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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Lomax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lomax is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ace of Spades. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 cm
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156 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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170 cm
36
141 lbs
48 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Johansson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
48 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Lomax! The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johansson throws a low kick but Lomax moves out of range easily. Johansson takes a kick to the side of the head. Johansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lomax manages to avoid it. Johansson throws a nice looking combination but Lomax bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A big left from Johansson misses. Johansson misses with a low kick. A head kick misses from Johansson. Johansson tries to keep at a distance but Lomax has taken the fight into the clinch. Lomax makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Lomax breaks the clinch.
Lomax keeps Johansson at a distance using the push kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Lomax. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lomax. Lomax fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johansson is out of range. Lomax looks to land a left hand but Johansson moved out of range nicely. A bone on bone clash there as Lomax blocks the leg kick.
Lomax tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lomax swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Lomax scores with a shot to the body.
Johansson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Lomax moves away and avoids it. Lomax looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Lomax explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Johansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Lomax motions for Johansson to come forward. Lomax throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Lomax connects with a single shot there. Johansson connects with a looping right hand.
Lomax tries to land a leg kick but Johansson saw it coming and moves away.
Lomax scores with a head kick. Johansson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lomax fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johansson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lomax checks it well. Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy body kick from Lomax and Johansson counters with a left to the body. An inside leg kick from Lomax misses. Good exchange - Lomax coming out on top. We've been informed that Lomax has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Clint Lomax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lomax takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Johansson. Lomax with a body punch. A glancing blow. Lomax lands with a shot to the body. Johansson blocks a low kick nicely. Johansson misses with a wild combination.
Lomax misses with a straight left. Johansson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Lomax instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johansson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lomax avoids the damage to the body. Johansson tries a body shot but Lomax blocks it.
Lomax misses with a body punch.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Lomax. Lomax is leaning against Johansson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Johansson. Lomax lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A short right from Johansson on the inside. Johansson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Johansson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A body shot lands from Johansson.
Lomax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Johansson blocking some punches.
Johansson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lomax.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice body punch from Lomax - that landed with a thud.
Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses. Lomax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Johansson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lomax scores with a hook to the body. Lomax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lomax lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards. Lomax lands with a right to the head. Lomax scores with a hook to the body. Lomax trying to stall but Johansson improves his position.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. We've been told by Johansson's head coaches at Gentlemens' club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Lomax cracks Johansson with a good jab. Lomax avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Johansson moves away from the strike by Lomax. Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lomax is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johansson. Lomax tries to clinch up. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A combination from Johansson does no damage. Johansson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Johansson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice straight punches there by Lomax. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lomax. Mikael Johansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lomax. Johansson shrugs it off though. Johansson throws a head kick that half lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johansson checks a leg kick. Lomax motions for Johansson to come forward. Lomax throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Lomax ducks under a wild hook from Johansson. Lomax throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Lomax takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses. Lomax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Lomax misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johansson blocks a head kick by Lomax.
Lomax looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lomax cracks Johansson with an open hand slap. Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lomax was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson. A head kick misses from Lomax.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johansson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lomax. Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lomax with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Lomax. Lomax lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johansson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Johansson throws a head kick that half lands.
Johansson misses with a two punch combination.
Johansson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lomax changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Lomax lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johansson's sensitive parts. Johansson wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lomax connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. A jab from Johansson does it's job there. Lomax slips a jab and a cross from Johansson.
Lomax misses with a kick to the body.
Lomax clinches up with Johansson and pushes him back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lomax. A short right from Lomax on the inside. Johansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Some wild striking there from Johansson.
Lomax is looking to score with low kicks. Lomax takes a body punch but keeps moving. Johansson slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lomax misses with a body kick. Johansson misses with a wild body shot. Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Lomax counters with a lovely shot to the body. Lomax tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson swings and misses with a shot to the body and Lomax counters with a straight right hand. A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target. Johansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Lomax misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming. Lomax tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johansson is able to avoid easily. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johansson checks a leg kick. Johansson getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Johansson connects with a body shot. Lomax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lomax misses with a leg kick and Lomax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Lomax takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Lomax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lomax throws a body kick that misses. Johansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lomax thows a body kick. Johansson tries to catch it but that hurt him. Lomax lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johansson's sensitive parts. Johansson misses with a combination
and Johansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lomax throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Lomax takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses. Johansson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lomax. Lomax obviously looking to wear him down.
Lomax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Clint Lomax will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Johansson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lomax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Johansson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Lomax scores with a push kick. Johansson checks a low kick from Lomax. Lomax moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Lomax walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johansson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Lomax tries to score with a low kick but Johansson moves his leg out of the way. Some wild striking there from Johansson.
Johansson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Johansson throws a lazy right hand but Lomax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Johansson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Lomax takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Lomax tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johansson is able to avoid easily. Johansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lomax throws the kick towards the body but Johansson avoids it. Johansson misses with a double jab
and Lomax counters with a stiff right hand. Johansson misses the shot to the body. Johansson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Lomax scores with a nice body kick.
Lomax avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johansson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lomax throws a solid leg kick but Johansson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lomax. Lomax tries a low kick but Johansson avoids it. Decent striking displayed by Lomax there. Johansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Lomax jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johansson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Lomax lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johansson's sensitive parts. Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lomax is just out of range. Lomax throws a solid leg kick but Johansson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lomax. Johansson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action! Johansson throws a leg kick but Lomax sees it coming and checks it nicely. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johansson. Lomax loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch. Lomax gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lomax. Johansson with a knee to the head.
Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
Lomax blocks a body shot from Johansson. Johansson misses with a knee strike.
Johansson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lomax works on Johansson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johansson is trying to force a seperation but Lomax has the dominant position. Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land. Lomax throws a head punch that misses. Lomax lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards. Lomax lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johansson backwards. Johansson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lomax has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johansson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Lomax breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Johansson swings for the body but Lomax moves out of range.
Lomax connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Johansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lomax misses with a kick to the body.
Clint Lomax seems to be getting the better of the standup. Johansson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lomax to score with a decent uppercut. A nice leg kick lands there from Lomax. A nice leg kick lands there from Lomax.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Lomax scores with a hook to the body. Johansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A jab lands there for Lomax. Lomax with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch lands to the side of Johansson 's head but he takes it in his stride. Johansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lomax. Johansson throws a sloppy head kick and Lomax moves out of range easily. Johansson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Lomax is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lomax throws a body kick that misses. Lomax avoids a low kick by using good footwork. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lomax scores with a push kick. Johansson looks for the body kick but Lomax saw that one coming. A solid body kick from Lomax. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax really dominated that 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.
Johansson misses with a body kick. Johansson throws a wild body kick that Lomax sees coming a mile off. Lomax misses with a hook. Johansson ducked under it nicely. Lomax defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand. Lomax throws a nice outside leg kick. Johansson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lomax's head. Lomax gets in close and instigates a clinch. Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Lomax.
Lomax misses with a short punch on the inside. Lomax stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Johansson tries a knee to the head but Lomax blocks it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Lomax breaks from the clinch.
Lomax slips a straight right by Johansson. Lomax throws a shot to the body.
Lomax with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johansson avoids the head kick by Lomax.
Johansson misses the shot to the body. Lomax throws a big shot that misses. Lomax takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Lomax lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Lomax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Lomax with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johansson walks into a stiff left hand from Lomax. Jab from Lomax. Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Lomax moves away and avoids it. Johansson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Lomax 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. Lomax tries to land a front kick but Johansson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lomax jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johansson looks to land a combination but Lomax avoids it well. Johansson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. A shot to the body from Johansson misses and Lomax makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Lomax connects with a solid leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lomax pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johansson moves to clinch but Lomax breaks away and Lomax counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johansson's knee momentarily. Johansson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Johansson tries a low kick but Lomax avoids it. Lomax cracks Johansson with a right hand to the side of the head. The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A nice inside leg kick there by Lomax. That's going to slow Johansson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lomax plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lomax misses with a low kick.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lomax on the side of the head. Lomax lands a head shot. Johansson rushes Lomax and presses him up against the cage. Lomax wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lomax controls his hands.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch. Lomax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lomax lands an uppercut. Lomax lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johansson. Lomax's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Johansson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lomax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johansson throws a solid leg kick but Lomax takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johansson. Johansson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. A nice inside leg kick there by Lomax. That's going to slow Johansson down. Lomax scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Lomax fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Johansson cracks Lomax with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Lomax looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Johansson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johansson misses with a straight right. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lomax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick from Lomax.
Johansson misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax dominated that fourth round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lomax.
Lomax throws a hook but Johansson blocks it. Lomax misses with a head kick.
Johansson thuds his shin into the meat of Lomax's side. Johansson feints and then cracks Lomax's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lomax down. Lomax slips a jab from Johansson. Lomax takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johansson misses with a hook. Johansson misses with an uppercut. Lomax looks for the body kick but Johansson saw that one coming. Johansson throws a nice looking combination but Lomax bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Lomax connects with a nice looking jab.
Lomax scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lomax connects with a high kick. Johansson looks to throw the jab but Lomax is out of range. Johansson motions for Lomax to come forward. Johansson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Johansson avoids the body shot from Lomax.
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but Lomax slips the punch. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johansson. A nice inside leg kick there by Lomax. That's going to slow Johansson down. Lomax scores with a spinning back kick! Johansson looks to land a right hand but Lomax moved out of range. Lomax tries a low kick but Johansson avoids it. Johansson avoids a kick to the body.
Lomax keeps the fight on the outside. Lomax wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Mikael Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lomax checks a low kick from Johansson. Lomax dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Good work by Johansson as he checks the leg kick. A head kick misses from Lomax. Lomax scores with a leg kick.
Johansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lomax. 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! Lomax tries to land a leg kick but Johansson saw it coming and moves away.
Johansson lands with a cross. Johansson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lomax with a nice cross. Johansson throws a leg kick but Lomax sees it coming and moves out of range. Johansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A leg kick checked by Johansson. Lomax fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Johansson throws a wild body kick that Lomax sees coming a mile off. Johansson tries to bum rush Lomax with a series of wild strikes but Lomax uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Lomax cracks Johansson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Johansson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lomax is out of range and Johansson settles back down. Johansson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johansson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johansson there as he acknowledges the shot. Lomax thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johansson if he has to take too many more of those.
Johansson tries to keep at a distance but Lomax has taken the fight into the clinch. Lomax avoiding damage as Johansson throws knees to the body.
Lomax goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Lomax on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johansson lands a body punch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lomax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Lomax takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johansson takes a shot to the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Lomax.
Johansson is rocked! Johansson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Johansson letting Lomax take a breather here. Johansson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lomax.
Lomax breaks the clinch.
Johansson lands a head kick!
Lomax throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lomax tries a head kick but it misses.
Lomax has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Lomax throws a sloppy head kick and Johansson moves out of range easily. Lomax lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Clint Lomax comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Lomax 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Lomax! Clint Lomax retains his featherweight title! Clint Lomax tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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