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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stryder Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stryder Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stryder Ryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryu dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ryu is able to avoid easily.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Ryu tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ryu tries to clinch up.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryu gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Ryu is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
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!
Ryu can't break the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ryu walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ryu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryu throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Ryu thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryu is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson slips a jab from Ryu.
Johnson clinches up with Ryu and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Ryu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Ryu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryu dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryu.
Ryu doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Ryu wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ryu avoids them all with ease.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryu.
Ryu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ryu is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Carl Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stryder Ryu.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Ryu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ryu. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Ryu tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu misses with the combination.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Ryu avoids it well.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Ryu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Ryu throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Ryu shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ryu fails to land the takedown.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Ryu tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryu is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Ryu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Ryu has the dominant position.
Ryu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ryu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ryu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Ryu.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ryu with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Ryu digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carl Johnson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryu circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ryu avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Ryu doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryu looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Ryu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ryu looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Ryu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Carl Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryu scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryu, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Ryu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Ryu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Ryu tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu gets full guard.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ryu is proving hard to escape from.
Ryu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson gets to his feet - Ryu follows without any prompting.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ryu tries to clinch up.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Ryu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ryu wants to clinch.
Ryu is looking to clinch.
Ryu tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Ryu wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Ryu misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson leaves Ryu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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!
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryu jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ryu takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ryu lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ryu avoids them all with ease.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryu moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Ryu closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Ryu pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ryu to score with a decent uppercut.
Stryder Ryu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryu lands with a nice body punch.
Ryu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryu has a takedown stuffed.
Carl Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stryder Ryu.
Ryu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ryu avoids them all with ease.
Ryu has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Ryu prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryu has a takedown stuffed.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryu throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryu with a nice cross.
Ryu doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Ryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryu slips a straight right by Johnson.
Ryu checks a leg kick.
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!
Ryu is looking to clinch.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ryu misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Ryu persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson defending well as Ryu loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryu.
Ryu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stryder Ryu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ryu moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryu throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson clinches.
Ryu misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson wants to break free but Ryu has control.
Ryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Ryu misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Ryu tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Ryu misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Ryu avoids nicely.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryu.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ryu avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Ryu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryu.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ryu is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Ryu lands with an overhand left.
Ryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ryu is defended easily by Johnson.
Carl Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stryder Ryu.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu instigates a clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryu has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Ryu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Ryu misses with the combination.
Ryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Ryu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Ryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryu instigates a clinch.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryu won't allow it.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Ryu is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Ryu misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryu, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryu is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Ryu keeps him there for the moment.
Ryu has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ryu successfully pulls guard.
Johnson stands up from Ryu's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ryu throws a one two combo.
Nice defenses there by Ryu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Ryu.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ryu's waist but Ryu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Ryu is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Ryu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ryu avoids them all with ease.
Ryu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryu moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Ryu works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu wants to clinch.
Ryu lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stryder Ryu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ryu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stryder Ryu!
Our winner, Stryder Ryu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Carl Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry for my performance. I'll comeback better next time..'.
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hype
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