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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Kerouac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Kerouac has chosen Hate Me Now as his entrance music. Mike Smith had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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224 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
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195 cm
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200 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Holden Kerouac!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Kerouac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kerouac.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Kerouac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerouac shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Kerouac's head but Kerouac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerouac fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mike Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holden Kerouac.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kerouac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerouac dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Kerouac's head.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Kerouac ducks down to avoid it.
Mike Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kerouac defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kerouac misses with a head kick.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
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.
Kerouac looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Kerouac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kerouac's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice body punch from Smith.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith lands a left and a right that send Kerouac crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Kerouac moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Kerouac shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith thuds a left hand into Kerouac's body.
Kerouac looks gassed!
Smith stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerouac gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kerouac has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kerouac there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tries to bum rush Kerouac with a series of wild strikes but Kerouac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith forces Kerouac back against the cage and clinches.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Smith.
Kerouac is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kerouac.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a body punch but Kerouac moves out of range.
Kerouac shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Kerouac. Kerouac gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kerouac is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith keeping full guard, as Kerouac tries to pass.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith keeping full guard, as Kerouac tries to pass.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Kerouac from controlling successfully.
Smith keeping full guard, as Kerouac tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerouac.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith punishes Kerouac's body with a nice straight punch.
Kerouac is breathing heavily.
Kerouac dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Kerouac avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kerouac.
Mike Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holden Kerouac.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kerouac gets slowly back to his feet.
Kerouac on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Kerouac down.
Kerouac slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerouac moves away.
Smith misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kerouac.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Kerouac on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Kerouac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerouac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kerouac tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Kerouac shoots in.
Kerouac closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Kerouac slips a straight right by Smith.
Mike Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerouac can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Kerouac on that attempt.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Kerouac slips under a jab.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Kerouac. Kerouac gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holden Kerouac.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Kerouac seems unphased.
Kerouac shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kerouac takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Kerouac fails with a takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Kerouac has a takedown stuffed.
Holden Kerouac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kerouac fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith stalks Kerouac and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kerouac's face. Kerouac staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kerouac defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike 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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