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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between j pen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Johnston (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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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 London, j pen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rock Johnston!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pen doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Johnston doesn't manage to clinch there - pen circles away.
Johnston forces pen back against the cage and clinches.
Johnston lands an uppercut.
pen tries to circle away but Johnston has him pinned against the cage.
Johnston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnston.
pen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
Johnston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. pen is defending well for now.
pen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
pen tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston swats away the attempt to clinch by pen.
Johnston has pen up against the cage in a clinch.
pen goes for a takedown attempt but Johnston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
pen fails in his attempt to clinch.
pen misses with a two punch combination.
Johnston moves into the clinch.
pen scores with a shot to the side of Johnston's head.
Johnston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Johnston.
A short right from pen on the inside.
pen tightens his grip and picks Johnston up, before dumping him to the ground. Johnston manages to land in guard.
pen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnston scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston darts in and clinches pen up against the cage.
Johnston lands a nice knee to the body.
pen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnston blocks an uppercut.
Johnston presses pen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnston throws a knee to the head but misses.
pen looking to slow down the pace here.
pen is breathing heavily.
Johnston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
pen lands a right hand.
Johnston is working pen over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnston.
Johnston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
pen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnston lands a hook that snaps the head of pen backwards.
Nice elbow from Johnston.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnston.
pen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnston lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston presses pen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnston connects with a nasty looking knee right to pen's face.
Johnston tries to land knees in the clinch but pen avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnston.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnston obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnston pushes pen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
pen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnston working pen over with knees to the body.
Johnston misses with some punches.
pen has a couple of punches blocked by Johnston.
Johnston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has pen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
pen throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnston.
Johnston blocks the elbow strike.
Johnston presses pen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
pen has had enough of the clinch but Johnston keeps him there for the moment.
pen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johnston is trying to keep an underhook but pen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
pen is keen to just control but Johnston is a slippery customer.
Johnston won't allow pen to pass to mount.
pen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnston looks like he's trying to stand up.
pen uses his free foot to push down on Johnston's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
pen lands a heavy elbow.
Johnston somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
pen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rock Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnston forces pen back against the cage and clinches.
pen is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnston gets an underhook and turns pen into the cage.
Johnston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
pen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
pen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
pen misses with a punch on the inside.
pen can't find room to land a body shot as Johnston controls the action.
Johnston lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston lands an elbow inside that pen shrugs off.
Johnston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt pen or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for pen.
Johnston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
pen is trying to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling him.
Johnston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
pen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
pen avoiding damage as Johnston throws knees to the body.
pen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for j pen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnston throws an elbow but misses.
pen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnston prevents a body shot from pen.
pen avoiding damage as Johnston throws knees to the body.
pen gets through Johnston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Johnston.
Johnston lands a left hand.
pen lands a nice uppercut.
pen manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnston thuds his right hand into pen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johnston.
pen wants to clinch.
Johnston has pen up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Johnston dominated that 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.
Johnston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
pen clinches with his opponent.
pen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnston lands a right hand that snaps the head of pen backwards.
pen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
pen wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnston won't allow it.
Johnston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
pen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnston prevents it.
pen lands a body shot.
Johnston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnston prevents pen from breaking the clinch.
pen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
pen tries for a takedown but Johnston manages to get underhooks.
Johnston scores a nice knee to the body.
pen working aggressively here.
Johnston cracks pen with a nice body shot.
Johnston lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through pen's defenses.
Johnston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Johnston on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and pen avoids it.
Johnston blocking some punches.
Johnston blocking some punches.
Johnston is leaning against pen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
pen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
pen avoiding damage as Johnston throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Johnston as the two fighters clinch.
pen throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnston.
Johnston lands with a left to the head.
Johnston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. pen is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from pen.
pen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for j pen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
pen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnston gets underhooks to prevent pen's takedown attempt.
Johnston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but pen blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnston throws a punch but it's blocked by pen.
A right hand to the body from Johnston.
pen managing to block the knees to the body from Johnston.
pen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnston throws an elbow that misses.
pen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
pen misses with a hook to the ribs.
pen misses with some punches.
Johnston scores with a shot to the side of pen's head.
Johnston is leaning against pen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
pen avoiding damage as Johnston throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Johnston.
pen swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnston lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnston digs a right hand underneath pen's ribcage. pen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnston takes a shot to the head.
pen has clasped his hands together around Johnston's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
pen scoring with punches and elbows.
pen landing strikes.
Johnston prevents pen from moving into mount.
pen cracks Johnston with a big elbow.
Johnston takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ground and pound from pen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
pen trying to control the position but Johnston is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Johnston!
A nice elbow there by pen.
pen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnston?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pen landing strikes from the mount and Johnston is in trouble!
pen throwing strikes here but Johnston is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
pen unloads with some shots from mount but Johnston bucks and avoids them well.
Johnston is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
pen landing shots from mount.
Johnston wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
pen landing punches.
pen working the ground and pound effectively.
pen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
pen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
pen throwing strikes here but Johnston is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
pen looking to ground and pound but Johnston is blocking nicely.
pen dominating with strikes here.
pen looking to control but Johnston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnston is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that j pen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
pen throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.
Johnston doesn't manage to clinch there - pen circles away.
pen has managed to clinch.
Johnston blocks a body shot from pen.
Johnston prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnston stops a takedown attempt from pen.
Johnston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rock Johnston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnston lands a right hand that snaps the head of pen backwards.
Johnston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnston scores with a knee to the head.
pen tries to work over Johnston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnston lands a nice elbow.
Johnston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnston lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnston lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Johnston.
pen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for j pen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
pen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
j pen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from pen.
Johnston instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston lands a hook that snaps the head of pen backwards.
Johnston tries to land knees in the clinch but pen avoids the damage to the body.
pen gets through Johnston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnston lands a nice shot to the body.
pen tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnston shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnston.
pen avoiding damage as Johnston throws knees to the body.
pen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A looping hook to the body misses from pen. Johnston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnston clinches with his opponent.
pen is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnston gets an underhook and turns pen into the cage.
Johnston scores a nice knee to the body.
pen misses with the head strike.
Johnston misses with the head strike.
A short right from pen on the inside.
pen wants to break free but Johnston has control.
pen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
pen is trying to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling him.
pen tries to break free but Johnston pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Good body shot from Johnston.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnston.
pen takes an elbow to the temple.
pen lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnston misses with a knee strike.
Johnston is working pen over against the cage.
Johnston prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnston is leaning against pen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. pen is defending well for now.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite pen's efforts to push away.
Johnston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
pen goes for a takedown attempt but Johnston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnston throws a punch but it's blocked by pen.
pen breaks from the clinch.
pen wants to clinch.
pen tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
pen fails in his attempt to clinch.
pen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
pen tries to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling the position.
Johnston scores with a hook to the body.
Johnston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
pen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnston prevents a takedown attempt there.
pen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnston is keeping busy.
pen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston instigates a clinch.
pen scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnston lands a body shot in the clinch.
pen takes a shot to the head.
Johnston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnston misses with a knee to the head.
pen looking for a takedown.
pen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnston stops a takedown attempt from pen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
pen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
pen managing to block the knees to the body from Johnston.
pen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
pen is struggling to control the position.
Johnston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has pen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
pen working aggressively here.
Johnston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
pen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Johnston keeping full guard, as pen tries to pass.
Johnston has his feet on pen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
pen tries to clinch up.
Johnston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping pen at a distance.
Johnston looks to land a combination but pen avoids it well.
Johnston instigates a clinch.
pen dodges an elbow strike from Johnston.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Johnston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Johnston!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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