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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tso has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Tso!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tso closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Tso lands with a right to the head.
Tso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Tso breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tso was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Tso. Tso maintains the clinch.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Tso has the dominant position.
Tso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Tso lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tso has him pressed against the cage.
Tso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tso lands a shoulder strike.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith tries to circle away but Tso has him pinned against the cage.
Tso breaks from the clinch.
Tso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Tso.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
David Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tso is looking to clinch.
Tso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Tso's belly button to the back.
Tso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tso clinches up against the cage.
Tso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Tso tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith rushes Tso and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Smith.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Tso has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Tso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tso - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up but Tso circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith sizes up Tso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tso cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tso tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith throws a right and a left that Tso avoids nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Tso.
Tso misses with a body kick.
Tso clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso lands an uppercut.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Tso is controlling him.
Tso lands with a light punch inside.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Tso has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tso.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Tso.
Tso misses with a punch to the body.
Tso lands a body shot.
Tso lands a shoulder strike.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Tso.
Tso manages to break the clinch.
Tso drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Tso controls his hands.
Tso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Tso.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Tso in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to circle away but Tso has him pinned against the cage.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Tso has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Tso tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Tso clinches up against the cage.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith tries a body shot but Tso blocks it.
Tso manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tso manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Tso's head but Tso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Tso moved out of range nicely.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Tso sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but General Tso will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tso wants to clinch.
Tso has managed to clinch.
Tso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch but Tso is having none of it.
Tso tries to clinch up.
Tso has managed to clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Tso walks into a left hand.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like David Smith has been cut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tso in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Smith lands a jab.
David Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tso forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Tso has double underhooks.
Smith tries to circle away but Tso has him pinned against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Tso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Tso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
General Tso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Tso misses.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tso drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Tso breaks the clinch.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith misses with a hook
and Tso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tso scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tso misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Tso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tso is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Tso, against the cage.
Smith tries to circle away but Tso has him pinned against the cage.
Smith is trying to push Tso away but Tso has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Tso has him pressed against the cage.
Tso misses with an elbow over the top.
Tso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tso closes the distance and clinches.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Tso tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Tso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith digs a good hook to Tso's body.
Smith with a nice cross.
Tso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Tso manages to break the clinch.
Tso scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Tso throws a good cross that connects.
Tso is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Tso.
Tso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tso tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Tso swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a right and a left that Tso avoids nicely.
Tso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Tso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Tso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith tries to bum rush Tso with a series of wild strikes but Tso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Tso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tso's head backwards.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Tso moved out of range nicely.
Tso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tso has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Tso won't allow it.
Tso misses with a body punch.
Tso has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Tso is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Tso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tso slips a jab from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tso slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Tso goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tso tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Tso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tso takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tso.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tso.
Tso tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Tso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Tso gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tso is struggling to control the position.
Tso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith wants to break free but Tso has control.
Tso can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Tso taking a breather.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Tso has him pressed against the cage.
Tso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tso has him pressed against the cage.
Tso struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
A short left from Tso.
A short right from Tso.
Tso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tso wants to clinch.
Tso is looking to clinch.
Tso closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Come on Tso - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Tso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Tso.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Tso.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tso tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Tso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tso misses with an uppercut.
Tso moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tso.
Smith tries to circle away but Tso has him pinned against the cage.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Tso keeps him there for the moment.
Tso dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tso throws an elbow but it misses.
Tso displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Tso misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Tso - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tso wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by General Tso.
Smith sizes up Tso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith scores with a jab.
Tso is rocked!
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tso.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Tso is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Tso throws a big shot that misses.
Tso with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Tso. Tso maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tso stalling in the clinch.
Tso pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tso seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith tries to circle away but Tso has him pinned against the cage.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
General Tso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... General Tso!
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hype
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