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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alaskan Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lavar Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alaskan Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lavar Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Assassin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assassin.
Assassin clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Assassin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Assassin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Assassin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assassin.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assassin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Assassin is defended easily by Johnson.
Assassin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Assassin back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assassin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assassin.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Assassin.
Assassin misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Assassin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Assassin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Assassin is defended easily by Johnson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alaskan Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assassin is breathing heavily.
Assassin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Assassin tries to clinch up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Lavar Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assassin.
Johnson throws a combination. Assassin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson throws a right hand that Assassin ducks under and follows up with a left that Assassin also avoids with ease.
Assassin closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Assassin pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to bum rush Assassin with a series of wild strikes but Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Assassin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson feints a jab promting Assassin to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Assassin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
A left lands for Johnson.
Assassin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Assassin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Assassin tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Assassin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson leaves Assassin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assassin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Assassin's head.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Assassin on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assassin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson scores with a one two! Assassin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Assassin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Assassin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Assassin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Assassin fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assassin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Assassin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assassin has his takedown stuffed
and Assassin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assassin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Assassin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assassin off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavar Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Assassin is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Assassin's ribs.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Assassin is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Assassin's head back.
Assassin wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Lavar Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Assassin.
Assassin has his takedown stuffed
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alaskan Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assassin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Assassin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Assassin shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Assassin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson stuns Assassin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Assassin dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Assassin tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Assassin on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assassin tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assassin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Assassin tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Assassin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assassin moves into the clinch successfully.
Assassin has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Assassin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Assassin jumps guard.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Assassin.
Johnson passes Assassin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Assassin won't allow it.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Assassin punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is nestled in close to Assassin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Assassin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assassin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Johnson is keen to just control but Assassin is a slippery customer.
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 is nestled in close to Assassin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Johnson passes to full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Assassin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Assassin tries to get out of the position.
Johnson working Assassin over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavar Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Assassin is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assassin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson tries to bum rush Assassin with a series of wild strikes but Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Assassin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Assassin.
Johnson misses with the combination.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assassin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Assassin.
Assassin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Assassin moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Assassin struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Assassin is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Assassin into the cage.
Assassin is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Assassin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alaskan Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson feints a jab promting Assassin to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Assassin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assassin.
Johnson feints a jab promting Assassin to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Assassin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Assassin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assassin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assassin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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 fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Assassin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Assassin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assassin wants to clinch.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Assassin swinging wildly here.
Assassin wants to clinch.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Assassin's ribs.
Assassin misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin tries to clinch up.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Alaskan Assassin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Assassin.
Assassin misses with a wild combination.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alaskan Assassin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assassin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Assassin moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assassin jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Assassin around his waist. Assassin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson wants a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lavar Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lavar Johnson!
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