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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Redcliffe (ranked 763 p4p, 624 weight class) and Carlton Smithers (ranked 28 p4p, 46 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 27 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kwame Redcliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlton Smithers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redcliffe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smithers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Redcliffe ducks under a wild hook from Smithers.
Smithers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redcliffe was well out of range. Poor timing from Smithers.
Redcliffe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smithers needs to keep his hands up - Redcliffe had a free shot at his head there.
Smithers swings widly with a right hand
enabling Redcliffe to counter with a crisp jab.
Smithers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redcliffe.
An attempted straight right counter from Redcliffe misses the target.
Redcliffe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redcliffe misses with a body kick.
Smithers throws a body punch but Redcliffe moves out of range.
Smithers tries to bum rush Redcliffe with a series of wild strikes but Redcliffe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smithers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Smithers misses with an uppercut. Redcliffe saw that one coming.
Redcliffe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smithers moves forwards but Redcliffe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redcliffe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Redcliffe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands a nice looking body shot.
Smithers throws a lazy right hand but Redcliffe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Redcliffe.
Smithers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smithers misses with a left hand
and Redcliffe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Redcliffe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smithers misses with a combination
and Redcliffe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Redcliffe moves into the clinch.
Redcliffe stalling in the clinch.
Smithers has had enough of the clinch but Redcliffe keeps him there for the moment.
Smithers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redcliffe trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Redcliffe on the inside.
Smithers is trying to break the clinch but Redcliffe has him pressed against the cage.
Smithers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Redcliffe has him pressed against the cage.
Smithers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redcliffe's elbow.
Smithers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Redcliffe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Redcliffe scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redcliffe scores with a shoulder strike.
Redcliffe lands an uppercut.
Smithers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smithers tries to work over Redcliffe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smithers is trying to break free.
Redcliffe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Redcliffe lands with a short shot to the head.
Redcliffe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smithers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Redcliffe lands a nice looking body shot.
Redcliffe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Redcliffe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smithers manages to avoid it.
Redcliffe scoring well with a low kick there.
Smithers looks to throw the jab but Redcliffe is out of range.
Smithers throws a poor cross that misses
letting Redcliffe counter with a right hand.
Smithers throws a jab but it's blocked by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smithers just manages to avoid it.
Redcliffe digs a good hook to Smithers's body.
Smithers misses with a few strikes there.
Redcliffe swings for the body but Smithers moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick lands for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a head shot.
Smithers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Redcliffe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smithers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smithers gets tackled into the cage by Redcliffe. Redcliffe maintains the clinch.
Redcliffe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe blocks an uppercut.
Redcliffe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe digs a right hand underneath Smithers's ribcage. Smithers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smithers misses with a body punch.
Redcliffe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smithers backwards.
Redcliffe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Redcliffe scores a nice knee to the body.
Smithers throws a punch but it's blocked by Redcliffe.
Smithers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redcliffe's elbow.
Redcliffe lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redcliffe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smithers's elbow.
Redcliffe presses Smithers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Redcliffe pushes Smithers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redcliffe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smitherss head.
Smithers is looking to break free of the clinch but Redcliffe has double underhooks.
Redcliffe prevents Smithers from breaking the clinch.
Redcliffe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Redcliffe managing to block the knees to the body from Smithers.
Smithers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smithers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smithers throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Redcliffe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smithers.
Smithers is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Redcliffe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smithers misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Smithers has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Redcliffe blocking some punches.
Redcliffe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smithers can't find room to land a body shot as Redcliffe controls the action.
Smithers can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redcliffe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Redcliffe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smithers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smithers misses with a series of wild punches.
Smithers misses with a series of wild punches.
Redcliffe lands a slapping body shot.
Redcliffe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smithers's head.
Smithers misses with a shot to the body
and Redcliffe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smithers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe thuds a left hand into Smithers's body.
Redcliffe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smithers. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smithers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Redcliffe is looking to wear down Smithers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redcliffe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redcliffe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smithers can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands a jab to Smithers's midsection.
Smithers scores with a three punch combo!
Smithers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smithers thuds a left hand into Redcliffe's body.
Redcliffe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smithers! But no joy.
Smithers misses with a double jab
and Redcliffe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smithers thinking.
Jab from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a leg kick that knocks Smithers off balance momentarily.
Redcliffe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smithers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smithers misses with a hook. Redcliffe ducked under it nicely.
Redcliffe slips a jab from Smithers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smithers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smithers throws a head kick that misses.
Smithers walks into a jab.
Redcliffe misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smithers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Redcliffe - the referee stops the clock and Smithers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Redcliffe. Smithers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Redcliffe feints and then cracks Smithers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smithers down.
Smithers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smithers missing with a left hand there. Redcliffe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smithers scores with a jab. Redcliffe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Smithers misses.
Smithers throws a lazy right hand but Redcliffe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smithers fails to land with a series of punches.
Smithers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smithers throws a right hand that misses
and Redcliffe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smithers's knee momentarily.
Smithers throws a shot from downtown. Redcliffe moves away and avoids it.
Smithers throws a shot from downtown. Redcliffe moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Redcliffe.
Smithers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redcliffe circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Redcliffe misses the target.
Redcliffe throws a body kick that misses.
Smithers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redcliffe.
Kwame Redcliffe is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Redcliffe.
Smithers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Redcliffe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Redcliffe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smithers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Redcliffe counters with a solid body kick.
Smithers is breathing heavily.
Redcliffe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smithers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Redcliffe.
Smithers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Redcliffe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smithers.
Smithers misses with a combination
and Redcliffe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Redcliffe - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Redcliffe.
Smithers has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe dips to his left and cracks Smithers with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smithers misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe misses with a wild body shot.
Redcliffe avoids the body shot from Smithers.
A counter left hand to the body from Redcliffe misses its target.
Smithers looks to land a right hand but Redcliffe moved out of range.
Smithers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smithers throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Redcliffe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smithers! But no joy.
Smithers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smithers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Redcliffe throws a head kick but Smithers moves out of range.
Redcliffe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smithers takes a swing at Redcliffe's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Smithers does no damage.
Smithers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smithers looks to land a combination. Redcliffe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Kwame Redcliffe has been cut.
Redcliffe thumps Smithers with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Redcliffe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kwame Redcliffe's cut.
That's time! Redcliffe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Redcliffe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smithers throws a hook but Redcliffe blocks it.
Smithers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smithers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Redcliffe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redcliffe looks to score with a jab to the body but Smithers is just out of range.
Redcliffe lands with a slapping head kick.
Smithers throws a jab when Redcliffe was well out of range.
Redcliffe closes the distance and pushes Smithers back into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe prevents a body shot from Smithers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redcliffe blocks an elbow strike from Smithers.
Redcliffe lands a shoulder strike.
Smithers misses with a body punch.
Smithers throws a head punch that misses.
Redcliffe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithers throws a punch but it's blocked by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Redcliffe scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Redcliffe obliges.
Smithers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Redcliffe lands with a left to the head.
Redcliffe tries to throw a body punch but Smithers avoids it by throwing Redcliffe back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Redcliffe.
Smithers has a couple of punches blocked by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a nice shot to the body.
Redcliffe pushes Smithers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redcliffe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redcliffe pushes Smithers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of 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!
A short left from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smithers throws a head punch that misses.
Redcliffe pushes Smithers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Redcliffe managing to block the knees to the body from Smithers.
Smithers can't find room to land a body shot as Redcliffe controls the action.
Smithers has a couple of punches blocked by Redcliffe.
Smithers misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smithers backwards.
Redcliffe lands with a right to the head.
Redcliffe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Redcliffe lands a body punch.
Smithers is trying to break the clinch but Redcliffe is controlling him.
Redcliffe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smithers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smithers throws a body shot but no joy.
Redcliffe lands a high kick!
Smithers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smithers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smithers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Redcliffe jabs Smithers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Redcliffe tries a head kick but it misses.
Smithers throws a counter combo.
Smithers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redcliffe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Redcliffe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smithers on the side of the head.
Redcliffe connects with a jab.
Redcliffe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch combination from Smithers misses.
Smithers misses the jab.
Redcliffe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smithers moves away.
Redcliffe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Redcliffe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smithers.
Smithers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smithers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Redcliffe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smithers will feel that in the morning.
Redcliffe scores with a nice right hand.
Smithers keeps the fight on the outside.
Redcliffe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redcliffe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redcliffe lands a nice shot to the body.
Redcliffe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redcliffe sizes up Smithers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smithers throws a body kick that misses
and Redcliffe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carlton Smithers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redcliffe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smithers misses with the combination.
Smithers throws a body shot but no joy.
Smithers avoids the body shot from Redcliffe.
Smithers blocks a head kick by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a head kick. Smithers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smithers walks into a jab.
Smithers misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redcliffe connects with a crisp jab.
Redcliffe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Smithers.
Smithers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwame Redcliffe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Redcliffe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwame Redcliffe!
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