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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Kolodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by East Bound And Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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259 lbs
28 - 15 - 1 |
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251 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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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
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Kolodin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kolodin.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Kolodin against the cage.
Kolodin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Kolodin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kolodin keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Kolodin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kolodin trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolodin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolodin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Kolodin trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kolodin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Kolodin's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kolodin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin tries to strike from the bottom.
Johnson wants to stand but Kolodin is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Randall Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Kolodin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Kolodin keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kolodin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Kolodin moves out of range easily.
Randall Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Randall Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Kolodin keeps it at a distance.
Kolodin shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kolodin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kolodin avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Kolodin wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Kolodin shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Kolodin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kolodin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Randall Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Kolodin.
Johnson lands a head kick. Kolodin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kolodin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kolodin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kolodin doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolodin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolodin shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Kolodin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolodin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Randall Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kolodin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Kolodin avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kolodin.
Kolodin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Kolodin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kolodin blocks a head kick by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Kolodin on that attempt.
Kolodin closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Kolodin pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kolodin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooh!!! Johnson has knocked Kolodin down with a huge combo! Johnson steps away and waves a wobbly Kolodin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kolodin is rocked!
It looks like Alan Kolodin has been cut.
Kolodin is breathing heavily.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Kolodin is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kolodin, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kolodin.
Kolodin seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kolodin's elbow.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kolodin avoids a kick to the body.
Kolodin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kolodin is in Johnson's guard.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Kolodin from controlling successfully.
Kolodin controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnson seems keen to control Kolodin's posture.
Randall Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson sizes up Kolodin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolodin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kolodin tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Kolodin drops back down to his feet.
Kolodin pulls guard.
Kolodin is trying to keep Johnson in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolodin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alan Kolodin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kolodin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolodin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kolodin shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kolodin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Kolodin shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Kolodin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Randall Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Kolodin.
Kolodin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kolodin can do to turn this around?
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kolodin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson sends Kolodin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johnson is motioning to the referee to let Kolodin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kolodin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kolodin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Kolodin pushes him off.
Johnson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kolodin right on the button. Kolodin goes down! Johnson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Johnson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Johnson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Randall Johnson waved his t-shirt featuring Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps's logo in front of the cameras.
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