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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamond Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaiah Curry (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 White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Lamond 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, Isaiah Curry!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curry tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Curry on that attempt.
Curry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Curry tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Curry avoids nicely.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Curry moved away.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Curry misses with a few strikes there.
Curry swinging wildly here.
Curry tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Curry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Curry misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Curry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Curry is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Curry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Curry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curry moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curry.
Curry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Curry's knee but Curry avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Curry.
Isaiah Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Curry counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Curry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Curry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Curry throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Curry fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Curry finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Curry digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Curry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Curry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curry is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaiah Curry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Curry is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Curry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Curry trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Curry's ribcage. Curry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Curry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Curry tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Curry seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Curry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Curry tries to tie him up.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Curry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Curry leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Isaiah Curry.
Curry misses with a double jab.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Curry counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Curry moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Curry counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Curry is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Curry counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lamond Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curry is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curry closes the distance and clinches.
Curry taking a breather.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Curry up against the cage.
Curry avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Curry blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Curry's ribcage. Curry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Curry.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Curry avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Curry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curry working aggressively here.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Curry up against the cage.
That's four 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.
Curry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curry tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
A right hand to the body from Curry.
Curry trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Curry is trying to stall.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Curry dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Curry.
Curry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnson blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaiah Curry 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Curry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curry misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Curry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curry scores with a nice strike.
Curry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Curry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry misses with a low kick.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Curry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Curry misses with a few strikes there.
Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Curry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Curry misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Isaiah Curry has been cut.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Curry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Curry wants to clinch.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Curry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Curry lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Curry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Curry tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Curry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Curry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lamond Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curry throws a combination that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Curry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Curry trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Curry dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Curry improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Curry looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lamond Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Curry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaiah Curry!
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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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