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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brady Baird is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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179 lbs
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177 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brady Baird!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith is looking to clinch but Baird is avoiding it.
Baird throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Baird backing up. Baird nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Baird fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith forces Baird back against the cage and clinches.
Baird changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Baird.
Baird circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baird doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Baird misses with a series of wild punches.
Baird throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Baird.
Baird is looking to score with low kicks.
Baird throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baird tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Baird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Baird misses with a low kick.
Baird's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baird duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baird throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baird.
Smith throws a head kick but Baird moves out of range.
Baird misses with the combination.
Baird lands the left hand.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baird throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baird shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baird moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Brady Baird has been cut.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Baird is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Baird looks gassed!
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baird's defenses.
That has opened up Brady Baird's cut even more.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Baird scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith landing knees to the head.
The cut above Brady Baird's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Baird won't want to take too many of those.
Baird looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baird wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Baird can't break the clinch.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baird is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baird throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brady Baird's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baird tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baird shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Baird throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Baird looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mike Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baird tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brady Baird's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Smith lands an elbow just above Baird 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brady Baird's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Smith!
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