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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Johnson (ranked 1450 p4p, 1600 weight class) and Levon Charleston (ranked 177 p4p, 200 weight class). Marcus Johnson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Levon Charleston!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson throws a jab when Charleston was well out of range.
Charleston connects with a looping right hand.
Charleston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charleston manages to avoid it.
Charleston replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Johnson blocks it well.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Charleston counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Marcus Johnson has been cut.
Charleston throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Charleston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Charleston misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charleston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Charleston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Charleston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Charleston's defenses.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson takes a swing at Charleston's ribcage but misses.
Charleston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charleston.
Charleston sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Charleston.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charleston moves away.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Charleston takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Charleston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charleston lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charleston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Charleston. Johnson shrugs it off though.
Charleston throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Charleston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Charleston.
A thudding body kick lands there by Charleston!
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Charleston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Charleston.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Charleston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charleston scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Crunch! Charleston slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Charleston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Charleston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Charleston throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Charleston misses with a hook
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Charleston.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Charleston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charleston throws a sloppy head kick
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Charleston misses.
Charleston looks to throw a body kick
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Levon Charleston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Charleston has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Charleston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charleston swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Charleston misses with a body kick.
Charleston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Charleston misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Charleston looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson misses with a hook. Charleston ducked under it nicely.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charleston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Charleston throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson throws a hook but Charleston avoids it easily.
Charleston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Charleston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Charleston.
Charleston throws a body shot but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Charleston throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charleston misses with a body shot.
Charleston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Charleston throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Charleston's shoulder, as Charleston tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Charleston's ribs.
Charleston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Charleston takes one to the chin there.
Charleston misses with a right hand
and Charleston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charleston is rocked!
Charleston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Charleston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Charleston is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Charleston misses with a low kick.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Charleston misses with an uppercut.
Charleston seems to have recovered his senses.
Charleston takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Charleston.
Charleston takes one to the chin there.
Charleston ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Charleston replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Johnson blocks it well.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Charleston is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Charleston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Charleston connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Charleston misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Charleston is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charleston.
Charleston appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Charleston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Charleston throws a lazy head kick
and Charleston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charleston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Charleston moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Charleston feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Charleston misses with a body kick.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Charleston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Charleston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Charleston moves out of range.
Charleston misses with a looping right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Charleston moves away from the strike by Johnson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Charleston tries a head kick but it misses.
Charleston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charleston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Charleston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charleston misses with a straight left.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Charleston throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Charleston connects with a looping right hand.
Charleston tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Charleston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Charleston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson throws a jab when Charleston was well out of range.
Marcus Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Charleston throws a body kick that misses
and Charleston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson defending well as Charleston loads up on a big left hand.
Charleston misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp right that sends Charleston to the canvas! Johnson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Johnson!
Marcus Johnson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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