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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Joohnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joohnsson's entrance music is Hell March. A fine choice. 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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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Joohnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joohnsson throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Joohnsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joohnsson punishes Dos Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Joohnsson connects with the punch.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Joohnsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Joohnsson also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joohnsson can pounce on him.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joohnsson blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Dos Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bob Joohnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joohnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joohnsson misses with a body shot.
Joohnsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Joohnsson is out of range.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Joohnsson blocks it.
Joohnsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Joohnsson.
Dos Santos throws a series of strikes that have Joohnsson backpedaling.
Joohnsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Joohnsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Joohnsson as he checks the leg kick.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Joohnsson is just out of range.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joohnsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joohnsson closes the distance and pushes Dos Santos back into the cage.
Joohnsson lands an elbow inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Joohnsson.
Dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to break free but Joohnsson pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Joohnsson has control.
Joohnsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Joohnsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Joohnsson walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joohnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joohnsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Joohnsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dos Santos moves away from the strike by Joohnsson.
Joohnsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
A big right from Joohnsson misses.
Joohnsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Joohnsson moves out of range.
Dos Santos lands the left hand.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joohnsson.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Santos misses the target.
Dos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joohnsson counters with a nice body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Joohnsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dos Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dos Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Joohnsson moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joohnsson blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Joohnsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dos Santos quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dos Santos tries to get to full guard but Joohnsson has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joohnsson throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Joohnsson swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Joohnsson moves out of range.
John Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joohnsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dos Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
Joohnsson trying to land knees to the body.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Joohnsson throws knees to the body.
Joohnsson gets underhooks to prevent Dos Santos's takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Joohnsson.
Dos Santos is trying to drag Joohnsson to the mat but Joohnsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dos Santos is looking to control Joohnsson's arms but Joohnsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dos Santos has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Joohnsson.
A left hand lands to the body for Joohnsson.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joohnsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Joohnsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joohnsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Joohnsson trying to land knees to the body.
Joohnsson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bob Joohnsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Dos Santos.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Joohnsson.
Still in the clinch, Joohnsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joohnsson has Dos Santos pushed against the cage.
Dos Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Joohnsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joohnsson takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joohnsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos throws a push kick but Joohnsson slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joohnsson manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joohnsson throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Joohnsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dos Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joohnsson stuns Dos Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dos Santos throws the kick towards the body but Joohnsson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Joohnsson lands a nice looking body shot.
John Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joohnsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Joohnsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Santos should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Joohnsson misses
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joohnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joohnsson swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
John Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joohnsson. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Joohnsson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dos Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dos Santos throws out a leg kick but Joohnsson moves out of range and Dos Santos only half commits.
Dos Santos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joohnsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Joohnsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Dos Santos gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dos Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep. Joohnsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joohnsson slips a nice elbow through Dos Santos's hands, connecting with Dos Santos's forehead.
Joohnsson is controlling the pace.
Dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joohnsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dos Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Joohnsson drops an elbow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Joohnsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joohnsson is taking a breather. Dos Santos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dos Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joohnsson working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joohnsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Joohnsson lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Joohnsson there.
Dos Santos is looking to control Joohnsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dos Santos avoid being mounted?
Joohnsson winds up and cracks Dos Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep. Joohnsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dos Santos has hold of Joohnsson's hands but Joohnsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Joohnsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Joohnsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dos Santos manages to get to full guard.
Joohnsson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bob Joohnsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joohnsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dos Santos down.
Joohnsson scoring with punches from side control.
Joohnsson stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson moves away from the strike by Dos Santos.
Joohnsson takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Joohnsson moves away and avoids it.
Joohnsson throws a leg kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Joohnsson is looking to wear down Dos Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Joohnsson moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Joohnsson checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Joohnsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson throws a head kick that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Joohnsson backing up. Joohnsson nods at Dos Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joohnsson.
Joohnsson is looking to slow Dos Santos down with leg kicks.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Dos Santos misses with a straight right.
Joohnsson swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Joohnsson connects with a high kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joohnsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Joohnsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joohnsson 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Joohnsson!
Bob Joohnsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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