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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Dengel!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dengel wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Dengel looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dengel as he avoids it easily.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Nice body punch from Dengel - that landed with a thud.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dengel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson has clasped his hands together around Dengel's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dengel is being controlled here.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dengel!
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Dengel looks gassed!
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Dengel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dengel is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
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.
Dengel is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dengel is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dengel is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Dengel looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Dengel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dengel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson looking to finish Dengel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dengel!
Dengel wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Dengel is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dengel is surviving well by controlling Johnson's body position as best he can.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dengel is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dengel closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Dengel pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dengel misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a head kick. That will keep Dengel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dengel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dengel tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dengel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dengel.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Dengel tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Dengel.
Dengel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Dengel shoots in.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dengel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dengel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Dengel tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dengel drops Johnson with a nice combination! Dengel dives into Johnson's guard, looking to finish!
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Chris Johnson has been cut.
Dengel passes into half guard.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dengel working Johnson over with strikes.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dengel manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson stands up from Dengel's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Dengel counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Dengel to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dengel wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson controlling the pace.
Dengel is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Dengel to control.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dengel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dengel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Dengel is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson trying to control but Dengel is having none of it.
Chris Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dengel is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Dengel as Johnson shoots in.
Dengel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dengel throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Dengel misses with a takedown
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dengel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Dengel.
Chris Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Dengel.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson decides to stand back up.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A right-left combo lands from Dengel.
Dengel shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dengel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson wants to stand but Dengel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dengel!
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson working Dengel over with strikes here.
Dengel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Dengel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Dengel looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Dengel to control.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dengel?
Johnson working for a submission but Dengel is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dengel tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dengel hang on?
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dengel's face.
Dengel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson has hold of Dengel's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dengel manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dengel's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Johnson prevents Dengel from getting the reversal.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dengel looks a forlorn figure.
Steve Dengel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dengel is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Johnson!
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energy
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