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SMASH: Menezes vs Edmonds PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benson Bonanza (ranked 1691 p4p, 2033 weight class) and Kaoru Nagashima (ranked 155 p4p, 190 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Benson Bonanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaoru Nagashima!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
No luck for Nagashima with that takedown attempt.
Bonanza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nagashima.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonanza misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nagashima.
Benson Bonanza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoru Nagashima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonanza gets caught napping as Nagashima dives in and scores a takedown. Bonanza manages to retain guard.
Bonanza 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nagashima scoring with some ground and pound.
Bonanza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bonanza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nagashima defends well.
Bonanza looking for a guillotine here but Nagashima defends easily.
Nagashima lands a couple of digs.
Nagashima is in close to Bonanza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagashima connects with a couple of short punches.
Bonanza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagashima cracks Bonanza with a solid left hand.
Nagashima landing some decent shots from guard.
Nagashima forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bonanza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nagashima chips away with some ground and pound.
Nagashima postures up and lands a big shot to Bonanza's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonanza has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Nagashima doesn't defend quickly enough and Bonanza has managed to lock this one up! Can Nagashima escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bonanza on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Benson Bonanza!
In defeat, Kaoru Nagashima stepped up to the mic, saying 'I meditated on the mountain but my understanding was off, Akirono has left me this day, I will return stronger and aligned'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raykuza Maui (ranked 2380 p4p, 1850 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 114 p4p, 83 weight class). Delsarte has chosen Ah Non Cest Terrible as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raykuza Maui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maui moves away from the strike by Delsarte.
Delsarte thuds his shin into the meat of Maui's side.
Delsarte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maui counters with a nice body shot.
Delsarte throws a sloppy head kick
and Maui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Delsarte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gauthier Delsarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maui takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Delsarte clobbers Maui with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Delsarte.
Delsarte misses with a hook. Maui ducked under it nicely.
Delsarte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Delsarte just misses with a punch to the body.
Delsarte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maui.
Maui moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delsarte gets through Maui's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Maui.
Delsarte looks winded!
Maui has a couple of punches blocked by Delsarte.
Delsarte misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Delsarte fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Maui.
Maui working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maui lands with a left to the head.
Delsarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maui gets through Delsarte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maui is stalling here.
Delsarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maui pushes Delsarte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Gauthier Delsarte's cut even more.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maui.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maui throws a big uppercut that drops Delsarte! More strikes from Maui and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Delsarte lies dazed against the cage as Maui celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raykuza Maui!
A very excited looking Raykuza Maui made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Gauthier Delsarte was interviewed post fight and said 'Ill Train Real Hard And Win Again '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lawrence (ranked 1555 p4p, 1705 weight class) and Shaun Brownie (ranked 206 p4p, 226 weight class). Lawrence's entrance music is No Surrender. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Lawrence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
Brownie jabs Lawrence right on the nose. Lawrence blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
Brownie misses with an uppercut. Lawrence saw that one coming.
Lawrence with a hook.
Lawrence misses with a leg kick.
Brownie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lawrence throws a jab but it's blocked by Brownie.
Brownie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brownie throws a jab when Lawrence was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lawrence throws the kick towards the body but Brownie avoids it.
Brownie is looking for the big counter here.
Lawrence throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brownie blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brownie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lawrence.
Brownie misses with a body shot.
Lawrence throws a jab but it's blocked by Brownie.
Brownie connects with a single shot there.
Brownie gets a clinch.
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brownie misses with a hook.
Brownie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Brownie.
Lawrence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brownie.
Lawrence defending well as Brownie loads up on a big left hand.
No luck for Brownie with that takedown attempt.
Brownie throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brownie lands a head shot.
Lawrence looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lawrence tries to clinch up but Brownie circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Brownie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence gets a takedown into half guard.
Brownie is trying to get back to full guard.
Lawrence controlling the action here.
Brownie controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Brownie is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lawrence content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brownie is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie controlling the position well.
Brownie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lawrence.
Lawrence throwing shots but Brownie is blocking nicely.
Brownie trying to control from the bottom.
Brownie wants to stand back up but Lawrence manages to pass into side control.
Brownie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brownie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lawrence is looking to improve his position.
Lawrence wants to control but Brownie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brownie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lawrence sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brownie throwing shots but Lawrence is blocking nicely.
Brownie winds up and cracks Lawrence with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence wants to control but Brownie is keeping busy.
Brownie is nestled in close to Lawrence, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lawrence tries to roll over but Brownie keeps him under control.
Brownie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brownie is working for a kimura but Lawrence is defending it quite comfortably.
Brownie is trying to control. Lawrence wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shaun Brownie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lawrence's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lawrence slips under a jab.
Lawrence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brownie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The fighters circling - Brownie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brownie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Lawrence finds it's way through Brownie's defenses.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brownie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brownie misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence throwing a counter right hand but Brownie manages to avoid it.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brownie as he avoids it easily.
Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Brownie.
John Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie tries to bum rush Lawrence with a series of wild strikes but Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brownie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lawrence tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brownie is in Lawrence's guard.
Brownie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brownie looking to pass the guard.
Lawrence working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brownie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brownie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brownie.
Brownie sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brownie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Brownie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brownie stopping the sweep attempt from Lawrence.
Lawrence is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Brownie frees his head nicely. Oh but Lawrence has switched to an armbar! Brownie is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). John Lawrence!
John Lawrence very nearly forgot to thank PWNAGE™ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Smith (ranked 960 p4p, 958 weight class) and Mattias Lundgren (ranked 127 p4p, 126 weight class). Mattias Lundgren acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 29 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mattias Lundgren!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lunges at Lundgren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lundgren's hand.
It looks like Mattias Lundgren has been cut.
Lundgren shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith connects with a right hand. Lundgren shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Lundgren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lundgren takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A bone on bone clash there as Lundgren blocks the leg kick.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith rushes Lundgren and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lundgren tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Lundgren fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chad Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Lundgren.
Lundgren is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Lundgren is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lundgren blocks an uppercut.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Lundgren's ribcage. Lundgren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Lundgren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lundgren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Lundgren controls his hands.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Lundgren backwards.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lundgren's defenses.
We've been informed that Lundgren 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lundgren's defenses.
That has opened up Mattias Lundgren's cut even more.
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!
Lundgren fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lundgren has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Smith clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lundgren has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Smith is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lundgren gets his way!
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lundgren is not going to allow Smith to sit and survive in this position.
Lundgren working for a choke but Smith is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith staying busy and making it hard for Lundgren to control.
Lundgren is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Smith is defending well though. Lundgren let's go of the attempt for now.
Lundgren is not going to allow Smith to sit and survive in this position.
Lundgren looking to break Smith's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Smith remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lundgren will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Smith is in bad spot here.
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.
Smith trying to control but not successfully.
Well, with Lundgren on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Smith is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Good control from Lundgren.
Smith has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Lundgren.
Lundgren working for the choke.
Lundgren struggling to land strikes to the head as Smith covers up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Smith defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mattias Lundgren's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lundgren tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lundgren can do to turn this around?
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith lands a left and a right that send Lundgren crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Lundgren is rocked!
Lundgren scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Lundgren is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
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!
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lundgren seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Lundgren from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lundgren is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lundgren is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith pushes Lundgren off looking to stand but Lundgren dives back in and keeps control.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lundgren looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lundgren postures up.
Lundgren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mattias Lundgren has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lundgren advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lundgren passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lundgren working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Smith's thigh. Smith counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Lundgren wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren is still trying to improve position.
Smith has Lundgren pulled in close to control his posture.
Lundgren looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith stands up and waves to Lundgren to follow him.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Lundgren off the cage and back into range.
The cut above Mattias Lundgren's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Lundgren jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith works on Lundgren's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Lundgren controls the action.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Lundgren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lundgren blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundgren is looking for a takedown.
Chad Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Lundgren.
Smith lands an elbow just above Lundgren 's eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mattias Lundgren's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smith drives through and clinches with Lundgren against the cage.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lundgren.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Lundgren blocks an uppercut.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Lundgren blocks the elbow strike.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundgren is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smith is defending well.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Lundgren in his tracks for a moment.
Mattias Lundgren's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lundgren prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith lands a left hand.
Lundgren drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chad Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Lundgren.
Lundgren is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lundgren turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lundgren manages to end up in side control.
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Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chad Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren working away.
Lundgren working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundgren is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Lundgren tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lundgren has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lundgren tries to advance to mount but Smith denies him.
Lundgren fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
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.
An elbow from Lundgren crashes against the mat.
Lundgren working the strikes but Smith uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Lundgren sits in half guard.
Lundgren is just content to waste time from the top position. Smith takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lundgren throwing strikes but missing.
Lundgren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mattias Lundgren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lundgren avoids the body shot from Smith.
Lundgren tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Smith!
A less than humble Chad Smith misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Mattias Lundgren had this to say: 'Sometines your opponent getsthebetter of you, tonight was one of those nights and I was unprepared. To all my fans sorry, I'll come back stronger and to my opponent congratulations but I'll be seing you again soon I'm sure.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dudley (ranked 419 p4p, 923 weight class) and Eric Osiris (ranked 51 p4p, 121 weight class). Osiris has chosen Erbody But Me by Tech N9ne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 30 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Osiris!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osiris dodges the punch combination from Dudley.
Osiris lands a slapping body shot.
Osiris misses with a left hand
and Dudley counters with a right hand to the body.
Dudley connects with a jab.
Dudley connects with a crisp jab.
Dudley digs a good body shot into Osiris's ribs.
Osiris tried to score with a low kick but Dudley checks it.
Dudley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Osiris throws out the jab.
Dudley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Osiris was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudley.
Dudley misses the shot to the body.
Osiris throws a chopping leg kick but Dudley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dudley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Osiris has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Osiris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dudley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dudley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dudley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dudley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osiris.
Osiris thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley has managed to clinch.
Dudley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Osiris backwards.
Osiris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osiris lands a nice uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Dudley has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Osiris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Osiris misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Dudley.
Osiris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Osiris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Osiris working aggressively here.
Osiris misses with the head strike.
Osiris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dudley prevents a body shot from Osiris.
Osiris lands a right hand.
Dudley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Osiris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osiris tries to work over Dudley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dudley lands an elbow inside that Osiris shrugs off.
It looks like Eric Osiris has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Dudley.
Osiris scores with a shot to the side of Dudley's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley pushes off an throws an elbow but Osiris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Osiris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
Osiris tries a body shot but Dudley blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dudley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Osiris's brow.
Dudley lands with a right to the head.
Osiris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dudley's elbow.
Dudley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Osiris throws a head punch that misses.
Dudley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Osiris throws a punch but it's blocked by Dudley.
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
Osiris avoids the elbow strike from Dudley, against the cage.
Osiris blocks the elbow strike.
Dudley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Osiris.
Dudley lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Osiris fails to land.
Dudley throws an elbow that misses.
Dudley misses with an elbow strike.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Osiris 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osiris avoids the elbow strike from Dudley, against the cage.
Dudley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Osiris digs a right hand into Dudley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dudley's gas tank.
Dudley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Eric Osiris's cut even more.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
Dudley pushes off an throws an elbow but Osiris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Osiris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osiris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Osiris blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley lands a left hand.
Dudley misses with an elbow strike.
Osiris tries to work over Dudley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osiris blocking some punches.
Osiris scores with a shoulder strike.
Osiris tries to work over Dudley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osiris is working Dudley over against the cage.
Osiris misses with a punch on the inside.
Osiris blocks an elbow strike.
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!
Osiris cracks Dudley with a nice body shot.
Osiris lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osiris lands with a light punch inside.
Osiris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Osiris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dudley's elbow.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Osiris avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dudley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Osiris's brow.
Osiris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osiris blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudley.
Osiris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Osiris lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Osiris.
Osiris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Osiris breaks the clinch.
Osiris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Osiris.
Osiris lands with a nice body kick.
Dudley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Osiris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dudley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Osiris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Osiris's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dudley throws a shot from downtown. Osiris moves away and avoids it.
Osiris slips a jab from Dudley.
Dudley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dudley misses with a series of wild punches.
Osiris lands a nice shot that snaps Dudley's head back.
Dudley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dudley scores with a nice strike.
Osiris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudley.
Osiris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dudley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osiris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudley tries to clinch but Osiris moves out of range.
Dudley swings for the body but Osiris moves out of range.
Dudley throws a combination that misses
and Osiris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Osiris misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dudley is looking to wear down Osiris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Osiris takes a swing at Dudley's ribcage but misses.
Dudley has managed to clinch.
Osiris lands with a right to the head.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
Dudley scores with a hook to the body.
Eric Osiris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Osiris avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.
Osiris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dudley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osiris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Osiris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osiris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osiris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dudley throws an elbow that misses.
Osiris misses with some punches.
Osiris blocks an elbow strike.
Osiris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dudley throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Osiris lands a shoulder strike.
Osiris misses with the head strike.
Dudley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Osiris misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Osiris.
Dudley blocking some punches.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Osiris 's eye.
Dudley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dudley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Osiris's defenses.
Dudley misses with a punch on the inside.
Osiris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dudley's elbow.
Osiris has a couple of punches blocked by Dudley.
Dudley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dudley lands a shoulder strike.
The cut above Eric Osiris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dudley swings wildly with an uppercut but Osiris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Osiris fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osiris blocks the elbow strike.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dudley lands an elbow inside that Osiris shrugs off.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dudley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Osiris misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Osiris as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dudley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Osiris's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osiris.
Osiris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Osiris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dudley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Osiris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Osiris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Osiris.
Osiris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dudley drops his hands momentarily and Osiris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Osiris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Osiris swings for the body but Dudley moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley throws a combination that misses
and Osiris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Damian Dudley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osiris takes a swing at Dudley's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Dudley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Osiris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Osiris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dudley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Osiris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dudley scores with the left hand. Osiris knows he should have avoided that one.
Osiris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dudley is looking to clinch.
Dudley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dudley tries to clinch but Osiris is having none of it.
Dudley catches Osiris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Osiris. Dudley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudley misses the shot to the body.
Dudley gets a clinch.
Osiris misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eric Osiris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eric Osiris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Osiris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Osiris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dudley is looking to counter the offense by Osiris and move into the clinch.
Dudley misses the shot to the body.
Dudley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Osiris.
Dudley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dudley walks into a jab.
Osiris takes a swing at Dudley's ribcage but misses.
As Osiris tries to get set, Dudley tries to push him back and clinch up but Osiris manages to avoid the attempt.
Eric Osiris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dudley misses with an uppercut. Osiris saw that one coming.
Dudley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
 It looks like Damian Dudley has been cut.
Osiris misses the jab.
Osiris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley instigates a clinch.
Osiris misses with a punch to the body.
Osiris can't find room to land a body shot as Dudley controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osiris.
Dudley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osiris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Dudley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Osiris cracks Dudley with a nice body shot.
Osiris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Osiris lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dudley.
Dudley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Osiris lands a right hand.
Dudley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Osiris misses with a body punch.
Dudley pushes off an throws an elbow but Osiris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Osiris pushes Dudley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dudley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Dudley is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osiris breaks from the clinch.
Dudley misses with a wild body shot.
Osiris scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Dudley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osiris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Osiris drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dudley right on the button. Dudley goes down! Osiris follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Osiris gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Osiris!
A victorious Eric Osiris thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Steel (ranked 1835 p4p, 895 weight class) and Dan Donovan (ranked 82 p4p, 45 weight class). Jerome Steel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Donovan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel is looking to slow Donovan down with leg kicks.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donovan was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Donovan tries to counter with a clinch but Steel shakes him off and moves away.
Jerome Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steel finds it's way round the side to connect with Donovan's head.
It looks like Dan Donovan has been cut.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Donovan throws a combination that misses
and Steel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donovan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Donovan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel in his tracks.
Steel misses with a looping right.
A low kick lands for Steel.
Steel cracks Donovan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donovan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Steel.
Steel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steel lands with a good body shot.
Donovan swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel throws a head kick that misses
and Donovan counters with a nice body shot.
Steel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donovan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Steel sets himself, and Donovan steps forward looking for the clinch! Steel avoids it this time.
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donovan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Donovan clinches.
Donovan stalls.
Donovan lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Donovan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donovan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donovan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donovan is trying to force a seperation but Steel has the dominant position.
Donovan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steels head.
Donovan is trying to push Steel away but Steel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Steel.
Donovan blocks a body shot from Steel.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel pushes Donovan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel gets control of Donovan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Steel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Donovan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Donovan trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Donovan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Steel is trying to keep Donovan in close.
Donovan stopping the sweep attempt from Steel.
Donovan throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donovan trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel is trying to keep Donovan in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel managing to control the position.
Donovan postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Donovan.
Steel wants to sweep here but Donovan controlling him for the moment.
Donovan trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Donovan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steel is pulling down on Donovan's head. It's preventing any offense from Donovan, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donovan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Steel misses the body punch
and Donovan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Jerome Steel has been cut.
Donovan ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Donovan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steel moves away from the strike by Donovan.
Donovan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Steel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Donovan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Dan Donovan's cut even more.
Steel slips under a jab from Donovan.
Donovan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel.
Donovan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Donovan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Donovan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jerome Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donovan misses with a body shot.
Steel slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Donovan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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 Jerome Steel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donovan slips a straight right by Steel.
Donovan throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Donovan or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel, which made it look bad.
Donovan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Donovan lands in his opponent's guard.
Steel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Donovan stopping the sweep attempt from Steel.
Steel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Donovan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donovan is one step ahead there.
Steel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Donovan can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel drops an elbow to the side of Donovan's head.
Steel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Steel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steel throwing shots but Donovan is blocking nicely.
Donovan wants to control but Steel is keeping busy.
Steel lands strikes from half guard.
Donovan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Steel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Steel unloading with bombs!
Steel landing shots from mount.
Dan Donovan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Donovan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jerome Steel!
A relieved looking Jerome Steel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Menshikov (ranked 1142 p4p, 443 weight class) and Yago Nascimento (ranked 53 p4p, 21 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nascimento's choice of entrance music: Aggressive War Epic Music Collection!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxim Menshikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yago Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menshikov throws a good cross that connects.
Nascimento throws a hook but Menshikov blocks it.
Menshikov throwing a counter right hand but Nascimento manages to avoid it.
Menshikov misses with the combination.
Menshikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Menshikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nascimento counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nascimento scores with a jab. Menshikov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento misses with an uppercut. Menshikov saw that one coming.
Nascimento drops Menshikov with a big left hand and mounts him. Menshikov is in big trouble!
Menshikov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menshikov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Menshikov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Menshikov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Menshikov wants to hold on but Nascimento pushes him away.
Menshikov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento controlling the pace for now.
Menshikov is trying to escape the mount.
Nascimento landing strikes from the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Nascimento there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Menshikov is looking to improve his position but Nascimento isn't that keen on the idea.
Nascimento lands with some strikes.
Nascimento throwing strikes here but Menshikov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Menshikov taking shots to the head.
Nascimento throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nascimento with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Menshikov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nascimento.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nascimento with the ground and pound from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Nascimento there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nascimento throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nascimento misses with a head shot.
Menshikov can't escape the position.
Nascimento lands a big elbow.
Menshikov is trying to escape the mount.
Nascimento content just to control the position here.
Menshikov is desperately trying to improve his position but Nascimento has a good base and remains in mount.
Nascimento pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nascimento cracks Menshikov with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yago Nascimento!
Our winner, Yago Nascimento, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Frewin (ranked 217 p4p, 440 weight class) and Anzor Dankovich (ranked 13 p4p, 65 weight class). Frewin comes to the cage accompanied by Billy the Squid's Water Pistol by The Neptunas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch Frewin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dankovich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Anzor Dankovich has been cut.
Dankovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frewin was well out of range. Poor timing from Dankovich.
Frewin missing with a left hand there. Dankovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dankovich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dankovich is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Frewin doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Dankovich crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Dankovich's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butch Frewin!
A very excited looking Butch Frewin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Menezes (ranked 52 p4p, 283 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 10 p4p, 43 weight class). Edmonds has chosen Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Menezes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmonds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Menezes.
Menezes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Edmonds did well to prevent Menezes getting side control.
Edmonds is trying to get back to full guard.
Edmonds is looking to control Menezes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Edmonds avoid being mounted?
Edmonds is defending against the submission attempts here by Menezes.
Menezes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds tries to get to full guard but Menezes has control of the leg.
Menezes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Edmonds is just riding it out for now. Menezes eventually gives up the hold.
Menezes works his way into side control.
Menezes working away.
Menezes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Menezes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Edmonds tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Menezes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Menezes 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.
Menezes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Menezes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Edmonds is avoiding damage well.
Menezes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Edmonds keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Menezes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Edmonds tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes advances nicely into full mount.
Menezes tries to control but Edmonds wriggling away.
Edmonds is looking to improve his position but Menezes isn't that keen on the idea.
Menezes goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Edmonds is on top in guard.
Edmonds wants to control from the top but Menezes keeps moving.
Menezes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Edmonds gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Menezes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Menezes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Edmonds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Menezes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menezes is looking for a triangle but Edmonds pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Menezes has his foot on Edmonds's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Edmonds works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Menezes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Edmonds misses with a looping right.
Menezes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Edmonds misses with a straight right.
Edmonds misses the jab.
Menezes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Edmonds.
Edmonds stuns Menezes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Menezes misses with an uppercut
and Edmonds counters with a left to the body.
Good shot there by Edmonds.
Edmonds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Menezes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edmonds moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Edmonds avoids the body shot from Menezes.
Edmonds jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Edmonds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Menezes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Menezes missing with a left hand there. Edmonds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Menezes as he connects with a hook.
Menezes takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menezes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edmonds moves away.
Menezes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
John Edmonds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds throws a jab when Menezes was well out of range.
Menezes throws the left hand but Edmonds avoids the punch easily.
Edmonds stuffs the takedown attempt from Menezes. Menezes gets slowly back to his feet.
Edmonds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Menezes ducks under a wild hook from Edmonds.
Menezes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Menezes throws a body shot but no joy.
Edmonds misses with an uppercut. Menezes saw that one coming.
Menezes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Menezes.
Edmonds looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Menezes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edmonds but Edmonds pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Menezes shoots in for a takedown but Edmonds shows good takedown defense.
Edmonds appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Menezes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edmonds looks to throw the jab but Menezes is out of range.
Edmonds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Menezes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Edmonds! But no joy.
Menezes jabs at Edmonds's body.
Menezes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Edmonds sprawls well. Edmonds wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Menezes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Edmonds on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Menezes throws a body punch but Edmonds moves out of range.
Menezes closes the distance and clinches up with Edmonds, looking for a takedown. Menezes pushes Edmonds against the cage but Edmonds circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Edmonds shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Edmonds throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Menezes was covering up waiting for the punch and Edmonds finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menezes looking for a guillotine here but Edmonds defends easily.
Edmonds slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Menezes keeping moving, preventing Edmonds from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes is trying to control the position but Edmonds postures up.
Menezes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Edmonds got a little sloppy there for a moment and Menezes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Edmonds has managed to get both his arms back between Menezes's legs - danger averted.
Edmonds drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Edmonds jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Edmonds must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Menezes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edmonds works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Menezes looking for submissions off his back.
Edmonds tries to pass the half guard into mount. Menezes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Menezes trying to control but Edmonds postures up.
Edmonds seems to be working for a kimura but Menezes defends the submission attempt.
Menezes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Edmonds pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Edmonds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edmonds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Menezes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edmonds throws a right hand that Menezes ducks under and follows up with a left that Menezes also avoids with ease.
Menezes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edmonds avoids the body shot from Menezes.
Menezes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmonds.
A big left from Edmonds misses.
Edmonds looks to land a left hand but Menezes moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Edmonds.
Menezes digs a good hook to Edmonds's body.
Edmonds avoids the body shot from Menezes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds takes one to the chin there.
Edmonds manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Menezes on his heels. He'll look to pass Menezes's guard now, I'm sure.
Edmonds stays in close to Menezes's body and controls the position.
Edmonds is posturing up here but Menezes has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Edmonds tries to roll out but it's too tight and Edmonds has to tap! Slick submission there by Menezes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arthur Menezes!
Arthur Menezes retains his middleweight title!
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