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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Jonhson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jeff Jonhson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonhson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been told by Stevens's head coaches at Bi-polar Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stevens throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jonhson.
Nice body kick from Jonhson.
Jonhson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stevens backs up against the cage.
Stevens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jonhson is fending him off so far but Stevens persists. Nope, Jonhson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonhson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jonhson.
Jonhson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jonhson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stevens is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jonhson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stevens doesn't seem bothered though.
Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Jonhson walks into a stiff left hand from Stevens.
It looks like Jeff Jonhson has been cut.
Jonhson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Jonhson.
Stevens throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jonhson keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Jonhson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jonhson scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson connects with a crisp jab.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Jonhson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jonhson misses with a head kick.
Jonhson thumps Stevens with a low kick.
Jonhson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Jonhson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jonhson is fending him off so far but Stevens persists. Nope, Jonhson circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jonhson's hands.
Jonhson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jonhson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonhson misses with a double jab.
Jonhson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevens explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jonhson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jonhson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevens's sensitive parts.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
Jonhson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
Jonhson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevens darts in trying to clinch
and Jonhson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Stevens there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens throws a jab when Jonhson was well out of range.
Stevens walks into a jab.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jonhson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jonhson, as that shot connected.
Good leg kick by Jonhson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Jonhson.
Stevens fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens avoids the head kick by Jonhson.
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonhson lands with a slapping head kick.
Stevens looks to land a combination but Jonhson avoids it well.
Stevens tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jonhson defends well and Stevens ends up having to push Jonhson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jonhson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jonhson lands a right hand.
Jonhson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jonhson lands a nice looking body kick.
Jonhson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses
and Jonhson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevens looks to land a left hand but Jonhson moved out of range nicely.
Stevens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonhson misses with a head kick.
Jonhson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jonhson needs to keep his hands up - Stevens had a free shot at his head there.
Jonhson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jonhson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stevens had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jonhson throws a series of punches but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Jonhson avoids them all with ease.
Stevens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stevens walks into a jab.
Jonhson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stevens scores with a hook to the body. Jonhson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevens swinging wildly here.
Jonhson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stevens counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens dodges the punch combination from Jonhson.
Stevens throws a body punch but Jonhson moves out of range.
Stevens wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jonhson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jonhson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stevens misses with an uppercut
and Jonhson counters with an outside leg kick.
Stevens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jonhson!
Jonhson lands with a kick to the temple. Stevens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jonhson thuds a left hand into Stevens's body.
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stevens throws a hook but Jonhson blocks it.
Jonhson moves away from the strike by Stevens.
Jonhson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stevens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jonhson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stevens wants to break free but Jonhson has control.
Jonhson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jonhson breaks from the clinch.
Jonhson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jonhson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mike Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jonhson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Jonhson finds it's target.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Stevens scores with a four punch combination!
Jonhson staying out of range there.
Jonhson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jonhson as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good standup being displayed there by Jonhson as he connects with a hook.
Stevens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jonhson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Stevens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jonhson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jonhson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stevens backs up against the cage.
Stevens has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Mike Stevens has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jonhson - that will leave a mark!
Jonhson throws a series of strikes that have Stevens backpedaling.
Stevens takes a swing at Jonhson's ribcage but misses.
Stevens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jonhson sizes up Stevens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jeff Jonhson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevens misses with the combination.
Stevens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jonhson manages to avoid it.
Stevens is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jonhson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stevens takes a swing at Jonhson's ribcage but misses.
Jeff Jonhson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stevens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jonhson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stevens circles away quickly and effectively.
Jonhson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stevens takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jonhson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stevens will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jonhson staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jonhson.
Stevens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jonhson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jonhson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jonhson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevens's calf.
Jonhson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stevens looks to land a right hand but Jonhson moved out of range.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Jonhson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jonhson connects with a right hand. Stevens shakes it off.
Jonhson works Stevens's body with a nice hook.
Jonhson lands with a nice body kick.
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stevens misses with a shot to the body
and Jonhson counters with a nice body kick.
Stevens takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jonhson manages to avoid it.
Jonhson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stevens will feel that in the morning.
Jonhson cracks the inside of Stevens's front leg.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
Stevens's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jonhson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stevens scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Jonhson.
Jonhson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonhson scores with a nice right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Stevens. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jonhson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jonhson.
Stevens shoots in for a double leg but Jonhson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonhson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stevens will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Jonhson.
Jonhson scores with a body shot.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jonhson moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jonhson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jonhson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Jonhson keeps it at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stevens crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jonhson - the referee stops the clock and Stevens gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jonhson. Stevens manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jonhson scores with a hook to the body. Stevens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jonhson as he jumps to the side.
Good leg kick by Jonhson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jonhson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jonhson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stevens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stevens throws a right and a left that Jonhson avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jonhson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jonhson. That one must have hurt.
Stevens lands a jab.
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!
Jonhson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Jonhson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jonhson thuds his shin into the meat of Stevens's side.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.
Stevens walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jonhson.
Jonhson jabs Stevens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jonhson scores with a leg kick.
Jonhson scores with a nice strike.
Jonhson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jonhson lands a leg kick that knocks Stevens off balance momentarily.
Stevens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jonhson.
Jonhson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevens. That did some damage!
Jonhson keeps Stevens at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens throws a right and a left that Jonhson avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson lands with a cross.
Jonhson is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks.
Stevens misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevens throws a looping overhand right but Jonhson ducks down to avoid it.
Stevens walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jonhson.
Jonhson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stevens.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jonhson.
Stevens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jonhson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Jonhson as he connects with a hook.
Jonhson looks to land a combination. Stevens sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jonhson keeps Stevens at a distance using the push kick.
Stevens misses with a looping right.
Jonhson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jonhson scores with a push kick.
Stevens shoots in for a double leg but Jonhson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jonhson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jonhson.
Jonhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeff Jonhson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A punch combination from Stevens misses.
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jonhson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jonhson lands with a hook. Stevens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stevens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jonhson lands with a good body shot.
Stevens lands with a shot to the body.
Jonhson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonhson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens 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.
Jonhson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jonhson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stevens looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut there from Jonhson.
Jonhson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Jonhson avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Stevens misses.
Jonhson lands a jab to the head.
Jonhson is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mike Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonhson dips to his left and cracks Stevens with an uppercut!
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Jonhson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jonhson 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Jonhson!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeff Jonhson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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