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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Harris stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris throws a one two combo.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harris dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harris gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Harris tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Harris's ribcage.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harris avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Harris's ribcage.
Johnson just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harris quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson prevents Harris from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Johnson works his way into side control.
Harris is looking for a sweep.
Harris is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
King Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Harris 's eye.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.
Harris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Harris gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
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!
Harris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Harris is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harris decides to return to a standing position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Paul Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris clinches.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Harris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Harris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Harris is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harris uses from the top position.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris stops Johnson from standing up.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Harris is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Paul Harris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harris looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Harris closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Paul Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson wants to clinch.
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 Paul Harris.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Johnson!
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