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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Worthington Smithers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rage Against The Machine - Sleep Now In The Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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262 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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196 cm
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253 lbs
3 - 11 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Worthington Smithers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Bader!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithers misses with a looping right.
Smithers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bader to the mat! Bader manages to get full guard.
Smithers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smithers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smithers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bader really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smithers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smithers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bader is keeping the position for now.
Smithers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smithers seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bader for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Worthington Smithers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bader fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smithers avoids it really well and circles away.
Smithers closes the distance and clinches.
Bader pulls guard effortlessly.
Bader can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smithers controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bader shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smithers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smithers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smithers works his foot free and advances to mount.
Smithers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bader is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bader is looking to improve his position but Smithers isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers content just to control the position here.
Smithers stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Bader looks gassed!
Smithers shoots in for a takedown but Bader shows good takedown defense.
Smithers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Smithers seems content to control.
Bader is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smithers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smithers controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithers working Bader over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bader tries to get to full guard but Smithers has control of the leg.
Smithers is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bader won't allow Smithers to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smithers sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Worthington Smithers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck for Smithers with that takedown attempt.
Smithers shoots in looking for a takedown but Bader manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smithers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smithers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Worthington Smithers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bader throws a series of punches but Smithers moves out of range.
Worthington Smithers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bader looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bader thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smithers wants to control but Bader is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bader not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smithers controls Bader momentarily but Bader frees himself.
Smithers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smithers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smithers is pulling down on Bader's head to control his posture.
Smithers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Worthington Smithers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bader tries to clinch up.
Bader gets caught napping as Smithers dives in and scores a takedown. Bader manages to retain guard.
Smithers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bader is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smithers is controlling him.
Smithers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Worthington Smithers just wasn't active enough.
Smithers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bader.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bader gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smithers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smithers controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Worthington Smithers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smithers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smithers decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bader to his feet.
Jay Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithers shoots in for a double leg but Bader sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Smithers with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smithers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bader somewhat.
Bader displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smithers.
Bader shoots for a double leg takedown but Smithers sprawls well. He's pushed Bader's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bader looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smithers is fending him off so far but Bader persists. Nope, Smithers circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smithers looking to score a takedown here. Bader is defending well but Smithers drives through and ends up in Bader's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smithers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bader trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Worthington Smithers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smithers gets a takedown into half guard.
Smithers stalling.
Bader wants to get back to his feet.
Bader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smithers trying to pass the guard but Bader defending well.
Bader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smithers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smithers controlling the pace.
Bader is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smithers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smithers performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smithers wants to pass the guard but Bader is defending well.
Worthington Smithers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smithers controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Worthington Smithers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Smithers dives in and grabs Bader's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bader pushes down on Smithers's head and hops out.
Bader stuffs the takedown attempt from Smithers. Smithers gets slowly back to his feet.
Bader gets caught napping as Smithers dives in and scores a takedown. Bader manages to retain guard.
Smithers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bader's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smithers passes Bader's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smithers is trying to work for a kimura but Bader is defending well.
Well, if Smithers is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers moves into full mount! Bader won't be happy about that!
Smithers controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bader is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Smithers content just to control the position here.
Jay Bader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Worthington Smithers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smithers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Worthington Smithers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smithers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Worthington Smithers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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