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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mckayla Maroney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mckayla Maroney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maroney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maroney throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson tests Maroney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maroney needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Maroney.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Maroney throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maroney throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Maroney misses its intended target.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maroney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Maroney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Maroney circles away.
Maroney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maroney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroney misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Maroney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Maroney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson wants to slow Maroney down by chopping away at his legs.
Maroney checks a low kick from Johnson.
Maroney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Maroney misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Maroney is just out of range.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Maroney moves out of range easily.
Maroney ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maroney pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Maroney settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maroney's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Maroney does no damage.
Maroney fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maroney feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Maroney avoids them all with ease.
Maroney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Maroney seems unphased.
Maroney thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Maroney walks into a left hand.
Maroney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maroney.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Maroney throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab from Johnson.
A punch lands to the side of Maroney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Maroney's legs.
Maroney moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maroney.
Johnson lands a front kick.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Maroney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Maroney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson wants to clinch up but Maroney keeps it at a distance.
Johnson cracks Maroney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maroney throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maroney tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Maroney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Maroney moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Maroney is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Johnson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maroney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Maroney circles away.
Maroney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maroney throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maroney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maroney walks into a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Maroney attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson thows a body kick. Maroney tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maroney.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Junior Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maroney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maroney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Maroney checks a leg kick nicely.
Maroney throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Maroney backing up. Maroney nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maroney throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Maroney counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson jabs Maroney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Maroney misses the target.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Maroney.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maroney tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Maroney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maroney.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to clinch but Maroney moves out of range.
Maroney misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Maroney misses the target.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maroney's head.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maroney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Maroney circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maroney misses with a looping left.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Maroney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson slips a straight right by Maroney.
Maroney tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Maroney moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Junior Johnson has been cut.
Maroney looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
A leg kick checked by Maroney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maroney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maroney blocks a leg kick.
Johnson jabs Maroney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maroney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maroney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maroney misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maroney has time to react.
Maroney misses with a body shot
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Maroney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maroney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maroney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Maroney throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson scores with a jab. Maroney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Maroney keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson tries to clinch there but Maroney circles away.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Maroney keeps it at a distance.
Maroney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maroney in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Junior Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maroney pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Maroney settles back down.
Johnson lunges at Maroney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maroney's hand.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maroney drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Maroney misses.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Maroney.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maroney.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Maroney moved out of range.
Maroney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maroney.
Maroney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Maroney checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Maroney is out of range.
Maroney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maroney moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Maroney circles away.
Maroney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maroney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Maroney saw that one coming.
Maroney misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maroney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maroney throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maroney tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Maroney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maroney takes one to the chin there.
Maroney avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Maroney defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Maroney throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Maroney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Maroney's ribs.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Maroney.
Maroney swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Maroney walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maroney takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maroney.
Maroney drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maroney.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Maroney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Maroney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maroney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Maroney.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson checks a low kick from Maroney.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Junior Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maroney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maroney checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maroney takes one to the chin there.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Maroney throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maroney lands the left hand.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Maroney with an uppercut!
Mckayla Maroney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maroney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Johnson!
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RATING
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