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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Seagal (ranked 4129 p4p, 23309 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 141 p4p, 196 weight class). Seagal kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dust My Broom (Live 2014). Anthony Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Seagal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steven Seagal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seagal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Seagal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Seagal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Seagal sprawls well.
Seagal stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Steven Seagal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Johnson.
Seagal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seagal misses with a combination
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seagal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seagal has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Seagal sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Seagal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Seagal is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seagal throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Seagal pushes him off.
Seagal misses with a wild combination.
Seagal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Seagal misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Seagal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Steven Seagal has been cut.
Seagal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Seagal, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Seagal.
Seagal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Seagal circles away.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seagal.
Seagal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson tries to clinch but Seagal is having none of it.
Seagal shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seagal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Seagal keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Seagal keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
Seagal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Seagal is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seagal keeps working.
Johnson is staying tight to Seagal's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Seagal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson stands up.
Seagal throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Seagal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Seagal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Seagal sprawls well.
Seagal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Seagal's guard.
Johnson stops Seagal from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Seagal is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Seagal keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson stops Seagal from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Steven Seagal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seagal avoids it really well and circles away.
Seagal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson goes for a double leg but Seagal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Seagal continues to drive forward.
Steven Seagal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Johnson.
That's two 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.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seagal.
Seagal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Seagal misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Seagal keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Seagal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Seagal manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Seagal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Seagal gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Seagal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Seagal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Seagal tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Seagal's guard.
Seagal wants to get back to his feet but Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson is keen to just control but Seagal is a slippery customer.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Seagal looks like he's trying to stand up.
Seagal has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Seagal is looking to escape.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Seagal is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Seagal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Seagal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anthony Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seagal is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Seagal is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Seagal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Seagal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson goes for a double leg but Seagal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Seagal continues to drive forward.
Seagal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson goes for a double leg but Seagal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Seagal continues to drive forward.
Seagal keeps the fight on the outside.
Seagal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Seagal. Those never looked like landing.
Seagal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steven Seagal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Johnson.
Seagal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Seagal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Johnson looks to move away, Seagal throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seagal tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seagal circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Seagal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A cross from Seagal lands.
Seagal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Seagal throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Seagal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson won't allow Seagal to get back to his feet.
Seagal keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Seagal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson shoots in but Seagal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seagal swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Seagal shows good takedown defense.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seagal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seagal lands a two punch combo.
Johnson tries to clinch but Seagal moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Seagal.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seagal throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Seagal misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagal leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Johnson looks to move away, Seagal throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Seagal defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Seagal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson rushes Seagal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seagal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Seagal was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Seagal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seagal 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 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Seagal!
An intense looking Steven Seagal took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Easy win. Jennson Jameison where you at mofo! Watch ya ass son! This fool ain't hear to play games.'.
The defeated Anthony Johnson had this to say: 'he fought better then i did'.
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energy
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RATING
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