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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Johns (ranked 3065 p4p, 1871 weight class) and Darth Sidious (ranked 128 p4p, 71 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Darth Sidious enters the cage!
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43 - 31 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidious is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Johns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sidious has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johns drops Sidious with a beautiful combination! Sidious stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johns is looking for the KO!
Sidious is rocked!
It looks like Darth Sidious has been cut.
Sidious tries to clinch
and Johns counters with a left to the body.
Sidious is still on wobbly legs! Can Johns finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Johns.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sidious was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
Sidious missing with a left hand there. Johns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sidious seems to have recovered his senses.
Sidious bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidious lands a nice looking body shot.
Johns has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Johns throws a lazy uppercut
and Sidious counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sidious with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johns takes a swing at Sidious's ribcage but misses.
Sidious looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Johns.
Sidious fakes the leg kick and cracks Johns in the body.
Johns swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sidious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Don Johns has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johns sets himself, and Sidious steps forward looking for the clinch! Johns avoids it this time.
Sidious takes the fight into the clinch.
Johns has Sidious pressed against the cage.
Sidious managing to block the knees to the body from Johns.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sidious just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johns's brow.
Sidious throws an elbow but it misses.
Sidious doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sidious pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sidious misses with a body punch.
Johns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sidious lands with a nice body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sidious, as that shot connected.
Sidious uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
A big left from Sidious misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidious connects with a single shot there.
Sidious rushes Johns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sidious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sidious looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sidious gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johns blocks a body shot from Sidious.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johns.
Johns manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sidious on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Sidious misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darth Sidious will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sidious.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sidious moves away.
Sidious bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sidious swings for the body but Johns moves out of range.
Johns is looking to wear down Sidious with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sidious misses the shot to the body.
Johns swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidious misses the body punch
and Johns counters with a nice uppercut.
Sidious uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns misses with a hook. Sidious ducked under it nicely.
Sidious looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sidious waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johns.
Sidious moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sidious takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sidious avoids the body shot from Johns.
Sidious swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johns digs a good body shot into Sidious's ribs.
Don Johns is winning the standup battle so far.
Johns takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johns takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sidious counters with a straight right hand.
Johns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johns misses with a hook to the body
and Sidious counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sidious.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidious has closed the distance and engaged Johns in a clinch.
Sidious lands an elbow that stopped Johns in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sidious just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johns's brow.
Still in the clinch, Sidious scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sidious looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sidious creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johns blocks a body shot from Sidious.
Sidious lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johns dodges an elbow strike from Sidious.
Johns dodges an elbow strike from Sidious.
Sidious tries to work over Johns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidious throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnss head.
Sidious presses Johns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darth Sidious seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sidious goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sidious swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sidious prevents a body shot from Johns.
Sidious lands with a right to the head.
Sidious lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sidious throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Sidious.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sidious as Johns tries to tie him up.
Sidious lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sidious looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Sidious showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sidious misses with a straight right.
Johns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johns goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johns misses with a body shot
and Sidious counters with a crisp right that sends Johns to the canvas! Sidious follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Sidious!
A relieved looking Darth Sidious thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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