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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Big Daddy (ranked 203 p4p, 383 weight class) and James Johnson (ranked 25 p4p, 38 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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16 - 10 - 1 |
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172 cm
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14 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Big Daddy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daddy lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Nice jab there from Daddy.
We've been hearing reports that Daddy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Daddy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daddy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Daddy is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Daddy tightens his grip and picks Johnson up, before dumping him to the ground. Johnson manages to land in 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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daddy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daddy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Daddy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Daddy.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Daddy avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson tries to work over Daddy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Daddy avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson tries a body shot but Daddy blocks it.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Daddy's takedown attempt.
Daddy blocking some punches.
Daddy breaks from the clinch.
Daddy shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Daddy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Daddy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Daddy swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries a quick counter leg kick but Daddy is wise to it.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg 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!
Daddy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daddy fails to land the takedown.
Johnson feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Daddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daddy misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Big Daddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Daddy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daddy misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daddy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Daddy moved out of range.
Johnson slips under a jab from Daddy.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Daddy takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Daddy lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the body from Daddy misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daddy with a poor takedown
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Daddy dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Daddy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daddy backwards.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daddy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Daddy's takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daddy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daddy looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Daddy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Daddy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Daddy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
Daddy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson tries a body shot but Daddy blocks it.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Daddy avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Daddy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Daddy looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes Daddy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Daddy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Daddy catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daddy lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Daddy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daddy misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Daddy looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Daddy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Daddy circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Daddy back into the cage.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Daddy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Daddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daddy.
Daddy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daddy is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Daddy is controlling him well.
Johnson prevents Daddy from moving into mount.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Daddy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Johnson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Daddy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes Daddy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daddy drags the fight down to the ground.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Daddy won't let him.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Daddy.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Daddy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daddy.
A clash of legs there as Daddy blocks the low kick.
Daddy staying out of range there.
Daddy misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daddy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Daddy throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Daddy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daddy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Daddy.
Daddy misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daddy in his tracks.
Daddy missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daddy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daddy's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daddy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Daddy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daddy throws out the jab.
Daddy fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Daddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daddy closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Daddy pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Daddy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daddy misses with a jab to the body
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson defending well as Daddy loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson throws a hook but Daddy blocks it.
Daddy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daddy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Daddy tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daddy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
As Johnson looks to move away, Daddy throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Daddy with a poor takedown
and Daddy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Daddy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Daddy loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Daddy with a body shot.
Daddy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Daddy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabs Daddy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daddy misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a crisp one two that drops Daddy! Johnson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Daddy to his feet! Daddy is in big trouble!
Daddy is rocked!
Daddy misses with a hook
and Johnson scores with a counter punch that sends Daddy to the canvas! Johnson smells blood - he's punishing Daddy with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Daddy has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Johnson!
James Johnson is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, James Johnson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
52% |
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