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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Trainor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trainor comes to the cage accompanied by The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Trainor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trainor tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trainor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trainor moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trainor connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trainor missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Trainor.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Trainor missing with knees to the body.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Trainor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawrence Trainor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor fails to land the takedown.
Trainor works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Michael Johnson has been cut.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trainor avoids it really well and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Trainor.
Trainor rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Trainor throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trainor.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Trainor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trainor closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trainor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Trainor here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trainor tries a head kick but it misses.
Trainor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trainor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trainor somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor stuffs the takedown.
Trainor misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trainor sprawls well. Trainor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Trainor clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Trainor.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trainor lands with a left to the head.
Trainor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Trainor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Trainor trying to land knees to the body.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trainor is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Trainor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Trainor jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Trainor around his waist. Trainor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Trainor.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trainor missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor throws a head punch that misses.
Trainor landing knees to the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to clinch but Trainor is having none of it.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trainor.
Trainor is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trainor moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
That's time! Trainor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Trainor shoots in.
Trainor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trainor has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Trainor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trainor is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Trainor wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Lawrence Trainor is winning the standup battle so far.
Trainor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Trainor tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trainor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Trainor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trainor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trainor tries a head kick but it misses.
Michael Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trainor throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor tries to clinch up.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trainor moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Trainor moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trainor has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Trainor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Trainor gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Trainor manages to retain guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Trainor is keeping the position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Trainor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Johnson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Trainor darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Trainor shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lawrence Trainor did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trainor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trainor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trainor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Trainor.
Trainor has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Trainor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Trainor fails to land.
Trainor trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Trainor clinches with his opponent.
Trainor tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Trainor with a poor takedown
and Trainor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trainor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Trainor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Trainor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trainor throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor wants to clinch.
Trainor wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Trainor clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trainor has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Trainor.
Trainor wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trainor is able to avoid easily.
Trainor with a poor takedown
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Trainor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trainor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trainor wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor had his way with Michael Johnson in that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Trainor doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Trainor shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Trainor tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Trainor doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Horrible takedown by Trainor or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Trainor wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Trainor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trainor wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Trainor tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Trainor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trainor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Trainor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trainor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trainor is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Trainor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trainor tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Trainor is looking to clinch.
Trainor tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Trainor sprawls well.
Trainor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Trainor.
Michael Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Johnson tries to circle away but Trainor has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trainor backwards.
Johnson avoiding damage as Trainor throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Trainor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trainor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Lawrence Trainor wins by unanimous decision!
Lawrence Trainor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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