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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damon Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce comes to the cage accompanied by Eve 6 - Inside Out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: The Longest Day by Iron Maiden. Damon Pierce is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
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185 cm
28
217 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pierce on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Damon Pierce has been cut.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Pierce.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Pierce counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierce in side control, throwing shots but Johnson defends.
Pierce postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pierce creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Johnson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Pierce is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Johnson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pierce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pierce wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Pierce throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Pierce seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pierce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pierce works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Johnson trying to control here.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Pierce sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierce is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce looks to land a strike but Johnson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pierce slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Pierce tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Damon Pierce.
Pierce misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Pierce.
Pierce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Pierce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Pierce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierce.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Pierce looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pierce clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pierce as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierce.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calvin Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damon Pierce's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a jab when Pierce was well out of range.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pierce is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Pierce keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pierce.
Pierce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierce lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pierce thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Pierce pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Pierce trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pierce into the cage.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Pierce avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson tries to work over Pierce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Calvin Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierce circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierce with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pierce throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierce.
A jab from Pierce misses.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pierce is out of range.
Pierce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Pierce blocks the leg kick.
Pierce with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierce.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pierce checks it well.
Pierce misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Pierce lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Pierce.
Calvin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierce throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pierce checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Pierce scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from Johnson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to work over Pierce's front leg with a kick but Pierce checks it.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Pierce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Pierce takes one on the button.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pierce counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pierce.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pierce trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierce throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pierce trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Pierce keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pierce is on top in guard.
Damon Pierce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierce 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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damon Pierce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damon Pierce's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pierce tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Pierce throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pierce delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pierce controls his hands.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pierce is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Pierce 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 one minute gone in the round.
Pierce 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.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Pierce moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Good leg kick by Pierce there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pierce throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Pierce scores with a leg kick.
Pierce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierce fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Pierce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Donk. Pierce catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pierce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calvin Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierce.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierce wants to clinch.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Pierce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Pierce saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Pierce's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierce tries to avoid it.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Pierce sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Pierce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damon Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pierce cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierce is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pierce checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson stuns Pierce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson tries a low kick but Pierce avoids it.
Johnson throws a body punch but Pierce moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Pierce throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Pierce.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Pierce sees coming a mile off.
Johnson cracks Pierce with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pierce counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Pierce has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Pierce.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Calvin Johnson!
Calvin Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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