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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uestus Johnston (ranked 25071 p4p, 6055 weight class) and Zeljko Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnston's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Clint Eastwood- Gorillaz. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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 3 - 2 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeljko Darko!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A cross from Johnston lands.
Darko misses with a takedown attempt
and Darko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darko fails to land the takedown.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeljko Darko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
A jab lands there for Johnston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston tests Darko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnston is trying to defend but Darko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnston wants to improve his position but Darko is controlling well.
Johnston wants to control but Darko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Darko escapes and gets back to his feet.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
Darko counters with a body kick.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but Johnston shows good takedown defense.
Darko shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnston sprawls well. He's pushed Darko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnston lands a glancing blow to the side of Darko's head.
Johnston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnston looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Darko ducks right into an uppercut from Johnston.
Darko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnston circles away.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnston throws out a powerful jab.
Johnston lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston works over Darko's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnston dips to his left and cracks Darko with an uppercut!
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnston connects with a looping right hand.
Johnston lands the left hand.
Darko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darko shoots and misses
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnston. That snapped Darko's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darko misses with a takedown
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston lands a glancing blow to the side of Darko's head.
Darko misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darko looks winded!
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
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.
Darko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Darko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnston is trying to maintain the position but Darko is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Darko lands a nice short elbow.
Johnston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darko is working away from the top position though.
Johnston is looking for a sweep. Darko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Darko winds up and cracks Johnston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnston wants to improve his position but Darko is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko working over Johnston with some ground and pound. Johnston looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko is thwarting Johnston's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Darko lands strikes from half guard.
Darko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnston trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Darko manages to pass to mount!
Darko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Darko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Darko cracks Johnston with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnston hang on?
Darko avoids the attempt from Johnston to control.
Johnston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Darko on the ground.
Darko unloading with bombs!
Johnston tries to reverse the position but Darko maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston is bucking up trying to escape but Darko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnston really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zeljko Darko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnston tries to lock up and control but Darko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko breaks from Johnston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnston tries to get out of the position.
Darko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnston tries to hold on but Darko pushes him away.
Darko lands a couple of good shots and Johnston has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Johnston takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Darko is working the ground and pound. Can Johnston escape?
Darko is landing with strikes from the back.
Darko has the hooks in. Johnston is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Johnston trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Darko has the hooks in. Johnston is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Darko is working the ground and pound. Can Johnston escape?
Darko is breathing heavily.
Darko lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston trying to control the action but Darko just sinks the hooks in.
Darko gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Darko lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Darko scores with punches from the back.
Johnston just trying to survive but Darko is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Johnston rolls, trying to escape but Darko keeps control of the position.
Johnston is working hard here to advance position.
Darko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnston just trying to survive but Darko is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Darko is punishing Johnston with some ground and pound.
Johnston is covering up but some of the strikes from Darko are getting through and doing damage.
Johnston is trying to break free.
Darko punishes Johnston with strikes from the back mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko connects with a big shot to the side of Johnston's head.
Darko scores with punches from the back.
Darko keeps control of the position as Johnston tries to break free.
Darko has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Johnston.
Johnston tries to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darko has Johnston flattened out and is raining down punches.
The referee is taking a good look at Johnston as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Darko!
Johnston wants to control his opponent's hands but Darko gets his hands free.
Darko has the hooks in. Johnston is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeljko Darko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Darko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnston.
Darko shoots in for a double leg but Johnston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnston!
Darko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnston is fending him off so far but Darko persists. Nope, Johnston circles away and we're back to standing.
Darko moves forwards but Johnston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Uestus Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnston as he connects with a hook.
Darko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston stuns Darko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston slaps away a takedown attempt from Darko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeljko Darko.
Johnston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnston lands a right hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Johnston.
Nice straight punches there by Johnston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnston.
A jab lands there for Johnston.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darko can do to turn this around?
Johnston throws a shot to the body.
Johnston lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko shoots in but no luck this time.
Darko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnston lands with a straight right. Darko didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darko fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a one-two to the body.
Darko takes one to the chin there.
Darko shoots in but Johnston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnston lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnston cracks a nice hook into Darko's ribs.
Johnston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnston scores with a nice right hand.
Johnston's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnston duly obliges.
Johnston connects with a looping right hand.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Darko back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston lands with an overhand left.
Darko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Darko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darko moves out of range of the strikes.
Darko fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. Darko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnston scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston looks to land a combination. Darko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnston 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!
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