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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chu Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DFD - Bubba Kush. Chu Park will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chu Park!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Park is trying to break free.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Park jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Park is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson stays in close to Park's body and controls the position.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Park working a defensive guard here.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Johnson passes into side control.
Park tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson working the ground and pound but Park is defending the strikes.
Park is trying to improve his position.
Johnson controlling from side mount.
Park gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Park wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson is nestled in close to Park, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Park is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Park trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Park!
Johnson looking to secure an arm triangle but Park defends it well.
Park working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
The referee warns Park that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Park keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Park is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Park to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Park on that attempt.
Johnson stuns Park with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Park tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Park fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Park trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Park into the cage.
Park is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Johnson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Park defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Park's head.
Steve Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Park tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson stops Park from getting back to his feet.
Park trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Park gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Park keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Park working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Park tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into Park's guard.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Park keeps moving.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Park keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Steve Johnson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Park.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Park tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Park shoots in.
Steve Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chu Park.
Park is breathing heavily.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Park sprawls well. Park wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Park throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Park on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Park is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Park down to the mat. Park avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Park feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Park throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Park tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Park finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Park's leg but Park calmly moves out of range.
Park walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Park misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Park wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Park but Park pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Park shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Park moves out of range easily.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Steve Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chu Park.
Park takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Park closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Johnson has Park pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson looking to control.
Park stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Park trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Park sprawls well.
Park tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Park somewhat.
Johnson tests Park's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Park.
Park avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Park slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Park pinned against the cage. Park gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Park's legs.
Park misses with a straight left.
Chu Park is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Park tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Park somewhat.
Steve Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Park wants to clinch.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Park sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chu Park has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Park regains full guard. Nicely done.
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 Steve Johnson.
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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Johnson!
A less than humble Steve Johnson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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