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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slim Sylvia (ranked 1861 p4p, 202 weight class) and Johnny Johnston (ranked 1606 p4p, 174 weight class). Sylvia comes to the cage accompanied by Some Country Shit. Johnston has chosen Spiderbait- Black Betty as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slim Sylvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston tries to clinch but Sylvia moves out of range.
Sylvia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Johnston misses.
Johnston staying out of range there.
We've been told by Sylvia's head coaches at Doherty's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sylvia keeps the fight on the outside.
Sylvia throws a head kick that misses
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Slim Sylvia has been cut.
Sylvia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnston takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnston misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sylvia breaks from the clinch.
Sylvia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sylvia feinted with a counter takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sylvia, right into the meat.
Sylvia checks a low kick from Johnston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston moves forwards but Sylvia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sylvia connects with a nice looking jab.
Sylvia throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sylvia, right into the meat.
Sylvia scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sylvia.
A jab from Johnston misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sylvia. Johnston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnston misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnston is looking to slow Sylvia down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick from Johnston misses.
Sylvia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sylvia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Sylvia is just out of range.
Johnston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sylvia counters with a right hand to the body.
Sylvia throws an overhand right that lands on Johnston's shoulder, as Johnston tries to avoid the shot.
Johnston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnston blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnston steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sylvia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnston is out of range and Sylvia settles back down.
Sylvia defending well as Johnston loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston doesn't manage to clinch there - Sylvia circles away.
Sylvia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sylvia keeps the fight on the outside.
Sylvia throws a low kick but Johnston moves out of range easily.
Johnston throws a front kick aimed at Sylvia's knee but Sylvia avoids it well.
Johnston tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sylvia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnston misses with an uppercut. Sylvia saw that one coming.
Johnston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston checks a low kick from Sylvia.
Johnston misses with a looping left.
A jab from Sylvia finds it's way through Johnston's defenses.
It looks like Johnny Johnston has been cut.
Johnston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sylvia is able to avoid easily.
Sylvia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sylvia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sylvia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnston wants to clinch up but Sylvia keeps it at a distance.
Sylvia throws a leg kick but Johnston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sylvia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Sylvia dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnston instigates a clinch.
Sylvia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sylvia lands a nice shot that snaps Johnston's head back.
Sylvia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Sylvia moved out of range.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slim Sylvia is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Sylvia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sylvia can pounce on him.
Sylvia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnston rushes Sylvia and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnston tries to throw a body punch but Sylvia avoids it by throwing Johnston back against the cage.
Sylvia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sylvia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnston prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sylvia's efforts to push away.
Johnston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sylvia is trying to push Johnston away but Johnston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnston's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sylvia is trying to drag Johnston to the mat but Johnston just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnston has a couple of punches blocked by Sylvia.
Sylvia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnston slips under a jab from Sylvia.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnston misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston lands a jab to the nose.
Johnston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnston keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnston tries to clinch up.
Johnston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sylvia to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sylvia gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sylvia's knee momentarily.
Johnston clinches.
Johnston taking a breather.
Sylvia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sylvia manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia works the jab nicely.
Johnston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sylvia.
Sylvia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Sylvia moves away and avoids it.
Johnston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sylvia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnston can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sylvia.
Johnston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Sylvia misses its intended target.
Johnston moves out of range of the leg kick from Sylvia.
Sylvia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sylvia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnston ducks under a wild hook from Sylvia.
Johnston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia tests Johnston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sylvia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnston doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sylvia's corner calls for a 1-2. Sylvia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sylvia. Sylvia obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnston throws a leg kick that misses.
Sylvia is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnston misses with a low kick.
Johnston throws a body punch but Sylvia moves out of range.
Sylvia throws a leg kick
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
Sylvia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnston moves in looking to clinch but Sylvia pushes him off.
Sylvia is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Slim Sylvia will probably get the nod.
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! This is the final round!
Sylvia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sylvia swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Sylvia lands a really nice looking cross but Johnston seems unphased.
Sylvia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnston avoids the body shot from Sylvia.
A bone on bone clash there as Sylvia blocks the leg kick.
Sylvia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston feints and then cracks Sylvia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sylvia down.
Sylvia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sylvia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Sylvia misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston checks a leg kick.
Sylvia lands an overhand right.
Sylvia gets tackled into the cage by Johnston. Johnston maintains the clinch.
Johnston has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sylvia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnston can turn it around.
Sylvia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sylvia manages to break the clinch.
Sylvia misses with a straight left.
Sylvia throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Johnston crashing down! Johnston tries to stagger back to his feet but Sylvia just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Johnston asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Sylvia!
Slim Sylvia gave a mention to Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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