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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Pineda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Pineda!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pineda scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
It looks like Michael Johnson has been cut.
Pineda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pineda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pineda scores with a nice strike.
Pineda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pineda to score with a decent uppercut.
Pineda takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Pineda throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pineda cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pineda lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Pineda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda thows a body shot but no joy.
Pineda cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pineda finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to move into range but Pineda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Pineda.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mark Pineda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pineda punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Pineda. Beautiful body shot.
Pineda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Pineda fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pineda takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Pineda takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Pineda throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pineda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pineda lands with a good body shot.
Johnson pushes Pineda up against the cage in a clinch.
Pineda can't get the takedown.
Pineda keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pineda tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineda wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Pineda is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pineda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pineda swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pineda is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pineda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson moves out of range as Pineda strikes.
Pineda misses with a wild body shot.
Pineda throws a combination that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pineda connects with a body shot.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pineda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pineda misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pineda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pineda looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnson is avoiding damage well.
Pineda working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pineda tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pineda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Pineda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pineda shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Pineda misses with a straight left.
Pineda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pineda takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Pineda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pineda connects with a jab.
Pineda missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pineda misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pineda.
Pineda misses with a looping right.
Pineda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pineda misses with a wild body shot.
Pineda throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pineda swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Pineda lands an overhand right.
Pineda misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pineda misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Pineda scores with a body shot.
Pineda throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pineda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Pineda throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Pineda misses the body punch
and Pineda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pineda throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Pineda.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Pineda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pineda.
Nice straight punches there by Pineda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pineda.
Pineda swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Pineda.
Pineda misses with a hook.
Pineda takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Pineda misses with a hook.
Pineda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pineda misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Pineda. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pineda scores with a jab to the body.
Michael Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Pineda had a free shot at his head there.
Pineda catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pineda scores with a hook.
Pineda shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson wants to stand but Pineda is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pineda trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Pineda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pineda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pineda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Pineda.
Pineda misses with a double jab.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Pineda shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pineda throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pineda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Pineda has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pineda looks to land a strike but Johnson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pineda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson wants to stand up but Pineda is controlling him.
Pineda throws a big elbow that misses.
Pineda forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pineda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pineda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pineda is just content to waste time from the top position. Johnson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pineda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Pineda from controlling successfully.
Pineda throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Pineda from controlling successfully.
Pineda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pineda wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Pineda.
Pineda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pineda throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pineda just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pineda.
Johnson moves out of range as Pineda strikes.
Michael Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pineda throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Pineda scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pineda swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pineda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Pineda lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pineda lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Pineda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pineda 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Pineda!
A less than humble Mark Pineda misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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