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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris John (ranked 81 p4p, 108 weight class) and Finlay Standifer (ranked 6 p4p, 9 weight class). John comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop Me Now. Finlay Standifer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finlay Standifer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John instigates a clinch.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
Standifer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Standifer.
John manages to break the clinch.
Standifer slips a straight right by John.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Standifer throws a poor cross that misses
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by John's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from John. Standifer shrugs it off though.
Standifer thuds a left hand into John's body.
Standifer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Standifer avoids the body shot from John.
Standifer connects with the punch.
Standifer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Standifer.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Standifer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for John!
John throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
John throws an overhand right that lands on Standifer's shoulder, as Standifer tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Standifer misses.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Standifer throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
A low kick from John is predictable there
and Standifer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
John kicks off Standifer and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Standifer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Standifer misses with a looping right.
Standifer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standifer dives in and scores a takedown into John's guard.
John wants to stand and escape but Standifer is having none of it.
John utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Standifer stops John from standing up.
Standifer throwing strikes but missing.
John thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
John doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Standifer controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
John looks to land a right hand but Standifer moved out of range.
Standifer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by John!
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Standifer.
As Standifer looks to move away, John throws a big counter combo but Standifer just gets out of the way.
Standifer connects with a right hand. John shakes it off.
John misses with a straight left.
Standifer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
Chris John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John misses with a looping right.
John tried to score with a low kick but Standifer checks it.
Standifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
John connects with a solid leg kick.
Standifer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Standifer misses with a hook.
Standifer scores with a nice head shot.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Standifer misses with a looping left.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Standifer moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John thows a leg kick but Standifer checks it
and Standifer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Standifer trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Standifer is controlling him.
Standifer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Standifer looking to sit in guard and control but John gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Standifer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Standifer has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. John is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Standifer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Standifer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
John throws a lazy right hand but Standifer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Standifer misses.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Standifer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Standifer moves away from the strike by John.
John will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
John connects with a body shot.
John throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Standifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
Standifer tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by John.
Standifer checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standifer lands a nice looking body shot.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.
Standifer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Standifer lands a body shot.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Standifer can do to turn this around?
Standifer slips under a jab.
Standifer moves out of range of the leg kick from John.
John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Standifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John tries to score with a low kick but Standifer moves his leg out of the way.
John displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Standifer moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standifer lands with an overhand left.
John stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Standifer is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from John.
Standifer is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
John feints and then cracks Standifer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Standifer down.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Standifer seems to have recovered his senses.
John works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
John misses with a leg kick.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
Standifer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Standifer misses with an uppercut.
John scores with a head kick.
Standifer ducks under a wild hook from John.
John is looking to slow Standifer down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John throws a low kick but Standifer avoids it.
Standifer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Standifer throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
John moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Standifer slips under a jab.
John throws a head kick that misses.
Standifer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
John slips a jab from Standifer.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from John - that will leave a mark!
John tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Standifer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Standifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from John misses.
Standifer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standifer tries to clinch there but John circles away.
John takes a body punch but keeps moving.
John misses with a body kick.
Standifer blocks a jab.
John misses with an uppercut. Standifer saw that one coming.
John swings for the body but Standifer moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from John misses.
John throws a chopping leg kick but Standifer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Standifer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Standifer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by John. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of John.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
Standifer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
John scores with a sloppy right hand. Standifer should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
John throws a series of punches but Standifer moves out of range.
John swinging wildly here.
John throws a looping overhand right but Standifer ducks down to avoid it.
John throws a nice looking combination but Standifer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Standifer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Standifer.
John lands a nice hook to Standifer's body. Standifer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John stuns Standifer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Standifer.
Standifer connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
Standifer throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Standifer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.
John misses with a series of wild punches.
Standifer with the counter takedown but John avoids it easily.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Standifer avoids the head kick by John.
John throws a low kick but Standifer moves out of range easily.
Standifer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
John throws a left and a right that both miss
and Standifer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for John!
John on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Standifer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standifer trying to control the position but John is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Standifer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Standifer happy to just control the position for now.
John can't do much from the bottom here.
Finlay Standifer has got the better of the ground game so far.
John pushes Standifer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Standifer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John sneaks out the side door and pushes Standifer away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Standifer lands a jab to John's midsection.
Standifer throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Standifer.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Standifer lands a nice hook to John's body. John takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John misses with a body shot.
Standifer lands with a cross.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
John throws a hook to the side of Standifer's head but Standifer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standifer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Standifer swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John misses with a head kick.
John works over Standifer's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice straight punches there by John. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of John.
Standifer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John wants to clinch.
Standifer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John throws the left hand but Standifer avoids the punch easily.
Standifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John clearly takes that round.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
John throws a push kick but Standifer slaps the foot to one side.
John tries to clinch up but Standifer circles away and keeps his distance.
John cracks Standifer with an open hand slap.
Standifer misses with a body shot.
John cracks Standifer with an open hand slap.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
John throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Standifer blocks a head kick by John.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer digs a good body shot into John's ribs.
John tries to sprawl but Standifer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
John pushes Standifer off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John stalks Standifer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Standifer's face. Standifer staggers backwards, shaken.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
John finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Standifer jabs at John's body.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Standifer moves away.
And Standifer tries to counter it with a takedown but John pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Standifer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Standifer feints the counter takedown.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Standifer moves out of range of the strikes.
Standifer scores with a nice head shot.
Standifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Standifer clinches up against the cage.
John tries a body shot but Standifer blocks it.
A short right from John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John tries to break the clinch but Standifer is controlling the position.
Standifer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Standifer gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Standifer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Standifer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John blocks an uppercut.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John controlling the action here for a moment.
John is trying to break the clinch but Standifer has him pressed against the cage.
John lands a right hand.
Standifer misses with a punch to the body.
Standifer scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Standifer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed John clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Standifer has his opponent's back but John is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Standifer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John throws a shot from downtown. Standifer moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Standifer does no damage.
John moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
John tries to move into range but Standifer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
John looks to land a left hand but Standifer moved out of range nicely.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John throws a shot from downtown. Standifer moves away and avoids it.
John throws a hook to the side of Standifer's head but Standifer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Standifer.
John misses with a leg kick.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Standifer scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Standifer.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Standifer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
Standifer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Standifer checks a low kick from John.
Standifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Standifer moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Standifer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A combination from John does no damage.
John rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Standifer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Standifer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Standifer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Standifer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down John rather than just go for the knockout.
Standifer misses the shot to the body.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts John, as that shot connected.
Standifer stuns John with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John had his way with Finlay Standifer in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
John misses with the combination.
Standifer lands a jab to John's midsection.
Standifer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Standifer swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Standifer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
John misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John looks to land a combination. Standifer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
John on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John takes a jab right on the kisser.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Standifer manages to avoid it.
Standifer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Standifer thuds a left hand into John's body.
John throws a lazy right hand but Standifer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Standifer throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Standifer misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
A big left from John misses.
John bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Standifer has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
John misses with some punches.
Standifer is working John over against the cage.
Standifer misses with some punches.
Finlay Standifer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John falls off balance throwing a combination
and Standifer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Standifer moves out of range easily.
Standifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
John pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Standifer throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
John tries to keep at a distance but Standifer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Standifer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John is trying to force a seperation but Standifer has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from John on the inside.
John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Standifer backwards.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Standifer swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Standifer misses with a punch on the inside.
Standifer swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John prevents a body shot from Standifer.
Chris John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Standifer.
A head punch on the inside from Standifer fails to land.
John blocking some punches.
Standifer misses with a hook to the ribs.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standifer tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Standifer misses with a punch on the inside.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Standifer cracks John with a nice body shot.
John blocking some punches.
Standifer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Standifer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Standifer.
John blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Standifer.
Standifer lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finlay Standifer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think John has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris John!
Chris John is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Chris John started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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