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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Mohammed's theme. Martin has chosen Smells like Teen Spirit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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258 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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270 lbs
26 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifford Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Dustin Martin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Martin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Martin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martin digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith shoots in but Martin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clifford Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith tries for a takedown but Martin manages to get underhooks.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
Martin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
Martin lands a knee to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martin throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martin throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Martin scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Clifford Smith has been cut.
A left lands for Martin.
Martin rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is trying to drag Martin to the mat but Martin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith has Martin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Smith pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Martin tumbling to the mat - Smith dives into Martin's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Smith tries to hold on but Martin postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin controlling from mount.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Smith wants to hold on but Martin pushes him away.
Martin controlling the pace for now.
Martin avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Martin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling the position for now.
Smith is looking to control Martin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martin scores with a head kick.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Martin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clifford Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Martin sprawls well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martin, as that shot connected.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Martin 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 Clifford Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Martin.
Smith is rocked!
Clifford Smith's cut is getting worse.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Martin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A hook to the body from Martin.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Martin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martin obliges.
Martin lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin lands with a light punch inside.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
Martin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin prevents a body shot from Smith.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Smith - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Martin, and another! Smith is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dustin Martin!
Dustin Martin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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