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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmie Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon. Jimmie Johns has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmie Johns!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Taylor.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Johns.
Taylor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johns swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor scores with a nice strike.
Chuck Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johns backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Johns circles away.
Johns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Taylor rather than just go for the knockout.
Johns swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor tries to clinch but Johns is having none of it.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johns misses the body punch
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Johns.
Johns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Johns.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johns misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Johns.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johns as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Johns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johns dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chuck Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Johns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Johns avoids it well.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Johns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johns slips a straight right by Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johns in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Johns misses the shot to the body.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Johns slaps away a takedown attempt from Taylor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Taylor throws a sloppy body shot
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Taylor dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Taylor looks to throw a body kick
and Johns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johns thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Johns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Johns avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Johns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns just misses with a punch to the body.
Johns misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Johns backing up. Johns nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Johns.
Johns circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johns throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Johns swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws a push kick but Johns slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor throws a head kick but Johns moves out of range.
Johns moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
Johns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johns misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Johns backing up. Johns nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Johns misses with a jab to the body
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johns takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Jimmie Johns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chuck Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johns stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chuck Taylor.
Well Taylor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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