Post by The Sandmen on Apr 25, 2020 19:10:24 GMT -5
Maurice Smith doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Curtis Blaydes doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Maurice Smith today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Curtis Blaydes leans forwards and tries to grapple with Smith
Razor shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Smith launches a few hard punches to Curtis Blaydes's ribs!
Curtis Blaydes's ribs shows the damage! Maurice Smith is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Razor tries to take Maurice Smith to the ground from the clinch...
Smith shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Razor clumsily fails here and it's time for Maurice Smith to fight back!
Maurice Smith launches a few punches towards Razor's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Razor seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Curtis Blaydes's face!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Curtis Blaydes goes with a looping right hand while Maurice Smith jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Smith seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
A punch from Curtis Blaydes
whizzes past Smith.
Razor goes to the body...
his punches graze Smith's arm.
Razor moves forward looking for some action
Maurice Smith doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Smith and Razor circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Smith shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Incredible high kick!
Razor is worried!
Curtis Blaydes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Maurice Smith is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Razor into his guard.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Smith
Curtis Blaydes aggressively and repeatedly punches Smith.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Smith
Smith is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Razor's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Razor's side.
Crushing shot to Razor's body! He's holding his side
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Smith
Razor tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Curtis Blaydes fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Curtis Blaydes is in half guard over Smith
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Maurice Smith can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Smith measures the resilience of Razor's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Razor's side.
Curtis Blaydes is in half guard over Smith
Smith works on the ground with his fingers over Razor's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Curtis Blaydes is in half guard over Smith
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Maurice Smith can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Maurice Smith tries to close the guard.
Smith put Curtis Blaydes in closed guard.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Smith
Razor is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Curtis Blaydes. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Smith looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Curtis Blaydes's punches
Razor is on the receiving end of a great combo by Smith.
Smith is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Razor's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Curtis Blaydes's Right cheek
Maurice Smith tries a high kick!
Razor was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Curtis Blaydes seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Maurice Smith!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Razor blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Curtis Blaydes's cheek! Razor stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The ref pulls off Maurice Smith! Razor seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
There is a small laceration on Curtis Blaydes's Right cheek
Winner is Maurice Smith by TKO (Punch) at 4:37 Round 1
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 6/11 (55%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 101 s
Statistics: Curtis Blaydes
Punches 2/7 (29%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 101 s
Wow. Blaydes sucked. I like Smith, so this is okay. But like...Blaydes is supposed to try to cut people, not try to get cut himself. #FA?
Curtis Blaydes doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Maurice Smith today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Curtis Blaydes leans forwards and tries to grapple with Smith
Razor shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Smith launches a few hard punches to Curtis Blaydes's ribs!
Curtis Blaydes's ribs shows the damage! Maurice Smith is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Razor tries to take Maurice Smith to the ground from the clinch...
Smith shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Razor clumsily fails here and it's time for Maurice Smith to fight back!
Maurice Smith launches a few punches towards Razor's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Razor seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Curtis Blaydes's face!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Curtis Blaydes goes with a looping right hand while Maurice Smith jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Smith seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
A punch from Curtis Blaydes
whizzes past Smith.
Razor goes to the body...
his punches graze Smith's arm.
Razor moves forward looking for some action
Maurice Smith doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Smith and Razor circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Smith shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Incredible high kick!
Razor is worried!
Curtis Blaydes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Maurice Smith is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Razor into his guard.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Smith
Curtis Blaydes aggressively and repeatedly punches Smith.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Smith
Smith is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Razor's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Razor's side.
Crushing shot to Razor's body! He's holding his side
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Smith
Razor tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Curtis Blaydes fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Curtis Blaydes is in half guard over Smith
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Maurice Smith can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Smith measures the resilience of Razor's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Razor's side.
Curtis Blaydes is in half guard over Smith
Smith works on the ground with his fingers over Razor's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Curtis Blaydes is in half guard over Smith
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Maurice Smith can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Maurice Smith tries to close the guard.
Smith put Curtis Blaydes in closed guard.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Smith
Razor is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Curtis Blaydes. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Smith looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Curtis Blaydes's punches
Razor is on the receiving end of a great combo by Smith.
Smith is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Razor's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Curtis Blaydes's Right cheek
Maurice Smith tries a high kick!
Razor was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Curtis Blaydes seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Maurice Smith!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Razor blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Curtis Blaydes's cheek! Razor stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The ref pulls off Maurice Smith! Razor seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
There is a small laceration on Curtis Blaydes's Right cheek
Winner is Maurice Smith by TKO (Punch) at 4:37 Round 1
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 6/11 (55%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 101 s
Statistics: Curtis Blaydes
Punches 2/7 (29%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 101 s
Wow. Blaydes sucked. I like Smith, so this is okay. But like...Blaydes is supposed to try to cut people, not try to get cut himself. #FA?