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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armad Bates (ranked 449 p4p, 662 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 60 p4p, 80 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armad Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws a series of punches but Bates moves out of range.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bates moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith looks to clinch
and Bates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Good work by Bates as he checks the leg kick.
Bates is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Bates pushes him off.
Bates lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Smith misses.
Bates lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bates lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bates goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bates tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Bates lands a left hand.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Bates leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
A shot in the inside from Bates.
A nice left hand lands by Bates.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Bates digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bates lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bates takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Armad Bates has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Bates controls his hands.
Bates lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Bates makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith pushes Bates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bates is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bates bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Bates loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Bates checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bates digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Bates gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Bates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands an elbow just above Bates 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith cracks Bates with a nice body shot.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith cracks Bates with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Bates counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith tries to clinch up but Bates circles away and keeps his distance.
Bates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bates lands a nice looking body shot.
Bates keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Bates misses.
Bates digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Bates takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith tries to clinch there but Bates circles away.
Chad Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Bates.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith tries to clinch up but Bates circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith rushes Bates and presses him up against the cage.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Armad Bates's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Bates fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Bates shakes him off and moves away.
Armad Bates is winning the standup battle so far.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith tries to clinch but Bates moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bates misses the target.
A combination from Bates does no damage.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Bates.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores with the left hand. Bates knows he should have avoided that one.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to clinch.
Bates tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Bates controls his hands.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chad Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith lands a right hand.
Bates presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bates can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to work over Bates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Bates is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Bates in his tracks for a moment.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates lands a body shot.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Bates controls his hands.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bates.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Bates tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bates using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Bates is rocked!
Bates works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bates prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bates takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Bates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bates tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bates seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith blocks a body shot from Bates.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the body shot from Bates.
Smith avoids the body shot from Bates.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Bates blocks an elbow strike.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Bates as the two fighters clinch.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith pushes Bates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Bates.
Bates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bates drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bates blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Armad Bates's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smith throws a hook but Bates avoids it easily.
Bates is looking to counter punch.
Bates throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Bates throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Bates connects with a jab.
Bates lands a slapping body shot.
Smith cracks Bates with an open hand slap.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Bates.
Bates swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Some wild striking there from Bates.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Bates.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bates wants the takedown. Smith is fighting it off but Bates persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Smith's guard against the cage.
Bates trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bates drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smith manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bates has Smith in his guard.
Bates working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Bates is looking for a kimura here.
Bates is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Bates.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Smith tries to roll over but Bates keeps him under control.
Bates is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bates is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.
Bates is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bates seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armad Bates showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bates has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armad Bates!
After winning the bout, Armad Bates thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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