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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Johnson (ranked 3466 p4p, 155 weight class) and Henry The Crab (ranked 1839 p4p, 89 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crab scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henry The Crab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson is looking to clinch but The Crab is avoiding it.
The Crab just misses with a punch to the body.
The Crab getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson looks to land a combination but The Crab avoids it well.
The Crab throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Crab throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson tries to clinch there but The Crab circles away.
The Crab waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
The Crab throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson slips a straight right by The Crab.
The Crab stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Crab counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson dives in and grabs The Crab's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Crab pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Crab misses with an uppercut.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The Crab defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
The Crab just misses with a punch to the body.
The Crab misses with a wild body shot.
The Crab circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Crab counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Crab.
Johnson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson avoids the body shot from The Crab.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
letting The Crab counter with a right hand.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson forces The Crab back against the cage and clinches.
The Crab misses with some punches.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Crab throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Crab misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind The Crab 's knee.
The Crab leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And The Crab tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson forces The Crab back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
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!
The Crab throws a head punch that misses.
The Crab swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from The Crab.
The Crab lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Crab.
Johnson tries to break free but The Crab pushes him back against the cage.
The Crab swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Crab has him pressed against the cage.
The Crab swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Crab tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from The Crab fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
The Crab misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Crab is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Crab lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from The Crab.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from The Crab fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Crab.
The Crab fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Crab holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but The Crab is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but The Crab is just out of range.
Johnson forces The Crab back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Crab prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson tries to break free but The Crab pushes him back against the cage.
The Crab throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
The Crab's corner calls for a 1-2. The Crab obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Our spies down at at Team Croatia inform us that The Crab has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Crab's guard.
The Crab is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry The Crab dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Crab stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice side step and The Crab releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
The Crab clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Crab rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings The Crab.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Crab on the side of the head.
Bob Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Crab swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
The Crab has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Crab works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and The Crab releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and The Crab takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Crab misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Crab misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Crab is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Crab on the ground.
Johnson wants to stand but The Crab has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Johnson decides to stand up.
Johnson is looking to clinch but The Crab is avoiding it.
The Crab scores with a body shot.
The Crab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Crab scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson avoids the body shot from The Crab.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Henry The Crab seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Crab working aggressively here.
The Crab swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Crab content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Crab lands with a light punch inside.
The Crab throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from The Crab.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson stands up and beckons The Crab to his feet.
The Crab scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Crab throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a leg kick but The Crab checks it.
The Crab lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Crab cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
The Crab throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Crab throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Crab misses with an uppercut.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. The Crab quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Crab tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Crab kicks Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
The Crab throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
The Crab swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Crab moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Crab misses with a few strikes there.
The Crab jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Crab paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson slips a jab from The Crab.
Johnson misses with a combination
and The Crab counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but The Crab gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Johnson shoots and misses
and The Crab counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry The Crab 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! This is the final round!
The Crab showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Crab swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings The Crab.
The Crab scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but The Crab moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for The Crab. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson looks to clinch
enabling The Crab to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from The Crab misses.
The Crab misses with a wild body shot.
The Crab misses with a straight right.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but The Crab swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as The Crab shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The Crab working aggressively here.
The Crab working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Crab swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Crab misses with the head strike.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but The Crab has double underhooks.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Crab swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and The Crab counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Crab loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
The Crab shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henry The Crab is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crab swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
The Crab dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
The Crab looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson wants to clinch.
The Crab looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Crab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
The Crab looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but The Crab pushes him off.
The Crab now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Crab digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Crab throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
The Crab misses with the combination.
Bob Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Crab connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Crab has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but The Crab gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
The Crab looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Crab connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Crab swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Crab has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Crab swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Crab misses the jab.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Crab as he avoids it easily.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Crab swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but The Crab bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Crab drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Crab swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has The Crab backing up. The Crab nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henry The Crab.
I've got The Crab winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry The Crab!
A victorious Henry The Crab thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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