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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 5858 p4p, 5077 weight class) and Benson Johnson (ranked 540 p4p, 501 weight class). John Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith instigates a clinch.
A short right from Smith.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson looking to stall.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith avoids the head kick by Johnson .
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Johnson has eaten all the pies!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Smith is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Smith to the mat. Smith regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet here but Johnson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Smith's back.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but Johnson has full control of the position and if anything, Smith has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Smith trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Smith manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith manages to break the clinch.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Benson Johnson has been cut.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benson Johnson .
Johnson looks winded!
Smith drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Johnson .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson , pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Smith gets through Johnson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson , pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benson Johnson 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Johnson is rocked!
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith dips a shoulder and cracks Johnson with a mighty uppercut! Johnson falls back against the cage and Smith unloads with a barrage of strikes! Johnson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Smith screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Smith!
John Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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