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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hollis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hollis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to UGK - Pocket Full of Stones. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hollis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heath Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollis doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Hollis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hollis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hollis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith looks to throw a body kick
and Hollis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollis avoids the body shot from Smith.
Hollis thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a body punch but Hollis moves out of range.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Hollis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hollis counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith blocks a head kick by Hollis.
Heath Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hollis is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith feints and as Hollis raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Hollis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Hollis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hollis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hollis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hollis!
Smith throws Hollis to one side and escapes!
Hollis lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot
letting Hollis counter with a right hand.
Smith throws a leg kick but Hollis moved away.
Smith tries for a takedown but Hollis circles away easily
and Hollis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Joe Hollis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Smith.
Hollis misses with a two punch combination.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hollis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Hollis is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hollis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four 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.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Hollis counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Hollis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hollis misses with a hook to the body
and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hollis's guard.
Hollis wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith cracks Hollis with a solid left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is looking to advance position but Hollis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hollis controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hollis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hollis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Hollis throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Hollis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hollis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith moves away from the strike by Hollis.
Hollis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Hollis moves away and avoids it.
Hollis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hollis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hollis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Hollis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heath Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hollis misses with a head kick.
Joe Hollis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Hollis counters with a body kick that stops Smith in his tracks momentarily.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Hollis counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hollis's waist but Hollis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Hollis thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hollis defends it nicely.
Joe Hollis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Hollis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hollis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Smith back to the cage. Hollis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hollis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollis keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Hollis has wrist control.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Heath Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hollis wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hollis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith stalling.
Hollis wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heath Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith throws a leg kick
and Hollis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hollis.
Hollis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe Hollis is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Hollis counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Hollis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hollis is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Hollis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hollis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollis leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joe Hollis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Smith.
Hollis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Hollis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hollis. Those never looked like landing.
Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hollis to the mat! Hollis manages to get full guard.
Hollis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hollis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hollis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Hollis has wrist control.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Hollis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hollis stands up from Smith's guard - Hollis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hollis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
That's four 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 shoots in for a takedown but Hollis shows good takedown defense.
Smith throws a series of punches but Hollis avoids them all with ease.
Hollis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollis.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hollis throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith throws a head kick but Hollis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hollis clearly takes that round.
That's time! Hollis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hollis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Hollis scores with a punch to the head.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Hollis throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith wants to take a breather but Hollis is having none of it.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hollis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hollis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hollis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Smith has passed into side control.
Smith in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hollis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Hollis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Hollis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hollis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hollis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hollis sees it coming and defends easily.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Hollis is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to take a breather but Hollis is having none of it.
Heath Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hollis manages to get to full guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Hollis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith controlling from the top position.
Heath Smith has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hollis moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heath Smith dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hollis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Hollis slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hollis connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Hollis misses the body punch
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Hollis lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Hollis misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Hollis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Hollis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hollis tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollis can pounce on him.
Hollis throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Hollis tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Hollis counters with a straight right hand.
Hollis lands with a good body shot.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hollis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Joe Hollis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Smith.
Hollis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith prevents a body shot from Hollis.
Hollis throws a head punch that misses.
Hollis misses with the head strike.
Hollis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hollis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hollis throws a head punch that misses.
Smith has picked Hollis up - he's going for a ride! Smith dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollis gets full guard.
Hollis keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Hollis.
Smith wants to control from the top but Hollis keeps moving.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Hollis has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
Smith trying to control but Hollis is working from the bottom.
Smith is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hollis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hollis has escaped and now he's on top!
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hollis is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Hollis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hollis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Hollis!
Joe Hollis is the new lightweight champion!
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