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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC - You Want Blood? You Got It. Ali Bang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sammy Johnson's chin.
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176 lbs
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176 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Bang!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Bang throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Bang throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bang throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson with a hook.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Bang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bang lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Bang fails to land.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Bang's takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Bang.
Bang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bang has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Johnson regains guard immediately.
Bang is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Bang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bang wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Bang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bang wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Bang wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Bang throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bang's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Bang wants to improve his position but instead Johnson has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bang tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bang is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Bang is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Bang to control.
Bang is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bang tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bang gets back to half guard.
Bang wants to get back to full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Sammy Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Sammy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Bang.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Bang avoids nicely.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Bang.
Bang tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bang moves into the clinch.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ali Bang will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bang moves out of range.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bang darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Bang tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Bang misses with some punches.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Bang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bang blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Bang fails to land.
Bang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Bang fails to land.
Bang working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bang blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bang tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Bang missing with knees to the body.
Bang misses with a knee to the head.
Bang pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang fails to pull guard.
Sammy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Bang.
Bang managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bang avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bang's brow.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Bang.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Bang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bang tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bang lands an elbow inside.
Bang avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Bang tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Bang looking for a takedown.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bang avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Bang lands a left hand.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bang avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bang misses with a knee strike.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bang takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Bang looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Bang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bang blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Bang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bang avoids it.
Bang tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Bang drops back down to his feet.
Bang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Bang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Bang blocks it.
Bang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Bang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bang tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bang tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Bang drops back down to his feet.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Bang is blocking nicely.
Bang can't get the takedown.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Bang is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Bang into the cage.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Bang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Bang works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Bang managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
A left hand lands to the body for Bang.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Bang's takedown attempt.
Bang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bang avoids the damage to the body.
Bang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Bang.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Bang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Bang.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bang avoids the damage to the body.
Bang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Bang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bang.
Bang is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bang's face.
Bang lands with a right to the head.
Bang takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Bang has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johnson is trying to keep an underhook but Bang manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bang works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bang throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.
Bang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bang unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ali Bang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Bang moves away and avoids it.
Bang has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Bang's takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bang avoids it.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ali Bang has been cut.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Bang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bang is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bang.
Bang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Bang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bang cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bang has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bang has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Bang dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bang wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bang.
Bang wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Bang prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Bang with the ground and pound but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bang looking to pass the guard.
Sammy Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali Bang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Bang from controlling successfully.
Bang pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bang controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Bang is controlling well.
Bang not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ali Bang was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bang tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Bang moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Bang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
Bang is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Bang works his way into full mount!
Bang controlling his opponent.
Bang wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Bang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bang 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Bang!
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