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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Sheeran (ranked 3057 p4p, 7281 weight class) and Leon Johnson (ranked 304 p4p, 476 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Sheeran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheeran avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Leon Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Sheeran.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sheeran counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws a right hand that Sheeran ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheeran also avoids with ease.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sheeran looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Sheeran takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheeran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Sheeran pulls guard successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson wants to control from the top but Sheeran keeps moving.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Sheeran wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheeran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sheeran controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheeran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sheeran managing to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson swings for the body but Sheeran moves out of range.
Sheeran stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sheeran wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson defending well as Sheeran loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheeran.
Sheeran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheeran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Sheeran misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Sheeran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheeran circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheeran throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheeran throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Sheeran is avoiding it.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Sheeran letting Johnson take a breather here.
Sheeran tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sheeran avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sheeran goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Sheeran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheeran looking for a takedown.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sheeran wants a takedown.
Sheeran is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Sheeran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Sheeran throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Sheeran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Sheeran blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sheeran slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sheeran pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Sheeran is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheeran looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sheeran is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheeran throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Sheeran blocks nicely.
Sheeran had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnson won't allow Sheeran to sweep him here.
Sheeran trying to control the position.
Sheeran has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheeran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson wants to stand but Sheeran is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sheeran manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Sheeran preventing the sweep.
Sheeran with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sheeran is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Sheeran has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sheeran trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheeran scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Sheeran tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Sheeran performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sheeran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson tries to roll over but Sheeran keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson drives through and clinches with Sheeran against the cage.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Ben Sheeran will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Sheeran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leon Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheeran misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Sheeran works the jab nicely.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheeran.
Sheeran is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sheeran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries to bum rush Sheeran with a series of wild strikes but Sheeran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Sheeran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sheeran takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
letting Sheeran counter with a right hand.
Leon Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sheeran tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sheeran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheeran throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sheeran throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheeran misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Sheeran throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Sheeran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sheeran scores with a jab.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheeran.
A jab from Sheeran misses.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Sheeran blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a low kick but Sheeran moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sheeran misses the target.
Sheeran avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheeran throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sheeran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheeran.
Sheeran misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sheeran dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Sheeran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Sheeran circles away.
A big right from Sheeran misses.
Sheeran takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sheeran throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Sheeran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson moves out of range as Sheeran strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sheeran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ben Sheeran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Johnson.
Sheeran throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Sheeran checks it
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Sheeran counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Sheeran moves out of range.
Sheeran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sheeran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Sheeran avoids it with no problem.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheeran.
Johnson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sheeran.
Sheeran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sheeran checks a low kick from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheeran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Sheeran.
Sheeran lands a lovely overhand right.
Sheeran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sheeran rather than just go for the knockout.
Sheeran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sheeran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheeran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sheeran throws a big shot that misses.
Sheeran cracks Johnson with a good jab.
A big right from Sheeran misses.
Johnson throws a hook but Sheeran avoids it easily.
Sheeran throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Sheeran misses the target.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Sheeran.
I think Sheeran has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Sheeran!
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energy
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