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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arizona Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, David Guetta - Titanium. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Anderson Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arizona Reed!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Reed looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Reed shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reed avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Reed avoids it.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a right hand that Reed ducks under and follows up with a left that Reed also avoids with ease.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reed but Reed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Reed avoids nicely.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Reed tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to clinch but Reed moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Reed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Reed moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Reed misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reed to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Reed distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed stands up from Johnson's guard - Reed perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Reed shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson gets full guard.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Reed is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throwing shots but Reed is blocking nicely.
Johnson moves into full mount! Reed won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reed.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Reed blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson lands a front kick.
Anderson Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reed wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tries to bum rush Reed with a series of wild strikes but Reed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reed blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Anderson Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Reed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson throws a push kick but Reed slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Reed in the body.
Johnson works over Reed's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reed.
The crowd cheers as Reed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Reed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Reed avoids nicely.
Anderson Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Reed manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging Reed to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Reed postures up.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reed's guard.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a strike but Reed rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reed advances position into side control!
Johnson looks to move to half guard but instead Reed has passed into mount! Damn!
Reed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reed putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed punching from mount but Johnson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Johnson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Reed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Reed's attempts to control the action.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to hold on but Reed postures up.
Reed blocks Johnson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Johnson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Reed shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Reed blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Johnson tries to clinch up but Reed circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a right hand that Reed ducks under and follows up with a left that Reed also avoids with ease.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reed's head.
Johnson moves forwards but Reed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Reed.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Reed 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reed counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reed changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reed moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Reed shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arizona Reed.
Reed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Reed avoids it well.
Reed shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reed.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson tries to clinch but Reed is having none of it.
Reed shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson jumps guard but Reed stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reed drags the fight down to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
Reed throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson has gone for a leg lock! Reed slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Johnson!
An out of breath Anderson Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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