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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerel Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Moody!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moody stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moody shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Moody avoids nicely.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Moody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moody changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Moody manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moody fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jerel Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Moody.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a right hand that Moody ducks under and follows up with a left that Moody also avoids with ease.
Moody throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Moody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jerel Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moody.
Moody tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two 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.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moody wants to clinch
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Moody stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moody's efforts to push away.
Moody pulls guard successfully.
Moody punching from the bottom.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break Moody's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Moody escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Moody holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Moody is controlling the position.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moody misses with some punches.
Moody fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A body shot lands from Moody.
Moody tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Moody taking a breather.
Moody tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Moody drops back down to his feet.
Moody looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moody is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moody tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moody throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Moody is controlling the position.
Moody tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Moody back against the cage.
Moody jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Moody around his waist. Moody gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moody pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Moody circles away.
Moody tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jerel Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson tries to clinch but Moody moves out of range.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moody slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Moody has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Moody has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Moody is breathing heavily.
Moody with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jerel Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Moody.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moody gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Moody counters with a solid body kick.
Moody wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moody looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two 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.
Moody gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moody circles away quickly and effectively.
Moody avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Moody backs away looking to recover.
Moody shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Moody will be more careful next time no doubt.
Moody gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Moody will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson tries to bum rush Moody with a series of wild strikes but Moody uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moody showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
Henry Moody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moody throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moody fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Jerel Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Moody circles away.
Moody has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Moody backing up. Moody nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerel Johnson dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moody shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Moody will be more careful next time no doubt.
Moody with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moody thinking.
Johnson scores with a one two! Moody had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Moody fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Moody will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jerel Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Moody.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Moody takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moody tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Moody avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moody with a poor takedown
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Henry Moody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson stalks Moody and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moody's face. Moody staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Moody sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moody tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moody moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson scores with a one two! Moody had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Moody misses with a takedown
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Moody shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson tries to bum rush Moody with a series of wild strikes but Moody uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moody has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moody shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerel Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerel Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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