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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jari Litmanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Smith told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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168 cm
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142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Litmanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Smith!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in and bounces Litmanen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Litmanen has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Litmanen working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith trying to control but Litmanen is working from the bottom.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Litmanen throws up his legs and catches Smith in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Smith tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Litmanen! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jari Litmanen!
A very excited looking Jari Litmanen 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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