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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Last Resort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Resort has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Last Resort!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smirnov throws a head kick but Resort moves out of range.
Resort takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Resort connects with an inside leg kick.
Smirnov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Resort.
Smirnov misses with a wild body shot.
Smirnov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Resort throws a right hand that Smirnov ducks under and follows up with a left that Smirnov also avoids with ease.
Smirnov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Resort looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smirnov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Resort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Resort closes the distance but Smirnov moves to the side
and Smirnov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smirnov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a head kick that misses.
Smirnov throws a body punch but Resort moves out of range.
Resort wants to clinch.
Crunch! Smirnov slams his shin into Resort's torso.
Resort tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smirnov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Resort is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Resort swings for the body but Smirnov moves out of range.
Resort darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smirnov throws a shot from downtown. Resort moves away and avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smirnov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resort tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smirnov counters with a good, hard body kick but Resort shrugs it off.
Resort throws a leg kick
and Smirnov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Resort is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Resort takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Resort looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Resort wants to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a straight right hand.
Resort slips under a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Resort lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smirnov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smirnov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smirnov lands a nice looking body kick.
Smirnov is looking to land body kicks.
Resort moves away from the strike by Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a head kick but Resort moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid body kick from Smirnov.
Smirnov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smirnov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - Smirnov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smirnov throws a leg kick which misses Resort's front leg but catches the back leg as Resort tries to avoid it.
Resort has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smirnov.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smirnov.
A good leg kick by Smirnov.
Resort throws a leg kick
and Smirnov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Resort's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smirnov scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resort takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Resort 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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smirnov - that will leave a mark!
Resort drives through and clinches with Smirnov against the cage.
Smirnov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smirnov connects with a solid leg kick.
Resort closes the distance but Smirnov moves to the side
and Smirnov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smirnov lands a leg kick that knocks Resort off balance momentarily.
Smirnov feints and then cracks Resort's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Resort down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Resort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smirnov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Resort tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smirnov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smirnov scores with a head kick. Resort tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Resort 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.
Resort throws a lazy head kick
and Smirnov counters with an outside leg kick.
Resort tries to clinch up.
Resort throws a lazy head kick
and Smirnov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Resort's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Resort wants to clinch
and Smirnov counters with an inside leg kick.
Smirnov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smirnov scores with a head kick.
Resort is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smirnov - that will leave a mark!
Smirnov pushes Resort away with a front kick.
Last Resort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnov scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resort avoids the body shot from Smirnov.
Smirnov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Resort's sensitive parts.
Resort moves in looking to clinch but Smirnov pushes him off.
Resort walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smirnov.
Smirnov is looking to slow Resort down with leg kicks.
Resort ducks under a wild hook from Smirnov.
Smirnov lands a front kick.
Resort avoids the head kick by Smirnov.
Smirnov scores with a push kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smirnov - that will leave a mark!
Smirnov throws a head kick that half lands.
Smirnov throws a head kick that Resort semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov scores with a hook to the body. Resort takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alexander Smirnov is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnov takes a swing at Resort's ribcage but misses.
Resort 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.
Smirnov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Resort can do to turn this around?
Crunch! Smirnov slams his shin into Resort's torso.
Smirnov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Resort's calf.
Resort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smirnov. Resort shrugs it off though.
Resort tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smirnov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smirnov swings for the body but Resort moves out of range.
Smirnov thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resort bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smirnov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Resort was well out of range. Poor timing from Smirnov.
Smirnov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Resort.
Smirnov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Resort tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smirnov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smirnov misses with a wild body shot.
Smirnov feints and then cracks Resort's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Resort down.
Resort tries to clinch but Smirnov moves away
and Smirnov counters with a nice body kick.
Resort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Last Resort is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Resort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smirnov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Resort thows a leg kick but Smirnov checks it
and Smirnov counters with a good, hard body kick but Resort shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smirnov misses with a body kick.
Smirnov throws a head kick that half lands.
A low kick from Resort misses
and Smirnov counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Resort.
Smirnov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smirnov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smirnov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Resort.
Smirnov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Resort takes a kick to the side of the head.
Resort on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smirnov connects with a leg kick. Resort looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Smirnov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Resort manages to avoid it.
Smirnov scores with a push kick.
Smirnov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smirnov counters with a nice body kick.
Resort stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smirnov.
Resort avoids the head kick by Smirnov.
Smirnov looks to land a right hand but Resort moved out of range.
Smirnov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Resort's sensitive parts.
Smirnov feints and then cracks Resort's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Resort down.
Smirnov lands a leg kick that knocks Resort off balance momentarily.
Resort tries to clinch but Smirnov moves away
and Smirnov counters with a nice body kick.
Resort takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resort tries to clinch up
and Smirnov counters with a solid body kick.
Smirnov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smirnov throws a body punch but Resort moves out of range.
Resort tries to clinch but Smirnov is having none of it.
Resort moves in looking to clinch but Smirnov pushes him off.
Resort throws a hook to the side of Smirnov's head but Smirnov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Resort looks to land a left hand but Smirnov moved out of range nicely.
Smirnov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smirnov swinging wildly here.
Resort tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resort wants to clinch
and Smirnov counters with an outside leg kick.
Resort misses with a low kick as Smirnov jumps back.
Smirnov tests Resort's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Resort tries to clinch but Smirnov moves away
and Smirnov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smirnov misses with a body shot.
Resort tries to clinch but Smirnov moves away
and Smirnov counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Smirnov.
Both fighters circling a little - Smirnov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smirnov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Resort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov looks to land a body kick but Resort moved away.
Resort tries to clinch but Smirnov is having none of it.
Resort wants to clinch but Smirnov slips to the side
and Smirnov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Resort blocks a jab.
Resort blocks a head kick by Smirnov.
Smirnov fakes the leg kick and cracks Resort in the body.
Some wild striking there from Resort.
A thudding body kick lands there by Smirnov!
Smirnov is looking to slow Resort down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smirnov, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a head kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Resort - that will leave a mark!
Resort chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smirnov can pounce on him.
Smirnov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Resort under the eye.
Smirnov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smirnov throws a head kick that misses.
Smirnov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Resort blocks a head kick by Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Last Resort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smirnov throws a head kick but Resort moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Smirnov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smirnov, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirnov!
A very excited looking Alexander Smirnov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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