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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ramblin' Gamblin' Man . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Phillips!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phillips connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phillips looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phillips is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Phillips is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phillips tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Phillips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jeremy Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Phillips misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phillips tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Phillips paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Phillips holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Phillips prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson tries to circle away but Phillips has him pinned against the cage.
Phillips looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Phillips has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phillips prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Phillips unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phillips lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson is pushing Phillips up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Tom Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Phillips darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling him.
Phillips lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Phillips throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Phillips.
Phillips blocking some punches.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Phillips has the dominant position.
Phillips lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Phillips controls the action.
Phillips throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phillips with a knee to the head.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling him.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phillips swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Phillips.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phillips moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Phillips wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Phillips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips moves into the clinch.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phillips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson throws a jab when Phillips was well out of range.
Johnson tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phillips checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Phillips moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tom Johnson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Phillips is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Phillips wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phillips circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phillips tries to clinch up.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phillips closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage as Phillips throws knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to push Phillips away but Phillips has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Phillips crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Phillips scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson tries to work over Phillips's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phillips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling the position.
Johnson tries a body shot but Phillips blocks it.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Phillips has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Phillips moves out of range.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Phillips wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Phillips.
Phillips tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Phillips lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Phillips tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tom Johnson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Phillips wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Phillips connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phillips circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Phillips.
Johnson throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Phillips misses with a few strikes there.
Phillips is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Tom Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Phillips.
Phillips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phillips moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Phillips connects with a looping right hand.
Phillips wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Phillips tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Phillips.
Phillips checks a low kick from Johnson.
Phillips moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Phillips tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tom Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Phillips. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phillips.
Phillips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phillips fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phillips rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Phillips misses with a knee to the head.
Phillips landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Phillips is looking to clinch.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Tom Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Phillips sees coming a mile off.
Phillips throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Phillips closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phillips.
Phillips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phillips darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phillips throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Phillips holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phillips throws an elbow but misses.
Phillips missing with knees to the body.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to push Phillips away but Phillips has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Phillips comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Phillips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Phillips using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Jeremy Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeremy Phillips seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phillips looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 49:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Johnson!
Tom Johnson is the new bantamweight champion!
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