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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Neville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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189 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyron Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Neville! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Neville shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neville but Neville pushes him off and we're back to square one. Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Neville ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. A left lands for Neville. Neville throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neville fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neville throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neville swats him away and circles back towards the center. Neville throws a right and a left that both miss. Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. A left and a right from Neville both land. Nice combination. Neville connects with a jab. Neville fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Neville fails to land with a series of punches.
Neville misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neville but Neville pushes him off and we're back to square one. Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Neville. Neville lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neville lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neville. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Johnson looks for a takedown but Neville sprawls well. Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Neville lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover. Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. A left and a right from Neville both land. Nice combination. Johnson wants to clinch. Neville lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Neville works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination. A slapping body kick lands there for Neville. Neville works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination. Neville connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back. Neville lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson is rocked! Ricky Neville is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Neville 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.
Neville stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken. Left hook, right uppercut from Neville. Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Neville is working the combinations to good effect here. Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neville to score with a decent uppercut. Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neville.
Neville scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one. Neville swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neville with a jab. Neville scores with a three punch combo!
Neville throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Neville defends it nicely. Neville scores to the head and body with a nice combination! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Neville dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Neville drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Neville is looking for the KO! Neville scores with a three punch combo!
Neville lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Johnson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson. Johnson tries to clinch but Neville is having none of it. Johnson fails to land the takedown. Neville connects with the punch. Neville drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Neville is looking for the KO! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Neville lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Neville.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Neville circles away.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neville but Neville pushes him off and we're back to square one. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Neville throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Neville pinned against the cage. Neville gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Neville throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Nice uppercut lands for Neville. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Neville ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neville drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Neville is looking for the KO! 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 seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Neville shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Johnson is backing up but Neville catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Johnson covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Neville Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Neville!
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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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