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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darron Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darron Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Michael Johnson.
Darron Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Darron Johnson throws a strike aimed at the side of Michael Johnson's head but Michael Johnson avoids it well.
Michael Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Darron Johnson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Darron Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Darron Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Michael Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Darron Johnson misses with the ground and pound.
Michael Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Darron Johnson tries to score with some ground and pound. Michael Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Darron Johnson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Darron Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darron Johnson tries to score with some ground and pound. Michael Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Michael Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Michael Johnson wants to control but Darron Johnson postures up.
Michael Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Michael Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Darron Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Darron Johnson with the ground and pound but Michael Johnson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Michael Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darron Johnson.
Darron Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Darron Johnson thows a huge punch but Michael Johnson dodges it nicely.
Michael Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darron Johnson.
Michael Johnson is breathing heavily.
Michael Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Michael Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darron Johnson.
Michael Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Darron Johnson thows a huge punch but Michael Johnson dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darron Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Michael Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Michael Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Darron Johnson throwing shots but Michael Johnson is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darron Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Darron Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Michael Johnson defending well though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darron Johnson throwing shots but Michael Johnson is blocking nicely.
Darron Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darron Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Darron Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Michael Johnson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Darron Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darron Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michael Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darron Johnson.
Darron Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darron Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Darron Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darron Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darron Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darron Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Michael Johnson blocks nicely.
Michael Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Michael Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darron Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Darron Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michael Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darron Johnson.
Michael Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michael Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darron Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Darron Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Michael Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darron Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darron Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Michael Johnson blocks nicely.
Darron Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darron Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Darron Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michael Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Michael Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Darron Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Michael Johnson stands up from half guard.
Michael Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michael Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michael Johnson shoots in but Darron Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Darron Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michael Johnson is trying to stand up here but Darron Johnson is controlling him well.
Darron Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Darron Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Darron Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Michael Johnson's head.
Darron Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Darron Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Darron Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darron Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Darron Johnson prevents Michael Johnson from improving his position.
Darron Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Michael Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darron Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Michael Johnson's head.
Darron Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Michael Johnson defending well though.
Darron Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darron Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darron Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darron Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darron Johnson works his way into side control.
Darron Johnson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darron Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Darron Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Darron Johnson crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Darron Johnson crashes against the mat.
Michael Johnson parries the strikes from Darron Johnson easily there. Darron Johnson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Michael Johnson to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Darron Johnson.
An elbow from Darron Johnson crashes against the mat.
Michael Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Darron Johnson working the ground and pound but Michael Johnson is defending the strikes.
Michael Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Michael Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Darron Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Darron Johnson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Darron Johnson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Michael Johnson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Darron Johnson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Darron Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Darron Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Michael Johnson defends.
Michael Johnson parries the strikes from Darron Johnson easily there. Darron Johnson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Michael Johnson to escape.
Michael Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
The ground and pound from Darron Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darron Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darron Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Michael Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Michael Johnson is trying to control Darron Johnson's posture but Darron Johnson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darron Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Michael Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Darron Johnson tries for a takedown but Michael Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Michael Johnson fails with the takedown
and Darron Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Michael Johnson's guard.
Darron Johnson postures up in Michael Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Michael Johnson blocks it.
Darron Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darron Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Michael Johnson blocks nicely.
Darron Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Darron Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darron Johnson.
Darron Johnson postures up in Michael Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Michael Johnson blocks it.
Michael Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darron Johnson postures up in Michael Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Michael Johnson blocks it.
Darron Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darron Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darron Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darron Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darron Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darron Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Michael Johnson has wrist control.
Darron Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darron Johnson passes Michael Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darron Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Darron Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Michael Johnson's head.
Darron Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Michael Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Darron Johnson.
Darron Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darron Johnson throwing shots but Michael Johnson is blocking nicely.
Darron Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Michael Johnson tries to get to full guard but Darron Johnson has control of the leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michael Johnson trying to hold on to Darron Johnson's head to control him but Darron Johnson postures up.
Darron Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Michael Johnson defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darron Johnson.
Darron Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Darron Johnson looks to land a strike but Michael Johnson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darron Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darron Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darron Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Darron Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darron Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Darron Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michael Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Michael Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Darron Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darron Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darron Johnson is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darron Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darron Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michael Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darron Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michael Johnson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darron Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michael Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Michael Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darron Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darron Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Darron 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darron Johnson!
Darron Johnson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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