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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rooster Cogburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Johnson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
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221 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rooster Cogburn!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cogburn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Cogburn tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cogburn wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Cogburn 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.
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cogburn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cogburn tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cogburn wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Rooster Cogburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cogburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cogburn wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Cogburn tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Cogburn looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cogburn tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Cogburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Cogburn darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Cogburn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cogburn wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cogburn tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cogburn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cogburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cogburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cogburn wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Cogburn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cogburn wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Cogburn wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cogburn tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Cogburn is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cogburn looks to clinch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Cogburn with an uppercut!
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Cogburn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cogburn looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cogburn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cogburn looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cogburn wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Cogburn slips a jab from Johnson.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cogburn throws a head kick that misses.
Cogburn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cogburn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Rooster Cogburn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cogburn wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cogburn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
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!
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Johnson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Cogburn tries to clinch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Cogburn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cogburn wants to clinch
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cogburn throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cogburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Cogburn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Cogburn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn looks to clinch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cogburn tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cogburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cogburn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cogburn thinking.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cogburn takes one on the button.
Cogburn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Cogburn wants to clinch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cogburn thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rooster Cogburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cogburn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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