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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by It's A Fight. Richard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In Ashes They Shall Reap. This should be a great matchup!
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169 lbs
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168 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Richard!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Richard throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Richard sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Richard.
Richard walks into a left hand.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Richard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Richard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richard misses with a low kick.
Richard throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Richard blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richard.
Richard lands with a right hand.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richard to score with a decent uppercut.
Richard tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Richard keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Richard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Richard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Richard misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Richard lands a jab-cross combination.
Richard scores with a hook.
Stan Richard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richard sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Richard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richard connects with a body shot.
Richard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Richard pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Richard keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Richard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Richard stalling away here and it's allowed Johnson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Richard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pulls Richard in close to prevent any damage.
Richard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Richard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Richard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Richard from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - Richard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Richard moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Richard knows he should have avoided that one.
Richard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Richard throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Richard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richard misses with a hook
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richard is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Richard circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stan Richard will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Richard takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Richard moved out of range nicely.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Richard moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Stan Richard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richard works the jab nicely.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richard misses with a head kick.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richard throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richard.
Johnson cracks the inside of Richard's front leg.
Richard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Richard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richard. Richard obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Richard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Richard lands the left hand.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Richard misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Richard lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Richard manages to break the clinch.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Richard.
Johnson delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richard 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.
Richard walks into a jab.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Richard.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Richard throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Richard throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Richard only half commits.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richard pinned against the cage. Richard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Richard swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Richard throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Richard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Richard.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Richard swinging wildly here.
Richard shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Richard back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Richard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andy Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Richard.
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Richard can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson controlling the position from side mount.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Johnson lands an elbow.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Richard's legs.
Richard is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Richard is looking for a sweep.
Richard is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Richard defending against the ground and pound.
Richard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Richard misses with a strike from the bottom.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Richard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Richard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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!
Richard throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Richard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Richard blocks nicely.
Richard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Richard working a defensive guard here.
Richard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Stan Richard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Richard.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, jab by Richard - just one landing.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Richard.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stan Richard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Richard's calf.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Richard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Richard has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Johnson!
Andy Johnson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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