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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Johnson (ranked 3666 p4p, 6481 weight class) and Oliver McCarthy (ranked 448 p4p, 610 weight class). Oliver McCarthy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oliver McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a left hand
and McCarthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Dick Johnson has been cut.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCarthy momentarily.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. McCarthy saw that one coming.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. McCarthy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped McCarthy's head back.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
McCarthy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
It looks like Oliver McCarthy has been cut.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McCarthy scrambles back to his feet.
McCarthy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
McCarthy is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McCarthy is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCarthy.
McCarthy has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson gets through McCarthy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCarthy.
Johnson keeps control of McCarthy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson tries a body shot but McCarthy blocks it.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
McCarthy tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
McCarthy can't break the clinch.
McCarthy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by McCarthy.
Johnson keeps control of McCarthy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
McCarthy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson tries a body shot but McCarthy blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to break free but Johnson has control.
McCarthy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson works on McCarthy's body with a couple of short punches.
McCarthy looks winded!
McCarthy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCarthy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
McCarthy is trying to break free.
McCarthy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson keeps control of McCarthy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McCarthy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson works on McCarthy's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
McCarthy takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson pushes McCarthy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson digs a right hand into McCarthy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCarthy's gas tank.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCarthy backwards.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCarthy backwards.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson digs a right hand into McCarthy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCarthy's gas tank.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCarthy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCarthy or not.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson pushes McCarthy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of McCarthy backwards.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCarthy takes a shot to the head.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
McCarthy is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCarthy is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands a big right hand that drops McCarthy! The killer instinct kicks in and Johnson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Johnson!
Dick Johnson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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