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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by It's A Fight. Chavez has chosen Not Afraid as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
28
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
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171 cm
27
155 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Chavez! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two. Johnson connects with the punch. Chavez 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.
Chavez throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily. Chavez on the wrong end of a nice jab. Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing. Johnson misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body letting Chavez counter with a right hand. Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Johnson walks into a left hand. Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand. Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Chavez counters with a stiff right hand. Roger Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Chavez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab. Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chavez moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chavez fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Johnson cracks a nice hook into Chavez's ribs. Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges. Johnson connects with a jab. Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Johnson throws a combination that misses and Chavez counters with a right hand to the body. Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
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. Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson. Johnson throws a series of punches but Chavez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Chavez. Those never looked like landing. Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chavez eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Chavez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. 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! Decent striking displayed by Johnson there. Chavez dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away. Chavez throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely. Chavez throws a shot to the body.
Johnson works the jab nicely. Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head. A shot to the body from Johnson misses and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Johnson misses with a double jab
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body. Johnson misses with a combination
and Chavez counters with a stiff right hand. Chavez misses with a double jab.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand. Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body and Chavez counters with a left to the body. Johnson misses with a wild body shot. Chavez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Chavez lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chavez counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson. Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away. Johnson misses the shot to the body. Johnson takes one to the chin there. Johnson throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily. Chavez throws a big shot that misses. Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Chavez works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination. Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Chavez dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt. Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Johnson does no damage. Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it. Johnson thuds his right hand into Chavez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Johnson misses with a combination
letting Chavez counter with a right hand. Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Chavez counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson. Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Antonio Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup. Chavez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chavez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Chavez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chavez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Johnson misses with a looping right. Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chavez. Johnson is looking to wear down Chavez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Some wild striking there from Chavez.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand. Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Chavez slips the punch. Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson throws a shot to the body.
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. Nice body punch from Johnson. Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively. Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Chavez swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Chavez to acknowledge the strikes. A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet. Johnson throws a right and a left that Chavez avoids nicely. Johnson misses with a combination
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson digs a good hook to Chavez's body.
Johnson jabs Chavez right on the nose. Chavez blinks but takes it well. Chavez scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chavez eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Johnson throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease. Johnson lands an overhand right. Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there. Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Chavez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Chavez counters with a lovely shot to the body. Chavez is working the combinations to good effect here. Chavez tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Johnson. Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Chavez throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chavez. Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
A punch combination from Chavez misses. Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Chavez seems unphased.
Chavez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab. A shot to the body from Johnson misses and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Johnson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Johnson sizes up Chavez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Chavez counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt. Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Chavez shakes it off. Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chavez counters with a nice body shot. A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet. Johnson misses the body punch and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Chavez throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease. Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chavez counters with a two punch combo. Chavez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Johnson misses with a combination
and Chavez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking. Johnson slips under a jab from Chavez. Roger Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Johnson does no damage. Johnson punishes Chavez's body with a nice straight punch. Johnson lands with a nice body punch. Johnson lands with a nice combination. Chavez backs away looking to recover. Chavez walks into a left hand. Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Chavez off the cage and back into rage. Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Chavez backpedaling.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy. Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Chavez backpedaling.
Chavez is rocked! Johnson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Chavez stumbling backwards into the cage! Chavez bounces back off the cage towards Johnson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Johnson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Johnson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roger Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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