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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Smith (ranked 314 p4p, 354 weight class) and Vishis Vourture (ranked 30 p4p, 32 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vishis Vourture!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vourture moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Vourture closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Worn Leather MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vourture fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vourture checks a low kick from Smith.
A little jabbing left from Vourture on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Vourture cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vourture throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vourture lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Vourture is out of range.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Vourture takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vourture connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vourture has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vourture tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith takes a swing at Vourture's ribcage but misses.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Vourture manages to avoid it.
Smith lands a jab to Vourture's midsection.
Vourture tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vourture scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vourture is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Vourture darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Vourture looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vourture thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vourture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vourture lands with a good body shot.
Vourture tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Vourture fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vourture tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vourture cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vourture doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Vourture buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vourture gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vourture tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Vishis Vourture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vourture clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Vourture scores with a knee to the head.
Vourture keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 manages to break the clinch.
Vourture looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vourture is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Vourture manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Vourture was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vourture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Vourture instigates a clinch.
Vourture tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vourture tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Vourture.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vishis Vourture dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vourture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith blocks a head kick by Vourture.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Vourture should have avoided that one.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vourture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vourture connects with a solid leg kick.
Vourture fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vourture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vourture misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vourture fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Vourture misses with a knee strike.
Vourture taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vourture tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vourture.
A head kick misses from Vourture.
Vourture tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vourture closes the distance and clinches.
Vourture has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Vourture won't allow it.
Vourture lands with a light punch inside.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vourture misses with a few strikes there.
Vishis Vourture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Vourture is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Vourture misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vourture has managed to clinch.
Vourture is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith blocks a body shot from Vourture.
Vourture prevents a body shot from Smith.
Vourture wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vourture creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vourture using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vourture prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Vourture.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Vourture has the dominant position.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Vourture is looking to clinch.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vourture tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Vourture is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vourture keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Vourture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vourture keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vourture is out of range.
As Smith backs off Vourture throws a huge counter combo but Smith manages to avoid it all.
Smith is looking to slow Vourture down with leg kicks.
Vourture tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Vourture clinches with his opponent.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vourture doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vishis Vourture will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Vourture.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Vourture misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Luke Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Vourture.
As Smith backs off Vourture throws a huge counter combo but Smith manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vourture tries to clinch up.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Vourture counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vourture takes one on the button.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
letting Vourture counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vourture tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vourture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Vourture.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Vourture counters with a stiff right hand.
Vourture tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Vourture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vourture with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Vourture is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Vourture tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Vourture is controlling him.
Vourture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Vourture.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Vourture.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vourture lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture misses with a knee strike.
Vourture working Smith over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Vourture gets a clinch.
Vourture tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Vourture back against the cage.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Vourture trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vourture into the cage.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Vourture slips a jab from Smith.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vourture moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Vourture tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vourture doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vourture misses with a head kick.
Vishis Vourture is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vourture doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Vourture dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vourture takes the fight into the clinch.
Vourture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luke Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vourture fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vishis Vourture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vourture winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vishis Vourture!
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