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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inge Koll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is . Koll has chosen Burn in hell as his entrance music. Inge Koll told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Inge Koll!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koll was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Koll will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jeremy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Inge Koll.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Koll slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Koll misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koll tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Koll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koll circles away quickly and effectively.
Koll gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
Koll postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Koll with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koll throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koll trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koll working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Koll is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson wants to stand but Koll is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Koll doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings for the body but Koll moves out of range.
Johnson leaves Koll with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Koll misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeremy Johnson 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.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
A big right from Koll misses.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koll shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koll shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Koll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Koll.
Jeremy Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koll throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koll off to one side.
Jeremy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Inge Koll.
Koll takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Koll. Koll gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Koll on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koll. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Koll slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Koll shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Johnson is pushing Koll's head away, looking to escape. Koll manages to hold on to the position though.
Koll working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Koll tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Koll.
Koll working the strikes but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koll missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koll.
Koll thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Koll.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Inge Koll will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koll manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Koll moves out of range.
Koll throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koll off to one side.
Koll avoids the body shot from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Koll.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koll changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Koll manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jeremy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Inge Koll.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Koll avoids the body shot from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koll looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Koll just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson is looking to wear down Koll with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Koll avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Koll misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a swing at Koll's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Koll misses the target.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Jeremy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koll circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson works over Koll's head and body with a nice combination.
Koll shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koll lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Horrible takedown by Koll or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Koll looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Koll does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Johnson clearly takes that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Koll walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koll takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koll misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Koll backing up. Koll nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Koll shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination. Koll tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koll tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Jeremy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Inge Koll.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Koll counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Koll not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koll not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Koll is controlling him well.
Koll trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Koll is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Inge Koll has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koll prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Koll throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koll thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Koll is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koll throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Koll is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson tries to kick Koll off but Koll keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Koll missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koll throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Koll is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Koll has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Koll there.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koll thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koll throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Koll lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koll winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Koll looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Koll in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koll thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Koll lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson pushes Koll off looking to stand but Koll dives back in and keeps control.
Koll is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Koll winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inge Koll dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koll finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Koll jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Koll. Koll gets slowly back to his feet.
Koll has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Koll is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jeremy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Inge Koll.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koll.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Koll is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
letting Koll counter with a right hand.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Koll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Koll. Koll gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Koll.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koll ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koll.
That's four 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 misses with a combination
and Koll counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson throws the left hand but Koll avoids the punch easily.
Koll with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koll fails with a takedown attempt.
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 Jeremy Johnson.
I think Johnson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Inge Koll!
Inge Koll is the new bantamweight champion!
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