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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iso Pienela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by The champ is here. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Helsinki, Michael Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Pienela!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pienela tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Pienela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pienela takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pienela moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Pienela looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pienela shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pienela gets slowly back to his feet.
Michael Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iso Pienela.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pienela.
Iso Pienela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Pienela.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Pienela lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pienela clinches up against the cage.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Pienela has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pienela has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pienela prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Pienela fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pienela has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Pienela is controlling the position.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pienela.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Pienela wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pienela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pienela fails with a takedown attempt.
Pienela looks gassed!
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pienela momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pienela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Pienela with an uppercut!
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pienela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pienela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pienela slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pienela misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pienela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Pienela should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pienela rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pienela breaks the clinch.
Michael Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pienela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pienela is trying desperately to land a takedown but Johnson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pienela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Pienela moved out of range.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pienela darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free but Pienela has control.
Pienela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Pienela tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Pienela won't allow it.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pienela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Pienela fails to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson tries to circle away but Pienela has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to stall but Pienela uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pienela wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Pienela keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Pienela.
Pienela keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Pienela counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnson pushes Pienela off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Pienela throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Pienela looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pienela is breathing heavily.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pienela counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pienela wants a takedown.
Johnson trying to stall but Pienela improves his position.
Pienela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson tries to clinch but Pienela is having none of it.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pienela clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Pienela counters by moving into the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Johnson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pienela tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Michael Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iso Pienela.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson taking a breather.
Pienela controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pienela breaks from the clinch.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Pienela moved out of range nicely.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pienela tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Pienela circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pienela is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Pienela 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.
Pienela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pienela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pienela takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pienela tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Pienela circles away.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Pienela swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pienela shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pienela counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pienela clinches with his opponent.
Pienela tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Pienela saw that one coming.
Johnson tries to clinch but Pienela moves out of range.
Johnson closes the distance but Pienela moves to the side
and Pienela counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Pienela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Pienela's head back.
Pienela lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pienela gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson letting Pienela take a breather here.
Johnson tries to work over Pienela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pienela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pienela clinches with his opponent.
Pienela tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Iso Pienela seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pienela has Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pienela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson wants to break free but Pienela has control.
Johnson is looking to control Pienela's arms but Pienela gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Pienela fails to pull guard.
Michael Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iso Pienela.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pienela tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson digs a right hand into Pienela's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pienela's gas tank.
Pienela is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Pienela won't allow it.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pienela tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Pienela.
Pienela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Pienela is controlling him.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to stall but Pienela improves his position.
Pienela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pienela tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pienela prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Pienela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Iso Pienela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Pienela pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pienela shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Pienela counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Johnson!
Michael Johnson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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