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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eamon Delaney (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 LL Cool J - It´s time for war. Delaney comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Johnny, I hardly Knew Ya kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eamon Delaney!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Delaney sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson tries to clinch but Delaney moves away
and Delaney counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Delaney.
Delaney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delaney breaks from the clinch.
Delaney shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Delaney finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Delaney is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Delaney has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Delaney has control of the leg.
Delaney controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eamon Delaney wasn't active enough on the ground.
Delaney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick from Delaney.
Delaney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delaney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Delaney with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Delaney working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Delaney lands a nice shot to the head.
Delaney cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delaney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Delaney content just to control the position here.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Delaney scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Delaney raining down hammerfists from mount.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to hold on but Delaney pushes him away.
Delaney raining down hammerfists from mount.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Delaney is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Delaney has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Delaney gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delaney controlling his opponent.
Delaney looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Delaney connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Delaney controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eamon Delaney dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Delaney throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Delaney throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson wants to clinch but Delaney slips to the side
and Delaney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Delaney lands a takedown into guard.
Delaney slips nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delaney uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson.
Johnson tries to hold on but Delaney pushes him away.
Delaney moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Johnson has worked his arm free - good work by Johnson!
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Delaney wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Delaney is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
Delaney stalling.
Delaney winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Still in half guard, Delaney seems content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eamon Delaney.
Johnson tries to move into range but Delaney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mike Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Delaney.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Delaney counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Delaney is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson wants to stand but Delaney is controlling the position.
Eamon Delaney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Delaney controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Delaney wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eamon Delaney wasn't active enough on the ground.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Delaney counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Delaney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Delaney counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Delaney fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
Delaney closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Delaney is chipping away with strikes.
Delaney decides to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delaney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Delaney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Delaney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eamon Delaney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Delaney avoids it well.
Delaney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Delaney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson jumps guard but Delaney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Delaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delaney jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Delaney seems keen to control Johnson's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Delaney is on top in guard.
Delaney decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Delaney is in Johnson's guard.
Delaney is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Delaney tries to pass.
Delaney trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Delaney 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eamon Delaney.
Delaney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Delaney keeps it at a distance.
Delaney clinches.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Delaney has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delaney manages to break the clinch.
Mike Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delaney is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Delaney feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson trying to control the position.
Delaney looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaney wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Delaney wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Delaney isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eamon Delaney was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson closes the distance but Delaney moves to the side
and Delaney counters by clinching up.
Delaney pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Delaney won't let him.
Delaney is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.
Delaney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Delaney defends easily.
Johnson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Delaney has picked Johnson up and slammed him! Johnson can't keep hold of the triangle and Delaney manages to pass to side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delaney working the ground and pound from side control.
Mike Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eamon Delaney is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delaney takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eamon Delaney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Delaney 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eamon Delaney!
Eamon Delaney made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'UP THE DUBS!!!'.
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