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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Smelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Andrew WK - Party Hard. Smelly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Calypso. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Smelly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a double jab.
Smelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smelly.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smelly moves into the clinch.
Smelly lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gavin Williams has been cut.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Smelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams jumps guard but Smelly stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smelly stalls.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Smelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Smelly scores with a knee to the head.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smelly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smelly connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smelly stalling.
Smelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Smelly stalls.
Smelly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smelly lands an elbow inside.
Smelly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smelly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Smelly landing knees to the head.
Smelly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smelly landing knees to the head.
Smelly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smelly leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brad Smelly.
Smelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smelly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smelly.
Smelly closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Smelly.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smelly looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Smelly misses with a knee strike.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Smelly won't allow it.
Smelly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Smelly lands with a right to the head.
Smelly has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smelly controlling the action here for a moment.
Williams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Smelly.
Williams is trying to drag Smelly to the mat but Smelly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smelly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
Smelly with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smelly lands an elbow inside.
Smelly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
Smelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Smelly lands an elbow inside.
Smelly stalls.
Smelly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smelly landing knees to the head.
Williams has Smelly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smelly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Smelly is controlling the position.
Smelly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smelly lands a left hand.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Smelly keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smelly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smelly receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Smelly lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smelly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brad Smelly.
Smelly digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smelly pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Smelly avoiding damage.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smelly has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams tries to break free but Smelly pushes him back against the cage.
Smelly lands a body punch.
Smelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smelly landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Smelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gavin Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smelly moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Smelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gavin Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smelly ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Smelly closes the distance and clinches.
Smelly crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brad Smelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smelly lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
Smelly stalling in the clinch.
Smelly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Smelly scores with a knee to the head.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Smelly is controlling him.
Smelly gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smelly looking to stall.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams tries for a takedown but Smelly manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Smelly.
Smelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smelly walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smelly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Williams takes a step back to recover.
Smelly darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Smelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smelly has him pressed against the cage.
Smelly with a knee to the head.
Smelly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Smelly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Smelly has the dominant position.
Williams being controlled against the cage.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams is trying to break free.
Smelly prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Smelly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smelly.
Smelly lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smelly wants to stall.
Smelly has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smelly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smelly keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smelly stalls.
Smelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Smelly effectively controlling the action here.
Smelly scores with a hook to the body.
Smelly taking a breather.
Smelly prevents the takedown attempt.
Smelly connects with a knee to the head.
Smelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Smelly has the dominant position.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Smelly is controlling the position.
Smelly slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smelly landing knees to the head.
Smelly looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brad Smelly.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Smelly.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Smelly clinches up against the cage.
Smelly slowing the pace effectively.
Smelly keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Smelly.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Smelly is controlling him.
Smelly is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Smelly's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Smelly is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smelly.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Smelly keeps him there for the moment.
Smelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smelly missing with knees to the body.
Smelly leaning against his opponent.
Williams is trying to drag Smelly to the mat but Smelly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Smelly taking a breather.
Smelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smelly has him pressed against the cage.
Smelly scores with a knee to the head.
Smelly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smelly moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Smelly tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Smelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams swings for the body but Smelly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Smelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gavin Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smelly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smelly gets a clinch.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Smelly has him pressed against the cage.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Smelly is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Smelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Smelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from Smelly.
Smelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Smelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Smelly's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smelly duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smelly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Smelly forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Smelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smelly.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Smelly has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Smelly to work.
Smelly crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
A left hand lands to the body for Smelly.
Smelly looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smelly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Smelly as the two fighters clinch.
Smelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Smelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Smelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams tries to break free but Smelly pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smelly.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Gavin Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Smelly has Williams pressed against the cage.
Smelly scores with a knee to the head.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smelly misses with a knee strike.
Smelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Smelly has managed to clinch.
Smelly with a knee to the head.
Smelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Smelly has him pressed against the cage.
Smelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smelly prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Smelly lands a knee to the head.
Smelly keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smelly obliges.
Smelly stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
Smelly misses with a knee to the head.
Smelly keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smelly is struggling to control the position.
Smelly continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smelly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smelly takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams wants to break free but Smelly has control.
Smelly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smelly wants to stall.
Smelly lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Williams tries to break free but Smelly pushes him back against the cage.
Smelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Smelly has him pressed against the cage.
Smelly lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
Williams turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Williams manages to end up in side control.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Smelly defends.
Williams is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smelly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smelly has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smelly explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Smelly slips under a jab from Williams.
Smelly darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Smelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smelly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Smelly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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