punches but Jiang avoids them all with ease.
Jiang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Jiang. That snapped Smif's head back.
Jiang staying out of range there.
Jiang throws a hook but Smif blocks it.
Smif lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jumba Smif seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smif is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang throws a right hand that misses
and Smif counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jiang moves away from the strike by Smif.
Smif walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jiang.
Jiang tries to clinch but Smif is having none of it.
A nice leg kick from Smif, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smif throws a jab but it's blocked by Jiang.
Smif misses with a right hand
and Jiang counters by moving into the clinch.
Smif avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smif fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smif blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smif misses with some punches.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiang landing knees to the body.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smif.
Jiang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smif lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang pushes Smif back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Smif lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smif.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smif blocks a body shot from Jiang.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Jiang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Smif catches Jiang right on the button with a cross.
Smif misses with the combination.
Smif ducks right into an uppercut from Jiang.
Smif ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
Smif slips a straight right by Jiang.
Jiang tries to clinch up but Smif circles away and keeps his distance.
Smif throws a looping overhand right but Jiang ducks down to avoid it.
Smif takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smif scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jiang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from Jiang misses its intended target.
Jiang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smif checks a low kick from Jiang.
Smif scores with a sloppy right hand. Jiang should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jiang.
Smif uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiang.
Jiang throws a hook but Smif avoids it easily.
Jiang motions for Smif to come forward. Jiang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smif was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiang.
Jiang tries to move into range but Smif moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smif uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
Smif throws a body punch but Jiang moves out of range.
Smif slips a jab and a cross from Jiang.
Jiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smif swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smif connects with the punch.
Jiang has closed the distance and engaged Smif in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
Smif scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smif lands with a light punch inside.
Smif lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jiang prevents a body shot from Smif.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smif.
Jiang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smif has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Smif scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smif throws a punch but it's blocked by Jiang.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but Smif avoids the damage to the body.
Jiang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jiang misses with the head strike.
Smif softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smif lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jiang tries a body shot but Smif blocks it.
Jiang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jiang blocking some punches.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smif doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smif can't find room to land a body shot as Jiang controls the action.
Jiang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smif seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jiang can turn it around.
Smif scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jumba Smif dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from Smif misses the target.
Smif with a hook.
Jiang misses with an uppercut.
Smif takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jiang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jiang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smif misses with an uppercut.
Smif lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jiang backs up against the cage.
Jiang scores with a shot to the body.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smif manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smif looks to throw the jab but Jiang is out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jiang in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jiang lands a nice looking body shot.
Jiang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jiang moves out of range of the leg kick from Smif.
Jiang misses with a kick to the body.
Smif swings widly with a right hand
and Jiang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiang staying out of range there.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Jumba Smif is winning the standup battle so far.
Jiang misses with a left hand
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
Jiang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang stuns Smif with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Jiang does no damage.
Jiang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jiang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smif takes a swing at Jiang's ribcage but misses.
Jiang dodges the punch combination from Smif.
Jiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiang.
Jiang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Jiang misses.
Jiang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smif.
Smif defending well as Jiang loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smif was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jiang forces Smif back against the cage and clinches.
Jiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Smif lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smif lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jiang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Jiang.
Jiang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smif tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jiang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smif goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smif managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
A head punch on the inside from Jiang fails to land.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smif tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smif lands a left hand.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Smif avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Jiang blocks an uppercut.
Smif lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jiang.
Smif misses with some punches.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif misses with the head strike.
Jiang lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands with a short shot to the head.
Smif misses with a punch to the body.
Smif scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jumba Smif has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Smif.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but Smif avoids the damage to the body.
Jiang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jiang tries to work over Smif's front leg with a kick but Smif checks it.
Jiang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Smif wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Jiang.
A nice leg kick from Jiang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smif.
Smif slips a straight right by Jiang.
A left lands for Smif.
Jiang throws a chopping leg kick but Smif manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Smif does no damage.
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!
Jiang slips a jab from Smif.
Smif misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smif scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smif tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smif uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jiang moves away from the strike by Smif.
A countering left hand to the body from Jiang misses.
Jiang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smif.
Smif misses with a body shot
and Jiang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smif misses with a straight left.
Jiang follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Jiang misses.
Smif tried to counter with a leg kick but Jiang avoided it.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smif moves away.
Jiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smif was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiang.
Jiang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smif checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smif looks for the body kick but Jiang saw that one coming.
Smif looks to land a combination. Jiang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jiang moves out of range as Smif strikes.
A head kick misses from Jiang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jumba Smif will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jiang defending well as Smif loads up on a big left hand.
Smif avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jiang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jiang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smif works over Jiang's head and body with a nice combination.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Smif throws out a loose jab but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang missing with a left hand there. Smif was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jiang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smif.
Smif looks to land a left hand but Jiang moved out of range nicely.
Jiang misses with an uppercut. Smif saw that one coming.
Smif scores with a body shot.
Smif throws out a leg kick but Jiang moves out of range and Smif only half commits.
Jiang throws an overhand right that lands on Smif's shoulder, as Smif tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smif swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smif attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Jiang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jiang misses with a looping right.
Smif blocks a head kick by Jiang.
Jiang throws a leg kick but Smif checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Smif misses the target.
Jiang is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smif swings for the body but Jiang moves out of range.
Jiang throws a leg kick but Smif checks it.
Smif loads up on a big right hand but Jiang slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Smif checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smif was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Smif.
Jiang throws a hook but Smif avoids it easily.
Smif staying out of range there.
Smif throws a low kick but Jiang avoids it.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jiang thuds his shin into the meat of Smif's side.
Sloppy strikes from Jiang. Those never looked like landing.
Smif defending well as Jiang loads up on a big left hand.
Jiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smif.
Jiang wants to land a leg kick but Smif is out of range.
Smif looks to score with a jab to the body but Jiang is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jiang.
Smif slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Smif misses the target.
Jumba Smif is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jiang misses with an uppercut.
Jiang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smif to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Nice body punch from Smif.
Jiang is looking to clinch.
Jiang walks into a left hand.
Jiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smif tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smif misses with a wild combination.
Jiang throws a leg kick but Smif sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smif looks to land a right hand but Jiang moved out of range.
Smif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiang.
A left lands for Jiang.
Smif pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Smif moves out of range as Jiang strikes.
Jiang digs a good hook to Smif's body.
Da Jiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smif clobbers Jiang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smif swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smif lands a front kick.
Smif misses with a low kick.
Jiang loads up on a big right hand but Smif slips the punch.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smif manages to avoid it.
Jiang walks into a jab.
Smif misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smif misses with a looping right.
Jiang throws an overhand right that lands on Smif's shoulder, as Smif tries to avoid the shot.
Jiang lands the left hand.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jiang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jiang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smif feints a jab promting Jiang to slip. Smif then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jiang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smif chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jiang can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A lazy left from Jiang finds it's target.
Jiang works the jab nicely.
A big left from Jiang misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang throws a body punch but Smif moves out of range.
Smif slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smif. Jiang shrugs it off though.
Jiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smif lands a slapping body shot.
Smif ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jiang moves away.
Jiang misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smif.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiang throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smif makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smif scores with a leg kick.
Smif connects with a looping right hand.
Smif catches Jiang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smif misses the jab.
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 Jumba Smif.
Well Smif has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jumba Smif!
Jumba Smif decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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