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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Demitrious Johnson (ranked 6474 p4p, 88 weight class) and Paul Johnson (ranked 23343 p4p, 198 weight class). Paul Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Demitrious Johnson 's chin.
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270 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demitrious Johnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson stalling against the ropes.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
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!
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson is pushing Johnson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paul Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Johnson 's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson .
Johnson stalling.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson darts in and clinches Johnson up against the ropes.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson rushes Johnson and presses him up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson 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.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson .
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Demitrious Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the ropes.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the ropes.
Johnson trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Paul Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson pushes Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the ropes.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Johnson has Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson pushes Johnson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Johnson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson 's elbow.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Johnson .
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Johnson tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Johnson against the ropes.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the ropes.
Johnson taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson .
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Johnson .
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paul Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demitrious Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demitrious Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demitrious Johnson !
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