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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Mangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mangler comes to the cage accompanied by I Stand Alone. Johnson has chosen The Town by Macklemore as his entrance music. Jordan Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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254 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seth Mangler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson throws the left hand but Mangler avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Mangler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mangler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mangler tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Mangler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mangler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Mangler throws a head punch that misses.
Mangler looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Mangler lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Mangler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson presses Mangler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangler.
Mangler throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangler misses with a knee strike.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Mangler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mangler blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mangler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mangler throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mangler takes a shot to the head.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Mangler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangler successfully pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Mangler is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mangler trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Mangler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johnson tries to stand but Mangler is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Mangler.
Mangler 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.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break Mangler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangler being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Mangler.
Mangler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mangler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mangler throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand but Mangler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mangler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Mangler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mangler keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mangler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mangler is proving hard to escape from.
Mangler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Mangler throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mangler's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Seth Mangler will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mangler closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mangler.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangler.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mangler is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mangler has his back to the cage.
Johnson has Mangler pressed against the cage, preventing Mangler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Mangler breaks from the clinch.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mangler.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Mangler saw that one coming.
Mangler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mangler tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Mangler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mangler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mangler manages to avoid it.
Mangler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangler scores with a jab.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mangler. Mangler obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Mangler backs away looking to recover.
Mangler throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Mangler ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangler moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson checks a low kick from Mangler.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mangler.
Mangler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Mangler ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Mangler throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Mangler scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Mangler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mangler wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Mangler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Mangler tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangler landing some decent shots from guard.
Mangler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mangler wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Mangler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnson is trying to keep Mangler in close.
Mangler preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mangler tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mangler is one step ahead there.
Mangler postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Mangler wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Mangler postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Mangler from controlling successfully.
Mangler works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
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 Seth Mangler will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Johnson digs a good body shot into Mangler's ribs.
Johnson clinches up with Mangler and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson tries a body shot but Mangler blocks it.
Mangler is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Mangler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jordan Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Mangler.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mangler fails to land.
Mangler tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Mangler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Mangler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mangler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mangler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mangler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Mangler avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Mangler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Mangler misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mangler moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson slips a straight right by Mangler.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangler working hard to break the clinch.
Mangler lands an uppercut.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mangler throws knees to the body.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Mangler.
Come on Mangler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mangler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Mangler digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Mangler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jordan Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Mangler.
Seth Mangler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mangler blocking some punches.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson tries a body shot but Mangler blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mangler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Seth Mangler!
Seth Mangler was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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