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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Smith (ranked 4142 p4p, 4090 weight class) and Sheldon House (ranked 272 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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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheldon House!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It seemed like House was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
House tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
House looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from House.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
A little jabbing left from House on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith shoots for a takedown but House saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oooooh!!! House has knocked Smith down with a huge combo! House steps away and waves a wobbly Smith back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like James Smith has been cut.
Smith could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
House struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to advance to mount but House denies him.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
Smith taking a breather here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if House can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith has hold of House's arm. He's looking for a kimura. House seems comfortable defending it but Smith has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! House is real pain and he's forced to tap out! House is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Smith couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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