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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uestus Johnston (ranked 6457 p4p, 4993 weight class) and Careca Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Uestus Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Careca Statham!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Statham avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Statham is defended easily by Johnston.
A quick step to the side and Johnston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Johnston does no damage.
Johnston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Statham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnston throws a punch but it's blocked by Statham.
Johnston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnston.
Johnston breaks from the clinch.
Johnston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Statham.
Statham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnston tries to avoid it but Statham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnston to the ground. Johnston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Statham.
Johnston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Careca Statham.
Statham gets a clinch.
Johnston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Statham's elbow.
Johnston has a couple of punches blocked by Statham.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnston lands with a left to the head.
Statham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnston is leaning against Statham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnston manages to break the clinch.
Statham instigates a clinch.
Johnston manages to break the clinch.
Statham moves into the clinch.
Statham wants a takedown.
Johnston scores with a shot to the side of Statham's head.
Johnston lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Statham avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the liver by Johnston. Beautiful body shot.
Statham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Statham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Statham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Statham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Statham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Johnston.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Statham circles away quickly and effectively.
Statham shoots in and drives through. Johnston sprawls well.
Statham looks winded!
Statham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Statham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Statham tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Statham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnston.
Statham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Statham tries to land a body kick
and Johnston counters with a three punch combo that has Statham backing up. Statham nods at Johnston to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Statham circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. Statham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Statham doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Johnston lands a glancing blow to the side of Statham's head.
Johnston fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for Johnston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnston throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Statham swings for the body but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnston tries to bum rush Statham with a series of wild strikes but Statham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Statham does no damage.
Statham tries for a takedown but Johnston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnston lands a two punch combo.
Johnston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Statham.
Johnston stuffs the takedown.
Statham slips a jab and a cross from Johnston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
That's time! Johnston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Johnston scores with a body shot.
Johnston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Statham is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Statham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnston swats away the attempt to clinch by Statham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Statham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Statham throws a series of punches but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Statham moves out of range.
Statham throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Statham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnston in his tracks.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Statham back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnston leaves Statham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Statham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Johnston.
Statham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Statham.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Careca Statham.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston works the jab nicely.
Statham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Statham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Statham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Statham walks into a left hand.
Johnston works over Statham's head and body with a nice combination.
Statham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnston!
Uestus Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Statham moves out of range.
Statham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Statham backs up against the cage.
Uestus Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Statham circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnston scores with a four punch combination!
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Statham.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Statham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Statham somewhat.
Johnston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnston scores with the left hand. Statham knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnston's waist but Johnston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Statham off to one side.
Statham is trying desperately to land a takedown but Johnston is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Statham.
Johnston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Statham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Statham.
Statham has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnston misses with a series of wild punches.
Statham tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Johnston throws a big counter combination but Statham scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnston shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Statham eats them both and turns towards Johnston to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnston cracks Statham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnston is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johnston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uestus Johnston dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Statham looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Statham shoots for a takedown but Johnston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Statham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Statham is looking to clinch.
Statham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnston throws a right hand that Statham ducks under and follows up with a left that Statham also avoids with ease.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Statham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Statham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnston circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Statham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Statham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Statham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnston throws a big counter combination but Statham scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham is looking to clinch.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Statham.
Statham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnston is fending him off so far but Statham persists. Nope, Johnston circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Statham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Statham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Statham shoots in for a takedown but Johnston shows good takedown defense.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Careca Statham.
Johnston scores with a nice head shot.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Statham can do to turn this around?
Johnston throws a series of punches but Statham avoids them all with ease.
Statham steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Johnston.
Statham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Johnston as Statham shoots in.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnston!
Statham dodges the punch combination from Johnston.
Johnston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Statham.
Statham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Statham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Statham.
A right-left combo lands from Johnston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Statham avoids it well.
Statham fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Statham.
As Johnston backs off Statham throws a huge counter combo but Johnston manages to avoid it all.
A punch combination from Johnston misses.
Statham tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnston defends well and Statham ends up having to push Johnston into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Statham at a distance.
Statham lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Statham is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statham tries to clinch
and Johnston counters with a left and a right that stings Statham.
Statham shoots in for a takedown but Johnston shows good takedown defense.
As Statham looks to move away, Johnston throws a big counter combo but Statham just gets out of the way.
Johnston changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
Nice shot by Johnston.
Johnston lands a jab.
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Statham tries to counter with a clinch but Johnston shakes him off and moves away.
Statham throws a series of punches but Johnston avoids them all with ease.
Johnston works over Statham's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Careca Statham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnston works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!
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hype
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