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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Johnson (ranked 7439 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiran Green (ranked 5107 p4p, 496 weight class). Alex Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keiran Green!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.
Green goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson throws a counter high kick but Green was just alert enough to avoid it.
Green shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Green 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. Green gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green tries to counter with a clinch but Johnson shakes him off and moves away.
Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Green wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson stands and throws Green's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson trying to control the position but Green is working away.
Green trying to remain calm as Johnson controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson working the strikes but Green uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Green has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Green is working away.
Johnson is really struggling to control Green but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Green moves into full guard.
Green working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Green wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Green looking for subs off his back but Johnson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Green has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Green is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson pulls Green into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Green wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson is pulling down on Green's head. It's preventing any offense from Green, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Johnson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Johnson pulls guard.
Green wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A lazy body kick from Green
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Green won't be happy with that.
Green sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Green is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Green avoid being mounted?
Green is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Johnson is staying active.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Green defends it well.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Green on the ground.
Johnson trying to control from Green's half guard. Green has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Green back into the cage.
Johnson has picked Green up - he's going for a ride! Johnson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Green is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson looks to land a strike but Green avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Green uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Green!
Johnson pulls Green in close to prevent any damage.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a big right hand that misses.
Green cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Green tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Green in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Green fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Green goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Green's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Green is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Green with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Green.
Alex Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiran Green.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Green doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Johnson will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Green is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Green avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Green trying to control but Johnson postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Green is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Green has an active guard here but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green missing with punches from the bottom.
Green wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Green is trying to stall.
Johnson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Johnson swings around for an armbar but Green sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Johnson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Green wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Green stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keiran Green.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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