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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Phantom . This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Taylor's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Taylor being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Taylor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Taylor taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Johnson prevents Taylor from escaping the position.
Taylor is not content to let Johnson control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Taylor pushes Johnson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Johnson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Taylor looks gassed!
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Taylor down.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Taylor fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Bobby Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
Taylor prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson pushes Taylor off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Taylor throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Taylor throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor thows a big elbow that misses.
Taylor won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Taylor's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Johnson won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson won't allow Taylor to get back to his feet.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson is working Taylor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson is working Taylor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Johnson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Taylor is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taylor is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Johnson working Taylor over with strikes.
Johnson is nestled in close to Taylor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson is nestled in close to Taylor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson controlling the pace.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Johnson looks to land a strike but Taylor avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor wriggles free and stands up.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Taylor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bobby Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bobby Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Taylor shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson just content to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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