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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John John Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Firestarter. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John John Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sosa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Johnson in the domination position with Sosa hanging on.
You can see the frustration on Sosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sosa's legs.
You can see the frustration on Sosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson advances nicely into full mount.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sosa trying desperately to get to his feet.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Sosa is squirming around nicely.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Sosa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sosa is now in Johnson's guard. A big mistake from Johnson there, giving up the dominant position!
Johnson wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Sosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John John Sosa.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sosa sprawls well. Sosa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sosa's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson stands up and waves to Sosa to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a slapping head 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!
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Sosa in the body.
Sosa looks gassed!
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson darts in and clinches Sosa up against the cage.
Johnson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sosa uses from the top position.
Sosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sosa!
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sosa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Sosa, not yet.
Sosa is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Sosa is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson 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 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson distracts Sosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sosa wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sosa for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johnny Johnson.
Sosa 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.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Sosa.
Sosa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sosa can do to turn this around?
Sosa is breathing heavily.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson stuns Sosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Sosa's hands, connecting with Sosa's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnny Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson decides to return to a standing position.
Sosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Johnson cracks Sosa with a big elbow.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson cracks Sosa with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson advances nicely into full mount.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson cracks Sosa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Sosa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny 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. This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sosa's guard.
Johnson pushing down on Sosa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sosa is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Sosa defends it.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sosa trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson scores with a takedown into Sosa's guard.
Johnson postures up.
Sosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sosa's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson passes Sosa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sosa manages to get to full guard.
Sosa is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Sosa against the cage.
Sosa wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Sosa fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sosa's guard now.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Johnson is pushing down on Sosa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sosa is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into full mount! Sosa won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Sosa tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
John John Sosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Johnson!
Johnny Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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