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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Johnson (ranked 4451 p4p, 4436 weight class) and David David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David David!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
David darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
David wants a takedown.
David tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
David breaks from the clinch.
David clinches with his opponent.
David avoiding damage.
David escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Davids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniel Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range as David throws a body kick.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
David fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniel Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David David.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but David swivels and escapes.
Johnson wants to clinch
and David counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have David backpedaling.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? David is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, David circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping David under the eye.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson sets himself, and David steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
David uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson sets himself, and David steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
David displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
David just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
David changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
David avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David takes the fight into the clinch.
David manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
David moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
David tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
David looks like he wants to counter punch here.
David takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with David, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes David against the cage but David circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
David throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson sizes up David with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by David.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. David sees it coming and avoids it easily.
David looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but David is having none of it.
David is looking for the big counter here.
Johnson tries to clinch but David moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel 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 feints a jab promting David to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. David slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson scores with a one two! David had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. David manages to retain guard.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but David gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David stops Johnson from standing up.
David slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Let's hope that David has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
David stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but David gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
David breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as David checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
David clinches with his opponent.
David wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
David tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
David tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten David somewhat.
Daniel Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David David.
Johnson throws a series of punches but David avoids them all with ease.
David rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
David wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
David gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. David will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
David is adopting a defensive guard.
David throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Johnson will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
David closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
David steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
David cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
David tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
David David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
David shoots in but no luck this time.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David lands a slapping body shot.
David tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Daniel Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David David.
David throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. David is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
David is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can David avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stops David from getting back to his feet.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
David is looking to improve his position.
David makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts David as he jumps to the side.
David only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
David is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
David shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but David sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
David counters with a body kick.
David fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
David misses with an elbow strike.
David tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually David drops back down to his feet.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but David ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but David has taken the fight into the clinch.
David is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
David ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. David sees it coming and avoids it easily.
David looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
David tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Daniel Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like Johnson is going to stand back up.
Johnson stands up from half guard.
David David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like David was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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