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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JJ Kamahawe Ole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kamahawe Ole might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to E ala E by Israel . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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185 cm
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171 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Kamahawe Ole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kamahawe Ole.
Smith pushes Kamahawe Ole up against the cage in a clinch.
Kamahawe Ole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamahawe Ole.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kamahawe Ole misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Kamahawe Ole.
It looks like Jake Smith has been cut.
Kamahawe Ole is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith has Kamahawe Ole up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith keeps control of Kamahawe Ole as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kamahawe Ole to keep the fight standing.
Kamahawe Ole is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Kamahawe Ole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Kamahawe Ole, against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamahawe Ole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamahawe Ole misses with a two punch combination.
Kamahawe Ole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kamahawe Ole counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
JJ Kamahawe Ole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Kamahawe Ole back into the cage.
Kamahawe Ole prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith prevents Kamahawe Ole from breaking the clinch.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kamahawe Ole up against the cage.
Kamahawe Ole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Kamahawe Ole tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Kamahawe Ole can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeps control of Kamahawe Ole as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kamahawe Ole just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Kamahawe Ole working hard to break the clinch.
Kamahawe Ole wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kamahawe Ole wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith wants to take the fight to the mat but Kamahawe Ole manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kamahawe Ole is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kamahawe Ole tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Kamahawe Ole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kamahawe Ole is defending against the submission attempts here by Smith.
Kamahawe Ole gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamahawe Ole utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith trying to control but Kamahawe Ole is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that JJ Kamahawe Ole will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kamahawe Ole lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A cross from Smith lands.
Kamahawe Ole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kamahawe Ole tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Kamahawe Ole lands with a shot to the body.
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kamahawe Ole's guard.
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!
Smith is working Kamahawe Ole over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamahawe Ole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Kamahawe Ole has wrist control.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Kamahawe Ole gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kamahawe Ole is one step ahead there.
Kamahawe Ole slips nicely into half guard.
Kamahawe Ole is working for a submission of some sort.
Kamahawe Ole is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Kamahawe Ole eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Kamahawe Ole is keeping busy.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Kamahawe Ole.
Kamahawe Ole wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kamahawe Ole throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kamahawe Ole utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith trying to control but Kamahawe Ole is working from the bottom.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamahawe Ole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamahawe Ole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jake Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Kamahawe Ole counters with a one-two to the body.
Kamahawe Ole throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Kamahawe Ole is working away.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Kamahawe Ole is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kamahawe Ole's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kamahawe Ole!
Kamahawe Ole wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kamahawe Ole is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kamahawe Ole is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kamahawe Ole can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kamahawe Ole wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smith.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Kamahawe Ole avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smith.
Kamahawe Ole takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith cracks Kamahawe Ole with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Smith unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Smith working Kamahawe Ole over with strikes here.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Kamahawe Ole bucks and avoids them well.
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Kamahawe Ole bucks and avoids them well.
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kamahawe Ole is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Smith wants to control the pace but Kamahawe Ole is squirming around nicely.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith looking to control but Kamahawe Ole is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith controlling from mount.
Smith throwing strikes here but Kamahawe Ole is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Kamahawe Ole bucks and avoids them well.
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Smith!
Jake Smith made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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