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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Remi Johnson (ranked 710 p4p, 1556 weight class) and Keith Seng (ranked 104 p4p, 205 weight class). Keith Seng has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remi Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Seng!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seng 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.
It looks like Remi Johnson has been cut.
Seng swings widly with a right hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Seng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson with a jab.
Seng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Seng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Seng has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Seng counters with a crisp right hand that drops Johnson! Seng lets Johnson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Johnson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seng ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Seng misses.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Seng dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Seng moves out of range.
Seng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keith Seng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seng tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Seng's head back.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Seng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Johnson backs off Seng throws a huge counter combo but Johnson manages to avoid it all.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Seng saw that one coming.
Seng tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnson is wise to it.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Seng let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seng missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson moves out of range as Seng strikes.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seng counters with a nice body shot.
Seng swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seng is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson stands up and beckons Seng to join him on the feet.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Seng sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Seng misses with a looping right.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Seng had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Seng.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Seng.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but Seng scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seng.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Seng backpedaling.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Seng bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Remi Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Remi Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Seng leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Seng now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Seng.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Seng releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson throws a hook but Seng blocks it.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson throws a hook but Seng avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Seng gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Seng is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seng under the eye.
Seng scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson slips a jab from Seng.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Seng moved out of range.
Johnson misses with a hook. Seng ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a one two! Seng had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seng misses with a series of wild punches.
Seng throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Seng drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Seng misses with a kick to the body
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Seng ducks down to avoid it.
Seng doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
A left lands for Johnson.
Seng lands a big right hand that sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Seng stays standing though and waves Johnson back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seng circles away quickly and effectively.
Seng looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Seng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Seng counters with a crisp right hand that drops Johnson! Seng lets Johnson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Remi Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Keith Seng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Seng.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Seng manages to avoid it.
Seng goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seng is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson cracks Seng with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab by Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keith Seng will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Remi Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson looks to land a combination but Seng avoids it well.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Seng counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Seng misses.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Seng manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seng! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seng has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Seng on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Seng takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Seng takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seng was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Nice cross by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Seng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Seng.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seng on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Remi Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Seng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Seng swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Seng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Seng tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Remi Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Seng works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Seng misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Seng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a right hand that Seng ducks under and follows up with a left that Seng also avoids with ease.
Seng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seng.
Seng throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seng avoids the body shot from Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Remi Johnson.
I think Johnson 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remi Johnson!
An out of breath Remi Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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