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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Rimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnold Rimmer!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rimmer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith throws the left hand but Rimmer avoids the punch easily.
Rimmer moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rimmer counters with a left to the body.
A jab lands there for Rimmer.
Rimmer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Michael Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Rimmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rimmer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rimmer gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut there from Rimmer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Rimmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Rimmer is just out of range.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rimmer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Rimmer saw that one coming.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Rimmer.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rimmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Rimmer loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Rimmer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rimmer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rimmer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Rimmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rimmer to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Rimmer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith misses with a hook
and Rimmer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith misses with a hook
and Rimmer counters with a nice uppercut.
Rimmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Rimmer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rimmer throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Rimmer tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Rimmer is out of range.
Smith throws a hook but Rimmer blocks it.
Rimmer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rimmer slips a straight right by Smith.
Good standup being displayed there by Rimmer as he connects with a hook.
Rimmer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rimmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rimmer cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Rimmer has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Rimmer.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses the jab.
Rimmer scores with a jab to the body.
Rimmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rimmer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith avoids the body shot from Rimmer.
Smith takes one on the button.
Rimmer moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rimmer throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rimmer moves away.
Rimmer scores with a nice strike.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Rimmer throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Rimmer tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rimmer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith slips a straight right by Rimmer.
Rimmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Rimmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Rimmer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rimmer defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith slips under a jab from Rimmer.
Rimmer throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Rimmer tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith motions for Rimmer to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Rimmer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rimmer.
Rimmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith lands with a straight right. Rimmer didn't see that one coming.
Arnold Rimmer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rimmer throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith misses with an uppercut
enabling Rimmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rimmer, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimmer lands with a shot to the body.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith throws a hook but Rimmer blocks it.
Rimmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Rimmer.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rimmer misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Rimmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rimmer is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Rimmer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith throws a right hand that Rimmer ducks under and follows up with a left that Rimmer also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimmer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rimmer duly obliges.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Rimmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rimmer digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Rimmer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rimmer lands a jab to the nose.
Rimmer misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith misses with a hook
letting Rimmer counter with a right hand.
Rimmer cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Rimmer lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith misses with a low kick as Rimmer jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rimmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Rimmer lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab from Rimmer.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Rimmer. Rimmer maintains the clinch.
Rimmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rimmer is keeping busy.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rimmer blocking some punches.
Rimmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith moves forwards but Rimmer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Rimmer counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Rimmer is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rimmer misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rimmer.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rimmer has time to react.
Rimmer tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith misses with a hook.
Rimmer throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Rimmer misses with a straight right.
Rimmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Rimmer. That snapped Smith's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rimmer scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rimmer misses with a body shot.
Rimmer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arnold Rimmer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Rimmer.
Rimmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Rimmer.
Rimmer tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rimmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rimmer. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rimmer.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Rimmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rimmer just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Smith.
An inside leg kick from Rimmer misses.
Rimmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Rimmer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rimmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rimmer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith misses with a body kick.
Rimmer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith misses with a hook.
Rimmer lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith throws a series of punches but Rimmer avoids them all with ease.
Rimmer lands a lovely overhand right.
Rimmer ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimmer misses with a series of wild punches.
Rimmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith cracks Rimmer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rimmer manages to avoid it.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rimmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rimmer defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Rimmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rimmer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rimmer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rimmer misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Rimmer has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Rimmer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Rimmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rimmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Rimmer lands with a good body shot.
Smith scores with the left hand. Rimmer knows he should have avoided that one.
Michael Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rimmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
A big left from Smith misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rimmer.
Rimmer lands a head shot.
Smith throws a hook but Rimmer blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rimmer misses with an uppercut.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rimmer counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith missing with a left hand there. Rimmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rimmer.
Arnold Rimmer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rimmer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Rimmer!
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energy
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hype
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