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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Sharp (ranked 4335 p4p, 5278 weight class) and Jeremy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Sharp could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeremy Johnson's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sharp shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Sharp has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp instigates a clinch.
Sharp drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to stand but Sharp is controlling from the bottom.
Sharp trying to control the position here.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sharp trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but instead Sharp has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sharp controls the pace.
Sharp stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sharp forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Sharp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharp successfully pulls guard.
Sharp is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Sharp escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break Sharp's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sharp working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Sharp to sweep him here.
Johnson wants to stand but Sharp has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sharp shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Sharp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Sharp bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Sharp on that attempt.
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.
Sharp on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sharp with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sharp shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Sharp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sharp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sharp.
Sharp throws a shot to the body.
Sharp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sharp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luke Sharp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sharp shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson lands a front kick.
Luke Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sharp's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sharp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Sharp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooh!!! Sharp has knocked Johnson down with a huge combo! Sharp steps away and waves a wobbly Johnson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Johnson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp scores with a jab.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sharp finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sharp is defended easily by Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Sharp. Sharp gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Sharp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Jeremy Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sharp has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Sharp working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharp avoids it.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sharp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sharp is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharp avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharp has double underhooks.
Sharp tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Sharp fails with the takedown
and Sharp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sharp clinches.
Sharp wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to push Sharp away but Sharp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson jumps guard but Sharp stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Sharp prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but Sharp stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sharp taking a breather.
Sharp avoiding damage.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sharp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Sharp has managed to clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sharp's efforts to push away.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sharp pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sharp jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sharp is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sharp holds on and takes a little breather.
Sharp looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but instead Sharp has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Johnson wants to stand up but Sharp is controlling him.
Sharp gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Sharp moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Sharp shoots in.
Sharp closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Sharp pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson tests Sharp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sharp.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Sharp moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Sharp dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sharp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharp tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharp.
Sharp is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnson is defending well.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Sharp goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sharp can't break the clinch.
Sharp stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson tries to pull guard but Sharp holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Luke Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeremy Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharp is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeremy Johnson.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Johnson!
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