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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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243 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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260 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ric Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Smith!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith is looking to slow Flair down with leg kicks.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flair counters with a nice leg kick.
Dante Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Flair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flair cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
It looks like Dante Smith has been cut.
Flair with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Flair is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flair.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Flair counters with an outside leg kick.
Flair avoids a kick to the body.
Flair takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body kick there by Flair.
Flair slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith jabs Flair to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That kick from Smith tenderised Flair's leg. Flair is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Flair counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith looks winded!
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!
Flair throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Flair rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Flair tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Flair keeps him there for the moment.
Flair is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flair lands with a light punch inside.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Flair working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a body shot from Flair.
Flair lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith prevents a body shot from Flair.
Smith blocks a body shot from Flair.
Flair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Flair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Flair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Flair struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Flair lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Flair has double underhooks.
Flair displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith blocking some punches.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Flair is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Flair is trying to stall.
Flair misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flair is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flair.
Flair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Flair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flair is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith connects with the punch.
Flair slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flair. Flair obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Flair ducks down to avoid it.
Dante Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flair takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Flair sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a right and a left that Flair avoids nicely.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith moves out of range as Flair throws a body kick.
Flair lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Flair connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith misses with the body kick
and Flair makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flair.
Flair lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Flair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flair throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Flair cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Ric Flair is winning the standup battle so far.
Flair scores with a push kick.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Flair.
Flair throws a nice inside leg kick.
Flair lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Flair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Flair throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flair throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith 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.
Flair chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Flair connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Flair lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Flair takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
That has opened up Dante Smith's cut even more.
Flair scores with a push kick.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Flair finish him?
Flair's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Flair cracks Smith with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ric Flair!
Ric Flair made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Flair for the GOLD! Wooooooooooooooooo!'.
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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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