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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Justin Johnson (ranked 23791 p4p, 6411 weight class) and Javier Montealdo (ranked 518 p4p, 477 weight class). Timothy Justin Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Javier Montealdo's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Justin Johnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Montealdo!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montealdo tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Montealdo is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson has Montealdo up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Montealdo has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson stuns Montealdo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Montealdo throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson darts in and clinches Montealdo up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montealdo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson rushes Montealdo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Johnson .
Johnson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montealdo tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
We've been hearing reports that Johnson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Montealdo is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montealdo backwards.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson clinches up with Montealdo and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Montealdo is rocked!
Johnson pushes Montealdo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montealdo is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Montealdo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Montealdo looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montealdo throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Montealdo seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Montealdo.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Montealdo's coach down at Mapinguari Guerreiro was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Montealdo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Timothy Justin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montealdo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Montealdo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Montealdo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Johnson .
Montealdo looking for a takedown.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Montealdo tries to work over Johnson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Montealdo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a big uppercut and Montealdo is down! He's in big trouble - Johnson follows him to the mat!
Montealdo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Montealdo's head.
Montealdo wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montealdo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Montealdo looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Montealdo is defending well.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Montealdo defends it well.
Montealdo is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson .
Johnson is trying to control. Montealdo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Montealdo on the ground.
Montealdo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montealdo looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Montealdo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montealdo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson .
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Montealdo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Montealdo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Montealdo has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Montealdo keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Justin Johnson 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.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montealdo backwards.
Montealdo working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Montealdo.
Johnson forces Montealdo back against the cage and clinches.
Montealdo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Montealdo momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Montealdo is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montealdos head.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montealdo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Montealdo moves out of range easily.
Johnson clinches up with Montealdo and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson .
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Timothy Justin Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Johnson .
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Montealdo.
Johnson is looking to wear down Montealdo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Montealdo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson throws a big uppercut that drops Montealdo! More strikes from Johnson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Montealdo lies dazed against the cage as Johnson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy Justin Johnson !
An out of breath Timothy Justin Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Javier Montealdo was interviewed post fight and said 'Brasilia!!!! Voltarei como o vencedor...'.
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