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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Johnson (ranked 6748 p4p, 4149 weight class) and Bradley Heatherington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by I Need Drugs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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5 - 2 - 0 |
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156
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leeroy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bradley Heatherington!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heatherington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heatherington.
Heatherington pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Heatherington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Heatherington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heatherington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters circling a little - Heatherington finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Heatherington circles away.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Heatherington - that will leave a mark!
Heatherington scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heatherington throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Heatherington feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Heatherington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bradley Heatherington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heatherington.
Heatherington throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Heatherington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Heatherington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heatherington keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Heatherington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A good leg kick by Heatherington.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Heatherington pushes him off.
Heatherington lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bradley Heatherington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heatherington rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Heatherington crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heatherington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heatherington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick lands for Heatherington.
Heatherington moves into the clinch.
Heatherington lands a nice knee to the body.
Heatherington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heatherington connects with an inside leg kick.
Heatherington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Heatherington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heatherington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heatherington lands a high kick!
Heatherington scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Heatherington lands a head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heatherington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Heatherington working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Heatherington gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heatherington manages to break the clinch.
Heatherington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A low kick lands for Heatherington.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heatherington scores with a spinning back kick!
Heatherington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Heatherington lands a body shot.
Heatherington throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Heatherington clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Heatherington lands a nice knee to the body.
Heatherington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Heatherington. Heatherington maintains the clinch.
Heatherington breaks the clinch.
Heatherington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heatherington closes the distance and clinches.
Heatherington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heatherington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Heatherington.
Heatherington with the inside leg kick.
Heatherington thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Heatherington gets a clinch.
Heatherington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Heatherington!
Heatherington throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Heatherington lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Heatherington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Heatherington scores with a leg kick.
Heatherington connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Heatherington is avoiding it.
Heatherington lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Heatherington throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Heatherington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heatherington lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Heatherington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Heatherington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Heatherington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heatherington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heatherington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Heatherington follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Heatherington is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Heatherington circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Heatherington swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heatherington.
Heatherington fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Heatherington!
Heatherington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick lands for Heatherington.
Heatherington lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Heatherington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heatherington connects with a leg kick.
Heatherington scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Heatherington.
Heatherington throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heatherington - the referee stops the clock and Johnson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heatherington. Johnson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Heatherington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Heatherington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heatherington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heatherington lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick from Heatherington, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heatherington plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Heatherington throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heatherington lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Heatherington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Heatherington closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Heatherington lands a damaging elbow.
Heatherington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heatherington with a nice calf kick.
Heatherington lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Heatherington scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Heatherington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Heatherington lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice takedown defense from Heatherington. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leeroy Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heatherington stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Heatherington wants it to stay on the feet.
Heatherington lands a head kick!
Heatherington feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heatherington connects with a high kick.
Heatherington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heatherington connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heatherington lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
A slapping body kick lands there for Heatherington.
Heatherington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Heatherington closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Heatherington lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Bradley Heatherington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heatherington breaks the clinch.
Heatherington connects with a solid leg kick.
Heatherington scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Heatherington scores with a leg kick.
Heatherington keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Heatherington lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Heatherington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Heatherington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Heatherington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Heatherington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heatherington thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Heatherington ducks down to avoid it.
Heatherington is trying to counter with his kicks.
Heatherington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Heatherington lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson is rocked!
Heatherington has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Heatherington throws a head kick that half lands.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heatherington throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Heatherington keeps the fight on the outside.
Heatherington has managed to clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Heatherington turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Heatherington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heatherington takes the fight into the clinch.
Heatherington breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Heatherington's head but Heatherington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whack! Heatherington lands a heavy head kick that drops Johnson. The ref tackles Heatherington to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Johnson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bradley Heatherington!
Leeroy Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'Shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.'.
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