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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Only God Can Judge Me. Josh Johnson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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133 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stem Cell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cell connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Cell circles away easily
and Cell counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
letting Cell counter with a right hand.
Johnson is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cell, right into the meat.
Cell cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Cell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cell scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cell punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Cell waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Johnson to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cell passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cell in particular looking to stall.
Cell winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cell content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cell not doing much here.
Cell prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cell is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cell in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stem Cell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cell moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Cell lands a shoulder strike.
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.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cell presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson letting Cell take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stem Cell dominated that 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.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Cell counters by clinching up.
Cell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Cell.
A shot in the inside from Cell.
A shot in the inside from Cell.
Cell stalling against the cage.
Cell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cell pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson jumps guard but Cell stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cell.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Cell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cell lands a body punch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cell to keep the fight standing.
Cell is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cell continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cell lands with a right to the head.
Cell scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Cell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A left hand lands to the body for Cell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cell slowing the pace effectively.
Cell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cell stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Cell tries to pass.
Cell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Cell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cell passes into half guard.
Cell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stem Cell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stem Cell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Cell. Cell maintains the clinch.
Cell has Johnson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Johnson tumbling to the mat - Cell dives into Johnson's guard.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cell controls the pace.
Cell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Cell from controlling successfully.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Cell pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cell passes into half guard.
Cell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cell with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Cell looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Cell controlling his opponent.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cell controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cell with good strikes from the mount here!
Cell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cell cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cell controlling from mount.
Cell scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Cell controlling the position easily from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to hold on but Cell postures up.
Josh Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stem Cell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Cell maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stem Cell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cell 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stem Cell!
After winning the bout, Stem Cell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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