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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renji Abarai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abarai's entrance music is Before I Forget. A fine choice. John Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Renji Abarai's chin.
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190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
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184 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renji Abarai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abarai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Abarai persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Abarai seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Abarai decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Abarai showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Abarai trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Abarai seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson controls Abarai momentarily but Abarai frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abarai manages to get himself to full guard.
Abarai looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Abarai is looking for a sweep.
Abarai is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Johnson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Abarai is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Abarai tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Abarai can't escape the position.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Johnson working for a guillotine from mount but Abarai is in no mood to give up.
Abarai tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarai taking shots to the head.
Abarai tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson tries to control but Abarai wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abarai keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abarai taking shots to the head.
Abarai is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Abarai is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Abarai is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abarai is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Abarai but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson tries to control but Abarai wriggling away.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Abarai sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Abarai works his way to full guard. Good work.
Abarai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Abarai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abarai keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Abarai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Abarai's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarai trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson cracks Abarai with a solid left hand.
Abarai trying to control the position here.
Abarai looking to control.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abarai looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Abarai is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws a hook but Abarai blocks it.
As Johnson tries to get set, Abarai tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnson manages to avoid the attempt.
Abarai darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Abarai into the ropes.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Abarai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abarai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Abarai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renji Abarai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Abarai changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Abarai ducks down to avoid it.
Abarai attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Abarai.
Abarai keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
It looked like Abarai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Abarai closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the ropes.
Abarai blocking some punches.
Abarai scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Johnson wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarai pulls guard successfully.
Johnson trying to control but Abarai is working from the bottom.
Abarai is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Abarai looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abarai has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Abarai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abarai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abarai's head.
Abarai keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Abarai controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Abarai keeps moving.
Abarai is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abarai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Abarai keeps moving.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Abarai.
Abarai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Abarai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Abarai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Abarai looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson tries to clinch but Abarai is having none of it.
Johnson cracks Abarai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abarai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Abarai saw that one coming.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Abarai keeps it at a distance.
Renji Abarai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abarai tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Abarai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Johnson stalks Abarai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abarai's face. Abarai staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abarai.
Abarai moves out of range of the strikes.
Abarai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abarai.
Abarai pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abarai wants to sweep but no luck.
Abarai has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Abarai keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson won't allow Abarai to sweep him here.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Abarai has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Johnson doesn't defend quickly enough and Abarai has managed to lock this one up! Can Johnson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Abarai on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Renji Abarai!
Renji Abarai 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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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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