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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between William Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Tomic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudio Tomic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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225 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Claudio Tomic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Tomic pushes him off.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomic.
Tomic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Tomic seems unphased.
Tomic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tomic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tomic has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Tomic lands a nice elbow.
Tomic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Tomic lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Tomic lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Tomic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Tomic gets a clinch.
Tomic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Tomic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tomic breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomic thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Tomic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tomic.
Tomic has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tomic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Tomic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tomic scores with a hook to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tomic.
Tomic breaks the clinch.
Tomic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Tomic darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Tomic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Tomic counters by clinching up.
Tomic working Johnson over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tomic.
Tomic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tomic lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tomic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomic throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Tomic has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tomic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Tomic.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tomic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tomic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomic forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tomic working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Tomic is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tomic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomic throws a one two combo.
Tomic avoids a kick to the body.
Tomic moves into the clinch.
Johnson letting Tomic take a breather here.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tomic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Tomic has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomic scores a nice knee to the body.
Tomic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomic forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Tomic breaks the clinch.
Tomic pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Tomic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tomic breaks the clinch.
William Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomic rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson tries to break free but Tomic pushes him back against the cage.
Tomic breaks the clinch.
Tomic moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tomic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tomic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Tomic fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Tomic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tomic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claudio Tomic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomic rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Tomic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tomic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tomic.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Tomic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Tomic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Tomic.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tomic avoiding damage.
A hook to the body from Tomic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomic lands a body shot.
Tomic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tomic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomic tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tomic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Tomic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Tomic lands an elbow inside.
Tomic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Claudio Tomic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tomic manages to break the clinch.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Tomic. Tomic maintains the clinch.
Tomic avoiding damage.
Tomic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomic darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Tomic.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Tomic counters by clinching up.
Tomic tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Tomic breaks the clinch.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomic has managed to clinch.
Tomic breaks the clinch.
Tomic throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Tomic moves into the clinch.
Tomic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Tomic throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomic rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tomic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tomic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomic rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Tomic has him pressed against the cage.
Tomic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Tomic misses.
Tomic moves into the clinch successfully.
Tomic manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Tomic's knee but Tomic avoids it well.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Tomic moved out of range.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Tomic is avoiding it.
Tomic rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tomic breaks from the clinch.
Tomic takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Tomic is controlling the position.
Tomic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Tomic.
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!
Tomic crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tomic.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Tomic is controlling him.
Tomic lands a knee to the head.
Tomic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Tomic stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tomic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Tomic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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 thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tomic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tomic dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson moves to clinch but Tomic breaks away
and Tomic moves into the clinch.
Tomic stalling in the clinch.
Tomic landing knees to the body.
Tomic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomic connects with an inside leg kick.
Tomic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tomic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tomic scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tomic moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomic breaks the clinch.
Tomic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tomic has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomic.
Tomic landing knees to the head.
Tomic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tomic obliges.
Tomic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tomic lands a knee to the body.
Tomic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tomic breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomic leaning against his opponent.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Tomic. Tomic maintains the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free but Tomic has control.
Tomic breaks from the clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tomic counters by moving into the clinch.
Tomic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomic clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tomic digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Tomic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tomic has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tomic scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomic breaks the clinch.
Tomic throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Tomic walks into a left hand.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Tomic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tomic moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson tries to circle away but Tomic has him pinned against the cage.
Tomic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tomic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomic takes the fight into the clinch.
Tomic is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tomic breaks the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Tomic circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tomic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tomic.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Tomic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Tomic won't allow it.
Tomic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomic is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tomic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tomic obliges.
William Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claudio Tomic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tomic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Tomic!
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