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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with C.R.E.A.M. blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Ahmed Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahmed Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Kane!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane instigates a clinch.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kane throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kane walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahmed Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kane moves into the clinch.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Kane lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ahmed Johnson has been cut.
Kane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kane shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kane slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Kane is having none of it.
Kane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
Kane postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kane fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Kane blocks a leg kick.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Kane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kane instigates a clinch.
Kane prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Johnson is working for takedown but Kane is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Kane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Kane lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kane clinches up against the cage.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kane throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson cracks Kane with a nice body shot.
Johnson is working for takedown but Kane is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four 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.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Kane to work.
Kane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kane taking a breather.
Kane crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Kane.
Johnson jumps guard but Kane stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free but Kane has control.
Kane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kane blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahmed Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Kane as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Kane throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Kane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kane rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kane smiles and moves away.
Ahmed Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kane shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane blocks Johnson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Johnson holds on to Kane as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Kane controlling from mount.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson wants to control but Kane is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kane controlling from mount.
Johnson wants to control but Kane is having none of it.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Kane controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kane controlling from mount.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Kane controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ahmed Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a combination
and Kane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kane prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Kane.
Kane trying to land knees to the body.
Kane has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kane gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Kane misses with an elbow over the top.
Kane is struggling to control the position.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Kane 's eye.
Johnson has Kane pushed against the cage.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahmed Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
Kane avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Kane lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Kane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ahmed Johnson's cut is getting worse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kane tries to clinch up.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Kane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kane.
Kane prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Kane content to stall in guard here.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kane forces his way into half guard.
Johnson strikes from the bottom but Kane uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Kane gets to mount! Johnson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to buck Kane off but he can't manage it.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Kane isn't that keen on the idea.
Kane looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kane prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Kane controlling from the full mount.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kane avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Kane content just to control the position here.
Ahmed Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Kane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kane 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Kane!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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