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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Rekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damon Rekker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rekker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rekker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rekker.
Rekker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Rekker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rekker.
Johnson rushes Rekker and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Rekker looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson darts in and clinches Rekker up against the cage.
Rekker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Rekker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rekker's face.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Rekker in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekker has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rekker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Rekker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson tries to clinch but Rekker moves out of range.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rekker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Rekker is blocking nicely.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Rekker down.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson has Rekker up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is stalling here.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Johnson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rekker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekker tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Rekker is blocking nicely.
Rekker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
David Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Rekker.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson has Rekker pressed against the cage, preventing Rekker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rekker misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Rekker.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rekker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rekker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rekker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Rekker misses
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Rekker throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rekker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rekker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rekker's face.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Rekker letting Johnson take a breather here.
Johnson working Rekker over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Rekker in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Rekker is blocking nicely.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rekker is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Rekker can't break the clinch.
Rekker lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rekker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Rekker eventually gives up the hold.
Rekker is working for a submission of some sort.
Rekker with the ground and pound but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!
Johnson wants to control from the top but Rekker keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rekker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Rekker won't let him.
Johnson won't allow Rekker to sweep him here.
Johnson wants to stand but Rekker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Rekker keeps moving.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rekker on the ground.
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.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break Rekker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rekker trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rekker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rekker can do to turn this around?
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Rekker improves position.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rekker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rekker avoids it.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rekker has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Rekker dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rekker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson clinches up with Rekker and pushes him back against the cage.
Rekker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rekker is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
David Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Rekker circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekker dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Rekker's head and hops out.
David Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Rekker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rekker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rekker circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch but Rekker is having none of it.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damon Rekker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Rekker misses with the combination.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Rekker back into the cage.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Rekker 's eye.
Rekker looking for a takedown.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Rekker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damon Rekker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rekker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Rekker.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Rekker blocks it.
Johnson has Rekker pushed against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Rekker blocks with his arms.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Rekker blocks with his arms.
Rekker can't get the takedown.
Johnson has Rekker pressed against the cage.
Rekker takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekker looking for a takedown.
Rekker is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rekker being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Rekker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
David Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Rekker throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rekker's knee momentarily.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Rekker keeps it at a distance.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Rekker in a clinch.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rekker blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Rekker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rekker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rekker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Rekker.
Rekker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rekker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Damon Rekker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rekker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Johnson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rekker's guard! Nice work there by Johnson!
And that's the end of the fight!
David 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Johnson!
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FIGHT
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