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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cocaine Blues. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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133 lbs
20 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayne Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Johns!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andrews lands a body shot.
Tim Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johns lands a jab-cross combination.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Andrews scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johns in his tracks.
Andrews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrews.
Johns misses with a right hand
and Andrews counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrews throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johns throws a series of punches but Andrews avoids them all with ease.
Johns throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Johns gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns tries a body shot but Andrews blocks it.
Andrews takes a shot to the head.
Johns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrews swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Andrews fails to land.
Andrews lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johns backwards.
Johns swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johns throws a head punch that misses.
Andrews misses with a body punch.
Andrews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andrews moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johns lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andrews checks a leg kick nicely.
Johns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johns closes the distance and clinches.
Andrews avoiding damage.
Johns stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrews ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Andrews no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Andrews looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johns is one step ahead there.
Johns throws a big right hand that misses.
Johns passes Andrews's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Andrews is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johns's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johns's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is trying to stick to Johns's back but Johns is turning into Andrews. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Andrews's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Johns.
Johns avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johns avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andrews works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andrews tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andrews escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johns gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andrews works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johns trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andrews is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns pushing down on Andrews's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johns is trying to work for a kimura but Andrews is defending well.
Andrews is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johns pulls his head out easily.
Johns is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johns avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andrews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Johns will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johns throws a body punch but Andrews moves out of range.
Andrews misses with a few strikes there.
Andrews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johns moves in looking to clinch but Andrews pushes him off.
Johns misses with a double jab.
Johns closes the distance looking to clinch
and Andrews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Andrews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johns takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Johns.
A telegraphed right hand from Johns misses the target.
Johns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andrews counters with a shoot takedown. Johns fights it but they end up in guard.
Johns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andrews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andrews won't allow Johns to sweep him here.
Andrews tries to free his leg and advance position but Johns is retaining full guard.
Andrews is working hard here to advance position.
Andrews postures up.
Johns might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Andrews kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Andrews passes Johns's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johns wants to control but Andrews is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johns looking for submissions off his back.
Johns is controlling Andrews's trapped leg to prevent Andrews from advancing to side control.
Andrews is working for a kimura but Johns is defending it quite comfortably.
Andrews is looking for a kimura but Johns is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Andrews to get the leverage.
Johns is defending against the submission attempts here by Andrews.
Johns gets full guard.
Andrews drops back looking for a leg! Johns is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johns manages to kick Andrews off! Andrews jumps back into Johns's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johns is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johns pulls Andrews in close to prevent any damage.
Johns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johns trying to control the position.
Andrews got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johns has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andrews has managed to get both his arms back between Johns's legs - danger averted.
Johns controls Andrews momentarily but Andrews frees himself.
Andrews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andrews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johns working for a triangle but Andrews defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews wants to pass the guard but Johns is keeping the position.
Andrews preventing the sweep.
Andrews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andrews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Andrews drops back looking for a leg! Johns is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johns manages to kick Andrews off! Andrews jumps back into Johns's guard.
Johns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wayne Andrews 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.
Johns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andrews defends well.
Johns is looking for a triangle but Andrews pushes his legs off easily.
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 Wayne Andrews will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Andrews shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Andrews looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andrews is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johns is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews throwing shots but Johns is blocking nicely.
Johns moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andrews defends well.
Johns working for a triangle but Andrews defends it easily.
Andrews forces his way into half guard.
Johns tries to roll over but Andrews keeps him under control.
Andrews tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johns knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns looking for submissions off his back.
Andrews is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Andrews is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Andrews moves nicely into side control.
Andrews thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johns is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Andrews has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johns's face.
Andrews is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johns can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Andrews cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Andrews looking for a guillotine from mount but Johns is having none of it.
Johns keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Andrews working for a guillotine from mount but Johns is in no mood to give up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johns working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johns regains half guard.
Johns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johns is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Andrews is tapping! Great win for Johns!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tim Johns!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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