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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeeves Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moishe Kaplan (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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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeeves Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moishe Kaplan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Kaplan.
Smith slips a straight right by Kaplan.
Smith slips under a jab from Kaplan.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaplan's sensitive parts.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaplan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Kaplan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaplan blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith prevents Kaplan from breaking the clinch.
Kaplan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kaplan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Kaplan has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kaplan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaplan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith is trying to stall.
Kaplan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Kaplan.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith has Kaplan pressed against the cage, preventing Kaplan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaplan wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaplan wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kaplan managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith stalls.
Kaplan tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Kaplan breaks the clinch.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Kaplan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaplan doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kaplan looks gassed!
A jab lands there for Smith.
Jeeves Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaplan throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Kaplan misses with a jab to the body
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smith lands a head kick. Kaplan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaplan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith throws a head kick that Kaplan semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith scores with a head kick.
Kaplan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaplan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Kaplan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kaplan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Kaplan shrugs it off though.
Smith connects with a high kick.
It looks like Moishe Kaplan has been cut.
Smith scores with a one two! Kaplan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaplan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Kaplan moves out of range easily.
Smith lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeeves Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moishe Kaplan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice body kick from Smith.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kaplan.
Smith thows a body kick. Kaplan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jeeves Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Kaplan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaplan doesn't seem phased though.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaplan can do to turn this around?
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kaplan.
Kaplan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Kaplan shrugs it off though.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kaplan is breathing heavily.
Kaplan walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaplan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaplan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaplan. That did some damage!
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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 scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith scores with a jab.
Kaplan slips under a jab.
Kaplan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jeeves Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith slips a jab from Kaplan.
Kaplan misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Kaplan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Kaplan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Kaplan just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith slips a straight right by Kaplan.
Kaplan throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kaplan tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaplan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith cracks the inside of Kaplan's front leg.
Smith is looking to clinch but Kaplan is avoiding it.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaplan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaplan.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kaplan's face.
Smith pushes Kaplan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith stalling.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeeves Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moishe Kaplan'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. This is the final round!
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaplan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Kaplan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Kaplan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaplan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaplan misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaplan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaplan misses with a straight right.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kaplan will feel that in the morning.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Kaplan down.
Kaplan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Kaplan shrugs it off.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith lands a head kick!
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Kaplan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kaplan takes a step back to recover.
Kaplan takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith lands a head kick. Kaplan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Kaplan.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaplan misses with a looping left.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kaplan blocks a head kick by Smith.
Jeeves Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith thuds his shin into the meat of Kaplan's side.
Kaplan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kaplan misses with a straight right.
A punch lands to the side of Kaplan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kaplan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith tests Kaplan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith moves out of range as Kaplan strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Moishe Kaplan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Kaplan misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeeves Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeeves Smith!
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energy
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hype
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