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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepper Froglegs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepper Froglegs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Floyd Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pepper Froglegs!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Froglegs.
Froglegs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Froglegs.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Froglegs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Floyd Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Froglegs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Froglegs closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Froglegs lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Froglegs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Froglegs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Froglegs is one step ahead there.
Froglegs throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Froglegs is controlling him.
Froglegs wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Froglegs looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Froglegs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Froglegs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Froglegs throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Froglegs sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Froglegs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Johnson landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson wants to control the pace but Froglegs is squirming around nicely.
Froglegs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Froglegs is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Froglegs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Froglegs scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Froglegs on his heels. He'll look to pass Froglegs's guard now, I'm sure.
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.
Froglegs trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Froglegs is keeping the position for now.
Johnson is pushing down on Froglegs's leg trying to pass to half guard. Froglegs is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working over Froglegs with some ground and pound. Froglegs looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Johnson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Froglegs to get to his feet.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Froglegs tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Froglegs missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Froglegs avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Froglegs as Johnson shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Froglegs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Froglegs throws a head kick that half lands.
Froglegs is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Froglegs leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Froglegs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Froglegs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Froglegs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pepper Froglegs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Froglegs misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Froglegs is trying to escape the position but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Froglegs here, landing some big shots from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson decides to stand back up. Johnson steps back and let's Froglegs get back to his feet.
Froglegs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Froglegs wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson passes Froglegs's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Froglegs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Froglegs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Johnson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Froglegs. That one must have hurt.
Froglegs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Froglegs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Froglegs to see if he's OK.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Froglegs has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Froglegs struggling a bit here.
Johnson tries for a kimura but Froglegs is defending well.
Froglegs being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Froglegs tries to control but Johnson manages to take his back.
Johnson punches Froglegs on the ear.
Johnson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is punishing Froglegs with some ground and pound.
Froglegs is in bad spot here.
Froglegs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Froglegs taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Floyd Johnson!
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energy
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