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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mat Matmat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matmat has chosen pass tha axe as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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169 lbs
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167 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Matmat!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matmat lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Matmat shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matmat.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Matmat is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matmat tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Johnson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matmat in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matmat is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson is trying to control here but Matmat has managed to regain half guard.
Matmat moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson passes Matmat's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Matmat dodges it nicely.
Matmat is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Matmat dodges it nicely.
Johnson trying to control the action but Matmat is working from the bottom.
Matmat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Matmat defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson working Matmat over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matmat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson prevents Matmat from improving his position.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Matmat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matmat is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Matmat regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Matmat.
Matmat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matmat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matmat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Matmat's head.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Matmat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Matmat is retaining full guard.
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Matmat is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matmat manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Matmat's guard.
Matmat working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Matmat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matmat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matmat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matmat thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Matmat throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matmat's guard.
Matmat keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Matmat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Matmat keeps moving.
Johnson won't allow Matmat to sweep him here.
Matmat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Matmat is breathing heavily.
Johnson trying to control but Matmat is working from the bottom.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Matmat has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Matmat wants to improve his position but instead Johnson has moved into half guard.
Matmat is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson working over Matmat with some ground and pound. Matmat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matmat wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Matmat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is stalling here. Matmat is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Johnson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Matmat has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Matmat trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson parries the strikes from Matmat easily there. Matmat is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Matmat in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Matmat are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Andy Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matmat is trying to ground and pound but Johnson uses the momentary lack of control by Matmat to regain half guard.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Matmat wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson trying to control the action but Matmat is working from the bottom.
Matmat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matmat wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matmat is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matmat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andy Johnson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice defenses there by Matmat.
Matmat misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Matmat.
Johnson trying to control but Matmat is working from the bottom.
Matmat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson works over Matmat with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Matmat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat working a defensive guard here.
Matmat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matmat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Matmat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matmat has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
Matmat keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Matmat is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mat Matmat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Matmat has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Matmat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matmat manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Matmat misses with a head shot.
Matmat is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Matmat punching from mount but Johnson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Matmat's best efforts.
Johnson is controlling Matmat's trapped leg to prevent Matmat from advancing to side control.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Matmat.
Johnson is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is in trouble now - Matmat has advanced to mount!
Matmat thowing shots but they're missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andy Johnson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andy Johnson!
Andy Johnson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You have not seen anything yet! I will soon be the best Lightweight in the World!'.
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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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