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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Bulldozer. A fine choice. Nieminen has chosen Raised Fist - Wounds as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jari Nieminen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Nieminen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nieminen shoots in but no luck this time.
Nieminen shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nieminen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson tries to escape but Nieminen is in control.
Nieminen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nieminen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nieminen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Nieminen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nieminen trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
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.
Nieminen in side control, throwing shots but Johnson defends.
Nieminen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Nieminen avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nieminen shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ronny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Nieminen.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Nieminen with that takedown attempt.
Nieminen fails to land the takedown.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nieminen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Nieminen feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Nieminen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nieminen looks gassed!
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Nieminen from controlling successfully.
Johnson has his feet on Nieminen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nieminen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jari Nieminen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nieminen fails with a takedown attempt.
Nieminen dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Nieminen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jari Nieminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nieminen needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nieminen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ronny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Nieminen.
Nieminen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Nieminen backing up. Nieminen nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson catches Nieminen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nieminen misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a body kick.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Nieminen circles away.
Nieminen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nieminen is controlling him.
Nieminen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nieminen prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson wants to stand up but Nieminen is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nieminen 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 get back to his feet but Nieminen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nieminen controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Johnson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nieminen fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Nieminen backpedaling.
Nieminen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nieminen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieminen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nieminen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Nieminen.
Ronny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Nieminen.
Nieminen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen stuffs the takedown.
Nieminen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nieminen with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nieminen shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nieminen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nieminen with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nieminen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nieminen with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Nieminen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nieminen.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Nieminen avoids it well.
Nieminen slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nieminen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes Nieminen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
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 Nieminen walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Nieminen down.
Nieminen misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
A slow jab from Nieminen misses its intended target.
Nieminen shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nieminen misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronny Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronny Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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