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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Jenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 New York, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Jenson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jenson scores with a body shot.
Jenson throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to the liver by Jenson. Beautiful body shot.
Jenson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Jenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jenson is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Jenson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jenson throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jenson as he avoids it easily.
Jenson misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenson misses with a hook.
Jenson works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Jenson catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lars Jenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Jenson.
Jenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Jenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Jenson misses with a body shot.
Johnson moves forwards but Jenson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Jenson is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Jenson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jenson lands with a good body shot.
Lars Jenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Jenson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenson misses with a hook.
Jenson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Jenson, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Jenson against the cage but Jenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenson is trying to improve his position.
Johnson decides to stand back up. Johnson steps back and let's Jenson get back to his feet.
Jenson throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Jenson swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Jenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenson connects with the punch.
Jenson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to bum rush Jenson with a series of wild strikes but Jenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jenson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good exchange - Jenson coming out on top.
Jenson punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab by Jenson.
Jenson lands with a right hand.
Jenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jenson works the jab nicely.
Jenson lands with a good body shot.
Jenson cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jenson lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jenson.
Jenson takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenson stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jenson works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenson lands with a nice body punch.
Jenson scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Johnson tries to bum rush Jenson with a series of wild strikes but Jenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jenson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson slips a jab from Jenson.
Jenson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Jenson dominated that round.
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.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Jenson dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Jenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
Jenson stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice combination there by Jenson.
Jenson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Jenson sprawls well.
Jenson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jenson lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jenson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lars Jenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson tries to move into range but Jenson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenson with a nice cross.
A shot to the liver by Jenson. Beautiful body shot.
Jenson lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice cross by Jenson.
Jenson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jenson catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Nice uppercut there from Jenson.
Good standup being displayed there by Jenson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jenson with a nice cross.
Johnson clinches up with Jenson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jenson wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jenson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jenson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jenson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jenson lands with a good body shot.
Anthony Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jenson lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jenson.
Jenson throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenson slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jenson lands with an overhand left.
Jenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenson lands a body shot.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Jenson circles away.
Jenson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Jenson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jenson throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jenson connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Jenson 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!
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Jenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Jenson takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Jenson throws a big shot that misses.
Jenson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jenson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jenson as he avoids it easily.
Jenson dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jenson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Jenson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jenson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jenson finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Jenson which made him look bad.
A shot to the liver by Jenson. Beautiful body shot.
Jenson scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jenson thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jenson takes a step back to recover.
Jenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenson lands with a good body shot.
Jenson lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenson tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jenson throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Jenson takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson moves out of range as Jenson strikes.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Jenson works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Jenson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jenson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Jenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jenson lands a body shot.
Jenson stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jenson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jenson stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jenson misses with a looping left.
Jenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jenson misses with a combination
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jenson is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Jenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Jenson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson decides to pull guard.
Jenson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jenson stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenson tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Anthony Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson kicks Jenson off and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Jenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jenson 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Jenson!
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