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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and clark thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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184 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, clark thorn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with thorn.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like clark thorn has been cut.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
thorn is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but thorn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
thorn looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for thorn on the ground.
thorn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson rushes thorn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
thorn shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson clinches up with thorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson leaves thorn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of clark thorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
thorn shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
thorn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
thorn looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson drops thorn with a beautiful combination! thorn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
thorn is rocked!
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
thorn is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson moves into the clinch.
thorn seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
Johnson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes thorn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Johnson rushes thorn and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jumps guard and drags thorn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is looking to stand up but thorn isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson 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.
Johnson seems keen to control thorn's posture.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but thorn is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
thorn won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but thorn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson has control of thorn's left arm, preventing thorn from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on clark thorn's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson drives through and clinches with thorn against the cage.
thorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
thorn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson clinches up with thorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson gets through thorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt thorn or not.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson pushes thorn up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
thorn is breathing heavily.
Johnson forces thorn back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
thorn is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
thorn stops Johnson from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing thorn from controlling successfully.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johnson wants to stand up but thorn is controlling him.
thorn tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
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.
Johnson is pulling down on thorn's head to control his posture.
Johnson wriggles free and stands up.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. thorn backs away looking to recover.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson pulls thorn in close to his closed guard and prevents thorn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but thorn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson pulls thorn in to control the position.
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.
thorn prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson pulls thorn in close to prevent any damage.
thorn stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on clark thorn's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson works over thorn's head and body with a nice combination.
John Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
thorn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging thorn to the mat.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing thorn from controlling successfully.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that thorn can do to turn this around?
thorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
thorn trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson controlling the position.
John Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
thorn wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst thorn is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
thorn throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow thorn down.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson has clasped his hands together around thorn's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A lull in the action here as Johnson stalls from top position.
Johnson cracks thorn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
thorn seems a little lost for a moment, as Johnson dominates the positioning.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Johnson lands an elbow.
Johnson happy to just control the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at thorn to see if he's OK.
Johnson is putting a hurting on thorn here, landing some big shots from side control.
clark thorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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