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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Earl Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Earl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams is working Johnson over against the cage.
Williams cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The is referee keeping an eye on Williams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Williams pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson wants to stall.
Williams pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williams unloading with bombs!
Williams mounts Johnson! Really nice guard pass there!
Williams working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Williams wants to take Johnson's back but he can't do it this time.
Williams goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Johnson turns into him and now he's in Williams's guard.
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!
Williams is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Mike Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Mike Williams has been cut.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Williams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson taking a breather.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage.
Johnson keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Williams tries to tie him up.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
A big right from Williams misses.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Williams misses.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson slips a jab from Williams.
Johnson slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Earl Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.
Williams avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Williams is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Williams's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Williams tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stalling in the clinch from Williams.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
A hook to the body from Williams.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson letting Williams take a breather here.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Williams lands a body shot.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Williams.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Williams avoiding damage.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Williams slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Earl Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earl Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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