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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between EJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Paniikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Eminem: Despicable . A fine choice. Paniikki has chosen N'sync - Bye Bye Bye as his entrance music. EJ Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, EJ Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pelle Paniikki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Paniikki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
It looks like Pelle Paniikki has been cut.
Paniikki tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Paniikki drops back down to his feet.
Paniikki fails to pull guard.
EJ Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Paniikki.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Paniikki blocks with his arms.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paniikki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Paniikki tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paniikki or not.
Paniikki tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Paniikki fails to pull guard.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paniikki avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Paniikki blocks with his arms.
Paniikki trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paniikki into the cage.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paniikki blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniikki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Paniikki blocks with his arms.
Paniikki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paniikki misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paniikki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Paniikki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Paniikki circles away.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Paniikki pushes him off.
Paniikki walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes Paniikki and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paniikki tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Paniikki drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Paniikki dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paniikki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Paniikki fails to pull guard.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paniikki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paniikki tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Paniikki drops back down to his feet.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paniikki backwards.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paniikki managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Paniikki managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Paniikki tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paniikki backwards.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paniikki backwards.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Paniikki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paniikki checks a leg kick.
Paniikki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Paniikki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Paniikki.
Johnson works on Paniikki's body with a couple of short punches.
Paniikki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Paniikki on that attempt.
Paniikki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Paniikki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Paniikki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paniikki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paniikki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Paniikki off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
EJ Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pelle Paniikki's cut.
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.
Paniikki shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Paniikki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paniikki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
EJ Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Paniikki.
Paniikki pulls guard successfully.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paniikki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Paniikki is retaining full guard.
Paniikki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Paniikki keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Paniikki blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniikki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Paniikki is breathing heavily.
Paniikki keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paniikki is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Johnson rolls with it to try and escape but Paniikki cranks on the arm and Johnson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pelle Paniikki!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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