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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eustace Elpidius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Clash - This Is England. Elpidius has chosen Gladiator - Hans Zimmer as his entrance music. Eustace Elpidius acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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136 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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159 cm
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135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eustace Elpidius!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elpidius looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws the left hand but Elpidius avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Elpidius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Elpidius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ben Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
letting Elpidius counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Elpidius misses.
Johnson really is a fat lump.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bonsai Club MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Elpidius scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson throws a right hand that Elpidius ducks under and follows up with a left that Elpidius also avoids with ease.
Elpidius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Elpidius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elpidius takes one to the chin there.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Elpidius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson attempts a counter takedown but Elpidius avoids it well and moves away.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Elpidius seems unphased.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elpidius is looking for the big counter here.
Elpidius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No joy there for Elpidius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Elpidius lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Johnson misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson cracks Elpidius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a low kick but Elpidius avoids it.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Elpidius is rocked!
Johnson fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Elpidius out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ben Johnson!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
61% |
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