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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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183 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cody Paris!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to sprawl but Paris drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paris in particular looking to stall.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Paris is controlling well.
Paris trying to control the pace.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
It looks like Paris might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Paris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paris forces his way into half guard.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paris pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Paris is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paris is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paris passes to side control.
Paris trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Paris smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Paris trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Paris's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Paris uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson regains half guard.
Paris is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paris pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris stalling.
Paris takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paris lands a nice short elbow.
Paris controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paris wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paris stalling.
Paris is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Paris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Paris escapes and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Johnson seems a little lost for a moment, as Paris dominates the positioning.
Paris trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Paris tries to move to mount but Johnson blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Paris working the head and body with strikes.
Paris trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is letting Paris control him for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Cody Paris has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Paris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've been informed that Paris has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Paris content to control rather than advance.
Paris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Paris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson with the active half guard here but Paris passes nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Paris is staying tight to Johnson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Paris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face as Paris controls the position.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Paris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Paris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Paris cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paris advances position into side control!
Paris working the head and body with strikes.
Paris lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Paris trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paris takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Paris is controlling the pace.
Paris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paris with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Paris working the head and body with strikes.
Paris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paris pulls his head out easily.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paris performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Paris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Paris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Paris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paris scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson has his foot on Paris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paris works his way back into a safe position though.
Paris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Paris is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Paris has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Paris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paris pulls his head out easily.
Paris working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Paris lands strikes from half guard.
Paris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Paris seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Paris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Paris working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Paris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson wants to control but Paris is keeping busy.
Paris controlling the action here.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Paris trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Paris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paris content to control rather than advance.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paris pulls his head out easily.
Paris is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Paris there.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paris is taking a breather. Johnson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paris pulls his head out easily.
Paris winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson won't allow Paris to pass to mount.
Paris keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnson is not content to let Paris control the position.
Paris working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paris pulls his head out easily.
Paris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Paris works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Paris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Paris looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Paris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Paris is taking a breather. Johnson 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Paris lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paris in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Paris really dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Paris wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Paris trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Paris seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paris pulls his head out easily.
Johnson is in trouble now - Paris has advanced to mount!
Paris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Paris maintains control.
Paris lands a nice shot to the head.
Paris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Paris maintains control.
Paris breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Paris working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson can't escape the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Paris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Paris putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Paris is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Paris controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Paris is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Paris with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson is rocked!
Paris raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Paris's attempts to control the action.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson regains half guard.
Paris trying to control the pace.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Paris lands strikes from half guard.
Paris is taking a breather. Johnson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Paris not doing much here.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paris drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Paris is taking a breather. Johnson 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.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Paris is tapping! Great win for Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chris Johnson!
Chris Johnson retains his middleweight title!
Chris Johnson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$195 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Cody Paris spoke after the fight, saying 'Who cares, I'm here for a good time, not a long time.'.
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