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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dado Damba (ranked 3637 p4p, 5831 weight class) and Roy Johnson (ranked 481 p4p, 539 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dado Damba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damba is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Damba throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Damba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Damba.
Damba throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Damba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Damba.
An inside leg kick from Damba misses.
Damba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damba lands a body shot.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Damba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Damba.
Damba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damba. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Damba defends it well.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Damba looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damba lands a head shot.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Damba.
Damba is looking to land body kicks.
Damba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Damba checks a leg kick.
Damba misses with a low kick.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damba. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Damba.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Damba.
Damba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Damba scores with a nice strike.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Damba cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damba throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson with the counter takedown but Damba avoids it easily.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Damba just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Damba slips under a jab.
Damba misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Damba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but Damba is blocking nicely.
Damba gets back to full guard.
Damba working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Damba has an active guard here but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
Damba is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damba tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Damba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damba tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damba is trying desperately to improve position.
Damba tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson prevents Damba from getting the reversal.
Damba wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Damba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Damba just holding on.
Damba is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dado Damba 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.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Dado Damba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab lands there for Damba.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Damba tries to land a body kick
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Damba!
You can see the frustration on Damba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Damba sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damba wants to control but Johnson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damba wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Damba struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the action but Damba is working from the bottom.
Damba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Damba is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Damba sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Damba trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Damba half committed to a counter leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damba scores with a punch to the head.
A low kick from Damba misses
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Damba working a defensive guard but Johnson passes into half guard.
Damba is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Damba has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damba looking for submissions off his back.
Damba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roy Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Damba trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Damba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Damba is defending well.
That's four 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.
Damba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Damba actively working from the bottom here.
Damba trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damba keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damba is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson moves out of range as Damba throws a body kick.
Damba looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Damba checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Damba misses the target.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Damba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damba dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Johnson moves away from the strike by Damba.
Damba lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Damba connects with a solid leg kick.
Damba throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damba misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Damba avoids them all with ease.
As Johnson backs away, Damba returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Damba lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Damba catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Damba misses with a body kick.
Damba throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Damba trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Damba defending well.
Damba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Damba wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Damba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damba wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Damba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damba is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Damba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damba wants to control the position but Johnson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Damba trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damba wants to get back to full guard but Johnson has mounted him!
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Damba to control.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Damba is squirming around nicely.
Damba is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damba is working hard here to advance position.
Damba avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson.
Damba working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Damba is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson tries to control but Damba wriggling away.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Damba to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roy Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Johnson!
Roy Johnson very nearly forgot to thank FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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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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