Muay Thai Kickboxing Fundamentals DVD with Maurice Smith SMITH1

Muay Thai Kickboxing Fundamentals DVD with Maurice Smith SMITH1

TOURNAMENT FINAL

FINAL BOUT #7

MAURICE SMITH Vs MICHAEL McDONALD:

By the finals, it appeared Smith was still relaxed and fresh having reached the Championship Bout with less than 4 and a quarter rounds fought. On the other side of the ring, McDonald had a the harder journey. He had fought 6 hard rounds and many wondered what he had left for Smith. Would Big Mo open up in the final bout? If so, could McDonald weather the storms that lay ahead? We were about to see as the bell rang to begin the K-1 North American Championship bout. Smith came out more aggressive than in his previous 2 bouts however his added energy didn't match McDonald's continued pace he had kept through the entire event. where did McDonald get his energy from? If he has a new energy drink we want some of it! It was clear to everyone that McDonald won round 1. However, the surprise was the abused use again of the "half" point system that only gave McDonald a slight lead on the scorecards. All 3 judges, Dave Moretti, Dalby Shirley and Jeff Mullens gave it to McDonald 10 to 9.5.

Round 2 showed McDonald still having the edge and judges Moretti and Shirley again gave the round to McDonald 10 to 9.5, however, judge Mullens surprisingly gave the round to Smith 10 to 9.5. Regardless of the judges picks though, because of the 1/2 point scoring system a quick check of the math and you could determine that this was still anyones bout. Would the half point scoring play an important but negative role again?

In round 3, Smith picked up his pace with his aggressiveness and combinations landing harder shots than in the previous 2 rounds. Still though, this round was as close as the others and could have went either way. Again, the 1/2 point system come into play in this round again because this time, McDonald was only granted the half point Smith received in rounds 1 & 2 by 1 of the 3 judges, in a round that was just as close as the others. Judges Moretti and Shirley gave it to Smith 10 to 9 with no 1/2 point for McDonald while judge Mullens gave it to Smith 10 to 9.5. After 3, the scores read 29 to 29, even on Moretti's card, 29 to 29, even on Shirley's card and 29.5 to 29 for Smith on Mullens card. A Majority Draw! As in any tournament, this meant 1 more round had to be fought.

This round was obviously the "Do or Die" round and each fighter knew it as they went toe to toe in another very close round as the others. In the end, only this round counted for the decision though and judges Shirley and Mullens gave it to Smith 10 to 9.5 while Moretti had it 10-9.5 McDonald. A split decision victory for Big Maurice Smith!

Our hats go off to "BOTH" of these great fighters (Smith & McDonald) and congratulations to the Champion Maurice Smith!

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