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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Smith (ranked 2890 p4p, 2202 weight class) and Gwynn Evans (ranked 378 p4p, 299 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifford Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gwynn Evans!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gwynn Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Evans lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Evans fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith jumps guard but Evans turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans is working Smith over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans lands a shoulder strike.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans misses with some punches.
Evans blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Evans.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.
Evans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evans managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Evans avoids the damage to the body.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans lands a right hand.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Evans.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Evans pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evanss head.
Evans is working Smith over against the cage.
Evans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
A short body shot lands from Evans as the two fighters clinch.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith walks into a jab.
Evans gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Evans working aggressively here.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evanss head.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Evans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans lands a body punch.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Evans scores with a punch to the head.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Evans counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Evans.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith has Evans pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Evans tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Evans manages to avoid it.
Smith tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Evans wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.
Evans wants to clinch.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Evans manages to avoid it.
Evans lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Evans.
Evans scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Evans wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Evans had a free shot at his head there.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Evans clinches.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
Evans tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
Evans blocking some punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Evans in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Evans lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Evans on the inside.
Evans lands a shoulder strike.
Gwynn Evans seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Evans pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Evans takes a shot to the head.
Evans gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
Smith is rocked!
Evans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Evans blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Evans.
Still in the clinch, Evans scores with a nice short uppercut.
Evans throws a big uppercut that drops Smith! More strikes from Evans and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Smith lies dazed against the cage as Evans celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gwynn Evans!
Gwynn Evans is the new middleweight champion!
Gwynn Evans thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Clifford Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'SOMEBODY CALL 9-11!!!!!!!!!!'.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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