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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Smith (ranked 3632 p4p, 6214 weight class) and Dimitri Paine (ranked 443 p4p, 575 weight class). Clifford Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dimitri Paine's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifford Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dimitri Paine!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Paine.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paine swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Paine's head.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paine avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paine is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paine.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paine managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Paine tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paine backwards.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
Paine looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith presses Paine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith prevents a body shot from Paine.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Paine avoids the damage to the body.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Paine up against the cage.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paine's efforts to push away.
Paine working hard to break the clinch.
Paine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paine takes a shot to the head.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smith misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith lands a body punch.
Paine tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine can't break the clinch.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paine or not.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Paine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paine is rocked!
Paine letting Smith take a breather here.
Paine is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paines head.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Paine with a big uppercut! Paine tries to clinch up but Smith pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Paine to the mat! Paine covers up and Smith unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Clifford Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Clifford Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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