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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Smif (ranked 1192 p4p, 1207 weight class) and Jayilton Almeda (ranked 140 p4p, 144 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 cm 31 220 12 - 13 - 0 |
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194 cm 27 270 7 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler World class 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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Smif! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jayilton Almeda! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Almeda moves out of range as Smif throws a body kick.
Smif throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smif scores with a leg kick.
Almeda misses with a looping left. Almeda throws a head kick but Smif moves out of range.
Smif misses with a right hand and Almeda counters with a slapping leg kick. Almeda misses with a low kick. A big left from Smif misses. A nice side step and Almeda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. A cross from Almeda lands. Almeda takes a body punch but keeps moving. We've been told by Smif's head coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Almeda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Smif to counter with a crisp jab. Smif avoids the head kick by Almeda.
Smif throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smif throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Almeda misses with a few strikes there.
Smif throwing a counter right hand but Almeda manages to avoid it. This has been an exciting period of action! Almeda misses with a right hand and Smif counters with a leg kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Smif throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almeda sees it coming and avoids it easily. Smif checks a low kick from Almeda. A big left from Almeda misses. A head kick misses from Smif. Almeda checks a low kick from Smif. Almeda looks for a takedown but Smif sprawls well. Smif misses the shot to the body. Smif lands with a nice body kick. Almeda blocks the body kick.
Smif misses with a wild body shot. Smif thumps Almeda with a low kick. Will Smif is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Almeda connects with a right hand. Smif shakes it off. Smif throws a push kick but Almeda slaps the foot to one side.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Smif fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Almeda is out of range. A little jabbing left from Almeda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Almeda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Almeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almeda gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Almeda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Smif tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Almeda manages to move to mount!
Almeda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeda is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smif can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Almeda breaks from Smif's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smif bucks up and throws Almeda to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape! Almeda misses with a body punch
and Smif counters with a straight right hand. Smif throws an off balance right hand
and Almeda counters with a lovely straight right hand! Smif doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Smif lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smif uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Almeda has time to react. Almeda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Almeda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smif circles away. Almeda swings and misses with a shot to the body and Smif counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Smif with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Almeda throws a head kick that misses. A counter left hand to the body from Smif misses its target.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Smif throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Smif takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Almeda takes one to the side of the head.
Almeda connects with a nice looking jab.
Almeda blocks a head kick by Smif.
Almeda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Almeda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Almeda looks winded! Almeda checks a leg kick. And Almeda responds with a good body kick, but Smif manages to step out the way in time. Almeda misses with a hook. Smif ducked under it nicely. Smif lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Almeda digs a good hook to Smif's body.
Smif comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Almeda misses with a body kick. As Almeda backs away, Smif returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Smif dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smif misses with a body shot
and Almeda counters with a left to the body. Almeda misses with a hook
and Smif counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Smif swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smif defending well as Almeda loads up on a big left hand. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smif here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Smif keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 It looks like Jayilton Almeda has been cut. Crunch! Almeda slams his shin into Smif's torso. Smif is looking to land body kicks. Smif is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almeda can do to turn this around? Almeda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almeda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smif. Almeda misses with a wild body shot. Smif half committed to a counter leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smif delivers a nice body kick. Almeda is breathing heavily. A low kick from Almeda misses and Smif counters with a nice leg kick. Almeda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Smif tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Smif is looking to score with low kicks. Almeda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smif makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Almeda really felt that one! Almeda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smif moves away. Almeda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Almeda closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smif to the mat! Smif manages to get full guard. Smif is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Smif controlling Almeda's posture. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Smif tries to land a sweep but no joy. Almeda content to stall in guard here. Smif wants to get back to his feet but Almeda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Almeda is stalling in the full guard. Smif trying to control the position.
 The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Smif uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almeda.
Almeda just misses with a punch to the body.
Almeda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smif moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Smif tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Almeda takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Almeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smif manages to avoid it. Smif throws out a loose jab but Almeda uses good head movement to avoid it. Almeda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Almeda throws a combination that misses and Smif counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. A shot to the body from Almeda misses and Smif counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Almeda wants to clinch and Smif counters with a straight right hand.
 Almeda is rocked! Smif lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Almeda up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Smif from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Almeda's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Will Smif! A victorious Will Smif thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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