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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sanguinetti (ranked 1286 p4p, 1967 weight class) and Kareem Johnson (ranked 168 p4p, 252 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Sanguinetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson rushes Sanguinetti and presses him up against the cage.
Sanguinetti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Sanguinetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanguinetti controls his hands.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanguinetti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanguinetti throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Sanguinetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Sanguinetti wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Sanguinetti throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Sanguinetti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sanguinetti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguinetti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Sanguinetti lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Sanguinetti moves out of range easily.
Kareem Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanguinetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Orlando Sanguinetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanguinetti clinches with his opponent.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Sanguinetti avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Sanguinetti prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Sanguinetti 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson cracks Sanguinetti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Orlando Sanguinetti has been cut.
Sanguinetti takes one to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Sanguinetti controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Sanguinetti controls the action.
Sanguinetti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Sanguinetti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanguinetti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanguinetti is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson tries a body shot but Sanguinetti blocks it.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanguinetti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanguinetti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanguinetti tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanguinetti's knee momentarily.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanguinetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanguinetti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanguinetti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanguinetti has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson tries a body shot but Sanguinetti blocks it.
I was talking to Sanguinetti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Sanguinetti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanguinetti wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Sanguinetti tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanguinetti's elbow.
Sanguinetti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Sanguinetti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanguinetti dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johnson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Johnson prevents Sanguinetti from breaking the clinch.
Sanguinetti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanguinetti backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanguinetti.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Sanguinetti's ribcage. Sanguinetti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson pushes Sanguinetti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanguinetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanguinetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Sanguinetti tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguinetti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanguinetti blocks the body kick.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanguinetti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Some wild striking there from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sanguinetti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson works Sanguinetti's body with a nice hook.
Sanguinetti shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanguinetti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanguinetti tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Kareem Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanguinetti moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Sanguinetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanguinetti with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a head kick but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Sanguinetti is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson is trying to counter with his kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Sanguinetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanguinetti fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanguinetti.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanguinetti fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti looks to clinch
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanguinetti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanguinetti gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanguinetti tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Sanguinetti shoots in.
And Johnson responds with a good body kick, but Sanguinetti manages to step out the way in time.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanguinetti's elbow.
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!
Johnson breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Orlando Sanguinetti's cut.
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!
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanguinetti if he has to take too many more of those.
Sanguinetti misses with the combination.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanguinetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJohnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanguinetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Sanguinetti takes one to the chin there.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguinetti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanguinetti throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sanguinetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sanguinetti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sanguinetti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanguinetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanguinetti misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Sanguinetti.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson works on Sanguinetti's body with a couple of short punches.
Kareem Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanguinetti tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Sanguinetti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Sanguinetti attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanguinetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanguinetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
No luck for Sanguinetti with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanguinetti.
A clash of legs there as Sanguinetti blocks the low kick.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson jabs Sanguinetti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Sanguinetti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Orlando Sanguinetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanguinetti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Orlando Sanguinetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanguinetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Johnson!
Kareem Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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