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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the ring accompanied by East London Rap - Wha we a bout . Johnson has chosen Voodoo People as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson rushes Harrison and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harrison sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harrison with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harrison moves into full guard.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard.
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.
Harrison controlling the position.
Harrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stands up and waves to Harrison to follow him.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson clinches up against the ropes.
Johnson tightens his grip and picks Harrison up, before dumping him to the ground. Harrison manages to land in guard.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrison is keeping the position for now.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Harrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Harrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrison sprawls well. Harrison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Harrison backs away looking to recover.
Harrison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Charles Harrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Harrison.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
Nice uppercut lands for Harrison. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Harrison misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson prevents Harrison from getting back to his feet.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Harrison blocks nicely.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harrison is trying to keep Johnson in close.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harrison's head.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Harrison has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Harrison trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Harrison is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Harrison has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Harrison's attempts to control the action.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harrison tries to push Johnson's head away but Johnson is holding on tight.
Johnson tries to buck Harrison off but he can't manage it.
Johnson tries to hold on but Harrison postures up.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Harrison back into the ropes.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Harrison controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson stands and throws Harrison's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Harrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harrison knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson trying to control the position but Harrison is working away.
Charles Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Johnson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Johnson throwing strikes but Harrison manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Harrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Harrison postures up.
Johnson tries to buck Harrison off but Harrison is having none of it.
Harrison tries to move into full mount but can't pass Johnson's legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harrison tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Harrison. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Charles Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Johnson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrison.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Harrison.
Harrison throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Harrison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Thomas Johnson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Harrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrison tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harrison throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Harrison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Johnson!
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hype
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