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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Johns (ranked 3341 p4p, 3609 weight class) and Bob Smith (ranked 400 p4p, 420 weight class). Johns comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme That Boom. The key to victory for David Johns has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Smith!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Johns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johns moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Johns avoids the damage to the body.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like David Johns has been cut.
Johns blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johns misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Johns.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Johns tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johns can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Johns avoids the damage to the body.
Johns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Johns blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Johns is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johns avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Johns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johns tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johns lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johns lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Johns blocks an uppercut.
Johns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johns managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johns misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith prevents a body shot from Johns.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Johns.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johns is defending well for now.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Johns uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Johns.
Johns struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johns lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johns is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johns lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Johns.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Johns avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Johns.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johns is defending well for now.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johns is defending well for now.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith prevents a body shot from Johns.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Johns.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johns lands a right hand.
Smith prevents a body shot from Johns.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Johns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johns tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johns is defending well for now.
Johns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johns digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Johns.
Johns gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johns's elbow.
Johns lands a body shot.
Johns avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith blocks a body shot from Johns.
Johns looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Johns digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith looks winded!
Johns missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Johns.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johns struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Johns is blocking nicely.
Johns lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that David Johns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Johns's cut.
That's time! Johns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johns scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith tries to clinch but Johns moves out of range.
Johns is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Johns clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Johns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith prevents a body shot from Johns.
Johns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johns digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
David Johns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johns takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johns blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith tries to work over Johns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johns struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks a body shot from Johns.
Johns lands a body punch.
Johns can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Johns.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Johns in his tracks for a moment.
Johns avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Johns avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johns's brow.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Johns blocks with his arms.
Johns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johns lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Johns.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents a body shot from Johns.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johns avoids it.
Smith blocks a body shot from Johns.
Johns tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Johns lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johns.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Johns avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Johns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johns misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Johns.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johns.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Johns leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johns presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johns blocks the elbow strike.
Johns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johns blocks an elbow strike.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith blocks a body shot from Johns.
Johns avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Johns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johns.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Johns shrugs off.
Johns avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Johns cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Johns leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johns's elbow.
Johns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johns's brow.
Johns struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
A short left from Johns.
A short right from Johns.
Johns tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Johns scores with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Johns tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Johns as the two fighters clinch.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Johns.
Johns works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Johns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith is rocked!
Johns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Johns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Johns finish him?
Johns pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johns lands a shot to the body.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johns creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Smith! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Johns.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Johns!
During a confident post fight interview, David Johns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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