Patrick Smith (August 28, 1963 – June 18, 2019) was an American

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and

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

. He started his mixed martial arts career by participating in the first two

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events. He was a 3rd degree black belt in

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and also held a black belt in

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, and

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. In 1993, Smith was ranked No. 1 as a Super Heavyweight

in the United States and held a ranking of No. 5 internationally. He was the 1993 Enshin Karate Sabaki Challenge Heavyweight champion, an annual full contact karate tournament held in Denver which allows grabs, sweeps and throws, and competed in the 1993

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full contact Karate World Cup tournament in Japan.

Kickboxing career

Patrick Smith first rose to fame in the US for his kickboxing prowess. In 1994 he entered the K-1 Grand Prix '94 where he caused one of the biggest upsets in K-1 history by flooring three times and subsequently knocking out legendary karateka and future K-1 star

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with an uppercut after just 19 seconds of the first round in their quarterfinal match. Smith was unable to build on this success as he was soundly defeated by eventual champion Peter Aerts in the semifinals. Some pundits, most notoriously

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, have expressed their belief that Hug's loss was a fight fixed in order to increase Smith's popularity. After the Hug victory, Smith's K-1 career never took off. He lost to Andy Hug in a rematch at the

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event and then failed to qualify for the following year's K-1 Grand Prix at

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. His last match in K-1 was against rising local star Musashi, a match he lost by KO, and he was released from his K-1 contract, finishing 1 and 4 with the organization. Despite little international success, Smith had more success at home, accumulating an overall 66-8 kickboxing record by the time he retired in 2000.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Smith participated the first

event,

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, in November 1993. The event featured an eight-man single-elimination tournament with very few rules, awarding $50,000 to the winner.

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, the promoter, placed advertisements in martial arts magazines and sent letters to anyone in any martial arts directory he could find to recruit competitors for the event. With the event being held in Smith's hometown of Denver, he was an easy addition. Smith's first and only match was against

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, who took Smith down easily and submitted him with a heel hook. The fans in Denver booed heavily as they were unaware of the submission rules and were displeased with the fact that the match ended so quickly without a knockout. Despite his loss, Smith's performance got him invited to

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, now a 16-man tournament, where he entered with the expressed intent of a shot at the previous winner

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. Smith had spent the time between shows working on his

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to perform better on the ground, which paid off with a victory by

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against Ray Wizard in the first round. The peak of his performance, however, came technically through striking: after being pitted against

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fighter Scott Morris in the second round, Smith dropped him with

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s from the

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him on the ground, and then unloaded barrage after barrage of punches and

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s, completely knocking Morris out. This finish is considered one of the most brutal in the history of UFC. Smith next fought

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expert Johnny Rhodes, whom he submitted with a second guillotine choke after a brief exchange of hits. Finally, Smith reached the finals and his desired match against Royce Gracie, but it was short and one-sided, with Gracie taking him down and landing several palm strikes from mount before the kickboxer tapped out. Smith returned at

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facing Rudyard Moncayo, a kenpo karate stylist from

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. He opened the fight in spectacular fashion by landing a running

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to Moncayo's chest, knocking him down and sending him sliding towards the fence. Smith then followed with a takedown and gained mount position, and ultimately locked a

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when Moncayo tried to escape, making him tap out. However, Smith had to withdraw from the tournament due to stomach cramps caused by an injury sustained during the fight. He was replaced by

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Post-UFC

Smith went on to fight for K-1 and

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's first three invitationals shows, as well as fighting on a few of the World Vale Tudo Championship (WVC) events showcasing No Holds Barred fighting. At WVC 3, Smith faced Fabio Gurgel in a match that became infamous for its unusual ending. Smith grabbed the ring ropes in order to avoid being taken down and struck Gurgel's spine repeatedly with his elbow, but crowd members approached and tried to take Smith's hands off from the ropes, prompting the match to be stopped. The referee consulted with promoter Sérgio Batarelli about the situation and it was decided to call off the fight and declare Gurgel the winner. In an elimination tournament of eight fighters at WVC 5 held in

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, Brazil on 3 February 1998, Smith withdrew ahead of his scheduled semifinal bout against

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after he suffered a broken hand in his quarterfinal win over Marco Selva.‘Ice Cold’ in the Tropical Heat: Igor Vovchanchyn at WVC 5
Marcelo Alonso,

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(January 31, 2022) On April 11, 2008, Smith came in as a late replacement for

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and defeated

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via submission due to strikes in a "Masters Superfight" at YAMMA Pit Fighting's inaugural event. On October 10, 2015, Smith came out of retirement at age 51 to fight Dave Huckaba at Gladiator Challenge - Collision Course. He was defeated via KO at 1:33 of round 1.

Sex offences

In 1999, Smith was convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. He was later arrested in 2008 after failing to register as a sex offender.

Death

On June 18, 2019, Smith died of

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of the bladder and Sarcomatoid carcinomas variant of urotherlia (SVUC) at age 55. His death is possibly attributed to his addiction of

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Championships and accomplishments

Karate

*Sabaki Challenge **Sabaki Challenge Heavyweight Champion

Kickboxing

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**KICK Super Heavyweight Champion

Mixed martial arts

** UFC 2 Tournament Runner-Up ** UFC 6 Tournament Semifinalist **Record for most wins in one night by a Runner-Up (three) **Tied (

) for most fights fought in one night (four)

Kickboxing record

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Chazz Witherspoon Chazz Witherspoon (born September 16, 1981) is an American former professional boxer. The second cousin of former boxing champion Tim Witherspoon, he emerged as a talented boxer in the 2000s. He won the 2004 National Golden Gloves finals in Kansas ...

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...

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Taurus Sykes Taurus Jabbar Sykes, (born May 20, 1975) is a professional boxer. He has been fighting as a heavyweight, and has fought against several contenders, and currently holds a record of 25-6-1. He turned pro in 1998. Overview Sykes, who hails from B ...

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Duncan Dokiwari Duncan Dalnajeneso Danagogo Dokiwari (born 15 October 1973 in Port Harcourt) is a retired Nigerian boxer. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a Men's Super Heavyweight bronze medal, together with Aleksei Lezin of Russia. Background Dokiwar ...

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Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vega ...

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Samson Po'uha Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution ...

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Caldwell, Idaho Caldwell (locally CALL-dwel) is a city in and the county seat of Canyon County, Idaho. The population was 59,996 at the time of the 2020 United States census. Caldwell is considered part of the Boise metropolitan area. Caldwell is the location of ...

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