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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Voodoo People. A fine choice. Fox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roy Jones - Can't be touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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250 lbs
18 - 13 - 1 |
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269 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Fox!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fox counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fox. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fox tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fox to the ground. Fox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fox scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fox tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fox decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fox was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson stands and throws Fox's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fox tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox can't escape the position.
Fox is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson trying to control but Fox is having none of it.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Fox looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fox is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson looking to control but Fox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson working Fox over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fox hang on?
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Fox but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson tries to control but Fox wriggling away.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fox can't escape the position.
Fox is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fox is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fox tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fox gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fox can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Johnson postures up in Fox's guard and throws a big left but Fox blocks it.
Fox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fox can do to turn this around?
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fox defends it easily.
Fox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
Fox leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fox counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fox as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Fox's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
It looks like Thomas Johnson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Fox keeps it at a distance.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Fox keeps it at a distance.
Fox lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fox.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Fox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson shoots in but Fox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fox scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fox tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Fox is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Fox looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson working for a submission but Fox is keeping him at bay.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Johnson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fox is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Fox wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson trying to control but Fox is having none of it.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Fox bucks up and throws Johnson to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fox swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Fox counters with a nice uppercut.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fox throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fox to the ground. Johnson is now in Fox's guard.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Fox is looking for a triangle here but Johnson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Fox wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fox is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnson trying to control the action but Fox is working from the bottom.
Johnson is working Fox over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox wants to get back to his feet.
Fox tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson trying to control the action but Fox is working from the bottom.
Fox tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fox is looking to escape.
Johnson goes for an armbar but Fox turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Fox tries to pass.
Fox looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fox is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Johnson dives into side control.
Thomas Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fox is letting Johnson control him for a moment.
Fox taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fox takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fox tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox is working to get back to half guard.
Paddy Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Thomas Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Thomas Johnson!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Thomas Johnson!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Thomas Johnson!
Thomas Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
Thomas Johnson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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