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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuka Antiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Antiman's choice of entrance music: Ly-o-lay-ale-loya. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nuka Antiman!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antiman connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Antiman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Antiman lands with a cross.
Johnson dives in and grabs Antiman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Antiman pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Antiman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antiman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Antiman throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Michael Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Antiman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antiman lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antiman dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Antiman circles away easily
and Antiman counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antiman lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Antiman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Antiman throws a one two combo.
Antiman throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antiman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Antiman throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Antiman throws out a powerful jab.
Antiman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Antiman misses with the combination.
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.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Antiman.
Antiman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antiman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Antiman throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Antiman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antiman tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Antiman is looking to score with low kicks.
Antiman throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Antiman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Antiman settles back down.
A punch combination from Antiman misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antiman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Antiman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice body kick there by Antiman.
Johnson checks a low kick from Antiman.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antiman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Antiman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuka Antiman 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.
Antiman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Antiman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Antiman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Antiman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Antiman is able to avoid easily.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Antiman avoids it really well and circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Johnson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Antiman sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Antiman.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Nuka Antiman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antiman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A decent looking cross lands there for Antiman.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Antiman throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antiman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Antiman misses with the combination.
Antiman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Antiman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Antiman looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Antiman throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Antiman throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antiman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Antiman.
Antiman fails to land with a series of punches.
Antiman throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antiman as he jumps to the side.
Antiman throws a good cross that connects.
Left hook, right uppercut from Antiman.
Nuka Antiman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antiman throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Antiman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Antiman duly obliges.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Antiman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Antiman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Michael Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Antiman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antiman connects with a looping right hand.
Antiman throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuka Antiman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Antiman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Antiman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Antiman avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Antiman counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antiman can pounce on him.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Antiman!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antiman throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Antiman lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Antiman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Antiman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Antiman looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Antiman misses with a low kick.
Antiman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nuka Antiman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antiman scores with a three punch combo!
Antiman scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Antiman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antiman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Antiman looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Antiman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A combination from Antiman does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Antiman as he avoids it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Johnson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Antiman with a hook.
Antiman tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Michael Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Antiman lands a jab.
Antiman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Antiman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Antiman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antiman lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Antiman jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antiman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antiman throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nuka Antiman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Antiman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuka Antiman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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