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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marwell Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marwell 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, Mark Eaton!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eaton scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eaton pinned against the cage. Eaton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mark Eaton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eaton swinging wildly here.
Eaton takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Eaton is avoiding it.
Eaton tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Eaton.
Eaton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eaton defends it nicely.
Eaton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eaton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eaton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Eaton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marwell Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson looking to stall.
Eaton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eaton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eaton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Eaton tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eaton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eaton is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Eaton is having none of it.
Eaton rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Eaton manages to break the clinch.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eaton.
Eaton throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eaton works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Eaton's head.
Eaton gets a clinch.
Eaton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Eaton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Eaton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton misses with the combination.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Eaton.
No joy there for Eaton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eaton slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Eaton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eaton throws a head kick that misses.
Eaton throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Eaton misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Eaton tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eaton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton thows a body shot but no joy.
Eaton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Eaton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson clinches up with Eaton and pushes him back against the cage.
Eaton breaks the clinch.
Eaton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson wants to clinch but Eaton slips to the side
and Eaton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eaton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eaton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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.
Eaton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eaton avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Eaton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eaton tries a head kick but it misses.
Eaton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eaton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Eaton. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Eaton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eaton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eaton pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Eaton darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Eaton tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Eaton wants a takedown but no success here.
Eaton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marwell Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Eaton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Eaton gets a clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Eaton is controlling him.
Eaton tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Eaton stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Eaton manages to break the clinch.
Eaton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton wants a takedown but no success here.
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.
Eaton manages to break the clinch.
Eaton is looking to score with low kicks.
Eaton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marwell Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eaton misses with a two punch combination.
Eaton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eaton is breathing heavily.
Eaton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson tries to clinch but Eaton is having none of it.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eaton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Mark Eaton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eaton throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Eaton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Eaton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eaton slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Eaton avoids nicely.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eaton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eaton scores with a spinning back kick!
Eaton rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eaton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eaton lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eaton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Eaton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Eaton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eaton.
Mark Eaton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eaton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson is rocked!
Eaton lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Johnson can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Eaton and Johnson drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Eaton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Eaton!
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hype
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