Post by The Sandmen on Sept 19, 2014 17:12:33 GMT -5
Maurice Smith doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ryan Bader is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Ryan Bader throws a combo
Maurice Smith ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Darth Bader swings again, only to get countered once more! Darth Bader is looking bad here!
Darth Bader's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Ryan Bader's Right cheek
Darth Bader studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Tremendous strikes from Darth Bader!
Smith blocks with confidence
Ryan Bader and Smith engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Darth Bader's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Smith moves forward looking for some action
Ryan Bader struggles a bit before breaking Smith's attemp of grappling
Nice punches from Maurice Smith.
Darth Bader staggers backwards. Smith wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
1:14 Round 1 and Darth Bader is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Middle kick from Darth Bader.
The kick just misses.
Smith tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal-looking high kick from Maurice Smith!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Maurice Smith tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ryan Bader jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Darth Bader wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith and Ryan Bader are cliched up against the cage. Smith steps for a throw
Ryan Bader is flat on his back. great Judo technique shown!
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Maurice Smith looks to pass to mount...
Smith slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Ryan Bader.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader is taking this opportunity to rest.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader tries to roll to his side and trap Maurice Smith in his guard...
Maurice Smith keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Maurice Smith tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Darth Bader is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Maurice Smith controls the situation despite Ryan Bader efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Maurice Smith controls the situation despite Ryan Bader efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Smith positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Darth Bader's being punished here!
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Smith suddenly holds Ryan Bader's arm and tries an armbar!
Darth Bader can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Maurice Smith!
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Smith
Darth Bader cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Smith can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Smith measures the resilience of Darth Bader's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Darth Bader's side.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Smith
Terrible one sided match... Darth Bader was not ready to fight a fighter of Maurice Smith caliber.
Darth Bader positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Smith's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Darth Bader misses a step and Maurice Smith sees an opportunity to counter him!
Smith throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Ryan Bader realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Ryan Bader. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ryan Bader attempts a sweep single...
Ryan Bader catches Maurice Smith's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Darth Bader.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Smith
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Bader!
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Maurice Smith tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Darth Bader is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Maurice Smith takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Ryan Bader shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Ryan Bader breaks that americana attempt!
Darth Bader tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ryan Bader launches a few punches to Smith's cheek from the guard.
Maurice Smith uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader tries to escape from the full mount...
Maurice Smith is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Maurice Smith is cooling the fight on the ground
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Ryan Bader launches a few punches to Smith's cheek from the guard.
Maurice Smith uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Maurice Smith looks to counter!
Maurice Smith looks to mount Ryan Bader...
Maurice Smith slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Smith.
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Round 2
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Ryan Bader goes with a looping right hand while Maurice Smith jumps back and jabs
Darth Bader seems staggered and Maurice Smith runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Smith leads with a punch
Ryan Bader evades but whiffs with a counter.
Ryan Bader tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Ryan Bader who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Darth Bader tries to break the clinch... Maurice Smith launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Darth Bader stumbles backwards and Maurice Smith shoots an incredible takedown!
Darth Bader grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Smith struggles... Ryan Bader is unable to take him down
Smith moves forward looking for some action
Maurice Smith shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Smith pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Ryan Bader's face!
Crisp uppercut by Darth Bader followed by a hard jab
Maurice Smith stumbles back.
Smith moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Bang! That crushes Darth Bader's face and maybe his hopes of winning this fight too!
Darth Bader's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Ryan Bader's Right cheek
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ryan Bader fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Maurice Smith and Darth Bader engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Maurice Smith is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Smith dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Darth Bader from the ground!
Some counter punches against Maurice Smith
almost hit him as he moves away.
Poorly executed technique. Maurice Smith looks to counter!
Several good body shots
land on Darth Bader.
Smith launches a furious hook!
That hits Darth Bader's chin like a wrecking ball! Darth Bader loses balance and goes to the mat.
Darth Bader's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Maurice Smith has left Darth Bader staggered! Maurice Smith should try push forward now and finish this!
Smith is standing while Darth Bader is on the ground on his back
Maurice Smith Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Ryan Bader!
Ryan Bader is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Darth Bader has a small cut in his Chin
Ryan Bader seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Maurice Smith!
Smith is standing while Darth Bader is on the ground on his back
Smith launches a kick to Darth Bader's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Smith is standing while Darth Bader is on the ground on his back
Darth Bader doesn't stop bleeding.
Maurice Smith steps back and allows Darth Bader to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Ryan Bader is standing now.
Ryan Bader is a bloody mess!
Darth Bader moves forward looking for some action
Maurice Smith doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Maurice Smith and Darth Bader engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Maurice Smith is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Darth Bader's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Maurice Smith has seen better days.
Smith looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ryan Bader's punches
Darth Bader is on the receiving end of a great combo by Smith.
There is a small laceration on Ryan Bader's Right eye
Terrible one sided match... Darth Bader was not ready to fight a fighter of Maurice Smith caliber.
Smith dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Darth Bader from the ground!
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Ryan Bader's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Maurice Smith wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Darth Bader!
Darth Bader follows Maurice Smith
only to get counter punched in a big way! Darth Bader needs to stop playing Maurice Smith's game or he'll get knocked out!
Oh! Down goes Darth Bader! Maurice Smith knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Maurice Smith really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Darth Bader has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Maurice Smith by KO (Punch) at 4:18 Round 2
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 34/41 (83%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/10 (70%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 179 s
Statistics: Ryan Bader
Punches 5/18 (28%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/13 (31%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 218 s
Ryan's only real shot here was to land a takedown early and get a ton of damage in before SMith could pick away at him striking. He did not do that and suffered as a result.
Ryan Bader is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Ryan Bader throws a combo
Maurice Smith ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Darth Bader swings again, only to get countered once more! Darth Bader is looking bad here!
Darth Bader's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Ryan Bader's Right cheek
Darth Bader studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Tremendous strikes from Darth Bader!
Smith blocks with confidence
Ryan Bader and Smith engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Darth Bader's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Smith moves forward looking for some action
Ryan Bader struggles a bit before breaking Smith's attemp of grappling
Nice punches from Maurice Smith.
Darth Bader staggers backwards. Smith wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
1:14 Round 1 and Darth Bader is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Middle kick from Darth Bader.
The kick just misses.
Smith tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal-looking high kick from Maurice Smith!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Maurice Smith tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ryan Bader jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Darth Bader wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith and Ryan Bader are cliched up against the cage. Smith steps for a throw
Ryan Bader is flat on his back. great Judo technique shown!
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Maurice Smith looks to pass to mount...
Smith slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Ryan Bader.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader is taking this opportunity to rest.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader tries to roll to his side and trap Maurice Smith in his guard...
Maurice Smith keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Maurice Smith tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Darth Bader is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Maurice Smith controls the situation despite Ryan Bader efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Maurice Smith controls the situation despite Ryan Bader efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Smith positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Darth Bader's being punished here!
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Smith suddenly holds Ryan Bader's arm and tries an armbar!
Darth Bader can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Maurice Smith!
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Smith
Darth Bader cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Smith can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Smith measures the resilience of Darth Bader's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Darth Bader's side.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Smith
Terrible one sided match... Darth Bader was not ready to fight a fighter of Maurice Smith caliber.
Darth Bader positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Smith's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Darth Bader misses a step and Maurice Smith sees an opportunity to counter him!
Smith throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Ryan Bader realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Ryan Bader. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ryan Bader attempts a sweep single...
Ryan Bader catches Maurice Smith's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Darth Bader.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Smith
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Bader!
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Maurice Smith tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Darth Bader is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Maurice Smith takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Ryan Bader shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Ryan Bader breaks that americana attempt!
Darth Bader tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ryan Bader launches a few punches to Smith's cheek from the guard.
Maurice Smith uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Maurice Smith is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader tries to escape from the full mount...
Maurice Smith is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Maurice Smith is cooling the fight on the ground
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
Maurice Smith is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Ryan Bader launches a few punches to Smith's cheek from the guard.
Maurice Smith uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Maurice Smith looks to counter!
Maurice Smith looks to mount Ryan Bader...
Maurice Smith slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Smith.
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Round 2
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Ryan Bader goes with a looping right hand while Maurice Smith jumps back and jabs
Darth Bader seems staggered and Maurice Smith runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Smith leads with a punch
Ryan Bader evades but whiffs with a counter.
Ryan Bader tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Ryan Bader who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Darth Bader tries to break the clinch... Maurice Smith launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Darth Bader stumbles backwards and Maurice Smith shoots an incredible takedown!
Darth Bader grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Smith struggles... Ryan Bader is unable to take him down
Smith moves forward looking for some action
Maurice Smith shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Smith pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Ryan Bader's face!
Crisp uppercut by Darth Bader followed by a hard jab
Maurice Smith stumbles back.
Smith moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Bang! That crushes Darth Bader's face and maybe his hopes of winning this fight too!
Darth Bader's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Ryan Bader's Right cheek
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ryan Bader fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Maurice Smith and Darth Bader engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Maurice Smith is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Smith dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Darth Bader from the ground!
Some counter punches against Maurice Smith
almost hit him as he moves away.
Poorly executed technique. Maurice Smith looks to counter!
Several good body shots
land on Darth Bader.
Smith launches a furious hook!
That hits Darth Bader's chin like a wrecking ball! Darth Bader loses balance and goes to the mat.
Darth Bader's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Maurice Smith has left Darth Bader staggered! Maurice Smith should try push forward now and finish this!
Smith is standing while Darth Bader is on the ground on his back
Maurice Smith Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Ryan Bader!
Ryan Bader is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Darth Bader has a small cut in his Chin
Ryan Bader seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Maurice Smith!
Smith is standing while Darth Bader is on the ground on his back
Smith launches a kick to Darth Bader's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Smith is standing while Darth Bader is on the ground on his back
Darth Bader doesn't stop bleeding.
Maurice Smith steps back and allows Darth Bader to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Ryan Bader is standing now.
Ryan Bader is a bloody mess!
Darth Bader moves forward looking for some action
Maurice Smith doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Maurice Smith and Darth Bader engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Maurice Smith is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Darth Bader's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Maurice Smith has seen better days.
Smith looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ryan Bader's punches
Darth Bader is on the receiving end of a great combo by Smith.
There is a small laceration on Ryan Bader's Right eye
Terrible one sided match... Darth Bader was not ready to fight a fighter of Maurice Smith caliber.
Smith dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Darth Bader from the ground!
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Ryan Bader's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Maurice Smith wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Darth Bader!
Darth Bader follows Maurice Smith
only to get counter punched in a big way! Darth Bader needs to stop playing Maurice Smith's game or he'll get knocked out!
Oh! Down goes Darth Bader! Maurice Smith knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Maurice Smith really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Darth Bader has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Maurice Smith by KO (Punch) at 4:18 Round 2
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 34/41 (83%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/10 (70%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 179 s
Statistics: Ryan Bader
Punches 5/18 (28%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/13 (31%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 218 s
Ryan's only real shot here was to land a takedown early and get a ton of damage in before SMith could pick away at him striking. He did not do that and suffered as a result.
x8 
lol And I didn't upgrade him that heavily... just +2 to Toughness from me. 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!