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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley Johnson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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208 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bradley Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Leary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leary appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Leary avoids nicely.
Leary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Leary feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Leary wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice shot by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Leary holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Leary takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Leary is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leary walks into a left hand.
Leary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Leary tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a jab when Leary was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Leary on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Leary didn't see that one coming.
Johnson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Johnson misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leary takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leary was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Leary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Leary half committed to a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson jabs at Leary's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Leary is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leary seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Leary is out of range.
As Johnson tries to get set, Leary tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnson manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a swing at Leary's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Leary was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leary.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leary tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leary fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradley Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leary.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Leary ducks down to avoid it.
Leary attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Leary takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Leary saw that one coming.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Leary's ribs.
Leary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leary is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leary tries to counter by clinching up but Johnson breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson throws a right hand that Leary ducks under and follows up with a left that Leary also avoids with ease.
Leary tries to counter by clinching up but Johnson breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Leary moved out of range.
Leary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Leary moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Leary swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leary on the side of the head.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leary counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leary stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Leary controls the action.
Leary manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leary stalling against the cage.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson gets through Leary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Leary.
Leary wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Leary looking to stall.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Leary tries to tie him up.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Leary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Leary is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Chris Leary has been cut.
Johnson throws a jab when Leary was well out of range.
Leary is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson.
Leary displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Leary attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Bradley Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leary displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Leary appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Leary moved out of range nicely.
Leary looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Leary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
A quick step to the side and Leary tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Leary seems unphased.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Leary is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Leary misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leary has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leary there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leary half committed to a counter leg kick.
Leary displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Leary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson scores with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leary was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Leary is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Johnson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Leary's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
It looked like Leary wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Leary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leary drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Johnson throws a body punch but Leary moves out of range.
Leary is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tests Leary's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Leary.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Leary with an uppercut!
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Leary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leary attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson throws a jab when Leary was well out of range.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Leary ducks down to avoid it.
Leary changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook. Leary ducked under it nicely.
Leary attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson throws a body punch but Leary moves out of range.
Leary doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leary on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leary moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Leary feinted with a counter takedown.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Leary wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leary was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Leary is looking to counter punch.
Leary doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leary's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leary scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Johnson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Chris Leary's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Leary slips under a jab.
Leary with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leary seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leary attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Leary is looking to counter punch.
Leary walks into a jab.
Chris Leary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leary walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson cracks Leary with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Leary looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Johnson finish him?
Leary is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Leary is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Leary 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson throws the left hand but Leary avoids the punch easily.
Leary feinted with a counter takedown.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leary on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson cracks Leary with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Johnson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Leary to stand back up!
Oh Leary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leary seems to have got his legs back now.
Leary looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson sends Leary crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johnson is motioning to the referee to let Leary up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bradley Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 40:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 40:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 40:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Johnson!
Bradley Johnson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Bradley Johnson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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