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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Ennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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163 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
World class 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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Ennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ennis fails with the takedown
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Ennis shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ennis fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Ennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ennis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ennis misses with a takedown
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.
Johnson prevents Ennis from getting back to his feet.
Johnson advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ennis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson trying to control the action but Ennis is working from the bottom.
Ennis taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ennis is looking for a sweep.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson trying to control the position but Ennis is working away.
Ennis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ennis is looking to reverse the position.
Ennis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ennis misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Ennis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ennis down.
Johnson scores with a couple of short elbows.
A control attempt from Ennis but he's now mounted!
Ennis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson looking to finish Ennis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ennis!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ennis regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Ennis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Ennis dodges it nicely.
Ennis is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ennis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Ennis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ennis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ennis's head.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ennis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ennis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Ennis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ennis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Johnson dominated that 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.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ennis shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ennis, pushing him back against the cage.
Ennis is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Ennis into the cage.
Johnson pushes Ennis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Ennis backwards.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ennis has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson cracks Ennis with a nice body shot.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ennis backwards.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ennis.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Ennis's ribcage. Ennis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Ennis backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ennis backwards.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ennis.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson presses Ennis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ennis backwards.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Ennis's ribcage. Ennis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Andy Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ennis is rocked!
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Ennis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ennis or not.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson dips a shoulder and cracks Ennis with a mighty uppercut! Ennis falls back against the cage and Johnson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ennis is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Johnson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Johnson!
As Andy Johnson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You can't touch this shit. Im gonna be the best ever!'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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