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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ihto Feliciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Johnson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
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190 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ihto Feliciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feliciano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Feliciano closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Feliciano pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Feliciano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Feliciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Feliciano counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Feliciano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Feliciano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Feliciano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Feliciano wants to get back to his feet.
Feliciano misses with a head shot. Johnson uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feliciano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Feliciano trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Feliciano avoids it well.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Feliciano counters by moving into the clinch.
Feliciano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Feliciano has the dominant position.
Feliciano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Feliciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Feliciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Feliciano.
Feliciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Feliciano keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feliciano breaks the clinch.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Feliciano counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Feliciano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Feliciano landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Johnson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Feliciano.
Feliciano thowing shots but they're missing.
Feliciano throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feliciano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Feliciano there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Feliciano throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Feliciano throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.
Feliciano sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Feliciano throwing strikes here but Johnson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Feliciano looking to finish with strikes here!
Feliciano throws a wild left hand from mount and Johnson manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ihto Feliciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Feliciano counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Feliciano thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Feliciano's attempts to control the action.
Feliciano throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Feliciano throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Feliciano sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Feliciano throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feliciano throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Feliciano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Feliciano with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Feliciano.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feliciano misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Feliciano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Feliciano unloads with some shots from mount but Johnson bucks and avoids them well.
Feliciano unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feliciano is stalling here but it's allowed Johnson to get half guard.
Feliciano throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Feliciano trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Feliciano is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Feliciano 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. Feliciano eventually gives up the hold.
Feliciano thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feliciano wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Feliciano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Feliciano counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Feliciano trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Feliciano decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feliciano drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Feliciano is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Feliciano wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Feliciano thows a big elbow that misses.
Feliciano throws a big right hand that misses.
Feliciano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ihto Feliciano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carl Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Feliciano.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Feliciano counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Feliciano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Feliciano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Feliciano wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Feliciano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Feliciano wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feliciano gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Feliciano dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Ihto Feliciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Feliciano shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Feliciano stands up and beckons Johnson to his feet.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Feliciano counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Feliciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Feliciano stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feliciano gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feliciano is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Feliciano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Feliciano is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Ihto Feliciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feliciano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Feliciano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Feliciano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Feliciano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Feliciano.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Feliciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feliciano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Feliciano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Feliciano counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Feliciano stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Johnson to get to his feet.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Feliciano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feliciano manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but Feliciano moves away
and Feliciano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Feliciano sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ihto Feliciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Feliciano, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ihto Feliciano!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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