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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cortez Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Monster - Starset. Mathew Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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178 cm
25
145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cortez Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mathew Johnson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Burns.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Burns against the cage.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burns dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Burns is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Burns tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Cortez Burns has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Burns blocks the elbow strike.
Burns content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burns takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burns is rocked!
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oh Burns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson rushes Burns and presses him up against the cage.
Burns blocks the elbow strike.
Burns really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burns dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Burns appears to be looking for a big counter.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Burns in a clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
Burns half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Burns throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Burns drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Burns moves into the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Burns counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Burns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Burns is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Burns is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cortez Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Burns blocks a head kick by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns is looking for a counter combo.
Burns blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Burns tries to counter with a takedown but Johnson is quick to defend against it.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Burns closes the distance and clinches.
Burns can't get the takedown.
Burns blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Burns blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Burns blocks an elbow strike.
Burns wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Burns slows down the pace here.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Burns tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Burns blocks the elbow strike.
Burns looking to stall.
Burns avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Burns content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
Burns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Burns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
Burns was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Burns clinches up against the cage.
Burns blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Burns misses with some punches.
Burns lands a right hand.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Burns throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Burns clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Burns had control of the position.
Burns is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson wants to stand but Burns has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Burns had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Burns seems to have got his legs back now.
Burns trying to control the position here.
Burns has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
Burns is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson wants to stand but Burns has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burns throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Burns has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
Burns is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson rushes Burns and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burns dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burns's brow.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cortez Burns's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mathew Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns appears to be looking for a big counter.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
Mathew Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Burns takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns avoids the head kick by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson rushes Burns and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Burns leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burns jumps guard.
Burns working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Burns content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Johnson tries to kick Burns off in order to stand up. Burns Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Burns slows the pace down.
Burns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Burns happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burns prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
Burns taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mathew Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cortez Burns's cut.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Burns closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the cage.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burns pulls guard effortlessly.
Burns keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Burns won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Johnson doesn't defend quickly enough and Burns has managed to lock this one up! Can Johnson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Burns on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cortez Burns!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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