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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and So Awesome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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225 cm
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, So Awesome! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Awesome scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Johnson moves forwards but Awesome connects with a nice, crisp jab. Awesome swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson. Awesome throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Awesome's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Awesome duly obliges. Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Awesome swivels and escapes. Johnson is breathing heavily. Awesome throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Awesome. Awesome fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Awesome throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Awesome's corner calls for a 1-2. Awesome obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Awesome had a free shot at his head there. A left lands for Awesome. Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Awesome kicks Johnson off and gets back to his feet. Awesome scores with a punch to the head. Awesome lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover. Awesome cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Awesome with a nice cross. Awesome is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Awesome works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Awesome!
Awesome lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round. Awesome stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken. Awesome throws a one two combo.
Awesome looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Awesome has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Awesome scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Awesome is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Nice jab there from Awesome. Awesome catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Awesome sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Awesome connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Awesome lands a two punch combo.
Awesome lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Awesome. Awesome lands with a cross. Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Awesome. Awesome throws a one two combo.
Awesome scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Awesome might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Awesome scores with a decent looking hook. Awesome paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Awesome looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Awesome lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
So Awesome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Awesome bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards. Awesome lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. A left and a right from Awesome both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Awesome's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Awesome duly obliges. Awesome thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Awesome clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Awesome connects with a single shot there. Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Awesome lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Awesome. Awesome scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Awesome throws a one two combo.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Awesome lands a two punch combo.
Awesome lands a head shot. Awesome stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken. Awesome throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head. Awesome looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Awesome lands a two punch combo.
Awesome looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Awesome looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Awesome!
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Awesome lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Awesome. Awesome looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Awesome is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Left hook, right uppercut from Awesome. Awesome moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Awesome tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Awesome scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Awesome lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Awesome scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Awesome lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Awesome lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Awesome lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. So Awesome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Awesome's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Awesome duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Awesome looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Awesome to score with a decent uppercut. Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Johnson walks into a jab. Awesome cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head. Awesome works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination. Awesome scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Awesome looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Awesome throws out a powerful jab. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Awesome. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Awesome lands with a right hand. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Awesome had a free shot at his head there. Awesome lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Awesome pinned against the cage. Awesome gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Awesome cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
So Awesome dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Awesome lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Awesome scores with a jab. Awesome lands a lovely overhand right. Awesome lands a jab to the nose. Johnson has a takedown stuffed. Awesome scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Awesome scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Left hook, right uppercut from Awesome. Awesome takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Awesome looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Awesome throws a one two combo.
Awesome lands a jab to the head.
So Awesome seems to be getting the better of the standup. Awesome moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Awesome's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Awesome duly obliges. Ben Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Awesome swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Awesome scores with a jab to the head.
Awesome cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Awesome uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook. Awesome closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round. Awesome displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Awesome looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Awesome moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Awesome works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Awesome!
Awesome bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards. Awesome scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Awesome scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Awesome throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Awesome stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken. Nice uppercut there from Awesome. Awesome stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken. Awesome lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Awesome scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Awesome connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off. Awesome moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Nice jab there from Awesome.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Awesome moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Awesome scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Awesome!
Awesome displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Awesome lands a two punch combo.
Awesome lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Awesome jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well. Awesome lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Awesome lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Awesome. Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Awesome looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Awesome shows good takedown defense. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Awesome moves into range and connects with a jab. Awesome bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head. Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Johnson moves forwards but Awesome connects with a nice, crisp jab. Awesome stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Awesome wants it to stay on the feet. Awesome is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Danga de danga de dang - Awesome scores with a four punch combination! Awesome bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head. A left lands for Awesome. Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt. A nice combination there by Awesome.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Awesome but Awesome pushes him off and we're back to square one. Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Awesome scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Awesome. Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Awesome sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Johnson fails with a takedown attempt. Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Awesome stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Awesome wants it to stay on the feet. Awesome lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Awesome misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Awesome sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Awesome throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Awesome connects with a nice looking jab.
Awesome's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Awesome duly obliges. Awesome scores with a hook. Awesome jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well. Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Awesome displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Johnson looks for a takedown but Awesome sprawls well. Awesome works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Awesome scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Awesome has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Awesome lands a two punch combo.
Johnson takes one to the chin there. Johnson takes one to the chin there. Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Awesome was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
So Awesome showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Awesome stuffs the takedown. Awesome scores with a three punch combo!
Decent striking displayed by Awesome there. Awesome scores with a jab to the head.
Awesome moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Nice shot lands for Awesome. Awesome swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson. Awesome scores with a nice head shot. Awesome dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut! Awesome lands the left hand. Awesome looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Awesome lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Awesome lands the left hand. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Awesome goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Awesome stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken. Awesome connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. The crowd cheers as Awesome lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though. Awesome moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Awesome scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Awesome throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Awesome stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet. Awesome lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Awesome connects with a looping right hand.
Awesome fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Awesome lands a two punch combo.
Awesome works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination. Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Awesome sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Johnson walks into a left hand. Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Awesome lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Awesome lands a jab. Awesome clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Awesome thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Awesome's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Awesome duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Awesome scores with a nice strike. Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Awesome. Awesome throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Awesome works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination. Nice uppercut lands for Awesome. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Awesome lands a jab-cross combination. Danga de danga de dang - Awesome scores with a four punch combination! Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Awesome sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Awesome scores with a three punch combo!
Awesome with a jab. A right-left combo lands from Awesome. Awesome lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Awesome throws a one two combo.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Awesome. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Awesome, as that shot connected.
Awesome scores with a three punch combo!
Awesome stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Awesome wants it to stay on the feet. Awesome throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Awesome swivels and escapes. Awesome lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover. Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Awesome closes the distance and lands a one-two. Awesome lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Awesome lands a jab. Awesome stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken. Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Awesome had a free shot at his head there. Nice straight punches there by Awesome. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Awesome. Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Awesome defends it nicely. Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot. Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Awesome lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Awesome, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Awesome against the cage but Awesome circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Awesome throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Awesome throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Awesome, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Awesome connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson. Awesome's corner calls for a 1-2. Awesome obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Awesome makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Awesome tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Awesome manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Awesome scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Johnson fails to land the takedown. Awesome lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Awesome shows good takedown defense. Ben Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! So Awesome is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Awesome listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! So Awesome comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Awesome winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... So Awesome!
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