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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Johnson (ranked 9 p4p, 91 weight class) and Joe Clark (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Don't say nuthin'. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Clark!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clark takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Clark misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Clark throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Johnson slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson stuns Clark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Clark lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Clark takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Clark throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Clark avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson jabs Clark right on the nose. Clark blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Clark's defenses.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Johnson counters with a quick kick to the body but Clark blocks it.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Clark with an uppercut!
A slapping body kick lands there for Clark.
Clark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
It looks like Johnson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clark on the side of the head.
Clark throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters with a body kick.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Clark.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Clark moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Clark misses with the combination.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clark checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Clark releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Clark scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Clark.
Johnson throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Clark swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Johnson 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.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clark on the side of the head.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Clark throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Clark moved away.
Clark lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
A punch lands to the side of Clark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
It appears Johnson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Clark scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark throws out the jab.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
Clark slips a jab from Johnson.
Clark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Clark misses with an uppercut
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Clark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson feints and then cracks Clark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clark down.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clark digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Karim Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson defending well as Clark loads up on a big left hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Clark might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnson has got the better of the exchanges.
Clark throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Clark off balance momentarily.
Clark has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Johnson.
Clark takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Clark throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
That kick from Johnson tenderised Clark's leg. Clark is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Clark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clark tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Clark throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Clark only half commits.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clark avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Johnson cracks Clark with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Johnson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Clark to stand back up!
Clark is rocked!
It looks like Joe Clark has been cut.
Clark takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Clark is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Clark steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnson. That one must have hurt.
Johnson throws an uppercut from hell that sends Clark clean off his feet! He's out cold! Johnson stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson retains his super heavyweight title!
Karim Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Joe Clark was interviewed post fight and said 'I Will be back even better!!!! '.
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