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00:00 (crowd murmuring)
00:02 - All right, boxers, your trunks are looking good.
00:06 Remember, protect yourselves at all times.
00:08 Listen to my commands at all times.
00:10 Any questions, touch gloves, come out swinging.
00:12 Here we go!
00:14 - We are ready to go with our first bout of the evening.
00:18 Khalil Smoot, eight and three, seven knockouts.
00:22 He's in the silver and black.
00:24 Francois Russell, three and 43 knockouts.
00:27 He's in the black and white.
00:29 Mark Gatens here, ringside to Texas.
00:31 Troubadour Nashville with the two-time
00:34 NFL All-Pro Albert Hainsworth,
00:36 and we are underway here in Nashville.
00:38 - You can kinda see 'em like just
00:41 filling each other out right now, you know.
00:43 I'm gonna say Smoot's definitely,
00:47 he's gonna come with the power.
00:49 He looks like a power puncher.
00:51 I think I can even see some fireworks, I believe.
00:54 - Smoot coming off a six-round stoppage defeat
00:59 to Sean Laudry, that was on March the 4th, 2023.
01:03 So he's been out of the ring almost exactly a year.
01:05 That was in Oak Hill, West Virginia.
01:07 - So they might have a little ring rust,
01:10 and you know, on 40, you wanna keep,
01:12 wanna keep backed up for sure.
01:14 See if we can get him back, get him back here.
01:17 - Russell has had 43 professional fights.
01:22 He told me he had about 150 amateur fights.
01:25 So he's a real veteran of the ring here.
01:29 - Yeah, overhand right's gonna be a big factor
01:34 in this fight for Smoot, 'cause he just landed
01:37 that pretty flush, and you know,
01:40 just that was the first punch landed,
01:42 and that kinda definitely got the attention of Russell.
01:46 - I see the seven-inch height advantage
01:50 for Smoot is at six-four.
01:53 Russell's listed at five-foot-nine,
01:54 left of the body from Smoot.
01:56 - Russell shook that off, said no.
02:02 But you know, when the guy says no,
02:04 and turns it to the body, that means yes.
02:07 - Bit of a feeling out, first minute and 50 seconds here
02:14 to start things off in Nashville tonight.
02:16 Left hook misses, Russell did well
02:21 to slip that, but you see Smoot trying to walk Russell.
02:26 Now how's him in the corner,
02:27 good right and a left to the body.
02:29 Three-punch combination.
02:31 Another combination, the body come upstairs
02:41 to the head from Smoot.
02:42 Tells Smoot definitely has something behind those punches.
02:50 - It does, you know one thing though,
02:52 you see in Russell, he's kinda pawing
02:55 to try to get the range.
02:57 He has the straight right.
02:59 - Four punches and Russell takes a knee.
03:04 20 seconds to go here in round one.
03:08 Russell up at eight.
03:14 Russell's been stopped in 28 of his 40 losses.
03:19 (players shouting)
03:22 End of one.
03:23 - 10 seconds, see if he's gonna end.
03:26 See if he's gonna finish.
03:28 - It was a good right hand from Smoot.
03:29 It looks like Russell will get out of the first round.
03:32 End of one, schedule for four.
03:33 (players shouting)
03:37 (upbeat music)
03:40 (players shouting)
03:43 So good first round for Khalil Smoot.
03:55 Scores a knockout.
03:57 - Yeah, you can see him, he's got a little rust on him,
04:04 he's four years old, but he's gotta let them hands go.
04:09 He can really end this fight.
04:11 He got two to the body.
04:12 So I think he should continue to keep going to the body.
04:16 - Yeah, I think here comes the knockdown.
04:18 He landed three or four punches, three, four,
04:21 and then a knee, and a fifth shot
04:24 for good measure for Smoot.
04:26 - Yeah, you know, a little tough,
04:34 but I mean, let's just see how Russell comes out after that.
04:39 'Cause I didn't think those were super hard body shots.
04:43 - We are back for round two.
04:46 Schedule for four, Khalil Smoot.
04:49 Francois Russell, who's now on the bicycle a little bit.
04:57 Russell looking for an angle,
05:04 try to land something that could possibly
05:08 equalize this fight, and a right,
05:10 and that looked like a slip.
05:12 I didn't see any punches land there.
05:14 Russell went down to the canvas.
05:17 Russell coming back with some offense of his own.
05:21 - Let's go, let's go.
05:22 You tried, you tried.
05:25 That was all right.
05:28 Yeah, he's faster than that, he's faster than that.
05:31 - Let's see if Russell,
05:33 again, if he can get a little more active.
05:38 - Great, I mean, he's retreating.
05:40 He's punching off his back foot.
05:43 You know, one thing that Russell
05:46 could really take advantage of
05:47 is 'cause Smoot's not that super active.
05:51 So if he keeps just throwing that jab, like in his face,
05:56 he won't be able to tee him up.
05:57 - See, Smoot again has Russell in the corner.
06:02 Russell's punching a little bit more now
06:04 when he's on the defensive, he eats a right hand.
06:08 - Good right hand by Smoot.
06:09 - Yeah, again, I think if Russell just keep that jab
06:16 and Smoot's face, it'll be a whole lot better.
06:19 - Jab that drives Russell all the way back to the corner.
06:23 Jab to the body.
06:24 - His body is weak.
06:27 - Three more shots inside for Khalil Smoot.
06:31 - There you go, that's all.
06:34 Good job, good job.
06:36 - Smoot's six year pro.
06:40 Started at boxing at the age of 21,
06:43 just walked into a gym and hard right hand again.
06:46 Had about 10 amateur fights.
06:49 Good right to the top of the head.
06:54 Smoot may have Russell in trouble and he drops him again.
06:58 Down to a knee, second knockdown of the fight,
07:01 30 seconds to go in round two.
07:03 - Yeah, I think his body, his body was skidding.
07:07 Again, like he literally, if Russell just threw a jab,
07:16 he's letting Smoot just--
07:19 - Walk right in there, yeah.
07:20 - Yeah, there's no punishment whatsoever.
07:23 - Good right again over the top and down
07:25 goes Russell to a knee for a third time.
07:27 - Three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
07:32 - Two more knockdowns for Khalil Smoot.
07:44 Starting to see a little bit of,
07:49 starting to see a little bit of resignation
07:50 on the body language of Russell now.
07:54 - Yeah, a little bit, but like, you know,
07:56 as you can see right there with those punches,
07:58 that he was already kind of going down.
07:59 I think he's getting tired more than he's getting hurt.
08:02 And again, if he could just literally, you know,
08:06 just jab, throw his jabs, you know,
08:10 get in the face of Smoot would be,
08:14 would be a whole lot, whole lot better.
08:16 You know, because he's, I mean,
08:20 he's really like sucking wind.
08:21 Just keep like, just keep like jabbing,
08:24 like jab, keep him off balance.
08:26 Because he's trying to tee you up.
08:27 So he's lining you up almost like a heavy bag.
08:29 And then he's like gonna hit you, so.
08:32 - Back here for round three.
08:39 Troubadour Nashville, Tennessee.
08:42 Khalil Smoot has so far scored three knockdowns
08:45 on Francois Russell.
08:46 Figure the corner of Smoot,
08:51 which is run by Corey Barrio.
08:55 Maybe told their man to just go up and get him now.
08:59 - Yeah, I mean, like definitely Smoot can just open it up.
09:03 And I guess I don't think he has any,
09:05 he doesn't have to worry about getting hurt
09:07 or anything like that.
09:08 Because like, only time Russell is gonna throw
09:13 is like when he's tied up like this.
09:15 - Seems to have a little bit of fire behind him
09:20 because Francois Russell hits on the break.
09:23 - It's okay, you can feel that.
09:24 You can feel that, watch this.
09:26 - That's the only fire he's doing right now.
09:28 Yeah.
09:31 - Oh, a big right hand from Smoot again.
09:33 - I think he kind of pissed Smoot off with the--
09:35 - The shot on the break.
09:38 - Let's go.
09:40 - Again, he's like backing himself in a corner.
09:43 No, he needs a throw.
09:45 - Oh, there's a right and a left.
09:48 And down goes Russell for a fourth time.
09:50 (clapping)
09:52 - You saw Russell thought about getting up at eight
10:03 and then he shook his head no.
10:05 Score the stoppage, third round stoppage for Khalil Smoot.
10:09 Win number nine, nine knockouts.
10:11 Russell drops to three and 41.
10:13 - Yeah, well, like you said,
10:17 like he sat there like a heavy bag.
10:21 You know, he didn't throw back much
10:24 and that's why Smoot could just literally tee off on him.
10:27 If he would have kept his jab and Smoot's face,
10:32 it would have been, you know, a little better,
10:36 a little more interesting and I think he could have last.
10:38 Not saying that he might have won,
10:39 but he would have definitely would have been a little bit--
10:42 - Yeah, you figure a couple times he did throw the jab,
10:45 not only did he land, he was able to keep Smoot off him
10:50 and at least give him something to think about.
10:53 - Yeah, because I think a jab's one definitely,
10:56 you know, ruffle him because, you know,
10:58 he's sitting in his face so he can't just like,
11:00 just tee off on him, you know, like a heavy bag.
11:03 Makes him think.
11:04 And so then, then he would have should have been
11:07 been able to counter.
11:09 But I think like the body punches,
11:12 probably like rattled him because, you know,
11:14 he's definitely hurting in the body
11:17 and that's why he kind of went down.
11:21 I think he protected his head pretty well.
11:23 He does have a little mark under his right eye.
11:27 - And for a guy like Smoot,
11:28 he's nine and three with nine knockouts.
11:30 Because of his 100%, at least 100% knockout percentage
11:35 for his wins, he may get on a list
11:39 to get a decent opportunity against
11:41 maybe an up and coming fighter.
11:43 Just, you know, further his career.
11:46 - Definitely could.
11:46 I mean, I'd love to see, honestly,
11:49 I'd love to see Smoot come back
11:52 and fight one of our champions, Eric Ariano.
11:57 - You could probably see that down the line, you know,
11:59 maybe get Eric a couple more wins.
12:01 But the thing is, Eric is, you know,
12:03 we're gonna talk about, he's probably moving back down
12:04 towards cruiserweight and Smoot's a, you know,
12:07 240 plus pound heavyweight.
12:09 So it's still possible down the line, though.
12:12 - Yeah, I mean, just give him a good chance
12:14 to get somebody with heavy hands.
12:16 - Well, it looks like we are ready
12:17 for the time of the stoppage.
12:18 Let's show up the ring announcer, JT Conway.
12:21 - All right, folks.
12:22 How about that for our first fight of the night?
12:24 Your winner, at a minute 20 of the third round,
12:29 by way of knockout, Khalil "God's Warrior" Smoot!
12:34 Hey, before we throw it to Ronnie Cockrell over here
12:40 after this big, big clash of titans,
12:43 I wanna say what's up to my man, Austin Dule.