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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Bronson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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172 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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183 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bronson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smith working the head with strikes.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bronson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith tries to move to mount but Bronson blocks the move with his legs.
Bronson tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Bronson's head but Bronson avoids it well.
Bronson tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson is not content to let Smith control the position.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Bronson wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Bronson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bronson is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bronson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bronson defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith thows a huge punch but Bronson dodges it nicely.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bronson's head.
Bronson wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Bronson tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith prevents Bronson from improving his position.
Bronson tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Bronson is defending well.
Bronson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bronson defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bronson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bronson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Bronson is retaining full guard.
Smith won't allow Bronson to get back to his feet.
Smith wants to control from the top but Bronson keeps moving.
Bronson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Bronson blocks nicely.
Smith postures up.
Bronson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bronson is keeping the position for now.
Smith throws a strike but Bronson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bronson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronson throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bronson misses with a looping right.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bronson swivels and escapes.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Bronson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith shoots in and bounces Bronson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Bronson keeps moving.
Bronson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Bronson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bronson's head.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mike Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bronson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bronson landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bronson lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Bronson prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Bronson looking to ground and pound but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Bronson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smith doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bronson punching from mount but Smith doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith can't escape the position.
Bronson working the ground and pound effectively.
Bronson throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
Bronson tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson looking to ground and pound but Smith is blocking nicely.
Bronson prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Bronson's attempts to control the action.
Bronson thowing shots but they're missing.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith wants to hold on but Bronson pushes him away.
Bronson working Smith over with strikes here.
Smith gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Bronson, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Bronson against the cage but Bronson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
Bronson leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bronson. That one must have hurt.
Bronson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Bronson, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Bronson against the cage but Bronson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bronson.
Bronson lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bronson as he avoids it easily.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bronson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Bronson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bronson lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith is rocked!
Bronson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Bronson.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Bronson scores with a punch to the head.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bronson pinned against the cage. Bronson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Bronson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Charles Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bronson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith shoots in and bounces Bronson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smith prevents Bronson from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Bronson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Bronson!
Bronson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bronson trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Bronson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bronson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronson is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Bronson chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith keeping full guard, as Bronson tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson 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 throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Bronson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bronson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith won't allow Bronson to get back to his feet.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Bronson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Bronson!
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronson trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Bronson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bronson won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Bronson throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bronson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smith, into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bronson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bronson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bronson!
After the big win, Charles Bronson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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