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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Cometa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Cometa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cometa.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Cometa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Cometa avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cometa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cometa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Cometa circles away.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cometa keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cometa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Cometa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Cometa with an uppercut!
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Cometa is looking for a sweep.
Johnson working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cometa tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Johnson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Cometa tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cometa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson wants to control but Cometa is having none of it.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Cometa wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Cometa throws a sloppy strike and Johnson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Johnson has ended up in Cometa's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cometa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cometa trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Cometa is retaining full guard.
Cometa looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Cometa is retaining full guard.
Cometa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Cometa is breathing heavily.
Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Cometa takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Cometa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnson. That one must have hurt.
Johnson tries to clinch but Cometa moves out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Cometa circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cometa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cometa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Cometa is avoiding it.
Cometa swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Jay Cometa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson thumps Cometa with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Cometa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Johnson holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Cometa wants to stand but Johnson has his arm trapped.
Cometa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Cometa.
Cometa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Cometa keeps moving and retains side control.
Cometa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cometa is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cometa wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Cometa is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cometa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is controlling Cometa's trapped leg to prevent Cometa from advancing to side control.
Johnson kicks off Cometa and gets to his feet.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Cometa circles away and keeps his distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cometa's sensitive parts.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Cometa circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Cometa swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cometa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cometa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Cometa pushes him off.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Cometa avoids them all with ease.
Cometa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cometa slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cometa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cometa eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Cometa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson stalks Cometa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cometa's face. Cometa staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Cometa's body. Cometa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cometa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cometa scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cometa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cometa backs up against the cage.
Johnson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Cometa circles away and keeps his distance.
Michael Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cometa's guard.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cometa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Cometa is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael Johnson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johnson 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.
Johnson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cometa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson wants to take his opponent's back but Cometa doesn't allow it.
Johnson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Cometa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Cometa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson tries to clinch but Cometa is having none of it.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cometa backs up against the cage.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cometa did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jay Cometa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Johnson!
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RATING
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