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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Paul (ranked 1466 p4p, 2579 weight class) and Jon Christ (ranked 56 p4p, 105 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Christ!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul tries to bum rush Christ with a series of wild strikes but Christ uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christ on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Christ.
Paul misses with an uppercut.
Christ unleashes a big counter combination but Paul bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Christ gets a clinch.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ misses with a punch on the inside.
Paul misses with the head strike.
Christ misses with the head strike.
Paul tries a body shot but Christ blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christ lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ blocks an uppercut.
Christ misses with a punch on the inside.
Paul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Christ lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
Paul tries to work over Christ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul pushes Christ back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Paul misses with some punches.
Paul working aggressively here.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
Paul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Jon Christ has been cut.
Christ misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christ.
Paul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christ lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like John Paul has been cut.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Christ misses with the head strike.
Paul digs a right hand into Christ's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Christ's gas tank.
Christ looks winded!
Paul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Paul.
Paul lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ blocks an uppercut.
Paul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Paul lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Christ fails to land.
Paul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul lands with a short shot to the head.
Paul lands a shot to the body.
Paul lands with a short shot to the head.
Christ's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paul lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christ.
Paul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paul is working Christ over against the cage.
Paul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Paul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Paul presses Christ against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Paul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Christ blocking some punches.
Paul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Paul gets through Christ's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paul lands a hook that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Paul scores with a shot to the side of Christ's head.
A head punch on the inside from Paul fails to land.
Paul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
Paul scores with a shot to the side of Christ's head.
Christ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul digs a right hand underneath Christ's ribcage. Christ let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul lands an uppercut.
Paul lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Paul.
Paul pushes Christ back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paul lands a body shot in the clinch.
Paul lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paul misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paul lands with a right to the head.
Christ is rocked!
Paul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Christ.
Paul digs a right hand into Christ's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Christ's gas tank.
Paul pushes Christ back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Paul lands with a left to the head.
Christ is still on wobbly legs! Can Paul finish him?
Paul tries to throw a body punch but Christ avoids it by throwing Paul back against the cage.
Christ seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
Paul tries to work over Christ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christ working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paul.
Paul lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Paul.
Paul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Paul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paul scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paul tries to work over Christ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paul throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Paul.
Paul lands with a nice body punch.
Christ gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
Paul lands a left hand.
Paul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christ can do to turn this around?
Paul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Christ fails to land.
Paul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Christ misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christ.
Paul lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paul lands an uppercut.
Paul lands a big right hand that drops Christ! The killer instinct kicks in and Paul finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Paul!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Paul!
After the fight, John Paul 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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