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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Harper Jr (ranked 7663 p4p, 646 weight class) and Joey Johnson (ranked 7790 p4p, 648 weight class). Harper Jr comes into the arena with MachineHead-Bush blaring out of the sound system. Johnson has chosen Welcome to the jungle as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Harper Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Harper Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Harper Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Harper Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Harper Jr.
Harper Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Harper Jr throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
It looks like Joey Johnson has been cut.
Harper Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper Jr misses with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Bryce Harper Jr has been cut.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Harper Jr moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson dives in and grabs Harper Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harper Jr pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Bryce Harper Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Harper Jr misses with a wild combination.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harper Jr misses the shot to the body.
Harper Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper Jr.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Harper Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Harper Jr looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson with the counter takedown but Harper Jr avoids it easily.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harper Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper Jr lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick by Harper Jr misses
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Harper Jr fights it but they end up in guard.
Harper Jr has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper Jr working a defensive guard here.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like Johnson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Harper Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harper Jr throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Harper Jr.
Harper Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harper Jr wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Harper Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Harper Jr is trying to keep Johnson in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Harper Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harper Jr tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Johnson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Harper Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johnson tries to control but Harper Jr wriggling away.
Harper Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harper Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson.
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johnson looking to control but Harper Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce Harper Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harper Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bryce Harper Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper Jr misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Harper Jr.
Harper Jr throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Harper Jr is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Harper Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harper Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Harper Jr misses with a head kick.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harper Jr.
Harper Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harper Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Harper Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harper Jr misses the shot to the body.
Harper Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper Jr.
Johnson feints the counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Harper Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harper Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Donk. Harper Jr catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Harper Jr.
Johnson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harper Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Harper Jr takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Harper Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Harper Jr.
Harper Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Bryce Harper Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bryce Harper Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harper Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harper Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Harper Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Harper Jr checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Harper Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Harper Jr throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Harper Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harper Jr misses with a kick to the body
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harper Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson feints the counter takedown.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harper Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harper Jr.
Jab by Harper Jr.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Harper Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harper Jr leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce Harper Jr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! 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.
Harper Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harper Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harper Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Harper Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harper Jr is rocked!
Harper Jr throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Oh Harper Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bryce Harper Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson closes the distance looking for a takedown. Johnson picks Harper Jr up and slams him brutally to the floor. Harper Jr is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Joey Johnson!
Our winner, Joey Johnson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Bryce Harper Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'He stuck his finger up my ass and i froze, then he ko'd me. What kind of guy puts his finger in another man's ass, i want to win but i'm not doing that...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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