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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumble Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumble Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Plouman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rumble Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Plouman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Plouman feinted with a counter takedown.
Johnson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Plouman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Plouman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Plouman working some strikes from top position.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Plouman working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plouman lands a couple of elbows.
Plouman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Plouman scoring with punches and elbows.
Plouman working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Plouman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Plouman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Plouman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Check out the look on Plouman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Plouman working the head and body with strikes.
Plouman is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Plouman working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plouman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Plouman lands a nice forearm strike.
Plouman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Plouman scores with a couple of short elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Plouman working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Johnson is rocked!
Plouman is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Plouman finish him?
Plouman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Plouman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Plouman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Plouman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Check out the look on Plouman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Plouman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Plouman landing strikes.
Plouman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johnson looks winded!
Plouman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Plouman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Plouman drags him back down.
Plouman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Plouman working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - Plouman scoring with strikes.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - Plouman scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plouman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Plouman looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Plouman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Plouman trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Plouman working the ground and pound.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Plouman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Plouman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Plouman lands a nice forearm strike.
Plouman scoring with punches from side control.
Plouman lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Plouman dominated that round.
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.
Plouman avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Plouman feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Plouman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Plouman counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Plouman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Plouman slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Plouman slips an elbow through the middle.
Plouman lands a couple of digs.
Plouman stands up over Johnson, holding on to his feet. Plouman throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Johnson is out cold! Plouman lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thiago Plouman!
An out of breath Thiago Plouman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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