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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Baran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen The champ is here as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Adam Baran has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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242 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Baran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baran misses the shot to the body.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Baran avoids it well.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baran throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baran.
Good standup being displayed there by Baran as he connects with a hook.
Baran misses with a few strikes there.
Baran fails to land with a series of punches.
Baran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Baran slips under a jab from Johnson.
Baran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baran throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baran misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Baran as Johnson shoots in.
Baran misses with a double jab.
Baran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Baran.
A combination from Baran does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Baran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Baran misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adam Baran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Johnson.
Johnson prevents Baran from breaking the clinch.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Baran prevents a takedown attempt there.
Baran wants to break free but Johnson has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baran is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baran throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baran.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baran was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Baran scores with a nice strike.
Baran lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Baran.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Baran which made him look bad.
Baran goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baran tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Baran is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Johnson.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baran.
Baran misses with a few strikes there.
Baran misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Baran as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Baran shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Baran feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Baran then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Baran lands the left hand.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baran is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Baran circles away and we're back to standing.
Baran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baran throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Baran manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson looks gassed!
Baran stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baran sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Baran is defending well.
Baran is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Johnson stops Baran from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Baran dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Baran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Baran throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baran's waist but Baran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Baran connects with a crisp jab.
Baran is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Baran, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Baran against the cage but Baran circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baran is out of range.
Adam Baran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baran circles away.
Adam Baran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Johnson.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Baran does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baran throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Baran 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.
Some wild striking there from Baran.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baran sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Baran on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baran tries to get out of the position.
Johnson trying to control the action but Baran is working from the bottom.
Baran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Baran is trying to stand.
Baran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baran is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Baran wants to stand back up but Johnson manages to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Baran is trying to buck Johnson off.
Johnson wants to control but Baran is keeping him busy.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stands up.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baran defends it nicely.
Baran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam Baran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baran's waist but Baran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Baran misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Baran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Baran misses.
Baran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Baran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baran smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baran tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baran misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Baran punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baran misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baran misses with a wild body shot.
Baran fails to land with a series of punches.
Baran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Baran takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Baran.
Baran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baran as he avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Baran. Beautiful body shot.
Baran throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baran swinging wildly here.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Baran has him pressed against the cage.
Adam Baran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Johnson.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baran smiles and moves away.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baran stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Baran misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Baran misses with a wild combination.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Baran sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Baran. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baran but Baran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baran swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body punch but Baran moves out of range.
Baran moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Baran is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Baran does no damage.
Baran sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adam Baran is winning the standup battle so far.
Baran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baran scores with a body shot.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baran circles away.
A jab from Baran finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Baran feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Baran then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baran's waist but Baran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Baran connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baran lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baran digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson tries to move into range but Baran moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baran lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baran lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Baran misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Baran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baran 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Baran!
Adam Baran seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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