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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All Me. Johnny Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Jo's chin.
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
No luck for Jo with that takedown attempt.
Smith's coach down at Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB ELITE4CHEAP//19COA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Smith's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jo dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Jo's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Jo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Jo moves out of range easily.
Jo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jo takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Jo dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Jo's head and hops out.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Jo moves out of range easily.
Jo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Jo's head back.
Jo is rocked!
Jo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Oh Jo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jo trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jo seems to have got his legs back now.
Jo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jo works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Jo postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Jo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith is trying to keep Jo in close.
Jo trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jo cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jo is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jo 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.
Jo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Jo slips an elbow through the middle.
Jo controlling from the top position.
Jo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Jo throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Jo is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jo postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Jo trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jo landing with the ground and pound.
Jo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jo connects with a couple of short punches.
Jo working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Jo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jo misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith wants to sweep here but Jo controlling him for the moment.
Jo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Jo slips an elbow through the middle.
Jo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jo is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jo stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jo postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Jo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to keep Jo in close.
Jo landing some decent shots from guard.
Jo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jo landing some decent shots from guard.
Jo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Jo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jo throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo landing with the ground and pound.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Jo finish him?
Jo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jo scoring with some ground and pound.
Jo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alexander Jo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Jo prevents Smith from escaping the position.
Jo is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A big shot lands for Jo! That's hurt Smith! Will he recover? Jo fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Jo!
After the fight, Alexander Jo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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